The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-14

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bombshell was a fairly siInr
increasingly concerned over the
economic and political con-
sequences OF labor's cut-throat
warning, he has for some time
been casting about for a formula
that might bring the two rival
camps together. 50 far he hasn't
found It.
The idea Of his surprise rnaneuv-
or was 10 put Federation chiefs
on the defensive. Roosevelt and
his lieutenants are convinced that
the ALL rank and file want peace,
but that the leaders, because OF
personal vendettas and fear OF
losing high place and lush salaries,
are obstructing II.
BY urging harmony, as he did
In his message, Roosevelt hoped
TO strengthen the hand Of peace
elements within the Federation
and TO bring public pressure on
the die-hard Federation bosses.
He got quick results when
Dan Tobin, president Of the
Transfers Union, took the con-
ventiOn floor and demanded
that peace negotiations be re-
sumed with the q. !. 0.
TObln's speech caught his fell
Iow-AFL n0guls rs much un-
awares as the Presidents mes
sagc did, but II wasn't the
spontaneous performance II up.
peared 10 be. TObin had been
secretly tipped off by his close
friend Jim Farley on what
Roosevelt was going 10 say.
Tobin Is the staunchest New
Deal ally In the Federation's high
command. Most of the other
leaders are either lukewarfn or
outright hostile. Tobin Is Q
Democratic National Committee
officer, serving as head OF It's
labor campaign committee In
both the 1882 and 1895 races.
Roosevelt Hates
Here Is the latest story cir
culated In Wall Street BY Roose-
veit-haters:
The three dictators OF the world,
Hitler, Mussolini, and Roosevelt.
had O meeting TO divide UP the
universe. Mussolini claimed the
largest share on the ground he
was the first In the debating
racket. But Hitler objected.
'Tt 70 true you were the first"
demonstrated Der Fuehrer, but
God told me ] should be the
big boss"
II did not" snapped Roose.
welt.
Don't Trust DemOcracies
Diplomatic dispatches from Eu.
rope indicate that the chief motto
OF the smaller countries since the
Cgechosiovak sell-out Is: "DON'T
TRUST THE DEMoCRACfEs."
What most Americans don't re-
alige, but Europeans do, u that
Czechosiovakia could have made
q deal with Germany and saved
its own skin had II not trusted
Britain and France.
One untold bit OF history con-
nected with this occurred In 1895
when Ferdinand Veverka, former
Czech minister TO the United
States, was returning home and
called on Roosevelt 10 say good
bye. Veverka quoted the presi-
dent rs saying:
"GIve my regards 10 that
grand old man, President Ma.
saryk. and tell him that for its
own best interests Csechoslova.
kia Should make > deal with
Germany"
Again last spring the Jugoslavs,
close friends and allies OF the
Czechs, gave them similar advice.
The newspaper Politika, mouth
piece OF the Jugoslav Premier, adj
vised Czechoslovakia 10 make O
deal with Germany before II was
too late. Meanwhile Jugoslav
military attaches In Paris told the
Cgechs that II was dangerous to
depend on their alliance with
France, who, they said, did not
have military equipment strong
enough to match the Germans.
Eduard Benes, however. was q
strong believer In democracy. He
stuck by France and Great Bril-
tain. Now all the small coun-
tries Of Central Europe are adj
vising each other not TO make the
same mistake that he did.
Still Running
When Henry Wallace travels
around the country, he Is publicly
concerned with the farm problems
OF 1893, but privately he Is also
concerned with the political prob
lens OF 1910.
In Forth Worth, Texas, recent
" Wallace made q speech on cot.
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