The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-01-11

The genial, barren-beaned l to move his ornate office fir Building to dingy, makeshi1 And, much more important, the time is soon approaching when he will resign altogether as secretary of war.
 The movement of Woodring's office is entirely distinct from his resignation, but it may be sym- bolic.
 For years the War Department has shared offices with the State Department in the sme building. Here the office of the Secretary of War, done in ornate golf leaf, and fitted with old marble fire place and mirror, was just around the corridor from the secretary of state. The office reeks with mouldy dignity, and has the addi- tional advantage of being just across the street from the White House.
 From this sanctum recent sec retaries of War have refused to mOve-even though the expend- ing State Department needed more space. Now the President has interceded personally and ordered WOodring to pack up and exit.
 WoodringS resignation has not been so curt an order "A definite understanding" is the more cor rect phraseology. He is to hand in his clearance papers in the not too far distant future, but Roose- welt will not push him too pre- cipitately.
 Replacing him will be Louis Johnson, now assistant secretary of war, West Virginian, and for mer commander of the American Legion.
 NOTE-Woodring stepped into the Nbinet temporarily after the death of Secretary Dern. He has been so obviously in love with his job that the President hated to relieve him. Incidentally, the generals rather like Woodring, say he has worked hard at the job.
 Grandpa Glass
 On the day he became an oc- togenerian, Senator Garter Glass of Virginia was being photo graphed with his granddaughter, Nancy Carter Boatwright, sitting on his knee.
 The telephone rang, and Glass answered it. Later he said That was Henry Morgenthau. He's com- ing up here to see me. If you want, you can stay and take pie lures of me and him together"
 Thank you. senator" said the cameraman, "but we'd rather take you with Nancy than with Secretary Morgenthau."
 Well" said the senator who once held Morgenthau's job, "she has a dern sight more ScnSe."
 NOTE-On the same day that Grandpa Glass became 30, Nancy became 13.
 Wage-HOur Clarifiers
 The air about the wage-hour bill has been classified consider ably, and it now seems almost certain that some sort of bill will be passed this session. There were four chief clarifiers:
 1. The Presidents message to Congress bearing down on the relation between labor and agri- culture.
 2. The full-page newspaper advertisements of the South east Governors Conference which stated that the South did not want to profit by sweated labor.
 5. The election of Lister Hill as senator from Alabama. run ming on a wage-hour platform against Tom Heflin, who opposed it.
 1. Christmas vacations spent by congressman in their districts sounding out sentiment.
 The last probably was more im- portant than any other influence. The voters, according to many re- turning Congressmen, were with the President on this issue.
 Representative Luther Patrick of Birmingham, Alabama, admitted this with some embarrassment at secret meeting of congressional leaders gathered to discuss the wage-hour measure.
 I'm afraid I made a mis- take" he said ruefully, when I voted to recommit. Alabama is supposed to be the home of the sweatshop, but when went home found that everybody wanted me to explain my vote. No matter what the high priests of the A. F. of L. may say, their laity are for this bill." OFF THE RECORD