The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-27

urged upon him and what
 There were two other signifi- cant things about the conference:
 i. This was the first time in
 months the President has called
 in this group for Q council of
 war.
 2. One-time Senate Progress
 sives Wheeler, Hiram Johnson.
 Shipstead, and O'Mahoney, who
 broke with Roosevelt on the Su-
 preme Court ware conspicuous
 by their absence. They have
 been stricken off the White
 House list.
 Fight Talk
 The chosen eight were: Norris of Nebraska, Ia Toilette of Wis., constn, Wagner of New York, Pep- per of Florida, Minton of Indiana, Hchwellenbach of Washington, Brown of New Hampshire and Green of Rhode Island.
 Most of these know Roosevelt well enough to be ultra-frank and they were.
 "Your policy of sitting back and being conciliatory is just playing into the hands of your reactionary enemies" said LaFollette. "They think they have you on the run; that you are licked and afraid of them. This isn't the time to pussyfoot.
 "The people are for you; they want leadershlp-lmilitant lib- eral, outspoken leadership. These reactlOnarics who have been kicking up and sabotaglng your program don't represent the great mass of public opinion. They are the same old crowd that made so much noise last year and went down to such smashing defeat when the votes were counted.
 ''There Is just one thing you can do and must do If you are to save this country from @ dew astating reactionary stampede You've got to fight, fight like hell. Hit back two blows for one, and I'll guarantee that the people will love 1t and be with you"
 "Bob's right" took up Minton of Indiana, you've got every thing to gain and nothing to lose, MT, President, by fighting.
 Just look at the situation. The opposition isn't satisfied with Q conciliatory attitude. They think you are scared and licked. The only thing they understand is q swift kick where 1t hurts. You know history well enough to know that the people always side with Q popular President against an ob. structionary congressional bloc.
 Look ct Teddy Roosevelt. He was . great popular hero be- cause he fought back at his con. gresslonal foes. Why not fight, Mir. President, with everything you've got? I'd throw another wage-h0ur bill back into their teeth, I'd icrack down on them on the tax issue and I'll tell these utility dle-hards to 60 jump in the lake,"
 Norris Parable
 "The attitude of the utilities" re- marked George Norris, reminds me of e burglar who was caught red-handed and then offered to bargain just before the judge sen- fenced him.
 'There isn't anything they have to offer, MT. President, that is worth accepting. When they talk compromise they mean sur. render by the Government. You cannot do that"
 "I have no intention to, George" the President replied. "You remember I sald at Madl. son Square Garden before eIec- ton WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT ' meant that. We have just begun to fight" Pr1i11a DOnnaS
 A cat-and- -dog- flight social even- ing was held the other night when John L. Lewis, Fl. c. Wells, Edna Ferber, Jerome Frank. new mem- ber of the SEC, and Morris Ernst, now fighting Mayor Hague of New Jersey, got together ct one party.
 II. c. wells began the evening by trying to bait John |. Lewis on Henry Ford. He had just vis- tied Ford and paid tribute to his museum of early American tools and machinery, and to various other activities.
 But the CTO leader refused to rise te the bait. He remained glum and taciturn.
 Later Wells and Edna Ferber got into an argument over litera- ture. The two leading authors of