The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-26

hard.riding lobby investigatil sinquisltorial trial again.
 The new mAn-hunt was launched quietly in the closing hours of the recent session when Vice Presto dent Garner, on the recomlnenda- ton of Floor Leader narkley, named Rhode IslandS freshman Senator Theodore Green to tho vacancy on the coniEnitte left by Blacks elevation to the Supreme Court.
 Tn the confusion of the cd. journment the appointment went unnoticed. In fact, few senators were even aware that the con- mittee still exists. But admints- tration master minds knew it, and also that the committee had un- spent funds with which to func- tion. So under the screen of the confusion Of Adiourning they moved quietly to bring its per- sonnel up t6 full strength, m preparation for new heAd.hunt, Big Game
 Big game may be bagged if their plans bear fruit. The commit. tee is cunning for the forces that played such Q powerful hehlnd- the-scenes role In defeating the Presidents Supreme Court bill and stymying the wage.hour measure in the House Rules Com. mittee. despite the vigorous pres- sure and pleas of administration leaders.
 Evidence about Che activities of tho opposition groups already ln the hands of Administration. ites convinces them taht an in. vestlgatlen will produce sensa.
 tlonAl disclosures that will boomerang against the eengres. slonal fees Of Che two measures. That was what happened tive years age during the fierce hold. Ing company bill fight.
 That measure was hanging Imply on the ropes when Black opened c witherlng eounteF.at. tack with his famous fake tele. gram expose, A month later, as c result Of thA dFumfire, the measure became c law,
 Administration strategists hope Co have similar luck this time. If they don't, it won't be the fault of the lobby Investigating eemmit- tee. ft is the toughest aggFega. ton on Capitol Hill,
 Tough Crew
 Succeeding Black as chairman k Endiana's harding hitting Bena. tor Sherman tBhayI Minten. tEe lacks the Alabaman's expeFis ence As c eFess.examiner, but ha amply makes up tor that in force. fulness and eFusading feFveF, Young, dynamic and aii oveFseas veteran, Minten combines ability with c natural love for good figat. During the last session he ferged to the front as the Adminlstfatien's No. Benas tofiai shock trooper. F
 Second in command k eena. tor Lewis sehwellenbaeh Of Washs ingten. Big, quietsspeken and quietsfnanneFeu, he does not 90 in for dFamaties. But ha Is quite ieftIsh and one of the most foFths right men in Congress. ft was eehwellenbaeh who single eshanded broke the late ifuey Longs fas nous ibshouF, 0fiesfnan filibuss ter when the floor leaders were ready to surrender to the Kinss fish.
 0Fesn is . Rhode Island biuss
 bleed, and like Bohweiisnaeh not glyen te fireworks Bat he
 is c tenacious seFapper snd .
 dysd.in sthssweoI New DealeE
 When Tem 0iFdlsF, head Of the
 Republic Steel Csy was intsFs
 Feeated last spring by the Pest
 Office Committee, Green subs
 iected him G . eaustle EFiifing.
 The steel Tnegui was highly iHs
 eeBsed at his rough handling,
 N0TE=rhe committee plans e hold hearings late in the fall. Meanwhile ( corps Of It's sleuths will gather information and round tip witnesses.
 War Victims
 Diplomats in Washington feFs vently wish that the war in China had broken out at ( more seasofs able time. The conflict has kept them bound to their desks swsls tefif . z basFnhioaiFusnd'et etaeiI tefing embassies and legations,
 Leader among the sufferers is the Honorable giF Ronald Linds say, ?. c. c. o. K. 0. D. c. v, o. hulking Ambassador ExtfaoFdins aFy and pienipotentiary Of Great Britain. Four and five times 6 week, his big, shiny limousine, bearing the license tag "DPL w rolls up to the east entrance Of the Gtaet Department. eiF Retis 1 aid is Keeping ln teueh with the sltuatiOnD in conferences with Secretary Of State Cofdeii Huli.
 AmeFioafsborn Lady Lindsay fetfeated from Washinetofi's torfid weather early iii the summer. Her eiant husband, however, has had to stay oil the j0b. ifs only Fes tFeat la the private tennis court and swimming pool of the eIabefs ste British Embassy, on upper 0pp TIP REGARD