The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-27

VNN~~NH@@@2 NNNep SNS@ AAANAG portant speeches by New Dealers pass through several hands before reaching the stage of final draft.
 In nearly all cases the utterances of Roosevelt, Tckes, Wallace, Far. ley, Tugwell, and the rest are the results of suggestions, deletions, and embellishments by groups of sub. ordinates who pass on the original outline--often the work of ghost writer---before White House Secre. tary Steve Early affixes his final ok.
 Apparently the custom isn't pe- culiar to America. The following story, now being circulated in Lon. don, will almost surely be passed around here soon as something alleged to have happened in Wash- ington:
 After the British cabinet had
 met to consider the kings speech
 at the opening of ~Parllament
 Premier Baldwin scrubbed with
 pencil on the draft the words,
 Important refer again tc A. c."
 The document was rushed by 3 secretary to the attorney general, who sat up late studying 1t for pos sible changes from 6 legal stand point. He didn't find much to do and eventually returned the draft 10 Baldwin, who was exasperated. All he had meant was that the speech should contain . further reference to Almighty God"
 HarpO Boosts HarpO
 Miss Mildred Dilling, the lovely blond harpist who recently played at the White House, has taught many others to play the harp, ir- cluding Harpo Marx, to whom she refers as Q highly. talented, serious student, totally absorbed in the harp when he Is playing it."
 She was telling about Q perform ance in New York ct which Harpo played Q number:
 "When he left the stage there was much applause. It continued; grew louder. Still he did not re- turn for an encore, nor to take Q bow. After long time the audi. ence realized he wasn't coming back.
 Later I asked him why he hadn't responded to the tremen- dous applause. I couldn't he re piled. I was out in front helping to keep 1t up.'"
 
 Sh.h, the Naughty Word
 Congressman Sisson of New
 York, discussing the lsw fathered
 by BlantOn of Texas, which for
 bids mention Of communism In
 District of Columbia schools: "One
 teacher in physiology taught thst
 the blood was fluid in the body
 made mp of white corpuscles and the other kind.'"
 All Wrong, Says Rex
 Rcxford G. Tugwell, under.secre. tary of agriculture.reset ad- ministrator, b sometimes puzzled, not to say depressed, by persistent attacks on him by conservative enemies of the administration. He would have quit the New Deal long ago, If Roosevelt hadn't insisted that he stand by as c symbol to liberals and progressives that the adminis- tration was on their side of the fence.
 "OnIy trouble with you, Rex," Senator Hugo Black Of Alabama told him recently, "ls that tho reactlonaries realize you've got brains"
 "That's . cockeyed explanation on the face of t." Tugweyy replied, Tt must be perfectly obvious to anyone that if had any brains l wouldn't be here."
 Too Much Raw Meat
 Congressman Treadway of Massa. chusetts: T have in my hand an editorial from one of the leading metropolitan newspapers which l think B quite apropoS to present conditions. It reads:
 Representative Blanton of Texas offered to fight all the physicians in one ct time.
 Representative O'Conror of New York expressed c desire to kick Father Coughiin the length of Penn. sylvania avenue.
 Representative Marcantonio of New York would like to meet Pc. lice Commissioner Valentine in Q gymnasium.
 ""The house restaurant had bet. ter take raw meat of the bill Of fare.'" (Copyright, 1886, NEA Service, Incl