The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-14

poison gas and airplanes they would be the equal of Q European army.
 The plan is to make each Ethiopian ras (princel 0 division commander, thus playing upon his vanity and welding him closer to Fascism.I Field Marshal Badoglio will return to command 1talys European forces, while General 0raziani, long experienced as com. mander of colonial tribesmeH1, will head Italy's new Black army.
 At this rate the next war may see French Senegalese, Italian Ethiopiafis and British Sikhs doing all the fighting, while white men direct operations from the rear. Hot Potatoes
 The Business Advisory Council is c committee of big business execu- tives organized by Secretary Dan Roper early in the New Deal. It's announced purpose is to act as an unofficial liaison agency be. tween business and the governs ment,
 Roper takes the Council very seriously. The White House does not, and the following recent in. cidents explain It's indifference:
 After the Supreme Courts de- clslon in the Sugar Institute case, in which the court for the first time specifically defined O number of illegal trade prac- tices, Lincoln Filene, Boston de- partment store magnate, pro- posed to his colleagues on the Advisory Council that they take the lead fin eliminating unfair trade practices from business.
 He submitted Q tentative list of such practices; argued that by voluntarily outlaWing them, busi- ness men would show the country they were capable of the self- government they are constantly demanding.
 Filene's proposal hit the coun- ell like @ bombshell. His fellow business moguls reacted with sound and fury. In the heated debate, charges were made that some members were hostile to the plan only because they were thenl- selves guilty of the very practices condemned by the supreme court.
 IN THE END, FILENE'S PRO- POSAL WAS BURIED UNDER AN AVALANCHE OF NOES. Another Try
 Echoes of this row had barely subsided, when the Councils Con1- mittee on Trade Practices brought in Q report that renewed the battle all over again.
 The committee recommended that the Council adopt . get of rules of fair trade practices and circulate 1t among the business men of the country together with Q formal pledge. under which the business men would bind themselves to abide by the regulations.
 The proposed rules were of Q mild character, copied from simi. lar rules in NRA and Federal Trade Commission codes. But again the Council baked.
 It refused to approve the corn- mittees rules or It's plan. Instead, a "compromise" proposal was adopted. The committee could, if 1t wished, send out list Of fair trade practices - but only as ITS suggestions.
 NOTE-While turning thumbs down on these two proposals, the Council sent Q private letter to business leaders throughout the country urging 0 concerted drive on Congress to eliminate the capital surplus tax.
 Wild and WOOlly
 Frederic A. Delano, the Presi- dents uncle and new head of the Richmond, Va, Federal Reserve Bank, met an old friend whom he had not seen for long time.
 "WelI, George" he said, "telI mc-what side of the fence are you on these days?"
 "Fred, I'm on the left bank and getting letter all the time. In fact, I'm getting SO leftlsh I'm becoming afraid of my self"
 Delano laughed heartily, replied "You have nothing on me, George I'm the same way. Look, let me show you" He pulled out Q small leather-b notebook. q jotted down some biographical notes the other day." ho con- tinued. Here they are:
 "Graduated from Harvard conservative.
 l0OO-Beglnning to come out of the fog
 19l4--Advocat of reform.
 l928-Llberal.
 l030-Wild as He'll"
 Merry.G Round
 When Henry Wallace's new book, "Whose Constitution?" ap. pears July l, 1t will broadcast the secretary's ungarnished opinion oi the Supreme Court in Q chapter entitled "The Elder Statesmen" |. New York's Congressman Vito Marcantonio has $500 Puerto nED TE4E DENnDn