The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-02

They wanted to get back to the familiar levels of domestic issues and electioneering.
 This was true of both parties. The Republican National Commit tee had worked out an elaborate anti-New Deal publicity drive for this fall, which had to be shelved when Roosevelt called the special session. COP generalissimos have been chafing at the bit ever since, for the longer their program is held up the less effective 1t will be.
 Also, they are worried about the upsurge in Roosevelt popularity as a result of his international policy.
 In the Democratic camp, the foreign development cut squarely across Jack Gamers churning boom and the ambitious soundings taken by managers of Paul Mo- Mutt. Both were in the midst of poppy drives when Hitler pulled the trigger and pushed them off the front pages.
 The Garner camp is all SC to start rolling again as soon as neutrality is out of the way. His managers have quietly sent word to state lieutenants to swing into action as soon as they get the signal; while Frank McHale, bulky campaign maestro for McNutt, is all set to resume his delegate hunting.
 HORSE LOBBY
 Most members of Congress have become hardened to the various pressure groups the neutrality bill has spawned on Capitol Hill. But the latest group Is bowling them over.
 It's a horse lobby.
 The American Humane Asso- citation Is bombarding the legisla- tors with fervent pleas to amend the neutrality measure so as 10 prohibit the shipment of horses and mules to the European bat tlefields.
 eve can't burden the bill with
 any more amendments" quipped
 Representative John A. Mar
 tin of Colorado. 'T think every
 member should vote neigh on
 this question:"
 STALIN'S MOVE NEXT
 Diplomatic messages from Eu- rope indicate that Joe Stalin's next squeeze play will be in the Balkans, and that 1t may go even further than his semi-annexation of the Baltic states in the north.
 What he is aiming at is bloc of small nations under Soviet in- fluence which will form a barrier between Russia and the rest of Europe. Bessarabia, which was Russian before the World War, is one step in this direction. Ru- mania cannot possibly keep 1t from falling into Russia's lap.
 Bulgaria long has been friend- Iy to the Soviet and will be the next to fall.
 But Stalin's chief objective, &C., cording to diplomatic advices, will be Istanbul and European Turkey. This was his aim during the Turkish negotiations. which broke up two weeks ago because Rus sia wanted to place three divi- sions of the Red Army on the Dardanelles.
 NOTE - Soviet Russia's am- bitions are no different than the Czar's. The Czar penetrated Si- beria with the Trans-Siberian railway to reach the sea at Vladt- vostok. Now Soviet Russia, still reaching for the sea, has ambitions, in~ Norway, Finland and Tur- key.
 SHORT WHIRLS
 Weikan Chiang, second son of General Chiang Kai-shek, is in Washington preparing for an in- fantry training course in a U. s. Army school. He has already had three years of military training with the German army. When 8 Washington newsman asked him for an Interview, young Chiang shook his head. Father told me to keep my mouth shut" ne said. z. Crochety Justice McRey- holds has begun the ney Supreme Court term by playing hockey whenever he can Jerome Frank, chairman of SEC, won 8 gold Phi Beta Kappa key for high scholarship at Chicago uni- versity. but doesn't wear 1t. His axrssla :. ak kar.as CT rn@t at es. a maua~