The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-08

ACAVAAoO CNuAklAAC1Au 1OA VAAC citizens working for Russia.
 All are under the direct control of Amtorg, the Soviet purchasing agency in New York.
 The two companies which have the largest Russian orders at pres- ent are Radio Corporation of America, which is making radio sets for Russian ships and planes; and Wright Aeronautical Corpor- ation, which is making planes for the SovietS. Amtorg agents are admitted daily to these plans, to inspect the progress of the work on Soviet orders.
 War and Navy Departments are uneasy about this practice, and would prefer to exclude all foreigners from plants producing equipment for U. s. forces. But government policy thus far has made no discrimination between foreigners; a Russian or Japan csc or German who applies through the State Department for a permit to visit or inspect c plant is given the same courtesy as Briton or a Brazilian.
 Probability is that the question will come up in Congress at the next session, and an exclusion policy may be enacted into law.
 Meanwhile the Navy Depart ment keeps a running report on all foreign inspectors, to show whom they represent, what plants they visit and what they see from day to day.
 LEGION COMMANDERS
 Paul McNutt, platinum-haired czar of Federal Security, still isn't quite sure whether he was taken for ride at the recent executive council meeting of the American Legion in Indianapolis.
 An ex-National Commander, Me- Mutt was invited to attend the meeting, supposedly to make speech. Also present was Assist ant Secretary of War Louis John- son, another ex-National Comman- der. The two men are friends on the surface.
 As the meeting wore on, no one called upon McNutt. Finally new ly elected Commander Ray Kelly rose and said, we have with us today an outstanding Washington official who is doing q great job and who is well known by every one of you. He is q former Ma ti0nal Commander and a great friend of every Legionnsire." Then, after a dramatic pause, he added, Tt Is with great pleasure that T. present--Louis A. Johnson"
 McNutt, who had quietly col- lected himself in his chair relaxed. He remained during Johns talk. but as soon as 1t was over made a bee-line for the nearest exit with Kelly in hot pursuit.
 Wait q minute, Paul." he
 pleaded, What's your hurry?
 was going to ask you to say something"
 Sorry, Ray" snapped McNutt, But have . dinner engage
 ment in Martinsville (his home)
 and I've got to hurry along"
 Kelly finally persuaded McNutt to return the following day to ad- dress the council, but Kelly had to talk fast and furiously to do 1t.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 The Jimmy Cromwells. recently voted the happiest married couple in society, will not fly 10 their Hawaiian palace this winter Gay Washington social rendezvous this winter is the home of Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, widow of the late Philadelphia financier and J. P. Morgan partner. She has taken the palace which Day Baker, former director of the Mint, built shortly before he died Con- struction of the palace caused one of Washington's famous social one of Washington's famous feuds when dirt excavated from the Baker cellar was dumped upon the lawn of Mrs. Borden Harri- man, now minister to Norway Ruth Wallace, sister of the secre- tary of Agriculture. has been in Helsinki. She is the wife of a young Swedish diplomat.
 RUSSIAN OBJECTIVE
 If you take out your map of the Scandinavian countries, you can understand why Russia Is attack ing Finland in two different re- gions = at the extreme north near the Arctic ocean and at the extreme south. the most p~nsner-