The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-16

u1QeQCeQ WlCn some OI CIle along the bottle-neck of the great est shipping lane in the world-the English Channel.
 Moreover, secret German stra- tegy is to bring new submarines down the river Rhine into Hol- land. Hitler is reported dicker- ing with the Russians for new submarines, and if the deal goes through, they probably would come from Russia by rail and the Rhine. .4.
 QUEEN WILHELMINA
 The split between Queen Wil- helrnina and her cabinet over whether to resist German invasion has been serious. The Queen leaned toward 8 compromise with Hitler, chiefly because she felt sure her country could not with- stand the German onslaught and she wanted to save her people from the same fate as Poland.
 The Dutch cabinet, on the other hand, was emphatically opposed. Sentiment in Holland is running so strong against Hitler that any compromise would have mean the resignation of the cabinet.
 Another fear in Queen Wil- helmina's mind, according to diplomatic reports cabled here, is the danger of 8 Japanese attack upon the Dutch East Indies simultaneous with the German march across the Dutch border.
 This always has been the strategy planned by the Japanese war lords, but 1t has been shaken recently by Roosevelt's sudden transfer of the U. s. fleet to Hawaii and by the straight-from- the-shoulder diplomacy of Ambas- sador Grew.
 CHARLEY DAWES
 Ex-Vice President Charley Dawes, now "A, slipped into Wash- ington the other day without let- ting his old friends know 1t, and had private dinner at the Met ropolitan Club.
 Chief guests were not the big politicos, nor the senators, but his old friends the army officers. Dawes has seen experience in al- most every branch of government, from vice president and ambassa- dor down to budget director and comptroller of the currency, but the part of his service ne seems to have enjoyed most was as an army officer.
 NOTE-Dawes is reported to be in the political camp of Sena- tor Bob Taft for 1940. 4
 CAPITAL CHAFF z,
 Extreme precautions have been taken to guard the secrecy of the report submitted to the President by the shelved War Industries Board. Only four copies were made: one for the President. one for the Secretary of War, a third for the Acting Secretary of the Navy, and the fourth for Board Chairman Stettinius Post master General Farley, one of the best dressed men in public life always wears double breasted, sub- dued but colored suits .. High est ranking rinionite nabbed fin Assistant Attorney General Thur man Arnold's monopoly and racketeering cleanup of the build- ing industry is William Hutche- son, president of the carpenters and first vice president of the AFL. He was indicted.
 F. D. R. and J. l.. L.
 It wasn't supposed to be known but while the rest of Washing ton was vacationing on Armistice day, John L. Lewis had a private White House luncheon with the President.
 This meeting was more fruitful than their conversation earlier in the week. when William Green and Lewis called at the White House.
 Conversation at the luncheon revolved around the idea of one big union for the entire country, which would wipe out CIO and AFL differences. The details are still to be worked out and the AFL moguls still are to be weaned over to the plan. So far they are anything but enthusiastic.
 Most significant part of the luncheon conversation was the cordiality between the two men. ROoseveIt's crack of a plague Q both your houses" was forgotten; also Lewis recent blast against Che Western Pro- gressivc conference and the third