The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-08-05

0CA1dIC SAVOo yO0 eAAA AASes VA resentatives will be called u Had 1t not been for the mild hammered little president of the American Federation of Labor, the bill now would be as dead as the six-judge Supreme Court bill. Roosevelt can thank Green and no one else.
 What Is more, Greens support not only was decisive, but It was an act of real courage.
 There have been times when certain White House moguls pri- Vately have spoken disparagingly of Greens courage. But on this test, when not only would 1t have been easy, but to his personal ad- vantage, to have ducked. Green went down the line 100 per cent. Nerve
 It required nerve on Greens part because Q powerful group in his own executive council was diametrically opposed to him. Led by John P. Frey, pugnacious boss of the Metal Trades department, this group had stormed the senate, and had the wages and hours bill practically defeated.
 Their action constituted tho first time in the history of the A. F. of L. that members of It's Executive Council have openly gone over the head of their presi. dent and opposed him on q major legislative question.
 What made 1t doubly courageous of Green to oppose the nnwas the fact that he no longer has his membership in the United Mine Workers, also lacks rank-and- file support inside the Federation. Therefore, to retain office he must depend on the goodwill of his executive council.
 From the Shoulders
 Nevertheless, when Roosevelt hurriedly summoned Green and asked him to save the bill, he did not stall or spar. His reply was straightforward.
 T want to be frank with you, Mir. President" he said. "The bill Is not In . satisfactory form. It was considerably revised In committee and Is not the legis. lation ! endorsed when I ap- peared before the committee. However, don't want to do anything to hurt'you.
 You ask me to extend . help. Ing hand, and out of friendship and goodwill to you ! shall do 90. But, again, I want to be frank. ! shall do so on the un- derstandlng that lf the bill Is not revised In the HcuH to meet our demands I shall be free to dlsapproye of it."
 "That is entirely satisfactory, BilL" the President replied. "Thc bili Is not what want, either. But lt seems to be Che best we can do in the Senate and we will make every effort to better it In the House."
 A half hour later, Green sent Senator Hugo Black, Administra- ton floor leader on the legisla- ton, the statement that cut the ground from under Frey and re- vised the bill.
 Charley Nicholson
 The reasons behind Crosley Ra- dio's hiring of Charley MIchelson as its public relations adviser are obvious, but the reasons for Char. ley's acceptance of this Job. even to his close friends, remain Q mys. tery.
 Charley previously had turned down a job offer from the Dis. titled Spirits Institute for S75.- 900 with the remark: "What would ! do with the money?"
 He has been getting $2o,000 from the Democratic National Con- mittee, and long has joked among friends that he didn't need that much. Nicholson has no family, and his chief expense is his bridge game. He plays regularly every afternoon, and loses between $400 and $500 per month. That is his only extravaganza.
 Biggest Radio Station
 The job Charley is taking-at least from the viewpoint of the Crosley Radio Corporation-is for only one purpose: to continue It's license to operate it's 5Oo. .0o0- watt radio station. WLW at Cincinnati. the most powerful station in the world.
 Other stations are limited to 5000 watts at the maximum, and the North American Radio Conference converting November Sis expected to move toward the ellmlpat ton of all large stations which tend to blanket the coun- try.
 Crosley's license is subject to cancellation every six months, in fact was just renewed on the day Michelson's employment was announced = although 1t seems likely he had nothing to do witl' 1t. et
 Previously, the late Aiming PralI, chairman of the Federal ftm..a s~a s.vsaoa hanvam EnVsa av.aianlnS,