The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-18

They had come to the press con- ference in large numbers expect ing to hear another sizzling "horse -and-buggy" fusillade. In- stead, Roosevelt appeared linruf- fled, good natured and with little say on neutrality.
 But what the newsmen did not know was that Roosevelt was nei- ther calm nor good humored. Act ually he was fighting mad, and if it hadn't been for Cardinal Nun delein, the reporters probably would have got the box-car head lines they had anticipated.
 The Cardinal had a luncheon engagement with the President at 1 F. M. Word of the commit tees action reached the Presi- dent shortly before noon, and he hit the ceiling. By the time Mundeleih was usered in, Roose- welt was seething with indigna- ton.
 With deep emotion, the Presi- dent told his old friend that he was not going to take the blow ly- ing down, that he intended to fight back and would go on the air at once to take the issue di- rectly to the people.
 CARDINAL SOOTHES
 PRESIDENT
 His Eminence is warm sup- porter of the Administrations for eign policy; also he is wise and far-sighted counselor. At first, he did not disagree with the Presi- dent and his hot-tempered plans. He merely said nothing. He talked about the short-sightedness of the committee and concurred with the President that the mornings work had been a big victory for Hitler and the Nazi-Fascists axis.
 For two hours the gentle, un- derstanding prelate quietly kept the conversation rolling while the President blew off steam and cooled off.
 When the Cardinal finally rose to go 1t was a little after 3 o'clock and the President had regained his usual cheery composure. An hour later when the reporters trooped in, Roosevelt gave no out- ward sign of being disturbed He chatted and joked as if nothing untoward had happened.
 However, two questions had been planted" with several newsmen to enable him to air his views on a power question and spending is- sue. And he muffed both cues. His mind was not on the press conference.
 FIsHIN' FAN
 Barring change in his plans, the President will make one-day stopover in Oregon in order to try out its famed fishing waters dur ing his West Coast junket.
 He may also return East from his Alaska visit by way of the Panama Canal. This part of his itinerary is still unsettled, will de- pend on conditions abroad and whether he decides to do some speaking en route home. Some po- litical advisers are urging this. Il the President does return by rail he will pay another visit to the Fort Peck Dam in Montana. which he inspected two years ago while 1t was under construction.
 Present tentative plans call for only one stop enroute to the San Francisco Fair, to visit White House Secretary Marvin Mcintyre. convalescing fin North Carolina. There is every likelihood, however, that this will be changed and sev- eral stops added to the schedule. SPANISH LOAN
 State Department officials are not anxious to have 1t advertised, but they are still pulling wires to give General Franco large Ex- port-Import Bank credit, despite the fact that revolution once again has reared its head in Spain.
 Not only are Franco forces quarreling among themselves, but Republicans have begun sporadic fighting in some parts of Spain. Vytas. lSsa eilasafi0u sgas fes