The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-08


effort made by the House and the
Senate one purveyor Of materials
OF war managed to get q ship
ment Of aircraft OF to the Com
murist government In Spain. An
other, who had sold o beggarly
two or three million dollars worth
of munitions to the Red regime,
appears TO be left holding the bag
as 1t is, doubtful whether he can
get his stuff away before the en-
barge Is screwed down tight.
Since the bag which the latter
gentleman, Richard Dineley Of
San Francisco Is holding contains
some forty-seven airplanes, a
thousand odd machine guns, and
forty-one million cartridges, that
gentleman's state Of mind Is un-
derstandable. He does mind the
weight he is carrying but he OBJ
Jects to being called "unpatriotic."
There is no doubt Of Mr.. Dine
ley's patriotism in this quarter
nor Of the love of country which
Inotivated the sale Of his death
dealing junk to. the Spanish AM
bassador to Mexico. The NUM-
tions huckster had, according to
his wall to the newspapers,
tough fight to land the contract
over the competition Of the Japs
and other heathenish slaughter
machine makers. This Is proof
number one Of the Dineley pa
triotism. 1t should sufflce all
fair-minded people. But II any
further demonstration Is required
IL should be known that his real
incentive was the desire TO pro.
vide work for his fellow Amer
leans and loyal intent to do his
bit 10 relieve the unemployment
situation in this country. All Of
which the old meanies in the
Congress failed to appreciate. /
can appreciate Mr.. Dineley's state
Of mind. Things have come to q
pretty pass when the constituted
authority Of the United States
fails to lend the support to
patriot whose only mistake was
trying to find a market "for
American products" and to secure
business which will now 60 to for
eign competitors. Where do they
get that stun?
The Root Objection
The Neutrality Act goes out Of
existence on May LIST next unless
President Roosevelt's determine
ton to have Its life extended Is
successful. When the time comes
for the extension we can be pre-
pared for an attempt to beat 1t
on the part Of INSCRIPTIONS,
greedy interests which care MOTH
ing about dragging the nation
into another war SO long as they
are permitted to collect their
blood-smeared profits. We will
hear the old cry III we don't
make munitions and sell them
someone else will. Think Of all
the money we can turn into the
empty pockets Of the unemployed
millions. We must think In terms
Of American business because
upon American business depends
the life Of the country" II the
reader imagines the foregoing to
be an exaggerated statement he
is referred to the attempts made
to block the passage Of any kind
Of neutrality legislation during
the last session Of the Congress
and the report Of the Nye COM
mittee investigating the NUM-
tions Of war racket. It Is gener.
ally admitted that Mr.. Roosevelts
influence in legislative matters, as
a result Of the past election, is
for practical purposes unlimited.
Time will tell whether that adj
mission is justified or not. But II
IL should be true we may rest as
sured that the profiteers I'm the
destruction Of human beings are
going 10 feel the crushing impact
Of the Presidents hatred for war.
For that hatred we should thank
God.
In Connecticut
The Connecticut General AS
sembly has gathered at the Hart
ford mill to grind out It's bien-
MEL grist Of good, bad, and USE
less legislation. 1t Is to be hoped
that the deadlock over the Demo-
cratic and Republican represent
tation on the, joint committees Of
House and Senate will prove to
be nothing more than an UNI
founded fear. Whether 1t remains
SO or not in the future the state
viewed In the light of the Noyem-
Der election returns Is now
Democratic despite a Republican
majority Of sixty-seven In the
lower chamber. For the good Of
the commonwealth at large the
cop. die-hards should pocket
their silly pride and let the
Democrats administer the gov
eminent. Then II the opposition
makes q hash Of things the Re-
publicans will have had provided
for them abundant campaign am
inunition to FIRE of two years
hence. Political horse sense in
dicates that to be the wise poll
icy to follow. But the voluntary
REIMBURSEMENT Of long-held pow
or implies O sense Of sacrifice
which looking at the past record
doubt the Republican machine
In Connecticut possesses. My per-
sonal opinion Is that the refusal.
to date, Of the Republican house
Of Representatives to follow the
path OF political wisdom and SUBJ
NIT with what grace It can to
Democratic operation Of the state
government In ell It's phases. Il
based mot 80 much ON Che loss Of
party face as u h on the convic-
tion that Che Democrats will do
such . good Job that II will be q
difIicult task ever to get them out
Of power. with that horrible
perspective IN sight the Repubii-
can strategy OF rule or RUM
may be anticipated. However.