The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-05

 that sane prediction Is out However, Germany is following almost exactly the same pattern she followed last year in Czecho- slovakia, e campaign of intimida- ton, worry and wearing down the enemy.
 All the information collected by the State Department is that Hit Ter expects to get what he wants without war. He figures the French and British will not give any real support to Poland in the final showdown; also that any clash with Poland will be short and decisive.
 Hitler is the cleverest strategist in Europe, and he may be right. On the other hand, he may get fooled this time. The British have built up their airplane production to 0 point where 1t nearly equals the German. French morale Is at a high pitch. The French are cal- loused to crises and almost shrug their shoulders over war. In other words, both sides have reached Q showdown psychology. This Is what makes the coming weeks the most dangerous in Q quarter of Q century.
 ANTI. THIRD TERM
 The GOP-silverite log.rolling deal on the monetary bill was dis- cussed as much in the Senate cloakrooms as on the Floor out side.
 Vice President Jack Garner and several Senators were gossiping about the COP deal when one of them observed, "It certainly was Q strange lineup. In 1888 the Dem- ocfatic platform contained the fa- nous l6-to-l silver plank and one of the members of the resolutions committee that wrote the platform was Carter Glass. Now he Is one of the adamant advocates of "hard money" and bitter foe of giving the President power to devalue the dollar"
 That wasn't the only interest ing plank in that 1896 platform" broke in Garner. "There was an- other that has current applica- tion."
 "What was that?"
 "An anti-third term plank!" CAPITAL CHAFF
 Genial Harry Woodring has an almost exact double-Bill Mac Cracken, Assistant Secretary of Commerce in the Coolidge days .. One of the hardest-working of the Civil Aeronautics Commission CTS is Grant Mason, a pioneer in building up Pan American Air ways. He seldom leaves his desk before 9 or 10 in the evening |. ". :. Ex-Secretary of State Stimson. Republican, has leased his palatial mansion, "Woodley," to Assistant Secretary of State Berle. Demo- crat. Purchased by Stimson at a cost of $500, 900, he has willed 1t to Phillips (Andover) Academy, where he studied.
 PORK < SCUTTLE
 During the confusion and tur- moil of last weeks congressional monkeyshines there slipped through unnoticed two appropria- ton items that constitute an inc teresting commentary on the statesmanship of Virginias Rep resentative Clifton Woodrum. grooming czar of the House Alp propriations Committee.
 One was . clear case of pork and the other clear case of scuttie.
 The pork grabbing job was a $340,000 grant for another Antarc- tic expedition by Woodrum's friend. Admiral Richard E. Byrd. brother of Senator Harry Byrd. the Senate's No. shouter for economy. Twice the House re- jected the item, but W0odrum, chief axer Of relief appropria- . tons and unrelenting foe Of WPA's theater projects. quietly sneaked the Byrd fund into Q de- ficiency supply bill and in the noisy chaos of Congress. got 1t approved as part of this measure.
 It is doubtful C more than . handful of CongressnIen are aware that this appropriation, which they twice vetsed. ls now law.
 NoTE-The Byrd Antarctic ex. petition ls supposed to be jtisti. fled by the need Of establishing U. 6. claims on the South Pole. How- sver, the last time Admiral Byrd