The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-20

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 Aranha also is No. friend of the United States in Latin Amer ica, and as such he was invited to pay a goodwill trip to the United States. But when the State Department got him here, chief subject discussed was getting Brazil to pay her debts. It was as if Roosevelt had spent all his time with his guest, King George, demanding that England repay her war debts.
 Because Aranha was such a staunch friend of the United States, the State Department irn- posed on his friendship, forced a debt agreement upon him.
 Brazilians do not see why they should pay their debts if France Britain. Italy, etc, do not pay theirs, so Foreign Minister Aranha had a tough time when he got home. One opponent was Gen. eral Monteirc, a blunt-spoken army officer who was planning to accept a German invitation to witt ness Nazi army maneuvers. So the State Department, worried over its previous policy, moved heaven and earth to bring Mon- teiro to the United States instead of Germany.
 LATE LESSON
 This time the State Depart ment has learned lesson. Be- cause Aranha was such a good friend, the State Department kept him waiting on a Jersey City switchyardf for over an hour, brought him on a slow train to Washington, provided him with no aides in making other trips be- tween New York and Washing ton, did not even help get his baggage from the station in time for him to dress for dinner.
 This time, much less friendly General Monteiro has had a special U. s. cruiser sent all the way to Brazil to bring him here. Every hour of his three weeks stay has been mapped out, and he will be flown from city to city by a fleet of flying fortresses.
 MORAL: In South America 1t pays to be aloof, or even un- friendly to the United States. Penalty of being real friend is to be imposed upon by the State Department. No debts will be discussed with General Monteir0. CORCORAN AND MICHELSON
 Tommy Corcoran, Roosevelts famed brain truster, and Charley Nicholson, the Democratic brain truster of John Raskob's day, had breakfast the other day m . Washington hotel.
 Good friends personally, the two have strongly divergent political views, Corcoran believing that the Democratic party must be pro- gressive and virile, Nicholson be- lieving that it must travel along relatively old-fashioned lines, 8 policy which Corcoran believes will doom the party to defeat.
 The two did not discuss politics at the beginning of their break fast. They were too busy eating waffles. Finally Tom offered Charles the last quarter of a waffle.
 sT'M split it with you" he
 suggested.
 aYou can't split a waffle."
 renIied MicheIsOn. thinking of
 syrup spreading in every direc-
 ton.
 .aYou can split it just as well
 as you can split the Democratic
 party" shot back Corc0ran.< McNUTT STARTS YOUNG
 To get an idea of how Paul McNutt is reaching for 1940, cast a glance at Pittsburgh. There, on the 10th, 11th and 12th of Aug ust, the Young Democrats will hold their convention.
 McNutt, through his campaign manager, Frank McHale, has said that Indiana will send no less than 2.000 delegates to the com vention. An entire hotel has been reserved for them. and Q big ban- auet planned for the second night
 NOTE-The number of dele gates attending does not deter mine the voting strength of ( state. Each state Is allowed tc cast one vote for each 1000 paid- LID members, regardless of how many attend. Indiana has 5000 paid-up members. which is bet ter than most.
 Tip-off of what is happening h Tientsii,, China. is tho fact thu the Japansss an,ba'aadors ?, 1T. In . kon'' z