The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-07


 war in Europe.
 It was his opinion that the next six weeks would decide whether there will be European war this year or not. If Europe gets past this period, it can breathe easy until next spring.
 Kennedys report checks with other confidential dispatches sent to the State Department by U. $. diplomatic observers. There is one big factor which worries them, plus another point which always causes uneasiness in the summer.
 1st, is the drive MuSsolini and Hitler are making to clean up the Spanish mess in order to concen- trate on Czechoslovakia and Gen. tral Europe. Originally they had intended to liquidate Spain by May. The German embassy here even notified the State Depart ment to that effect, and dropped a hint that if the arms embargo were lifted, American ships bear ing supplies would be bombed.
 But the unexpected strength of the Loyalists forced the bombing of British ships in stead, even though the major ity of these ships carried food, not munitions.
 If the Spanish imbroglio could be liquidated immediately, France would find a new hostile army on her Spanish flank, thus could send fewer troops against Ger many if the Nazis attacked CZechoSlovakia. That is why Ger man aggression in Central Eu- rope depends upon the war in Spain..
 2nd, is Europe's wheat crop, and the fact that war is always more likely after the harvest.
 If war is held off until fall, Germany is not likely to attack, since winter fighting is 8 poor time for quick victories. and Nazi strategy is based upon walk over before others can get into action.
 NOTE-Despite the fact that the resistance of the Spanish Loyalists enhances the chance for European peace, Secretary Hull continues adamant against both lifting the Spanish embargo and against imposing one in the war between China and Japan. ApIroVx, TonI1cnn
 Representative Usher L. Bur dick is a North Dakota Repub- lican, but he hotly denies that President Andrew Jackson, patron saint of the Democrats, was the. founder of the spells system.
 Burdick contends that Jackson did not ouSt 1918 office holders during his first year in the White House, as his Federalist opponents charged, but only 919.
 Furthermore" Republican Burdick declares, cit is about time we quit singling out Jack son for blame. The spells sys- tenn was not started by him; it began under Washington and has been going on under every President since."
 NOTE-Burdick is the only member of congress who has no committee assignments. When the leaders turned down his com- mittee preferences, he refused to accept what they offered him.
 
 Big Berthas
 Justice Departments Antitrust Division is quietly arming itself to the teeth in preparation for its part in the monopoly inves- tigation.
 Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold, head of the Di- vision, has added the following Big Berthas to his staff:
 Dr. Leon Henderson, former chief of the Research Division of the MIRA, WPA economist and one of the most advanced and out spoken braintrusters in the Ad- ministration.
 Prof. Walton Hale Hamilton, Yale law teacher, formerly of the MIRA, and militant antitrust cru Sader.
 Dexter Keezer, ex-newspaper man, chief of the MIRA Consum- CTS Advisory Board, and presi- dent of Reed College in Portland, Ore.
 Careerist's Impartiality
 Up until shortly before the Italians tacitly admitted their planes Operating for Franco) had been bombing British ships, State Department boys were putting out word that British ships really were being bombed by Spanish Loyalists.
 Good Will Cows
 Almost every ship clearing New York for Latin America in recent months has had load of bomb- ing planes, machine pllnS. rifles.