The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-25

links 1n Pan-Amer1canlSIn.
 It is the Pan-American Union, built with Carnegie millions and now used for nothing except dip- lomatic dances, the raising of crimson and blue cockatoos, and the personal peregrinations of Dr. Leo s. Rowe.
 Dr. Rowe, a fastidious and in- offensive person, is director gen- eral of the Pan-American Union. In his hands rests the problem of cementing the cultural, economic and political ties of the twenty one American republics.
 These he steers to the best of his ability. But neither his ability nor his vision go further than dis tributing stereopticon slides of the Andes to women's clubs, hold ing lamb-stew lunchceons for vis- iting dignitaries, and distributing Tokay grapes to the wives of dip- lcmats on their birthdays.
 What the Latin American dip- lomatic corps is secretly demand ing--if anything is to come out of the RoOsevelrs Pan- American idea--is a shakeup of the fossilized Union, and the appointment of an outstanding Latin American in the key position of director general. Harvard Alumni
 Not long ago the Washington Merry Co., Round disclosed that the Harvard Alumni Bulletin, of- ficial organ of the Presidents alma mater, was relegated to the ser- wants sitting room in the White House.
 Subsequently, the august Alumni Bulletein gently chided the Presi- dent and raised the question of how it got banished to the kite chen. Admitting that all maga- zines in any home eventually get to the furnaceman, 1t said:
 But we read them first, or look at the pictures anyway. Is it the same in the White House? Does the President find time to read the BULLETIN before its banishment. Or happy thOught!--ls the White House chef, himself, Har- yard graduate, albeit thrifty One?"
 Answering this question at a re- cent press conference, Mrs. Roose- welt explained that she had four means of disposing of magazines: (1) some are sent to the home library at Hyde Park; (2) some to Warm Springs; t3) some are thrown away; and (4 some are sent down through the White House.
 But only" Mrs. Roosevelt added, "after they have been read very carefully"
 Relief Figures
 Despite Roosevelt's request for only 500,000,000 for relief next year, actually 1t looks as if the total relief expenditure would be the same as this year-around 5000, ,000,0 ,0O0.
 The process of arriving at this figure is complicated, involving half-billion dollar discrepancy between the figures sent to con- gress by Roosevelt and those is- sued by the Treasury on the same day.
 In his relief message, the President said: During the cur rent fiscal year, the cost of relief actually paid out of the Treasury will amount to ap- proximatcly S3,50O, ,000, ,000."
 However, the Treasury's daily statement for that day showed a total Relief and Recovery" ex- penditure to date of $2, 2,294, ,000, 900; also that relief expenditures average $160, 0,000,000 monthly.
 On the Treasury's own figures this would put the total relief expenditures on July 1 at $2,934,- O0O 000-instead of $3,500, ,000, ,000, as outlined by the President-giv- ing him an unannounced $500,- 100000 balance with which to en- ter the coming fiscal year.
 He has already admitted car- ry-over of $l,000, 100000 from this years work-relief fund. This extra saving would make the carry-over $500, 100000.
 Mysterious Half-BilliOn
 The why and wherefores of this half million are intriguing anti- Administrationites.
 A $500,000, 900 treasury nest-egg is a very lush backlog for any Ad- ministration, they point out, par ticularly in an election year. It could be used, for example, to in- crease relief and recovery" grants in doubtful states. It would also come in handy around July 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year, to keep down the deficit.
 Also, they assert, 1t indicates that despite the Presidents ap- parent plans to curtail relief ex- penditures next year, actually he will not do so.
 Anyway, the behind-the-scenes set-up on relief figures now is something like this:
 Requested appropri-
 priation from Con-
 gre6S ............ $l,0UO,OUU,UU Admitted carry-over
 from this year. .. l,O00,OOO,OO Undercover saving
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