The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-09

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the aged pension scheme car are
stu buddies, but the Detroit priest
has cut loose from the ccmbina-
ton. He took his walk quietly
but Enthusiastically.
Father Coughlin has made It
clear to his one-tiine collabora-
tors that from now on ne desires
to star alone.
No hard feelings, he will be
glad to cooperate with them n the
opportunity arises, but he plans
to sparkle in his own orbit andN
with no competition.
The Reason Why
Two reasons prompted Father
Coughlin's walkout.
One was his rneasincss about
the bitter scrapping within the
Townsend organization.
The second was Of a more per-
sonal nature. The Father is
Jealous and fearful Of the ebul-
lent Gerald Smiths forensic
talents.
The younger and much more
flamboyant man is'the priests SUI
perior as q rabble-rouser. Before
o crowd, Smith can make the
priest, who is no SLOUGH himself,
appear q mere amateur.
It was this jealousy Of Smith
that caused Father COugElin to
relegate Gerald to the tag-end
Of his Union for Social Justice
convention.
But even with this handicap
Smith stole the show.
Although the delegates had been
without food for a half day, and
the heat was terrific, the Huey
Long protege kept them bowling
for nearly two hours.
Father Coughlin can't brook this
kind Of competition, SO after his
return to Detroit he passed the
word down through his organiza-
ton that hereafter 1t would travel
alone and he would be its sole
hero.
WA MOVIES
Those famous initials "WPA"
will stand for something new and
strange when the cinema experts
Of the Republican National Com
mittee blossom forth with their
latest scheme.
The republicans have secured
some shots Of WPA projects,
showing men with tools working
at q Job. But instead Of being
moving picture, II Is actually
still, showing the men In an
arrested pose, doing absolutely
nothing.
This. republicans consider, is
typical. The audience will hear
the commentator voice going on
and on about the great work OF
WPA, but on the screen the fig
ures remain static. No action. No
progress.
The caption Of the WPA pic
ture Is to be not Works Progress
Administration, but-"WE PRE-
FER AALF'.
Power Trouble
While the 5000 American and
foreign delegates to the Third
World Power Conference have
been holding forth In Washing
ton this week, one Of the power
strongholds Of the Administration
has been trying to hush UP 0
sharp internal wrangle In the
Federal Power Commission. Cause
Of the disturbance Is personal
friction between Chairman Frank
r. McNinch and Vice Chairman
Basil Manly.
Both men are able, liberal
and strong supporters Of the
Presidents water power policies.
But temperamentaily McNinch
and Manly are poles apart.
McNlnch, the older, Is more
aggressive and hard. hitting.
Manly, on the other hand, Is
more ambitious personally. Some
Of his critics In the commission
say he wants TO be chairman,
They accuse him Of ccnferring
with the President as the spokes-
man Of the commission. without
the knowledge Of his colleagues.
Also, Of signing letters and other
documents awaiting signature OF
the chairman.
This undercurrent Of personal
strain came to O head with the
recent publication Of survey Of
power rates made by the commits
sion under q senate resolution.
The study was under the direc-
ton Of Manly. His reports are
voluminous, but hts critics COM
plain that they are SO cautiously
edited as to be meaningless to the
lay reader. As O result, they are
Of little value In combating the
arguments Of the power corpora
tons.
Because Of the election CAM
paign the commission squabble
has been kept under cover and
has not reached the Presidents
ears. But after November 2 70
will flash forth in q BIG way.
: Merry Go Round vi
The American Federation Of
Labor doesn't want to be con-
fused with O brand Of whiskey. A
distillery in Schenley, Pa, at
tempted to register "a r. L." as Q