The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-20

happened.
 Scratching around for new out lets for 250, ,000, ,000-bushed wheat surplus, Administration economists hit on the idea of disposing of a large quantity of wheat to China. A secret interdepartmental con- ference was held, and the proposal was thoroughly aired.
 It involved shipping not wheat but flour, since Chinese flour mills, located principally in the Shanghai area, are either out of commission from bombing or un- der Japanese control.
 The Export-Impoyt Bank was to advance the funds, accepting a promisory note from the Chinese government.
 But the conference struck snags. State Department career boys warned of the international implications. They said they did not want to offend the Jap anese, and that Tokio would consider even the feeding of Chinese as unneutral.
 The Export-Import bank also kicked against advancing the money. Two previous advances of the same sort remain unpaid, the bank said. In 1881 the Grain StabiliZation Corporation made a wheat loan to China, and in 1883 the REC made them a wheat and cotton loan. Export-Import bank now holds the bag for both, a total of $12,450,0oo.
 The final objection was put caustically by State Depart ment official: What China wants is not wheat or flour but guns" Babs' Man
 Ambassador Joe Kennedy tells this story on Prince Frederick of Prussia, alleged to have been the man behind the scenes in the row between Barbara Hutton and her Danish husband.
 The Prince of Prussia, fourth son of the Kaiser, is popular among British royalty, sometimes is talked of as the man who may regain the throne of Germany, re- cement friendship between the British and the German peoples.
 Prince Frederick is now en- ployed in London bank.
 Joe Kennedy, telling about his first session at the Court of St. James, says that his appearance in long trousers gave Queen Mary quite a shock. Picking up muddler from a high-ball glass, Joe gives graphic imita- ton of Her Majestry looking at him through her lorgnette.
 But finally she softened, after he made a remark about her sons, who were talking with Prince Frederick.
 "H0w fine your sons are look ing" he said, "in comparison with the Prince of Prussia"
 "Of course." was her cryptic reply, "he works.
 Let's Defeat Barkley
 Reports from Kentucky are that Roosevelt's speech did Senator Barkley about as much harm as good. The harm, however, was not the speech itself, or the effect in the state where it was definitely helpful, but the result it had out side the state.
 For the Presidential visit has strated tremendous flow of outside funds into Kentucky to defeat Barkley. Presidential cri- tics in Wall Street who never heard of Governor Happy" Chandler before, and who care nothing one way or the other about Barkley, see this as great opportunity to humble the Presi- dent.
 Roosevelt made the Kentucky visit the most important part of his entire trip across the con- tinent, and so his Liberty League enemies hace decided - quite rightly taht if they could nominate Chandler, Roosevelt would suffer an irretrievable blow. Barkley, therefore, has become symbol.
 NOTE-Polls made within the state, however, indicate that the drive is doomed to failure, that Barkley is we'll in the lead. Innocence Abroad
 The itinerary for Secretary Nor genthaus European trip this summer underwent some revisions when it was presented to the family.
 "The children went on strike at the idea of spending only one day in Paris" he explained; "so we'll stay there three days instead" Swedish Labor
 It was no secret that labor lead CTS were surprised at Roosevelt's appointment of a commission to