The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-01-14

sweeping cnange In the
set-up Of his movement.
Henceforth there win be M
more state managers, fancy COM
missions and big-figure ,expenst
accounts.
Practically all the old wheel
horses and one-time big guns ir
the movement either have beer
busted or stripped Of their power
State organizations and managers
have been abolished. Instead, Q
system Of organization based on
congressional districts has been
substituted.
In each district the clubs, char
tered directly by the national Of
flee, will form q unit for political
and propaganda action.
Each unit will be headed by an
employed" district manager
hired by the clubs.
Strictly Business
To pay the salary Of these man.
ayers the national headquarters
relinquishes the assessments, and
donations 1t has required Of the
clubs I'm the past. The national
office will be supported by the
Townsend National Weekly, which
has also undergone a thorough
house-cleaning.
Certain types Of advertising
have been thrown out and the
publication put on . strictly
business basis. Subscriptions
are ,,$2 q year and every Town
sendite IA expected to subscribe.
The publication claims $780,
900 paid circulation. ~ 81.
Under the new set-up $3.50 oi
the subscription price goes. tc
: the. national office and the other
so cents to the local club. Also
the clubs will pay SO cents a yeaI
as a Charter fee" for each men,
ber..
NOTE: Representative John
McGroarty, Los Angeles democrat
who sponsored the original Town
send bill, Is no longer a member
Of the movement. The $100-a-
month pension bill he has intro
duced Is not the official Town
send proposal. =
Senatorial Critic
Senator Gerald Nye, chairman
Of the munitions investigating
committee and an advocate OF
drastic neutrality legislation, was
belaboring the resolution which
enbargoes arms shipments to
Spain. Nye contended 1t was a
sham gesture.
The aspersions outraged Sena-
tor Key Pittman, chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee and
sponsor Of the resolution. Leap
ing to his feet, he shouted:
ut Is unfortunate that the
senator from North Dakota
should make such o speech.
Great credence Is sometimes
given remarks made, on the floor
Of the senate. Many people
really think senator's know what
they are talking about"
Peace Treaty
The Roosevelt Hull-Pan- Ameri-
can neutrality treaty is slated for
a loud chorus Of Bronx cheers
when 1t reaches the senate. 1t will
get the bird" not because 1t does
anything to which the seante cri-
tics, object, but because 1t Is just
a lot of empty diplomatic fol-
de-rol.
Behind all the grandiloquent
speeches and ballyhoo at the
Buenos Aires Conference, Is the
real fact that the tangible results
toward putting into effect the
Presidents proposals. for an effec--
tive Pam American neutrality pro-
gram wefe exactly nil.
The sixteen Latin Aineri-
can countries that are mem
hers of the League OF Nations
fatty refused to agree to EN-
barge loans, arms and munitions
In the event OF war. Likewise, they
turned thumbs down on the u. 8
proposal that a permanent con-
sultative committee of foreign
ministers be set up to- deal with
International disputes In this
hemisphere. @
All that was accomplished was
., vague promise by the various
nations to try to settle their diff
ferenceS peacefully and to consult
among themselves should war
develop.
Wrecking Crew
Leader Of the wrecking crew
was Argentine Foreign Minister
DR.. Saayedra Lamas, who was
awarded the Nobel peace prize and
was elected president of the
League of Nations Council short
ly before the. Conference.
InQrdinately vain and super
sensitive. Lamas resented the
Presidents trip to Buenosc Aires
because It threw him In the
shade. Confidential reports
from the Conference state that
Lamas ragged and fumed for
days, and privately threatened
to thwart any kind Of Q treaty.
State department insiders also
say that British Foreign Office
influence, very powerful with
Lamas, worked overtime to scuttle
the Conference.
The British have large trade
and financial interests In Argen-