The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-04

to address the convention dt directors not to invite a Ne'
 Roper devoted much time and labor to his speech. As finally drafted, his big feature was Q ten-point program by means of which business men could aid in solving the unemployment prob- lem. The formula was to be Roper's answer to the Chambers challenge that the Administration tell industry how 1t could re-employ more men.
 No. 1 plank in ROper's pro- gram was . proposal that busi- mess men themselves make . thorough survey of industry for the purpose of exploring the possibilities of adding men to payrolls. Such Q study, ROper's manuscript declared, would be great deal more valuable than Q mere head count" of the un- employed by the government as demanded by business.
 Roper planned to spring this proposal as Q surprise. But he made one serious slip.
 Jumped the Gun
 Several days before he was to make his speech, he sent an ad- vance copy to the Chamber big. wigs. When they spotted his pro- posal they got excited. They did not relish being put in the spot where they would either have to follow his advice or be charged with turning down a reasonable suggestion for the solution of the unemployment problem.
 To get out of this dilemma, the Chamber master minds decided to jump the gun on Uncle Dan." The night before he made his speech, the directors, with Q great fanfare of ballyhood, announced that the Chamber would launch a nationwide survey of re-em-. ployment. This was precisely the proposal Roper planned for the next day.
 NOTE - Although privately deeply chagrined by this naneu- yer, Roper took the humping in silence. He stuck to the original text of his speech and put forth his proposal just as if the Cham- Der never had heard of 1t before. Wife-tO-Wife
 The dignity surrounding Q Sen- ate seat does not prevent Mrs. Huey Long from sending wifely advice to the women of Louis- jana.
 Recently she received @ coln- plaint from Negro woman, Mrs. Jennie Manueal of New Orleans, stating that her husband was re- ceiving only half pay on a WPA project.
 Mrs. Long investigated, found that Manueal was receiving his pay in full. Then her wifely in- stincts came into play.
 She wrote . letter to Jennie, saying: "The records show that from November 2l, 1885, until March 27, 10S6, your husband received ten checks, each for the full amount to which he was enc titled.
 "What you had better do Is check up and see how your hus- band is spending the money he does get from the Government" United Opposition
 The night before the final read- ing of the tax bill in the House, the Republicans held a secret caucus. Afterwards Republican Floor leader Bertrand Shell told newSpapermen:
 "B0ys, we decided on Q united opposition against thlS iniquit0uS bill There will be plenty of fireworks tomorrow"
 But when the last reading of the tax measure began next day, there were only ten Republicans in their seats. The fighting united opposition" promised of Q motion to recommit the bill to committee. Even on this no at- tempt was made to stage Q battle.
 Real lowdown on the Repub- lican caucus was this:
 Little time was devoted Co the tax bill. Most of 1t was spent listening to Representatives John Taber and Robert l.. Bacon of New York repeat what Har- ry Hopkins had told the Appro- nrlatlOns Committee In conf. dence about relief expenditures and administration.
 New Jersey Relief
 What is worrying New Deal ex- ecutives about the relief strike in New Jersey is the possibility that it may spread to other parts of the U. s. A.
 The example of relief workers putting their feet on the desks of legislators is disconcerting even to Senators and Congressmen who believe in the legislative system of the United States.
 Some of them were here not so very long ago when the Bonus Army occupied the mud flats along the banks of the Potomac and required General Douglas MacArthur, then Chief of Staff, to lift the drawbridges across the river to prevent an invasion of the District of Columbia.
 Senator Harry Moore, twice governor of New Jersey, claims that Governor Hoffman of New Jersey is dodging the issue.