The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-31

AAS 0AoO dAA 0AA6CA ROA oOAAdAy 4OL 1ckeS' passport and other details permitting him to cross the Atlan- tic to England and Ireland incog- nito.
 Ickes first broke the news to the President early in May. The interior chief came into the presi- dents office late one afternoon. After carefully looking around to see that all the doors were closed, he said very solemnly, MT. Pres ident, can you keep a secret?"
 Roosevelt laughed heartily and answered, Why, of course, Har- old. What's on your mind?"
 ''Fm going to be married" was the startling reply.
 The President smiled broadly. "Splendid, splendid, Harold" he said. Congratulations to you and the lucky lady. Who is she?"
 Ickes mentioned the brides name. The President said he re- membered her well and congratu lated Ickes on his good fortune.
 "When and where are you planning to get married?" Roosevelt then inquired. "The White House is at your dis p0sal."
 Ickes thanked him warmly but explained that he and his f1ance wanted a quiet marriage. She had already departed for Ireland but he was worried about being able to get away unnoticed.
 Don't think any more of it." the President enthusiastically assured him; "leave it all to me. I'll take care of everything"
 And he did. He personally se- cured a cabin for Ickes, arranged for his anonymity on the ship, saw to it that there was no leak on the passport; in short, handled matters so that Ickes was able to land unnoticed in Southampton and travel from there to Dublin to his waiting bride.
 War Policy
 To get an accurate idea of how drastically the foreign policy of the United States has changed in the last year, check back on your calendar to one year and one day ago.
 That day was Sunday, May 30. And on that day, despite it being, a Sunday, Secretary Hull summoned the German Ambas- sador to his private apartment in the Carlton Hotel.
 A German warship had steamed up to the Spanish coast early the previous morning and without warning bombarded the defense less city of Almeria, in retaliation for the alleged Spanish air bombing of the German battle ship Deutschland.
 Secretary Hull therefore deliv- cred a pointed lecture to the German Ambassador and ex- pressed the emphatic hope that events in Europe might not lead to war.
 This past week-just one year later-events in Europe have been much more likely to lead to war. But this time MT. Hull has been silent. Routine repre- sentations have been made in Berlin and Praha but that is all.
 Reason for this cannot be ex- plained in one sentence. Probably it results from several things: a belief that Central Europe is too complicated; also public reaction to Roosevelt's Chicago speech on quarantining an aggressor; but more than anything else a sort of fatalistic apathy on the part of State Department observers that war is inevitable and further pro- tests are mere waste of time and breath.
 Stay Home This Summer
 How the State Department feels about war in Europe may be gauged by a telephone conversa- ton between one of MT. Hulls boys and a Congressman whose wife planned to go to Europe this summer. Here is one end of the conversation:
 "Berlin?" said the State De- partment official. No I think would stay out of Berlin this summer.
 "Vienna? No I don't believe I would go to Austria either.
 Budapest? No, don't think Hungary would be the best place to travel Why doesn't she go to Oslo or Stockholm? Some of the Scandinavian countries might be more pleasant"
 A pause.
 Congressman, did your wife ever consider pOinp tn CaE