The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-18

Alter giving a general outline of the Army'S plans for industrial mobilization, General Harris ob- served, You gentlemen probably will not like some of the compul- sions that would be imposed on you. But, as I am sure I need not remind you, war enforces dis tasteful compulsion on everybody involved. Which gives point to the moral, Don't get into war if you can help it."
 Another moral Harris pointedly tossed at his business listeners was to go easy on price boost ing.
 Don't run wild on prices"
 he warned quietly. You can't
 afford to get out of hand on
 that. The public would sent it
 and you'll run head-On into
 trouble. We want you to make
 money; we are not against that.
 We're all for it. But there is a
 difference between making :.
 legitimate and reasonable profit
 and profiteering."
 This thrust brought chorus of questions as to what was con- sidered a legitimate and reason able profit.
 'Well, I can't talk for the gov ernment," said Harris with a twinkle in his eye, but personally I look at it this way: had some securities few years back that paid me six per cent dividend. Now considered that very good return on my mOney-and I think the same nOw."
 None in the audience openly challenged this contention but from sotto voce remarks it was apparent that more than one busi- ness man vigorously disagreed with Harris.
 NOTE-The veteran officer scored big hit personally with the business men by his delft, eff ficient handling of the meeteing. He met an hours barrage of questions with unfailing tact and good humor; courteously brushing aside silly ones and adroitly side stepping inquiries he didn't want to answer.
 OUTGOING STUFF
 Not all isolationist mail in Washington is incoming. A heavy flood also is outgoing. < The National Council for the Prevention of War, headed by ag- gressive Frederick J. Libby and housed in the old Ulysses s. Grant building directly opposite the State Department, is daily sehd- ing out thousands of copies of a speech by Senator Borah and the first radio address of Col. Lindbergh. And it isn't costing the NCPW cent for postage.
 The heavy Six-by-eight manila envelopes are going out free of charge under the congressional franks of Borah and Senator Charles Tobey of New Hampshire.
 The other day there were 27 large mailbags filled with these speeches stacked in one of the NCPW corridor. Who is putting up the money for the printing of the speeches (done at cost in the Government Printing Off, fice) and addressing of the en- velopes is Libby's secret. Two months ago, before the special session was convened, he gave up some of his office space and cut his staff to six. Today. over 20 clerks are working for him. NEW CANDIDATE
 You haven't heard anything about 1t yet, but there is a new candidate in the field for the 1940 COP presidential nomination.
 He is Senator Gerald Prentice Nye,. boyish- looking North Dako- tan, Townsendite and the most vocal of the isolationist leaders. He has made an average of $15,000 year the last few years lectur- ing on the munitions industry and isolationism.
 Generalissimos of Yves cam
 paign are his new secretary, Gerald w. Moyius, former Bis- mark, N. D., political reporter now on the government payroll One could say that moving all Hib- ping was quite a job and still not tell a tenth of it. Moving began In 1913. Again, Hibbing took on aspect.