The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-31

The dead man was John Nor rison, late head of the Morrison Advertising Agency, Bible House, New York city, which for many years has had a monopoly on advertising in The Federationist, monthly magazine of the AFL. This lucrative monopoly netted Morrison an annual income that enabled him to leave a gross estate of $559, ,294.
 What caused the explosion at the peace barley was the discov- cry by the CiO that in his will, Morrison had made bequests to number of top flight sAFL lead- CTS as follows:
 $5,000 to William Green. AFL
 president.
 $5,000 to William Hutcheson,
 president of the carpenters.
 $5,000 to Frank Duffy, vice.
 president of the carpenters.
 $5,000 to Frank Morrison (no
 relative), secretary of the AFL.
 $25, 5,000 to Thomas Rickert, president of the United Gar
 ment Workers and a peace
 negotiator, plus one-fifth inter-
 est in the annual income of the
 Morrison Agency.
 These happen to be the men for years have dominated the AFL Executive Committee, which in turn controls the business af- fairs of the Federationist. Mor- rison's will made the CIO negotia- tors see red particularly his be- quest giving Rickert a vested in- terest in the continuance of the monopoly.
 You have no right to partici- pate in these negotiations" they stormed at Rickert. "You have a pecuniary interest in prevent ing peace, because you know that the minute there is peace this advertising monopoly will be ended and you stand to lose big income every year. That couldn't have been the reason why you were appointed to this committee, could K?"
 Rickert hotly denied this.
 In union circles Rickert is cred- tied with being the most hard boiled and anti-CIO of all the AFL negotiators. Recently his union lost its last contract with garment manufacturers to CLOS Amalgamated Clothing Workers. Rickert's membership is now con- fined only to overall-makers. MARIAN ANDERSON
 Several individuals high in the Administration are having a hard time controlling their mirth over the vice president, and the. fact that he will now have to listen to Marian Anderson at the White House concert for the King and Queen.
 Jack Garner, 1t will be remem- bered, boycotted the Lincoln Me- morial concert of the Negro singer. despite invitations, both tele- graphed and telephoned. to att tend.
 What some of his Cabinet col- leagues are chortling about is that Jack cannot now very well shun the Negro contralto with out also snubbing the King and Queen.
 FORTHRIGHT ASHURST
 Senator Ashurst of Arizona bowled over a newsman by his reply to the question, "When will Congress adjourn?" Quickly and without qualification, Ashurst said, "The first Saturday in July"
 Then he smiled broad and ex- plained. "You know, I get tired of saying repeatedly, I don't know, in answer to that question. So I give . straight answer now. and if I should happen to hit it. my fame would be established" CHILEAN FASCISM?
 Claude Bowers. recently deposed ambassador to Spain, is slated for appointment as ambassador to Chile - an excellent choice, since Chile is one of the few really democratic countries in South America. Bowers. in turn has made democracy his life study.
 Ironic fate. however, may place Bowers in the same position in Chile which he occupied in Spain with another revolution on his hands.
 Chile elected a Popular Front government by q scant majority. Immediately thereafter 1t was hit by an earthquake and had had tough going. One difficulty has been the ncu-cnnDeratior nf b's