The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-21

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 "Yes," replied Hull, "but some times when do go way mistakes are made around here which can- not be undone."
 He recalled that while he was in South America attending the last Pan-American Conference, his subordinates had put across the embarbo on arms to Spain. MT. Hull indicated that he considered this one of the major foreign policy mistakes of the Roosevelt Administration.
 Dear Sam"
 It is not supposed to be known, but Cordell Hull was largely re- sponsible for the Dear Sam" let ter which the President sent to House Majority Leader Rayburn, saying there would be mo recrim- ination" as a result of the Re- organization Bill defeat.
 Secretary Hull not only had a great deal to do with inspiring this letter, but helped draft 1t.
 Incidentally, Roosevelt is lean- ing more and more on his Sec retary of State for political ad- vice. This is new departure. Formerly the President consulted Hull only on foreign affairs, but now he finds him an expert coun- selor regarding the Southern wing of the Democratic party.
 NOTE-With the breach widen ing between the Garner and Roosevelt factions of Democracy, more people are beginning to talk of Hull as compromise candi- date in 1940. Cordell has liberal ideas, is acceptable to the South. However, his age is a tremendous handicap. He Is now 67, will be 69 in 1940.
 Presidents Mother
 Sometime ago Roosevelt got a letter from a girl in Midwest college complaining that college authorities no longer served rolls with hot dogs and wanting the President of the United StaetS to do something about it.
 Roosevelt, who often has his picture taken demolishing a
 frankfurter, does not see most of his mail, but this was shown to him as something amusing. Later his secretary, Miss Le- Hand, trying to figure out an answer, showed the letter to the Presidents mother.
 Mrs. Roosevelt, ST., now 83 years old, seemed only mildly interested.
 "Hot dog, hot dog?" she unused quizzically. Let me see, that is something akin to a ham, burger, isn't it?"
 Tom Mooney
 Hiram Johnson, one time Bull Moose, is getting away with neat bit of sabotage on the Tom Mooney resolution now pending before the Senate Judiciary Com mittee.
 The resolution, calling upon the Governor of California to free the famous prisoner, was ap- proved by a subcommittee, and is now pending before the full judiciary committee.
 Senator Johnson has written four notes to Chairman Ashurst asking that the matter not be acted upon until he, Johnson, can be heard. Meanwhile, the Senator from California does not show up for hearing.
 When he hears that action is approaching, he merely writes another note, and easy-going Senator Ashurst postpones consid- eration once again.
 Kleberg Relief
 Dick Kleberg, millionaire con- gressman from Texas, is an ardent advocate of government economy, never tires of orating on the need of budget balancing. He even voted among the handful of con- gressmen who recently opposed desperately needed $25o0O0, ,O00 emergency relief appropriation, but were outnumbered 353 to g.
 But Kleberg's burning yen for economy applies only when it af- fleets others. When his own inter- est is involved, he is anything but backward about putting his hand into the Treasury till.
 WITNESS: The other day Kle- berg suddenly popped up with proposad to spend $400,0OO for the eradication of cattle ticks where there Is an emergency need"
 REASON: The Texas State Legislature refused to appro- priate money to fight the tick, and since the emergency exists only in Texas 1t would get all the money.