The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-15

4lQ1CdCS CIlAC Ckl6 tWO UGH toward changing the map the press dispatches.
 Most important parts of their understanding were:
 |. Austria, it was decided, was sure to join with Germany even- tualIy, and there was nothing Bri- tain and France could do to stop 1t. Therefore, 1t was better to tell the Germans this in advance and keep them occupied with the arlschluss, thus giving the ex- Allies a chance to concentrate on the Far East.
 ' ?. Czechoslovalsia, it was de-
 cided, should be asked to re- vannp its constitution 50 as to
 give greater freedom to German minorities, thus easing the ten
 sion between that country and
 Germany.
 3. Ethiopia, now being Italian
 1t was considered best to recog-
 l1ize this officially.
 4. Franco, now being in con-
 trol of most of Spain, should be
 recognized in the near future.
 All of this, 1t was believed, would ease the tension in Western Europe so that France and Bri- tain could do something about Japanese aggression in the Far East. This was one factor behind the sending of French cruisers { to. Indo- Chinese waters, and the \ ABfitish pledge to send ships east- ward in the near future.
 NOTE-Last summer the British wanted to send ships to the Orient but feared to weaken their naval forces in the Mediterranean and the Baltic. .s Special Relief Budget
 The bad news on the 1888 relief appropriation will not be includ- ed in the regular budget to be sent to Congress January 3.
 The President definitely has de- cided to follow last winters course and withhold relief estimates for 8 special message in March. Two reasons are behind this strategy:
 FIRST, to allow time for the development of backbone de- mands for jobless aid. With l,i1- employment rolls mounting stead- lily, state and local authorities, who are bearing the brunt of the clamor, for relief, will soon be turning the screws on their serla- tors and congressman, to loosen federal purse-strings thus off, setting the pressure for economy and budget balancing
 SECOND, Roosevelt is still in- certain as to how much relief money to ask for. Early in Octo- Der, when he started working on the new budget, he tentatively fixed the WPA item at $l,000,- O00-a $500, 100000 slash under this years appropriation. But much has happened in the last two months.
 Unemployment is 25 to 50 per cent greater than at this time last year, and all signs point to continued heavy lay- offs.
 Last December, WPA rolls to- tailed 2,3e9,000; rose to 3,000,0 900 in February. Hut under the cur- rent budget only 1,o49,000 can be fed without going into the red.
 The President and his inner council are agreed that his original Sf, ,O0O, ,OOO. 900 figure now Is out of the question. But he wants the squirting for more money to come from outside Ad-
 ministratl0n quarters. In other words, Roosevelt Is playing waiting game. bas rt ss,
 He is aware that such a policy is fraught with grave political and economic dangers. But vivid- ly remembering the kicking around he got on Capitol Hill last ses- sion, he is determined to force Congress to move first for more spending. x
 Political Drag
 This may be the. New Deal, but political drag still pays. Take the case of Carl F.. Moore, until re- gently Internal Revenue collector at Cleveland, Ohio. F IVY
 Several years ago, Moore joined with two other Treasury employees to sell liquor to Ohio state stores, The other officials were William O. Harper, chief Secret Service agent in Cleveland, d,t and Clifford w. Pollock, chief deputy collector of customs In the same city. The venture proved very profitable, netting the group more than $io.- 00O each. x t.stijs
 Through an expose by the Cleveland Press, Secretary Mor- genthau got wind of the affair. D ~ fal Ia .s - D lsa-u A a-