The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-23

British are holding back a
 Here is the neat British method of delaying the U. s. transatlantic service. Two years ago, Pan Amer ican Airways and Imperial Air. ways signed an agreement giving the British company the right to land in the United States, and the American company the right to land in British territory, iii- cluding Newfoundland. They were to run two round trips per week from London to New York and the agreement was to last lS years.
 The hitch in the agreement, however is that the two com- panies are to start their services simultaneously. Pan American cannot start first. But the British are not ready to star, are too busy building war planes. Dog-in-the- manager, they insist that Pan American shall not start either. SWITCH TO PARIS
 If Pan American Airways does start before Imperial Airways is ready, the British have threatened to declare their 1887 agreement void. thus taking away landing rights for U. S. planes in New foundlafld. Newfoundland is the key to the more northern and shorter route across the Atlantic, Without 1t, U. s. planes must take the longer route via the Azores, landing at Paris instead Of London.
 This is what Pan American now threatens to do. Indignant over British obstruction, the State Department finally asked the French for landing privi- leges in Paris. These have now been granted, and transa tlantic air service will begin with vir.
 tual nose. .thumbing of John Bull.
 Pan Americans planes will be set to start service within a very brief period over the Azores route to France. Tn retaliation the State Department may deny the British landing privileges in the United States, but apparently this does not worry the British much, since they can land at Montreal, send passengers to New York by local plane or train.
 Behind their hands. U. S. offi- clals suggest that Chamberlain
 try out his appeasement policy on the United States.
 NOTE-The situation will be a lot more complicated when six other companies French, Ger man, Dutch, Swiss, Italian and Russian all complete present for hopping the Atlantic.
 COALITION TICKET
 The spectacle of Senator Arthur Vandenbegr, Michigan Republi- can, Senator Josiah Bailey, North Carolina Democrat, and Colonel Frank Knox, 1886 COP vice presi- dential candidate, lunching to- gether in the Senate restaurant has set Capital tongues awagging. The luncheon gave new life to a report that Vandenberg and Bailey are trying to fan up in- terest in an anti-New Deal coal- ition ticket in 1940 with them- selves as the standard-bearers. INSIDE SHOTS
 New Attorney General Frank Murphy worked until 5 a. m. one night last week going over the new list of judges. He scrutinized the record of each with a microscope. Now that the United States needs more naval bases, Senator Tydings of Maryland is working on a bill providing for the imme- diate independence of Puerto Rico. Keep an eye on John Cahill. fortnight young New York lawyer. Despite protests from Jim Farley he is going to be appoint ed U. s. District Attorney there. taking the place of Lamar Hardy, who has resigned Jerome Frank, able SEComissioner, is 6 sure shot at judge of the U. S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia.
 WPA CUTS
 If the decision had been up to Vice President Jack Garner, the Senate Appropriations Committee would have slashed the WPA bud- get to $500. 100000.
 The Texan not only disapproves of the Presidents s875 900 900 fig- ure. but thought the House was entirely too open-handed when its