The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-02

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 What is worrying them is Czechoslovakia and the possibility of war in Europe. If war breaks, the State Department will be the first to want to revise our entire neutrality legislation, and the Nye resolution on Spain offered an immediate opening.
 The State Department doesn't like to admit 1t, but the real fact is that the Neutrality Act has been quietly neutralized in regard to every situation except Spain. It has not been applied to China and Japan. And if any loophole can be figured out, 1t will not be applied to Europe.
 Originally the career boys were not worried about Europe. MT. Hull knew that under the Neutrality act, France and Great Britain could buy raw materials here, to be processed in their own factories, and that was all France and Britain wanted.
 Walter Runciman, head of the British Board of Trade, arranged all this when he was over here last year. He made it quite clear not only that Britain would re- quire these raw materials, but that if they were not forthcoming, she, in turn, would withhold two raw materials all-essential to the United States-rubber and tin.
 Now, however, the situation has changed. British and French fac tories have not been able to keep pace with the German in the re- armament race, and they already contemplate buying airplanes over here. Should war break, they would need much more. Sale of manufactured munitions, however, is barred in wartime. And that is one of the big reasons for the increased desire to revise neutral ity.
 If war breaks this summer, MT. Hull and his career boys may be the first to regret their crackdown on the Nye resolution and Spain.
 John Roosevelt
 A Washington florist shop has finally collected seven dollars from John Roosevelt for corsage he bought for his fiancee last Christi mas, but it took a long time. After repeatedly dunning young Roosevelt, he sent them the money in 8 franked envelope.
 Bruce Barton
 When Representative Bruce Bar ton--head of the nationally known Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn advertising firm-ran for Congress last year he scored front page publicity all over the country with his platform pledge to "re- peal a law a day"
 But during his five months In the House, Barton has kept him. self very much in the background.
 The other day Representative Jim McGranery of Philadelphia voiced his puzzlement over Bar tons wary conduct.
 Bruce" he said, "yOu are either one of the smartest or dumbest men who ever came to Congress. You got yourself lot of swell publicity during your campaign, but you haven't followed it up at all. We are disappointed with you, because frankly, we were all set to nail you if you had stuck your chin out"
 And don't you think I didn't know that" Barton replied, laughing. "I knew that some twenty ex-district attorneys here in the House were just itching to give me the third degree if I gave them chance. That's why I've watched my P's and Q's and kept quiet"
 Reorganization Jitters
 Administration leaders on Capi- tol Hill are suffering an acute attack of the government re- organization jitters".
 Most unhappy, they are sweat ing between the Presidents adamant insistence that the de- feated reorganization bill be re- vived and their own weary desire to, wind up the remaining un- finished business and go home. The last thing the boys want is more civil war, and reopening the reorganization issue certainly would bring it.
 The outcome of this undercover dilemma repend on several factors: how the legislative situation shapes up by the end of this week, and what happens next Monday in Iowa's senatorial primary.
 If the new spending bill gets through the Senate without any important changes, thus eliminat- ing the necessity of a protracted fight in conference, and d the