The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1938-10-03

been converging near Hongl
The significance Of this has not
been lost upon the British, Hong.
kong Is their most important out
post IN the Far East. canton u o
great British trading center and
virtual capital for Britain's sphere
Of influence IN South China.
II 10 exiomatlc that the Japa-
ncso always make II hot for the
white man In China when he Is
absorbed with troubles In Europe.
This may explain the sudden
mobilization OF the British Medit-
terranean Fleet at Alexandria,
Egypt. While the home fleet has
been mobilized north Of Scotland,
50 vessels In the Mediterranean
have been called TO Alexandria,
and diplomatic speculation 10
that O large part Of them will DO
sent 10 Singapore, ready for evens
Qualities with Japan.
Thus In case Of war, Musso.
llni would have che MedlterTA-
mean almost % himself ~ FAR
90 the British fleet Il concerned.
NOTE - Although 50 ships
sound like 0 gigantic fleet, u con-
tains only three battleships, oil
very old. The British home fleet
"a much stronger, though even
this one includes only seven bat
tleahips, four others being In
drydock, with one at Gibraltar.
Diplomatic Fatalism
quote from Judge n. Walton
Moore, e0.year.old counselor Of
tho state Department. who has
been worried over the internas
tionai situation OF late: "What Is
10 DO will be, even II II doesn't
happen"
Dewey vs.. Pec0ra
When reading about the legal
squabble between New York Su-
prone Court Justice Pecora over
faoket-busting Tom Dewey over
the Hines case, u Is interesting 10
know that the two once were
great friends and that Pecora was
partly responsible for putting
Dewey In his present position.
HERE IS AN UNW1sfTTEN
PIECE OF HISTORY ABOUT
THEIR RELATIONS.
Before Dewey decided 10 run fol
District Attorney, no came 70
Judge Pecora and asked his adj
vice regarding his political chances.
my wife thinks I ought 70
stay out OF politics and make .
lot OF Money" he confided. Also
he expressed some doubt ~ 20
whether he could be elected, and
raised other difficulties.
"Never mind the wife and the
other things" replied PecoFai
"lets sec II you can be elected.
That's the only thing that
counts"
30 they sat down 10 figure out
what Dewey would need 10 make
the grade. The two chief require
ments he demanded before he
could consent 10 enter the race
were 100000 Of campaign contri.
buttons and the support OF New
Yorks most influential editors.
The latter included the majority
OF New York's newspapers, and
Pecora proceeded 10 help Dewey
contact DEMONSTRATING Joe Pat.
terson, powerful editor OF The
Daily News, who was In Europe
but whom they reached by teie.
phone.
In the end, Dewey got the cam.
paign requirements he demanded
and threw his hat In the ring for
District Attorney. The talk with
Pecora was one Of the miiestones
In his political career.
Page the duPonts
Liberty League Echo: In the
erstwhile Kentucky primary, the
Chandler handlers returned q
thousand dollar contribution TO
the donor, not because they didn't
need the cash, but because the
contribution came In the form Of
. check on O Wilmington, Del,
bank.
Embarrassed Bill Green
President william Green Of the
A. +. Of l.. seems to be having no
better luck telling his boys how
to vote than President Roosevelt
had In the purge.
Visiting Pittsburgh, Green adj
vocated the reelection Of Senator
Jim Davis, Republican. Newspaper
presses were still rolling out the
story when James McDevitt, pres
ident Of the Pennsylvania Fedora
ton Of Labor, issued o caustic
blast rebuking Green and declar.
ing for Governor George Earle,
Davis New Deal opponent -
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