The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-23

w ooAAA4A6 OO4A W%o VSAAAAAS 4AS ing Russia.
 Speaking at a newspaper gath- ering, Minister Irimescu predict ed quite frankly that if Ger many invaded Rumanian soil, King Carol would resist; but if Germany wanted to send troops and submarines through Rumania via the Danube in order to attack Russia in the Black Sea, then Ru- mania would cooperate with Ger many.
 The remark was immediately cabled to Europe. It did not help the Anglo-French effort to per- Suade Russia to aid King Carol. CZECH LEGATION
 Czech Minister Hurban aroused the sympathy of the entire United States through his valiant stand to retain the Czech Legation in Washington; but he did not take the step without first consulting the State Department.
 It was after he had received the tacit approval of Acting Sec retary Welles that he turned out the secretaries of the German enl- bassy who had come to occupy his Legation in the name of Hitler.
 .Hurban's move was as shrewd as it was spectacular, for it helps
 te block any German seizure of
 Czech gold in American banks. As long as he remains nominal representative of the CzechO- slovak government in the United
 States, and as long as the State
 Department refuses to recOg-
 nize Nazi rule in Prague, it
 will be next to impossible for the
 Nazis to collect Czech bank de-
 posits in this country.
 Since Minister Hurban does not have to pay taxes on his Legation, and since any number of Czech- American will help support him, he can probably remain in Wash ington indefinitely.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 With the sending of new U. s. Ambassador Steinhardt to Russia, old Soviet Ambassador Troyanovsky may come back to the United States In October, 1887, George Messersmith, able assist ant secretary of state, wrote a report predicting Hitler's moves in Europe. His predictions were so startling that State Department colleagues smiled. Today he has proved 100 per cent correct Jack Garner says: T stopped hating people 40 years ago. That's why I have time to do so many other things today" -. Keep an eye on Ted Crank, astute. young Washington attorney, as probable new appointee on the Fed eral Communications Commission Crank has attracted attention with his impartial presentation of radio forums over the Mutual Sys- tenn Appointment of AL berto Cabero as new Chilean am- bassador means that ex-Ambas- sador Carlos Davila will really run Chilean affairs in the USA. The two are close friends, and Da- villa long in exile, is now living in New York Capital gour- mets are looking forward to Rep- resentative Fred Bradley's all- Michigan food products dinner. Prize dish will be Escanaba smelts. Admiral Claude Bloch, commander of the U. s. fleet, surprised naval colleagues with the superb job he did in handling the recent maneuvers. Some of them felt he was a little too old for the job.
 U. S. FLEET
 Trouble in Europe has put the Navy in quandary regarding the United States fleet, now mob,lized in the Atlantic. The question is whether or not to send part of it back to the Pacific.
 In view of the European war clouds, it would appear lucky that the fleet is in the Atlantic. This, in part, is correct. However, it is automatic that when war breaks in Europe, the Japanese will take advantage of it Thus 1t is unlikely that if France and Bri- tain become embroiled with the dictator countries. Japan will carve out a few extra slices in the Pacific.
 Especially worth watching Is
 the Dutch East Indies, one of
 the wealthiest oil areas, in the
 world. It will surprise no one around the State, War and Navy