The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-06-04


 the German training ship, southern waters.
 Arriving ct St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, at Q time when Governor Lawrence CraEner was in the United states, 1t found Morris F. de Castro, who is Jewish, as act- ing governor.
 The visit of Q foreign naval vessel in any American territory requires that the commander first pay his respects upon the gover- nor, then the governor visits the ship and pays his respects to the commander.
 The protocol was carefully carried out. And as Acting Gov ernor de Castro steamed out in the governors barge to the Karlsruhe 1t fired seventeen guns in an official salute.
 New Brain Truster
 On the door of a tiny two-room suite tucked away in an obscure OVSAASS VI H uVWAbOWh WNoAAAAD ton office building two words ap- pear in plain black letetrs-Stan- ley High. This iS the office of the latest addition to the Presi- dents Brain Trust.
 High ls . new type of brain truster. Social worker preacher lecturer newSpaperman maga- zine editor and radio cOTnmen- tator he makes no claims to be- ing an intellectual CT Ieft-wing- CT. But when it comes to pep and personality he has IT in . big way.
 He bubbles over with persua- siveness. And that is where his job comes in: to sell Roosevelt to the split ticket v0te"-the people who vote democratic one year and republican the next.
 Toward this High already is speeding in high gear. He is publishing Q weekly magagztne called "The Roosevelt Record" snappiest and most attractive campaigng publication so far in fleld; has organized The Good Neighbor League, featuring e series of radio broadcasts by prominent men and women who sing the praises of the New Deal.
 Highs salary and that of his small staff Is paid by the Demo- cratic National Committee. But he works directly under the Presi- dent and confers with him at frequent intervals.
 Ex.HOOver Man
 He was active in the Hoover campaign in 1928 and 1882. Last year, in his capacity as Direc- tor of Programs of the National Broadcasting company, he had Q talk with the President about radio matters. Several weeks later the whispering campaign about Roosevclt'S health came to Highs ears.
 That night in his regular week. ly broadcast, Religion in the News", he told his listeners of his own first-hand observations regarding the Presidents health and mental attitude. He vigor- ouSly denounced the whisperers.
 This was the first open mention of the subject. Subsequently the President himself referred to 1t at Q press conference. From this contact came Highs present close association with the President.
 High prepared some of the material the President used In his Baltimore address to tho Young Democrats. SimuI- taneousIy Roosevelt asked him to devote his full time to the campaign.
 The new brain truster is Q na- tive of Ohio, attended high school in Douglas, Wyoming, graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan, and rounded out his education at the School of Theology of Boston university. He is q years old, looks much younger, and has two daughters, Patricia and Priscilla. Recently, in @ magazine article under the caption, "A Republican Takes a Walk, he gave his req sons for becoming New Dealer. What Price Professors?
 Senator Key Pittman of Me- vada proposes Q yardstick to measure professors.
 He came across Q new brain trust the other day-the National Committee on Monetary Policy containing no less than 62 profess sors. And what was worse, they all attacked his silver policy.
 'The reason this matter be- comes particularly important" ssid Plttman, "is that there are S2 professors in this group. I do not believe we have over six professors in our brain group In this administration. | understand, however, the Re- publican National Committee has thirteen professors in its brain group.
 we shall have to find some method by which VIC may weigh the value of this expert infIu- ence, some natural measure that we may understand, whether by the bushel or the pound or the number or some other way.