The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-06

They kept disappearing.
 Finally he spied a big fat pos sum leave the chicken coop, and the next night he sat in wait with a shotgun. He heard the 'possum in the chicken coop and opened fire.
 "He killed the 'possum, all right" the President was told, but he also killed lot of the chickens"
 The friend was trying to per- Suade Roosevelt that in the pro- cess of restricting and legislating against big business. he was also killing a lot of small, but import ant, innocent business.
 Frightened Investors
 The President was also told that a lot of the big fellows had taken such precautions that they could live quite comfortably no matter what happened to the country.
 Many of the higher bracket boys have gold deposits in Switzerland, Canada, Argentina or Bermuda. Their investments are in tax exempt bonds and it is almost im- possible to tax them. Some, like Barbara Hutton, escape taxes by living abroad.
 A man with over a million dollars, the President was told, could live quite comfortably the rest of his life on his capital without earning a cent. and some of them are choosing to do so. They are deliberately clos ing their businesses. This is what dries up the capital mar kets, and in the process little business also is bound to be shot.
 Whether Roosevelt was con- verted to the policy of easing up on big business is doubtful. But it can be stated definitely that he is extremely bitter toward the wealthier investors and business men who, as he believes, have deliberately laid down on their obligations to their fellow men. Table Talk
 While vacationing in Florida re- gently, Attorney General Cum mings and Harry Hopkins, slated to be Secretary of Public Vel fare, had dinner together at swanky hotel and fell into con- versation with the head waiter.
 Do you have many New Dealers stopping with yOu?" asked Hopkins. looking around at the ornate furnishings.
 Do you want a pleasant an- swer," replied the head waiter, "or the truth?"
 "The truth" said Hopkins.
 Tell the New Dealers we have down herc." opined the head waiter, quite aware that he was talking to two of the highest New Dealers, T could count on the finger of one finger"
 That SOP" countered the amused MT. Cummings. Well, we'll have to get after some of these concentrations of wealth"
 To which the head waiter shot hack: WHY DON'T YOU GET BUSY ON THE ROOSEVELTS? THEY'RE CERTAINLY BAKING IN THE MONEY"
 Helium to Germany?
 Secretary Ickes still is standing pat against the sale of helium to Germany. but he is not getting much support from his colleagues ill the Cabinet. In fact, some of them are definitely opposed to hirl.
 One of these is Secretary of the Navy Swanson, whose admirals say that the Germans always per- init them to have naval observ- CT aboard the Zeppelin, and that the German flights have been ex- celient experience for the U. s. Navy.
 Another colleague opposing 1ckes is Cordell Hull, whose State Department munitions expert, Joe Green, has been urging that the German sale be completed. Hull says the United States has a moral obligation to sell the he Hum.
 Meanwhile Secretary Ickes has proposed various strict safeguards in Germany to make sure the helium is not used for war purposes. They are so strict that the German Gov ernment is not likely to accept them. For Ickes has proposed that American inspectors be stationed in Germany to make sure that all the helium is used in commercial Zeppelins, none diverted to other channels.
 It was this form of inspection to which Germany objected under ATT V'LQT< nTSHnDn