The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-18

cerned has been to convince the farther Uncle Sam keep the better off he will be.
 American policy toward the Eu- ropean situation, however, stands in a different category than the ASiatic.
 The Far East, Roosevelt and Hull always have believed, comes much nearer being an American area of interest, which if con- quered and completely dominated by Japan, some day may cause trouble for the United States.
 Therefore, very serious thought was given to the question of Far Eastern intervention last fall. This, of course, was dependent upon the British.
 But since the Eden- Chamber lain row, Secretary Hull has be- come luke-warm aoout his Bri- tish friends; while the Austrian crisis has proved that Britain is so mixed up in Europe that as a Far Eastern ally she is 8 waSh0ut.
 American policy, therefore, will be to forget about Europe, keep watchful eye on the Far East, but definitely concentrate on building Up the Navy and the Good Neighbor policy in Latin America.
 New Trust Buster
 Thurman Arnold, the Yale pro- lessor recently nominated as as- sistant attorney general to replace "Trust-Busting" Bob Jackson, is going to be a tough nut for either big business or a critical senate to crack.
 Arnold makes the beast that he has run for almost every political job in the State of Wyoming, where he spent his youth. He was mayor of Laramie, previously member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, where he was once perverse enough to nominate himself for speaker, second his own nomination, held the floor for three days of protracted self eulogy, then at the end of the third day, decline the nomina- tion.
 His wife tells the story of an old rancher who came in to vote on election day, disappeared in the polling booth, then came out clutching his ballot.
 What's Thurman Arnold running for this time?" he asked.
 Nothing" was the answer.
 "Nothing?"
 ''No, nothing"
 After a puzzled pause, the rancher said, "Well, write his name down here anyhow, will you? want to vote against him." Professors Dog
 Arnold's most recent clash was with an official of the Yale uni versity law school, where he has been the most discussed member of the faculty. He likes to take his dog wherever he goes-and when he walks" his dog, 1t is not a walk but a parade.
 On the occasion of his last row he wanted to bring the dog into his classroom in the law school, but the Registrar, an officious little woman, tried to prevent him.
 Dammit" said Arnold, "I'll not only take my dog inside, but I'll bring a pony next time."
 NOTE-Arnold will be missed but not mourned by Yale law students.
 He Ought to Know
 Opening a recent speech in Bos- ton-the city where Jimmy Roose- welt once conducted a thriving in- insurance business-Sen. Wheeler of Montana remarked:
 ~ do not have a son who was in the insurance business, nor has one of my sons married DuPOnt heiress ....~
 Concluding his address, the one- time Montana liberal said that he no longer favored government ownership of the railroads be- cause too long in Washington he had witnessed the evils of "pa- tronage and pap"
 According to government pay rolls, Senator Wheeler is un- usually qualified as a witness of patronage and pap," for they show that:
 John Wheeler, one of his sons, holds 8 well-paying job in the
 Justice Department.
 Edward Wheeler, another son and Harvard student, works in
 Glacier Park during the sum- mer.
 Robert Wheeler, a third son and Dartmouth student, does the same.
 Edwin Colman, son-in- Jaw, is a $4,400-a-year member of the 0EE THE REC0RD