The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-25

Real fact is that the Roosevelt statement was issued at the di- rect request of British Ambassa- dor Lindsay, acting on instruc- tions from London.
 Sir Ronald came down to the State Department and said that statement from the President would be a great aid to Premier Chamberlain and the empire. Cordell Hull was on his vacation. So Sumner Welles, acting secre- tary of state, went across the street to see Roosevelt.
 At the White House press con- ference several hours later, the President talked for twenty min- utes about domestic problems, then just as the conference was about to close, a state depart ment reporter asked this inspired question:
 MT. President, haven't you a statement to make about the British Italian agreement?"
 "Oh, yes," replied Roosevelt, '1 almost forgot.
 In reading the statement, the President fumbled some of the words, so it was quite evident he was not familiar with its lan- guage. The meaning, however, was clear. It gave American bless ing to the deal whereby Britain and Italy divide up most of the Mediterranean.
 Sir Ronald
 Friends of Sir Ronald Lindsay expect that he will be given one of the highest awards of the British crown for putting across the Roosevent blessing of the Mussolini- Chamberlain pact. He is already a privy councillor, knight commander of the Bath, companion of the Victorian Or- der, grand cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, also son of the 26th Earl of Crawford.
 Sir Ronald has been married to two distinguished American wo- men, and should know the U. s. A. His first wife, the daughter of J. Donald Cameron, secretary of was in Grants cabinet and Sena- tor from Pennsylvania, died in 1918, and his present wife, the daughter of the late Colgate Hoyt, prominent New York banker, is a girlhood friend of Mrs. Roosevelt.
 Sir Ronald knew Roosevelt inti- mately when he was assistant secretary of the Navy, and be- cause of that friendship the British government kept Lindsay in Washington after his time had expired.
 British Joy
 Reason for British joy 'er Roosevelt's statement is lct that they can now circulat, all over Europe as proof of compete American confidence in British policy. In European eyes there is now an Anglo-American under standing.
 The Tory government is even using the statement to bolster its ebbing political strength within England.
 Thus Roosevelt threw life preserver to government which stands for the exact Op- posite of his New Deal policies, and has undercut him in the Far East and Europe.
 Wally's Baby?
 What happened to the rumor that the Duchess of Windsor was expecting a baby? Papers carried headlines about 1t few months ago.
 Here is the answer of her own entourage, never before printed:
 American newsmen in London, prodded by their offices here, made a telephone call to the Windsor retreat in the south of France and got the Dukes equerry, Dudley Forwood, on the phone. They said they had to have some confirmation or denial of the rumor.
 Forwood called back an hour later and gave them this informa- ton which he labeled "cOnfiden- tia":
 "The Duchess says she can't have 8 baby without the con- sent of the British Parliament, and she'll be damned if she will ask their permission"
 Doodle Bag
 The poodle boys have lost no time in starting to transform the proposed $1,500, 100000 PWA plan for recovery, into a grab-bag for vote-wooing.
 Leader of the movement is Representative Andrew J. May, New Deal-hating Kentuckian and chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee.
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