The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-27

HE
 He has Believed privately that the democracies of Europe sooner or later must face . showdown with the ever more avaricious en- croachments of dictatorship, or else be swallowed in the end. Every recent surrender to Hitler and Mussolini has seemed to him but 6 postponement of the final reckoning.
 Perhaps partly because he was in the Wilson adninistra- ton when tho new Republic of Czechoslovakia was born, he fe. garded it as one of the real dem0cracies of Europe, one of the few countries spawned by the Versatile Treaty which had carried out the ideals of Wood- row Wilson.
 Also, Ambassador Kennedy had had various conversations with the British which at first gave the impression that they intended to stand by the lone state of Csecho- slovakia.
 So when the news of the Bril- tish.French equalization to Hitler first was placed on Roosevelt's desk, obviously upset, he re- marked:
 TIT JUST GOES TO PROVE THAT YOU CAN'T TRUST THE : BRITISH"
 Lithuania Next
 You can jot 1t down in your foreign affairs notebook that the next important danger spot in Europe will be Lithuanla, the Polish Corridor and the Baltic states.
 Hitler's plan of action in this area is something like this: The Polish Corridor, given to Poland by the Versailles Treaty in order to separate East Prussia from the rest of Germany and provide Po- land with Q seaport, will revert to the Nazis. Hitler has worked out Q deal with the Poles whereby they will return this territory and in exchange will get Hitler's blessing on the seizure of Lithuania.
 Lithuania borders Poland on the north and contains the important seaport of Memel, on which Po- land long has cast covetous eyes,
 In addition to the outright conquest of Lithuania, it is like. ly that Poland will bring Latvla and Estonia under its direct in. fluence. They will become vlr- tual satellites of Warsaw.
 Hitler has other territorial ideas up his sleeve, but the Baltic move probably will be the first.
 Funny Money
 Treasury and Justice Depart nent law experts have advised Secretary Morgenthau that the California dream of 80 every Thursday is clearly unconstitu- tionai.
 He sought their views after be- ing deluged with inquiries on the legality of the proposal, and with out exception the experts answered in the negative. They based their view on two grounds:
 1. The plan comes within the province of tho Federal Constitu- ton because of It's currency-i Issuing device and the effect it would have on the California banking system.
 2. It is unconstit itutional because It violates the specific restriction that Congress alone has the power to issue currency.
 Whether Morgenthau will speak out against Funny Money" Is still undecided, but the chances are that he will. Personally, he is as strongly opposed to 1t as is the President.
 PrO-Fascist Gag
 Washington rewsinen have been deluged with bales of handouts about the Seventh International Management Congress, but there was one very interesting story which the busy-bee publicity agents did not send to the press.
 This concerned the secret ate tempt by the Big Business bosses of the Congress to prevent Rob- ert |. Watt, secretary of the Massachusetts State Federation of Labor and U. 6. Delegate to the International Labor Of1ice in Gen. eva, from taking . waliop ct fas- cisfn.
 Watt had been asked to prepare 6 paper on "Labor's Aims and Responsibilities" and had sent . copy of 1t to the Congress in ad- vance. Several days later . mem. Der of the program committee teiephoned Watt.
 cl am sorry to have to trouble you this way" Che official said, 'but would you mind dropping those paragraphs denouncing fasclsm from your speech7 We