The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-26


As Gillette rose to go, the Presi-
dent observed that he had been
thinking about Iowa's delegation to
the convention next year, and 1t
seemed to him that the wisest
course would be to have it 60 UNI
instructed.
Gillette, who has publicly de-
clared himself against a third
term, did not rise to the broad
hint. Quietly but firmly he de-
INJURED:
'T'm not so sure about that,
MIR. President. I've always felt
that the Iowa delegation ought
to be instructed for Henry Wal
lace"
Henry is . grand person, .
grand person." Roosevelt re-
piled. There is no question
about that, and no one Is fond
er of him than I am. But you
know as well rs I do, Guy, that
Henry just hasn't got IT."
Gillette admitted this, but per-
sisted in his stand. But after fur
thur discussion, during which
Roosevelt repeated his contention
that Wallace lacked political
oomph, Gillette did give q little
ground
WHAT THE ELL" WINCHELL
Illustrative of the unfair man
ner in which the Dies Commit
tee is used as q sounding-board to
blast reputable characters was the
recent crack which Bundleader
Fritz Kuhn took at Walter VIM
chell.
Winchell's real name, accord
ing to Kuhn, is "Lipschitz".
Winchell's original name actual
ly was 'Winchel." Asked why
he added the extra '1", the ia
nous columnist once wise-cracked:
"What the ELF"
SHORT WHIRLS
A new low in wage-hour en-
forcement was recorded by Fed
eral Judge Bascom s Beaver when
he fined the Camilla Hosiery Mills
of Camilla, Ga. (home town of
Representative Gene Cox, lead
ing wage-hour foe) (only $3.50 for
classifying wage records and not
paying the 25-cent minimum
hourly pay. Beaver also re-
fused to order the company to
make restitution to the under
paid workers =. Cardinal VII
lineuve, venerable head Of the
Catholic church in Canada, will
visit Washington next month for
the annual meeting of the U. s.
Catholic Hierarchy. He will be
interviewed over the radio by DR..
Maurice s. Sheehy of Catholic
University It Is a Dies COM
mittee secret that Arno Risse, Los
Angeles Bund leader under sub
poena, quietly left the country for
Germany a few days before the
committee resumed its public
hearings last month. The commit
tee possesses documents carrying
Rises signature as Los Angeles
Commander.
INDUSTRIAL PREPARATION
The semi dictatorial super-gov-
eminent the Army has devised to
run the country in case of war,
still is only paper plan. Congress
sional action Is necessary to put
1t into effect.
Meanwhile one key feature Of
the plan already has been set
In motion with full congress
sional approval. This Is the
groundwork for mobilizing the
nations industry for war produce
ton. Few, except insiders, realize
the extent Of these preparations.
Today, more than Il 10000
plants have secret orders for
military products, and another
10000 are being surveyed for the
same purpose. In addition, the
War Department has an index
Of thousands Of other factories
that could be used in . pinch.
To insure maximum speed and
efficiency the Army has decen-
tralized its procurement machine
into twelve Concentration CEN
tiers in strategic cities--New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Hartford,
Conn, Schenectady, N. r., Cin-
cinnati. Bethlehem, Penn, At.
lanta, Birmingham, Chicago. San
Francisco. and Seattle. These
centers are under the command
OF picked Army officers whose
special Job It Is to be infinitely
acquainted with the "war load
Of every factory. TO do this they