The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-11

his closest friends that he the latest, he would retire next October when the Court convenes again.
 These friends have their fin- gers crossed, however, because once before during the current year, McReynolds told them he planned to resign. Then newspaper stories regarding his resignation got the old gentleman's dander up and he decided to stay on the bench just to prove the newspapers wrong.
 McReynolds is now the oldest member of the Supreme Court in point of service, and also in point of age. Appointed because Woodrow Wilson wanted to get McReynolds out of the attorney generalship, the justice was then considered a liberal. But he has been a thorn in the side of liberalism ever since.
 At the present Court session, the Justice has become more and more sour, and more crude in badgering lawyers appearing be- fore him. He seems to take a sort of sadistic delight in taunting them, interrupting in the middle of their most vital arguments.
 Experienced attorneys have adopted the practice of smiling back at McReynolds and answer ing questions directly to him. If the attorney appears Mustered, McReynolds will lead him dogs life, and several times Justice Black has come to the rescue of laundering lawyers.
 Inside the Supreme Court itself, none of the justices can handle McReynolds, not even the chief justice. The only man who once could handle him, Van Devanter, is gone. It is believed that had Van Devanter been on the court, McReynolds would have joined in the farewell note to Brandeis and would be more more kindly tow ard Frankfurter. As it is, Me Reynolds has never congratulated Frankfurter and says that he doesn't intend to.
 HOMER MARTINS SINS
 President William Green and other American Federation of La- bor bigwigs were beaming broad ly when reporters trooped in for the press conference staged to an- nounce the return of CIO-ousted Homer Martin back to the A. F. of L. But AFL smiles froze when tough-talking newsman, turning to Martin, inquired:
 Homer, do you still think MT. Green is as bad as you used to consider him"
 Martin gulped, smiled weakly, finally managed to say, What do you mean?"
 "Why, don't you remember" the reporter said blandIy, "all those speeches you made about Mir. Green, calling him the Judas Iscariot of the labor movement?"
 Att his point Green, who had been conferring excitedly with AFL-press agent Phil Pearl, rushed to Martins help. There is no hard feeling between Homer and me-" he said soothingly. T can assure you gentlemen that never spoke harsh word against him." <
 '1 don't doubt that, MT. Green" retorted the reporter, you un- d0ubtedIy were more sinned against than shining"
 WAR PREPARATIONS
 Just how close the President and his lieutenants believe Europe is to war is illustrated by the fol- lowing:
 The Justice Department is se- cretly collaborating with the Treasury. Federal Reserve Board and Securities Exchange Commis- sion in preparing a set of far- reaching economic and financial bills for submission to Congress immediately upon the outbreak of hostilities. The bills are designed to protect banks and stock ex- changes from demoralizing echoes of a European conflict, and are based on lessons learned from World War expereince.
 As an additional protective measure Roosevelt has set up on paper q new War Industries Board, such as controlled all U. S. production from 1of5 t0 1919. He has also been quief;y nanvaeEing ths fiel1 ef pAzAihIe