The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-04

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 Chief actor in the Mexican puzzle is President Cardenas, believer in New Deal methods, and immensely popular in Mexico because of his policy of taking property from Americans. He even financed his Mexican New Deal ventures through the sale of silver to the Roosevelt New Deal in the United States-purely a favor as far as Roosevelt was concerned, and now terminated. Cardenas, although personally friendly to the United States, has been doing everything which a friend should not do, from im- posing high tariffs to seizing property.
 But-and here is the chief rub-shOuld Cardenas fall, the United States would be in a worse position. For a civil war similar to Spain's probably would result.
 Foreign interests and the church would back General Ce- dillo, embryo France of Mexico, while left-wingers would attempt Communist state far more radi- cal than that of Cardenas. In such a war the United States would be on a spot even hotter than at present.
 Roosevelt, foreseeing this, re- gently told friend: "Tf a Franco emerges in Mexico, don't think for minute that we will sit on the side-lines." Dam Song
 The President got such a kick out of "The Dam Song," sung at the recent White House Corre- spondents' dinner, that he asked for copies and sent Pat Ballard, the author, letter of apprecia- tion.
 The song was a jibe at Roose- velt's many PWA dams, and here is how part of it goes:
 "Oh! Bonneville, Boulder and
 Coulee,
 You know we love you truly; But being SO far away is quite
 blunder.
 If you weren't away out there. You could be in the next
 Worlds Fair;
 And folks from everywhere
 Could gaze in wonder.
 'If dams are what the people
 want,
 Why keep them In the dark? Let's build 8 dam from New
 Orleans
 Clear up to Central Park.
 "Oh, Bonneville, Boulder and
 COulec,
 You know we love you truly, And that's the only reason why
 we say
 If we must have dams
 AND WE MUST HAVE
 DAMS!-
 Those fellows whe draw the
 diagrams,
 Had better stop putting so
 darn many dams,
 So far, far away!"
 COming-Out Party
 The Indiana boosters of High Commissioner Paul McNutt started something when they staged a jamboree as the opening gun of his 1940 presidential boom. AS result, coming-out political parties in Washington may be- come the vogue.
 Latest to put on such an af- fair was vivaciOus J. F. T. ("Jafty") O'ConnOr, who re- signed as Comptroller of the Currency to toss his hat in the California g0vernorship ring. Jafty's soiree did not reach such publicity heights as the Mo- Mutt riot, but politically it att tained more. For the list of honor guests read like a roster of the New Deal. Present were Jimmy Roosevelt, four Cabinet members, heads of practically every impor- tant commission, Democratic leaders of Congress, plus 21 Sena- tors and 39 Congressmen.
 Finally, there was present one of O'Connor's opponents, Repre- sentative John Dockweiler of Los Angeles.
 No less than 18 speeches were made nominating Jafty for Gov ernor, Jim Farley's tribute being the hit of the evening.
 'I find deep sense of satis- faction in the many kind things that have been said here about Jafty," said Jim, because he was appointed Comptroller of the Currency with only two endorsements Senator Me- Adoo's and mine. That proves that . man active in politics can be appointed to a position of importance for which he had