The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-13

degree less imam luKe-Warn
HIS feeling for Hitler and Mus
solini has been frigid for q good
many months, but the lowered
temperature toward Chamberlain
comes Of his belief that the Prime
Minister lent himself to the per-
version of Roosevelt's proposal Of
q general European conference, so
that 1t degenerated into a secret
Sell-out Of small democracies.
Though It was not made public
at the time, Roosevelt's proposal
to Hitler, telegraphed just before
the Munich conference envisaged
q meeting Of eight or more pow
ers, including Russia and Czecho-
slovakia, two countries vitality
concerned.
This idea was communicated to
Chamberlain and to Mussoli1i,
and 1t was understood that
Chamberlain approved it. Instead
he concurred in the twisting Of
Roosevelt's proposal into four
power private deal.
Simple Tastes!
Answer of a prominent foreign
diplomat stationed in Washington
when asked If he knew Hitler:
Eyes, I am acquainted with him.
He Is a man of simple tastes. He
is easily satisfied-IF HE CAN
HAVE EVERYTHING HE
WANTS"
Wallace's Reshuffle
What most people missed in
connection with Secretary Wal
lace's reshuffle Of the Agriculture
Department was that 1t fits into
the pattern Of the Reorganization
Bill, and indicates the White
House intention Of pushing that
bill to passage.
One of the first principles Of
the Brownlow Report - basis OF
the Reorganization Bill - was the
private lands should come under
Agriculture, and public lands UNI
der Interior.
In the Wallace reshuffIe, all
activities directly related to the
farmer have been nailed down
beyond chance Of transfer TO his
Cabinet colleague, Harold Ickes.
But other functions Of the De-
partment have been left flap
ping In the breeze. For ex-
ample, no provision for the
Forest Service has been made
in the new plan, despite the his
toric fight between Agriculture
and Interior over It's control.
This service Is not connected
with private farm, lands, but
with public lands.
F. A. Silcox, chief Of the Forest
Service, has long resisted transfer
to the Interior Department, and
last year declined Secretary 1ckes'
offer as an assistant secretary
ship II he would switch allegi-
ance. Now 1t looks as II the Sill
cox agency Is fated for transfer
anyway.
The same Is true Of Public
Roads, in which Wallace has no
active interest. Still another
agency left out Is the Pure Food
and Drugs Administration, an orr
phan child Of the Department.
Wallace stands ready to sacri-
flee an orphan or two, but the
AAA has been safely folded into
the family bosom, and its name
written down In the family Bible.
Agricultural Conference
The day after reorganization
was announced group Of Agri-
culture officials were exchanging
banter about the confusion it
caused, and saying they didn't
know what agency they were at
tached to.
Remarked Mordecai Ezekiel, who
is economic adviser to Wallace al
though paid by the AAA: IT
DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
AGENCY I'M BEING DETACHED
FROM"
Labor Convert
This will be a big shock to busi-
ness and to A. F. Of L. moguls
who have been whetting their
knives to cup up the Wagner La
Dor Relations Act at the next
Congress:
Senator Ed Burke, their most
aggressive spokesman, has changed
his mind about the whole idea.
He is against 1t now.
Burke's conversion is the re-
suit Of a vacation trip to Eng
land, where he made a first-hand
study Of labor employer relations.
Now he Is telling friends that he
was all wrong about the evils Of
collective bargaining. that he will
make no move to tamper with
the Wagner Act.
collective bargaining seems
to have worked out excellently
in England" the Nebraskan ex-
plains. employers told me
that strong unions meant disci-
pline and responsibility among
workers. stiIi think there
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