The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-03-05

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 The House could wind up it's unfinished work with time to spare by May 1. But the Senate, stalled by the anti-lynching fili- buster, is month behind sched- ule. However, it's urge to shake the dust of the Capital is just as strong as in the House.
 In both chambers the boys, facing highly troubled election waters, already are champing at the bit, and some have served notice that they will depart by May l regardless. One of these is Senate Leader Alben Bark ley, who faces the reelection fight of his life.
 The Kentuckian, aided by Vice President Garner, recently made a quiet canvass of the possibility of adjourning May 1. House lead CTS told them they could do it provided Roosevelt sent up no new legislation. But in the sen- ate, the earliest estimated quit ting date was May 21.
 This caused acute bangs of worry to Barkley. So senate friends advised him to turn the reins over to Senator Pat Harri- son, whom he defeated for the leadership. Pat is not up for re- election and is among the few not in hurry to go home.
 No New Legislation
 The likelihood of Roosevelt's demanding new legislation this spring is remote.
 He has done this the last three regular sessions, but this year he is as anxious to get rid of Con- gress as it is to go back home.
 The one possibility for a new legislative attack is on monOpO- lies, but inside word now is that Roosevelt has changed his mind about immediate action and will recommend study prepara- tory to drafting a Dill for the new Congress next January.
 To clear its board, the House needs only to dispose of the tax relief bills, the big navy meas ure, three big appropriation bills and the long-disputed wage-hour proposal.
 With the exception of the last, there will be no trouble about any of these. But the outcome of the labor bill is most uncer- .tain. It is still tied up in con- mittee, and the longer it hangs there the smaller its chances of passage.
 There is sure to be hot sen ate fight over the tax and re- holding the whip hand they are to be in line with White House views.
 Diplomatic Triangle
 When he wants to put his weight on it, Senator Minton off Indiana can certainly pull a strong oar with the Administration. Wit ness: the recent diplomatic shuffle to help out a fellow In- dianan.
 It happened that Meredith Nicholson, famous Indiana nov elist, was not doing so we'll as Minister to Venezuela, was about to lose his job altogether. But Senator MintOn intervened for him.
 Result: Boaz Long, American minister to Nicaragua, was shift ed to make room for Nicholson at a lesser post. And Antonio Con- zales, Minister to Ecuador, was shifted to Venezuela, thereby making room for Long in Ecua- dor.
 Flying Fortresses
 One important effect of the flying fortresses' amazing trip to Argentina is something the Army prefers to say nothing about. It is the case with which the Mon- roe Doctrine can be enforced within 36 to AS hours.
 The trip was not taken with any such demonstration in mind. It was taken primarily to nullify the Brazilian flight of EthiOpian-bOmb Bruno, son of the Italian dictator. Never theless, the demonstration was lost upon none of the Good Neighbcrs over which the giant bombers passed. And even this secondary effect, on the whole, was good.
 One thing Latin Americans noted was that when the planes got to Lima they still had enough gasoline in their tanks to fly con- siderably further.
 Another thing they noted was that the planes kept in forma- tion not by looking out of the window at the flight leader, but by individual navigation. It was what aviators call lover weather" flying. with the weather" left far below. It was done without beacons and with weather reports covering only the narrow path of