The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-31

This is particularly true of those Republicans with presidential ambitions, who are fearful that their Townsendism will boomer ang.
 Recently, therefore, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and other Townsendite leaders secretly pro- posed to the Doctor that he come out fora compromise whereby So- cial Security pensions would be upped to flat $45 per month. The senators argued that there was no hope of putting his scheme through this session, so the logi- cal thing to do was to back a plan that did have chance.
 But the aged funny money" crusader grimly set his cadaverous jaw. To all entreaties he replied, Nope, no deals. It's either all or nothing"
 Townsend knows full well that his panacea has no chance in this congress. That doesn't bother him at all, and he sees no reason to compromise. He is in no hurry. A comprbmise would wash up his movement and him as political whip-cracker. He is counting on a turndown this Congress and al- ready is building castles in the sky for 1940.
 "Well not only capture both the House and Senate next year," he is telling intimates, "but also elect our President. They can't beat us, and then we'll rule the roost. and make them come to us."
 Townsend is as much head ache to Democratic leaders as to the COP.
 They have been wondering for weeks whether to kill his bill in the House Appropriations Committee or allow it to be voted down in the open House. Some are for reporting it out, in order to put the Republicans on the spot. Others point out that this is a knife that cuts both ways.
 Inner circle advisers urge that the bill be stalled in committee until near the end of the ses- sion, when all important legisla- ton has been disposed of, and then kill it in committee. They argue that although this strategy will save the Republicans from embarrassment, it will also save lot of jittery Democratic hides, also prevent Townsend from ob- taining count of noses and claiming he is within sight of vic- tory.
 BRITAIN AND USA
 Sir Willmott Lewis, astute cor- respondent of The Lonoon Times, was addressing the Army War College on the international situ- ation. The War College is made up of the alleged best minds in Army, and after each lecture the officers put the lecturer through a stiff cross-examination.
 "Con you tell us, Sir Will
 mott" asked a colonel, "how long Great Britain will continue
 to expect the United States to pull her chestnuts out of the fire?"
 "As long," replied Sir Will mott, "as the United States re- lies on Great Britain as her second line of defence"
 MARINE CORPS POLITICS
 It looks as if Marine brass hats were ganging up on Colonel Char ley Price, the new Smedley Butt Ter of the Marine Corps.
 Colonel Price is the man who commanded the Fourth Marine Corps Regiment in Shanghai dur ing the tense days of the Japan csc bombarment, previously ran the Nicaraguan elections and has held many important foreign posts. Like Smedley Butler in his daring. but with more balance, he Is con- sidered one of the smartest men on the active list. But he doesn't hesitate to express his opinion of stupidity, and therefore has aroused the antagonism of vari- ous superiors.
 Result Is that Price has been ordered to Washington on un- important routine, and word is that the next Marine Corps selection board will not promote him.
 NOTE-It was in Charley Prices tool shop in Quantico many years