The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-30

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plunge into CzechoSlovakla,
LIST was the fact that during two
separate conversations between the
French and the British, Chamber
lain was unwilling to consider any
cooperation with the Russians In
case Czechoslovakia was attacked.
He made It clear that Britain did
not want to discuss military CO.
operation with an "unsoeial" ma
tlon such as the Soviets. Word
Of this got back to Hitler. Natur-
ally II bucked him up.
End was Hitler's knowledge that
a group within the British Cabi-
net leans toward Berlin and al,
ways has believed that Czechoslo.
vakia should be put upon the sac
rifical block.
This group is led by Sir John
Simon, chancellor Of the Ex-
cheQuer; Sir Samuel Hoare, Home
Secretary; and Sir Kingsley Wood,
Air Secretary.
This Is the group which has
consistently undermined world at
tempts for peace. During the
Japanese conquest Of Manchuria
In 1o3i-32, II was Sir John 81.
mon, then foreign secretary, who
double-crossed Henry L. Stimson
In his attempt TO block the jap
anese. During the Ethiopian
crisis In 1885 It was Sir Samuel
Hoare who negotiated the deal for
selling the Philippians down the
river.
In 1914 II was O somewhat SINH
lar split In the British Cabinet
and hesitancy over aid TO France
that probably caused the German
invasion OF the "Cxechoslovakla Of
10lR-Belgium.
Modern Diplomacy
When Sir Neville Henderson, Bril-
fish ambassador to Berlin, went to
see Hitler before his Nuremberg
speech, he forgot 10 tell his foreign
ONCE what code cipher he would
use In reporting back his CONVEX
Satlon.
So the foreign Office sent cou-
rier by air 10 catch UP with him
and find out.
Henderson told the courier
that II didn't make any diff
ference II he had forgotten the
code because the German secret
pelice would know what he sent
anyway.
In the end, Ambassador Hem
derson did not see Hitler but
Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, sup
posedly because Of Der Fuehrer
was In one OF his tantrums, and
IL was explained that he was like.
ly TO insult the ambassador. This
would have given Henderson the
embarrassing alternative of pro-
testing, which would have meant
his resignation, or OF taking the
brow-beating lying down, which
was not In keeping with the dig
nifty OF IN ambassador OF His
Britannia Majesty.
Deadernell
Lewis Compton, aide 10 Assist.
ant Secretary OF the Navy Charles
Edison, scrubbed q memo 10 his
chief. reading, II suppose the deal
we discussed yesterday II dead?"
The memo came back with one
word added: "DeadernelI."
Racket. Busting
The unique way In which Tom
Dewey, raeket-busting district NJ.
torney OF New York city, was paid
for on article he wrote for Liberty
magazine, has just leaked out here.
Dewey was supposed 70 receive
about 81 900 for the article, but he
told the magazine publishers he
did not want 10 be In q class with
fckes, Wallace and Harry Hopkins,
who were paid for their literary
outpourings. 80 he suggested that
instead OF paying him, the maZa-
zine finance O European trip for
two girls.
The women, both members Of
New York's underworld, had
been informants for Dewey In
getting valuable testimony
against gangsters. 1T they stay
here they may be bumped off
for squeaIing." Dewey told the 4,
magazine publishers, $50 n you
can. give them . trip 10 Eu-
rope"
Liberty complied. But later
when the publishers got ready 10
make out their tax returns, they
called In their attorney, Arthur
Garfield Hays, and asked whether
II was permissible for them 10
take q tax reduction on the fee
paid out on behalf OF but not d.
rectly 10 Dewey. They found II
O little embarrassing, they OK.
planned, 10 put ON their tax re-
turn: Expenses 10 Europe for two
prostitutes. $1,000"