The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-15

41pFC DSG4A AGpt u4 kOWCA V4l dent Roosevelt.
 Rocsevelts statement supporting Chambetlain's agreement with Mussolini was . life-saver, accord- ing to the Duchess, and stayed off Parliamentary defeat.
 While the Duchess was making these staetments at A New York luncheon, Sir WillInott Lewis, es- ute and charming Washington CofTespofldent of The London Times and unofficial ambassador of Great Britain, was nudging her to keep quiet. The last thing the British want known iz1 this country. is any cooperation between Roosevelt and Chamberlain.
 Too Much English
 Evidence of this cooperation is worrying some of Rooseyelt's close advisers. They are saying noth- ing about 1t publicly, but the abrupt election upset, and the re- cent Gallup poll showing 8 sharp drop in Roosevelt'S popularity since the tragic Munich accord, are giving them the jitters.
 The Gallup poll showed that
 Roosevelt's popularity had shot
 up after his teIegramis urging
 peace upon Hitler, then had
 dropped when it became appar-
 ent that his pleas were ignored, i, and that Chamberlain was no
 friend of the demOcracies.
 The lessening popularity of Chamberlain, strikingly evidenced by the defeat of Q Corl- servative candidate last week In one of the largest districts, has made Roosevelt,s advisers aiaxious that his name not be linked with the British premier in any man. ner, shape or form.
 Yet, simultaneously, some State Department boys are equally de- termined that Roosevelt shall con. tinue in lock-step with Chamber lain. Particularly is this true of Under Secretary of Sumner Welles, who has just returned from 8 visit with the rarefied nobility of Europe.
 The latest Chamberlain deal,
 now just around the corner, Is
 on Spain. He and MussOlini are
 about to sell the Loyalists down : the river, and some State De- partment career boys are anxious
 to have Roosevelt give the deal at least silent blessing.
 This has aroused the opposition Of three Cabinet members, Ickes. Wallace and Morgenthau, the only ones who dare talk out loud at cabinet meetings on foreign mat ters. They are pulling wires to prevent Spain from being sold out, propose that instead of foi- lowing ii Chamherlain's footsteps, Roosevelt should act independent ly, perhaps lift the Spanish eln- bargo as an indication that Chem berlain Is not running D. s. foreign policy.
 New Rules Chairman
 It's a sure thing now that the next chairman of the potent House Rules Committee will be Repre- sentative Adolph J. sabath.
 The chunky, CSech-boTn Chi- cagoan, who has served longer than any other member in Con- gress, Is no world beater, but he has the one quality above all that Administration leaders of the House now are desperately seek ing.-he will take orders.
 Sabath has first claim on the
 chairmanship by right of seni0r-
 ity. Under normal conditions. however, his advanced age, poor health and parliamentary incf-
 Hectiveness might have provided
 leaders with an excuse to skip him for q younger and abIer man. But net this einle.
 The painful memories of the trouble kicked up by the insur- gent John O'Connor are too fresh in the in the minds of the floor leaders. They know they can depend on Gabath to do as he is told and they are going to make him chairman. The decision vas secretly made within . week aSs ter O'Cononr lost the Democra. tic nomination In the September primary. !
 It will mean the realization of sabath's life ambition, for ale though he has been a member of the House for 32 years, 9abath has never been chairman of Q committee. Somehow. this cove eted honor always escaped him. ne might have been chairman of the Immigration Committee during the wilson regime except for his friendship with Represen- tative John l.. Burnett of Ala
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