The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01

Presidents champion, agai White House master minds be- lieve that Camps victory over George would be easy with the full backing of Rivers potent state machine. But so far they haven't been able to budge the governor.
 In the inner circle his aloofness is attributed first, to the fact that he has a tough reelection fight on his own hands and doesn't want to take on any more trouble; second, to the fact that practically all of his lieutenants, while giving public lip devotion to Roosevelt, privately are working tooth and nail for George.
 New Dealers assert that Riv- CTS secretly is as eager to see George bounced as they are. But with his leaders tied up with George, and with ,.sany of the powerful business and utility interests who are pouring money into Georges campaign also putting up big wads for him, his hands are tied.
 Administration chiefs haven't given up hope of prevailing on Rivers, to declare for Camp, but they admit the prospects are not very bright. If he does jump into the senatorial fracas now, 1t will be a sure sign that he is convinced Camp has a better than even chance to beat George and is climbing aboard the band- wagon.
 University Politics
 White House intimates are tell ing an amazing story about the Presidents visit to the University of Georgia last month to accept an honorary degree.
 After the invitation had been extended, trustees of the univer- sity became greatly disturbed by newspaper reports that Roosevelt planned to use the occasion to harpoon George. Strongly pro- George, the indignant trustees di- rected Chancellor s. P. Sanford to go to Washington to persuade the President to postpone his visit to the university until after the primary.
 Sanford was reluctant to under take the embarrassing mission, but after considerable urging he agreed.
 The President listened with un- concealed amusement to Sanford's explanation that the August hot weather and absence of the stu dent body made it desirable to delay the ceremony until October.
 Doctor" Roosevelt replied, eff anyone had told me that the trustees of your university mixed politics and education I wouldn't have believed it. Now I'll tell you what you do: You go right back and tell them that while they may do that sort fo thing, I don't. I had no inten- ton of making a political speech at the university. Just before you arrived arranged another speaking date at Barnesville, where I will do my political talk ing. At the university I will speak about other matters"
 Much flustered, Dr. Sanford thanked Roosevelt and departed. War RuronrS
 Rumors of war in Europe are likely to change the original plan to bring the entire United States fleet through the Panama canal for maneuvers in the Atlantic.
 The President is still talking about this to his naval advisers, but Admiral Leany, chief of naval operations, Is grumbling against 1t.
 Leahy has indicated to his su- perlors that If war breaks in Eu- rope, Great Britain will have to pull her entire fleet out of the Pacific to the Mediterranean and the North Sea. No ships will remain in Asiatic waters.
 This would mean the Japanese occupation of HonkkOng, the end of French domination of Indo- China, and probably the end of Singapore.
 Only means of preventing this, Admiral Leahy argues, is to keep the fleet in the Pacific. This probably would be sufficient to keep the Japanese reasonably well in hand.
 SmOke-Screen
 The loud yelps of Chairman Martin Dies of the un-American- ism investigation that his com- mittee is running short of money are on par with some of his other hoopla antics. It is mere grandstanding,
 Real fact is that the commit tee still has about $l2,000 of its original $25,000 appropriation. Dies idea was to bring pressure on the administration to order various government agencies to