The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-09-30

In that crowd are thousands of
Coughlinites pulling shoulder to
shoulder with the Quakers; Quak-
ers, in turn, hand in hand with
the dup and Ernest Weir, la
bor-baiting steel magnate, in SYM
pathy with Bob LaFollette, the
champion of labor.
Also in the embargo lobby are
such incongruous partners as
Henry Ford; Norman Thomas, the
Socialist; Eddie Rickenbacker, the
war ace; Charles A. Beard, the
historian; John Haynes Holmes,
the preacher; John T. Flynn, the
columnist; and Roland Hayes, the
Negro tenor.
Behind the scenes, the peace bloc
is organized along military lines.
They have pulled against each
other in the past, but now they
are working together under a
General Staff" for peace.
PROTESTANT LOBBY
Chief of staff in the Protestant
part of the army (the Catholics
operate separately is Frederick
j. Libby, who runs the National
Council for the Prevention Of War.
Its offices are in General u. 8.
Grants former headquarters, di-
rectly opposite the State. War and
Navy building, where Mr.. Libby
can look across at Secretary Hull's
young men who vigorously oppose
him.
Mr.. Libby is a happy, energetic
little man, once Bible teacher at
Phillips Exeter Academy, later
adopting the Quaker faith. He is
both sincere and effective in his
embargo lobbying.
His Council Is sending out TO-
900 copies of Col. Lindbergh's
speech, is urging $4,000 friends to
lombard congressman and is send
ing out 10000 petitions which will
be shopped around communities
for signatures.
THE PEACE BLOC
Other members of the peace
bloc, working under Libby's Cen
eral Staff, include:
Fellowship of Reconciliation
operated by John Nevin Sayre,
brother Of Francis Sayre, new high
commissioner to the Philippines,
but for six years assistant secre-
tary of state. Thus the brother of
Hull's recent assistant is now pull
ing strongly against Hull.
Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom-one Of the
most effective units in the peace
lobby, largely due to its executive
secretary, Miss Dorothy Deter, an
astute organizer whose sole criterion
of political fitness Is whether a
congressman votes with her. 1t
was the resourceful Miss Deter
who persuaded Senator Nye to
start the munitions investigation,
and who had more to do with
passing the law than almost any
one else. She has a brother in
the u. S. navy.
World Peaceways-an advertis-
ing group which uses radio and
is operated by DR.. Max Weis and
Mrs. Estelle Sternberger, noted
pacifist.
The American Friends Service
Committee, Peace Section head
ed by Ray Newton, who devised
the idea of organizing Gen
eral Staff" to fight for the arms
embargo.
The Methodist World Peace
Commission, Chicago headed by
Charles F. Boss, has 100000 menu
bers and claims that a resolution
to "hold the embargo" has just
been passed unanimously" by all
100000.
Then there are the War Re-
sisters League, headed by John
Haynes Holmes; the Youth Com
mittee against War, headed by
Fay Bennett; to Keep America
Out of War Congress, headed by
Norman Thomas: the Peace Com
mittee of the Mennonites: the
Peoples Lobby headed by that old
liberal warhorse, Ben Marsh: the
School of Liveable Christianity, Of
Chicago; the Peace House of New
York, headed by Mrs. j. Sergeant
Cram, who recently purchased a
half page advertising appeal t,
much concerned because q grand.
father had a penchant for abduct'