The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-02-01

JOD-pOSSlDly the emperOrSL
 The truth of this cannot pos- sibly be checked, but there are some extremely interesting facts behind it which make the report worth tucking away as 8 future possibility.
 One fact is that the military clique now ruling Germany has been looking around for 3 fig- urehead to put at the helm of the empire.
 Hitler, while still an effective rabbie-rouser, is now pretty well out of the picture as far as any administrative work is concerned. Even the original founders of the Nazi party, with the exception of Goering and possibly Goebbels, are now impotent. Clear indication of this came the other day when the army suppressed the news paper of Juius Streicher. It did not matter that Streicher was one of Hiter's closest friends and the No. 3 man in the Nazi party. The army wanted his paper Sup- pressed and 1t was suppressed. Military Strategy
 Strategy of the military rulers is to ease Hitler off to his retreat in the Bavarian mountains, make him a sort of retired deity like the Living Buddha, then re-estab- fish the Empire with a new figure head. To this end the Kaiser's children and grandchildren have been looked over carefully.
 All of the above has been re- ported in diplomatic and mili- tary intelligence dispatches to Washington, and can be consid- cred authentic. It is at this point nancy, the selection of Edward as Emperor of Germany-that we enter the real of speculation.
 Behind the speculation, of course is the fact that Edward of Windsor historically is Edward of Hanover, 8 direct descendant of the German royal family adopt ed by the British when they took over George I in 1714. For a long time, 1t will be recalled, Eng fish kings had a hard time dis guising their German accent, and nearly all the queens, including Victoria, have been German prin- ceSSeS.
 The Duke is second cousin of the Kaiser, spent part of his hnyhood with relatives in Ger many, has distinct pro-Nad Sympathies, selected Germany
 as the first country to visit after his honeymoon. Also the Nazis are in need of interna- tional friends, and Edward Still has a large bloc of friends in England, might even increase German sympathy in the U. s. A.
 All this may never happen, but it is being talked about. So don't be too surprised if Edward, the boy who already has broken the biggest news story in the world, breaks another with the return to the throne of the NaZiS of the dynasty which Germany loaned to Britain.
 Tax JOkerS
 Anyone who studies the pro- posed new tax bill carefully can find all sorts of little rich mans jokers tucked away in its intri- cate folds.
 For instance, Recommendati ton No. 60 of the Ways and Means subcommittee abolishes the tax on furs. The tax on seats at the Metropolitan Opera already has been abolished.
 So now Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Morgenthau can wear their er- mines to the opera, both competely free of taxes, while the kid who has saved up fifty cents to buy a circus ticket must plunk out an added nickel as 8 tax to Uncle Sam.
 The Vice President
 On the night proponents Of the anti-ynching bill launched their abortive cloture movement to break the southern filibuster, Sen- ate Sergeant at Arms Chesley Jurney was instructed to summon Vice President Jack Garner forth with to unravel 8 bitter tangle on procedure.
 Jurney tackled his job with trepidation. The hour was late and Garner, an early retirer, in- tensely dislikes being disturbed. But orders were orders, so Jurney gingerly picked up the telephone. His worst fears were realized.
 What" roared the vics presi- dent; you awakened me to go down there and straighten out an argument over some rules?