The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-16

the White House state dim between the dinner and tn With his characteristic breezy informality, Cactus Jack" asked the King the question that is on everybody's tongue: ITS THERE GOING TO BE WAR IN EU- ROPE?" The reply was equally frank.
 q don't know, MT. Vice Presi- dent" the King said, "it depends on a number of situations, any one of which might lead to deS velopments of the greatest con- sequence. Europe is veritable powder keg that may explode any moment and then again it may not"
 WONT YOUR COUNTRY GO BROKE IF TT KEEPS ON SPENDING FOR APARTMENTS" ASKED GARNER.
 "It isn't a question of my country alone," responded the King. "It seems to me that the whole world will go bankrupt if this gigantic armament race continues. Of course England can't keep up the pace it is go- ing and neither can the other nations of the world. I should say that even the United States with all its great wealth and natural resources, will eventually get into difficulty if it has to continue to pile up armaments to protect its security and inter- ests. I am sure that the peo- ples of the world want peace but that seems a very difficult thing to obtain"
 "IF THERE IS A EUROPEAN WAR, AND ENGLAND IS DE- FEATED, WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE?" GARNER INQUIRED. The King shook his head gloom- fly. T am unable to say"
 WOULD ITS FLEET BE DE- STROYED?" GARNER PUR- SUED.
 'T suppose it would," the King replied. "The Germans un- doubtedly would do to our fleet what we did to theirs"
 Garner was greatly impressed with both British rulers. He tells friends that the Queen is as sweet as honey" and that the King has a "lot more brains than people realize"
 And you know what else he told me?" Garner adds with twinkle in his eye-"that | was the most interesting man he met in this country"
 DIR. TOWNSEND RETREATS
 Despite their public clamor for action, Dr. Francis Townsend plus his chief congressional allies are secretly trying to stave off a record Seante vote on the old-age pension scheme.
 Two motives are behind this un- dercover maneuver (l) Townsend'S reluctance to face another con- gressional defeat, and (2) the de- sire of certain Republican Town sendites to avoid showdown.
 Townsend fully realizes that the Senate will reject his bill even more decisively than did the House. So with his national convention taking place late this month, does not relish another licking; for the Senate going on record against, his scheme would mean that he is all washed up as far as this Congress is concerend, condition not conducive to political agita ton.
 COP Townsendite senators are equally anxious to duck a roIl-call, for fear their stand for the old-age pension plan will hurt the party with busi- ness men at time when 1t is staging . soaring comeback.
 So with the full cooperation of pr. Townsend himself, they are quietly trying to keep his bill from being offered in the Senate when the chamber takes up the Social Security amendments passed by the House. So far, they have had no luck, for at least two Democratic Townsen- dites are determined to force . vote.
 Flerida's senater Claude Pep per and CaIlfornIa's Senator Sheridan Downey have bzHntly. told Townsend they Intend to ...-s-.....-'s'-.-'-s-.- --.- .sss.s.--..