The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-22

CHEW kQI1l dS V4SOkOOSAy SAk LEADER BARKLEY'S gum chewing has a slow, reflective pace. Pat McCarran of Nevada works his jaws faster, but Vic Donahey of Ohio chews faster still.
 BULOW of South Dakota, still unabashed, takes a plug from his pocket, pinches of a corner, and sticks 1t into his cheek.
 ASHURsT has the same dark vest with the white cord lining, still pens curtly notes in a four ishing hand as the debate goes on.
 JACK GARNER, who doesn't like to preside, strolls across the chamber and out into the cloak room.
 McADOO of California and HITCHCOCK of South Dakota pass each other at the rear of the chamber. They arc a pair. NC" Adoo at 74 walks faster than any other member of the Senate. His legs are long, his step IS 1.-the. Hitchcock, Q natty dresser, looks like smart young bond sales man from Wall Street. You wouldn't believe he was more than 45 If he didn't put his birth. date in the Congressional Direc- tory-as 1867. That makes him 70.
 0uietest member of the cham bcr Is veteran George Norris ot Nebraska, who crosses to the Democratic side, pulls Q chair close to the speaker, cocks his head on one side, and listens care. fully to every word.
 Hand of Garner
 The militant censure of "the growing concentration of eco- nomic control" in the presidents message to Congress was the handiWork of Vice President Gar. ner.
 The Erlzsled Texan returned Co the Capital all hopped up over the menace of Wall Street, went immediately to the White House d had 46-minutc talk w.ta Roosevelt. Garner ted him that monopolis stlc in- terests were annlhilating small business men and that the Government had to take drastic measures to halt them.
 Garner owns two small banks, knows intimately tho problems of the "littlc fellow" has been their consistent spokesman in Congress for 35 years. This eco- homie tie explains why he broke with Roosevelt on the labor issue last session, why he IS now in- censed about Wall Street.
 Garner also told the president that the undistributed profits tax must be modified to relieve small business, but that he was all for the tax bearing down on big busi- ness.
 Roosevelt not only welcomed the counsel, but went 1t one better.
 "Why not reshuifle the tax" hc suggested, "so that it will enable the small business man to compete better against the big fellow?"
 "Now you are talking" MT. President" beamed Garner.
 Three days later. Roosevelt put this up to Congress. If you look up his speech you will note that he supported Gamers Idea almost word for word.
 Covert Spankings
 Two other portions of the same message had more behind them than appeared on the surface.
 First was the paragraph dc. ferding the need of e federal board to administer tho proposed wage.hour law. This was slap at the A. F. of L. and its spokes. man, Senator George Berry. who want the bill enforced locally. Roosevelt contends local nuthori. ties are too susceptible to local politics.
 Second covert shot was in the paragraph denouncing the "un. sound practice of some conmuni- ties" of ent!cing industries fyon1 other sections by special induce ments. This was aimed ct the recently organized Southeastern Governors Conference - including North and South Carolina, Geor- gia, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama and Missis. slppl. Tbe conference Is vigorously anti-wage-hour bill.
 Part of this poke was also aimed at "Chlp" Robert, behind- the-scenes promoter of the con- ference, and secretary of the Democratic National Committee. Roosevelt feels that Robert Is us- ing his party position to build up southern industry by offering in-