The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-27

1STD public response to the harmony talk has been extreme ly favorable, which is having a telling effect on the rival labor camps.
 END, Miss Perkins has the help of two extremely able union lead- ers--David Dubinsky, of the InN ternational Ladies' Garmert Work CTS, and Daniel Tobin, head of the Teamsters, also an intimate pal of Jim Farley. Dubinsky and Tobin long have been peace advocates.
 As a member of the AFL ex- ecutive council, Tobin tried to pre- vent 6 split ct the time the CIO was expelled. Dubinsky's union, although affiliated with the CIO, has not been kicked out by the AFL. He has been working hard behind the scenes for rapproach- rnent.
 3RD, despite bristling explosives, inside fact is that most AFL-CIO leaders want peace. A few irre- concilable die-hards (Matthew Woll of the photo-engravers, Ar- thur Wharton of the fnachinists, William Hutchinson of the car- penters) still want a fight to the finish, but the great majority are anxious to make up.
 Although both organizations deny 1t, actually they are in g bad way financially and continued warfare will bust them.
 Another peace factor is that every move made by Miss Per- kins SO far has been guided by Tobin and Dubinsky. She has conferred with them secret ly several times and Is in con- stant touch by telephone. This is important; because without advice, well-lntentioned Miss Perkins has a penchant for jumping the rails at crucial mo- ments.
 Present Tobin- -Dubinsky- Perkins strategy is to continue building up peace sentiment, while quiet- ly preparing the ground for peace conference by winning in- dividual leaders over the plan. When Q sufficient bloc has been lined up, a public invitation will be issued to the AFL and CIO- possibly by Roosevelt himself-to sit down together and talk peace. SeIf.Purger
 Comment of Q White House in- timate upon reading a press inter- view in which Senator Burton K. Wheeler, anti-New Deal leader, declared he probably would not run for reelection in 194V':
 "Ah, . scIf-purger. How nice." Sex vs. Bible
 Morris Ernst, forthright New York attorney who bearded Mayor Hague last summer, recently wrote a letter to the President in which he said:
 ''Under separate cover I am sending you one Bible. Should you send this to 8 spiritually needy friend on the Pacific coast, the postage would cost you 56 cents.
 "T am also sending you three sex booklets weighing exactly the same amount. Should you send these to . friend on the Pacific coast, the postage would cost you 2 cents."
 Ernst was illustrating the dis elimination of postage rates against books, as compared to magazines, pamphlets and news papers. He has been waging a long campaign to persuade the Post Office to lower rates on books, and it looks as if he would succeed. The President is ex- pected shortly to issue an execu- tive order to that effect.
 NOTE-In his letter to Roose- welt, Ernst added: PS: Unless you send word to your outer office, you may not get One-half your present."
 U. S.-British Partnership?
 Meeting a State Department friend, John L. Lewis remarked: Considering Winston Churchill's speech and the proposed visit of the King and Queen of England, 1t is possible that we are being cajoled into accepting a sClass B membership in the British Em- pire.
 New Names
 CIO master minds are seeking . new name for their organization.
 They aren't offering any prizes hIIt tl1av are eager for siig0eSffons