The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-02

different now that John l.. ] meeting hinges the inside browed miner chief pulled h held each winter, shortly after congress convened, is devoted to formulating a legislative pro- gram. Word reached Lewis that the inner coterie of A. F. of L. bosses William L. Hutcheson of the carpenters, Arthur O. Whar- ton of the machinists, and Dam iel J. Tobin of the teamsterS- secretly planned to use this years meeting for a concerted attack on Lewis and his industrial union allies.
 Lewis then was in definite minority on the council. Also, its deliberations always are held be- hind closed doors. This combina- tion gave Lewis's foes beautiful set-up TO JUMP" HIM AND MAKE HIM LIKE IT.
 Lewis is the last man in the world to shrink from a fight. Although he intended eventually to discard his A. F. of L. vice presidency, he had not planned to do so at this time. But with the anti-industrial union clique scheming to put him in a hole. Lewis decided TO BEAT THEM TO THE PUNCH.
 That is the whole story. ImpersOnal
 Widespread reports that Lewis's resignation was the result of a bitter personal feud with Presi- dent Bill Green were wide of the mark. There is no love lost be- tween the two men. But there is no vendetta between them.
 This is so for number of rea- sons: (D Green, 8 kindly we'll meaning mediocrity, is largely a flgurehead in the inner A. F. of L. Council. The real bosses are Hutcheson, Wharton and Tobin. (2) Green used to be miner, is a member of Lewis's union and as such under the thumb of Lewis, the union president.
 At the Atlantic City convention, Green sided with the old guard coterie. But his vote as a delegate under the unit rule in force, was cast by Lewis against the craft unionites.
 Finally, Green is entirely dependent upon Lewis for his seat as a delegate. If, next year Lewis turns thumbs down on Green as minor delegate, that winds him up, and automatic ally bars him as 8 candidate for reelection as president of the A. F. of l..
 IN BRIEF, Green cannot af- ford to war personally with Lewis. He has not, and is not doing so. He is merely trying to hold on to his well-paying job-and is hav- ing @ most unhappy time doing 1t.
 Brazil Revolt
 Brazil's ambassador to the United States, Oswaldo Aranha, once was an intimate associate of the man who is leading the pres ent revolt in Brazil, Luis Carlos PresteS. They were revolutionary comrades in arms before the 1880 upset, in which Ambassador Aranha was a leader.
 "Prestes came to me-" says Aranha, just before we made our attack, and offered to go along with us-on two condi- tiOns. We must declare for anti-imperialism, and a division of property.
 "T told him, No, we cannot do that and he separated from us. But he is a very vis- iOnary fellow"
 On the first day of the present revolt, Aranha forecast that it would be short-liver. He said:
 "They will fail because they did not succeed with the first blow. In revolutions, the first blow is everything. I know. You do not know about revolutions, but I know. I have had experi- ence!"
 NOTE--Ambassador Aranha led five revolutions, succeeded in put ting President Varga in Rio de Janeiro, has two pieces of lead in his side and shoulder.
 Long Swim
 The Italo- Ethiopian war is "out of bounds" for the REC.
 This is the dictum of REC < Chairman Jesse Jones. Asked if his agency would bring pressure on debtor railroads not to carry war materials destined for the North African combatants, Jesse replied:
 "The REC is not mixing up in that fracas. There is no req son for it to do so. If any of the railroads can deliver goods, I say, more power to 'em."
 Jesse amplified this statement with the following story.
 During the Spanish -Ameri- can war, a Texas horse dealer contracted to sell the govern ment ponies for $50 head. A friend, hearing about the deal, went to the trader and pro- tested.
 'Jim,' he said, how have