The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-31

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 Inside story of these conversa- tons would not help tho hands, acruss.th .the-sea policy if they leaked out in detail. Truth is that British negotiators have been fondling every tuppence worth of concessions made to tao United states as if they were His Majes- tvs crown jewels.
 Climax came about ten days ago over continued British rec fusai to give tariff concessions on American automobiles, lard and bacon.
 stumped, state Department
 negotlators took the matter to
 Secretary Hull and he took lt to
 Che president, Unanimous and
 emphatic, both Hull and ROose-
 welt told the British in effect:
 "No concessions on automobiles
 and pork products, no treaty"
 But the British stiil refused. still are dickering. Hull and Roosevelt are standing pat. They know that the British need this treaty far more than the United States. They know that with eiii. pire prestige taking Q nose-dive throughout the world, they can't afford to alienate American opin- ion further.
 Ambassador Kennedy
 One sidelight on British treaty negotiations has been the attitude of Ambassador Joe Kennedy. A Bostonian, raised among Yankee manufacturers and Republican high protectionists, Joe always has been lulewarm toward the proposed treaty.
 Iie didn't like the Idea of reducs ing U. 6. tariffs on British maiiu. factured goods. and from the view- point of manufacturers he B probably right.
 Much Interested in the treaty negotiations, Joe frequently wired the State Department (which was conducting the conversations in Washington for details. But the State Department never obliged. Joe's requests for information to chisei the treaty's progress. COP Strategy
 If the counsel of strong and able minority within Republican ranks is followed, io40 will see an important innovation. A well di. rected movement is under way to hold the party's national conyen- ton after rather than before the Democratic convention, for the first time in history.
 This would be . decided tactical advantage to the COP. It would give them . preview of Demo. cratic strategy in the matter of campaign issues and more impors tant, permit them to nominate the candidate best suited to onset the Democratic contender.
 Mrs. Roosevelt
 The countfyis Number one lady lecturer is back at the White House, after c tour in which she gave 13 lectures in 10 states in i1 days, and took . gross "gate" Of perhaps e2o,000--imcre than one of her husbands cabinet Iiieni- bers earns in . whole year.
 Mrs. Roosevelt does not take the gross, however. First, if ad- mission is charged, the local or- ganization which has brought the First Lady to town takes what. ever profit is left after deductlng her fiat fee. Second, out of this fee come the expenses and coFi- mission of her booking agent.
 The commission and expenses
 of . booking agent generally
 average around be per cent, and
 Mrs. Roosevelt, answering .
 question on terms, said, VI go
 out just as any other lecturer
 does, under exactly the same
 rules" She ls booked as "Eiea-
 nOr Roosevelt" not Mrs.
 Franklin D. Roosevelt
 She offers i've subjects for the local committee to choose. Her lecture lasts an hour, usually foi- lowed by c question period (which I always offer but which is not always takenv) lasting from 90 to 4D minutes.
 Though proceeds from her radio bgoadcagts two years ago went to the Friends Service Committee, there is no named beneficiary for the lecture engagements. She says that, excepting the radio pro- grams, "the proceeds from any- thing | earn gre usually divided between personal use and calls upon me for charitable purposes. either organized charity or indI. vidual cases"
 Between October i2 and 2e, she spoke in Virginia, Missouri, Iili- Fiois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas. MahFaaika Miehi0an Alabama