The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-15

the New Deal neutrality plan would
prevail and that continuance Of the
existing emergency through next
year virtually would deliver third
term nomination to Mr.. Roosevelt
If he wants it.
That is the short and long view
on the political situation as ex-
pressed today from a peculiarly adj
vantageous observation point. The
administration already is hopeful OF
support of three Democratic sena-
tors who were in the opposition
when the foreign relations commit
tee vote was taken last session. They
are Senator's Guy M. Gillette, Dem
ocrat, Iowa, Frederick Van Mugs,
Democrat. Indiana, and Walter F.
George, Democrat, Georgia.
Senator Pat Harrison Joins
Senator Pat Harrison, Democrat
Mississippi, critic of New Deal fiscal
and related issues, joined the arms
embargo repeal brigade yesterday
His announcement was welcomed by
party men attempting to heal po-
litical wounds inflicted in congress
sional contests since the supreme
court reorganization bill was SUBJ
mitted on February 5, 1887.
From the Democratic standpoint
the optimistic view is that the neu-
trality issue and such business i'm
provement as may develop with OF
without repeal of the embargo will
tend to strengthen the administra-
ton with independents who were
beginning to slip away from Roose-
welt moorings.
Arms embargo repeal Is calcu-
lated to have popular appeal to 8
majority of the electorate and or
that Judgment some party spokes-
men believe that the neutrality act
vii lbe amended substantially a.
Mr.. Roosevelt desires.
Capital Is Guessing
Mr.. Roosevelt's own role in re.
storing party harmony has Wash.
ington guessing whether he will cal
Democrats individually to the White
House for peace talk. His first move
after adopting the political parti.
sanship adjournment" this month
was to invite both Republican ane
Democratic congressional leader!
TO ra preseason White House con
ference. That will be a compare.
lively formal affair. Overtures Il
Democrats only could be undertaken
with considerably less publicity, bu
just as effectively in the norma
parade of day to day White Hous'
callers.
Talk Of party harmony recognize
evidence that there is uneasines
over the extent to which government
powers would be pushed If the emer
gency increased or If the Unitet
States got into war. Fears o
price fixing, confiscatory taxes an
government domination Of bushes
would be expected to rise with ever
indication that the United State
would be drawn into the conflict.
COP Opening Guns
Some political strategists believ
supporters of the arms embargo hav
made q tactical blunder in permit
ting the opening guns to be fire,
almost exclusively by Republicans
Senator William E. Borah, Repup
lican, Idaho, last night continuet
the barrage begun earlier in tn
week by himself, Senator Gerald F
Nye, Republican, North Dakota, an,
Senator Arthur H. Vendenberg, Re
publican, Michigan.
Democratic party peace maker
are hopeful that the Republican on
slaught will draw Democrats close
together although 1t Is realized tina
some of the party are irrevocabl
committed to maintain the arm
embargo.
The effect of European war O
1910 presidential prospects Is be
coming top subject of Washingto
conversation. A highly placed Dem
ocratic estimate Of the situation
that the Republican candidacy c
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewe
Of New York has been hardest HI
by the war. That Is on the theor
that so young a man would be les
attractive to the G. o. P. conventio
II the world were In the midst Of
war crisis.
On the Democratic side, the opir
ion Is expressed here that the cam
paign in behalf of Social Securit
Administrator Paul v. McNutt wi
be materially hampered by the fat
that his chief, Mr.. Roosevelt, is ar
pealing for an adjournment Of pol
tics In a time of national, II Unite
emergency.