The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-19

who helped make up his
The first to urge Lindbergh to
make a second speech clarifying
his neutrality was Senator Harry
Byrd of Virginia, severe Roose-
welt critic, but working actively
for the President in theh arms
embargo fight.
Byrd got in touch with Lind
bergh shortly after his first broad
cast and found that the flyer had
not meant to oppose the lifting of
the arms embargo. In fact, he
said that he really sided with the
President, and expressed ;rrita-
ton that certain Coughlinites
were quoting his first radio speech
as such conclusive argument for
retaining the embargo.
so LINDBERGH PROMISED
SENATOR BYRD that he would
BROADCAST A SECOND TIME
AND LINE UP WITH ROOSE-
WELT.
But just one day after Byrd
had received that promise, Lind
bergh was called in by Senator
Borah, leading isolationist. The
two talked a long time. After
ward Lindbergh seemed to lean
toward the isolationist side.
HOOvER'S MIDDLE COURSE
Meanwhile, Herbert Hoover had
come out for an embargo against
offensive arms, but no ban on
the sale of defensive arms.
It was William r. Castle, Jr.,
former Under Secretary of State,
who did the rest. He has known
Lindbergh for years. He has
known Hoover for an even longer
period, and still represents the
Hoover faction indirectly on the
Republican National Committee.
Torn between Borah, the
complete isolationist, and Byrd,
the anti-isolationist, Lindbergh
took middle course. He adopt
ed the Hoover thesis Of Diff
Terminating between offensive
and defensive weapons.
NOTE-Lindbergh admitted in
his speech that differentiation
between offensive and defensive
weapons would be very difficult.
VERY "HAPPY" CHANDLER
Mighty pleased with himself
was Kentucky's new Senator
Happy" Chandler when Vice.
President Garner motioned to him
to take over the presiding chair,
a few days after he became a
full-fledged senator.
"Some Of the senators COM
plimented me on the way
handled things" he boosted Ia
ter; told me / aced like vet
eran. OF course, 1t was moth
ing new to me. I had consid-
cradle experience when presid-
ed over the Kentucky senate.
But they thought I did mighty
well. especially on my first rul-
ing"
"What was 1t, SENATOR" asked
friend; something tough?"
Well, not exactly admitted
Happy with a grin. "Nye
asked to insert something in the
Record and i said, Without
objection, it Is so ordered"
NOTE-When INVITED to call on
the President last week, Chand-
Ter hurriedly telephoned Senator
Alben Barley, whom he tried to
lick last year, and asked him to
accompany him to 1.-The White
House. Chandler told Roosevelt
he hoped" to support his legis-
lative program.
NEPOTISM AND NEUTRALITY
Senator Dennis Chavez of New
Mexico has more relatives on the
public payroll than any other
member of Congress. Now some
OF his colleagues are figuring that
even his vote on neutrality Is tied
up with nepotism. Anyway,
here is what happened:
Among the many Chavez rela-
tiveS who have been drawing fed
eral checks Is the senator's SON
in-law, Stanley Miller, who was
assistant district attorney in New
Mexico until indicted on q charge
of WPA fraud in the famous New
Mexican blow-up of last year.
Eventually Miller was acquitted.
But he did not want to GO back
to the district attorneys office,
SO asked the Justice Department