The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-11

@SsSS wee SSsSS SOHSSS~J ~O subjects and moved to Mas the British Bahamas, prae market trading.
 Americans moving to Nassau merely had to live there six months of the year to escape every penny of New Deal taxa tion. They could cable their or- ders to the New York Stock Ex- change, blissfully ignore the Se- curities and Exchange Con1mis-' sion, the Holding Corporation Act and all the regulatory curbs which the New Deal has placed upon big business.
 Furthermore, while taking out British citizenship, they could cornYnute-o11e hour and 8 half by air-to Miami and Palm Beach, and they could spend their sum- mers in Newport or Saratoga.
 But now, almost overnight, war has destroyed their blissful para disc. Now they are subjected to all the wartime hazards and peli- alties of any British subject. REFLECT ROOsEvELT?? .-
 Last. week a crowd of these 'nOuveaux. British crowded around l.. w. (Chip) Robert, secretary of the Democratic National Con- mittee, at the Bahamian Club, yv,o oi1tNcr hfkkAysl1,
 "What arc ye going to do?"
 they cried. We had saved up enough to last us all OUT lives,
 but now the British Govern
 mont Is taking up all our Amer.
 iean securities, and giving us de-
 preciated English government
 bonds in return"
 (They referred to the fact that Great Britain, in order to secure cash to pay for war purchases in the United States, is requiring all British subjects to surrender their American stocks and bonds. Nat urally, American citizens moving to the Bahamas hold more Amer ican securities than the average Britisher. so are hit hardest.) M
 Besides" complained another new British subject, we're like- ly to be drafted. If this war lasts long enough we'll all be in the
 British army fighting against Hitler"
 'If I could vote back in Con- necticut Mow," mOaned another, "I think ! would vote for Roose- velt. He's doing his best to stop
 this war. And if this war con-
 tinues we're going to be ruined"
 ''Is Roosevelt SOing to run for a third term, Chip?" came an- other question. "If he can stop
 this war, I hope he gets re- elected"
 But just suppose" walled the last one, "that Roosevelt stays
 in the White House for four more years and this war con- tinues just the same!"
 NOTE-That evening, Chip Rob- ert, trying his fortunes on the roulette wheels of the Ballamian Club, won $897. "Just New, Deal Iuck," lamented the new British subjects who watched him.
 TOMMY THE CORK
 Braintruster Tommy Corcoran ran true to form even in his own marriage. He was late as usual.
 Always overloaded with engage. ments. he is rarely on time. It is commonplace with him to fill an appointment an hour or two after the time fixed. His marriage was no exception; in fact, he was tar- dier than usual. The ceremony took place three weeks after the date originally planned.
 Only inner circle intimates know 1t. but the braintruster and hls beautiful secretary, Peggy Dowd. had decided to get married the day after the President left on his Caribbean fishing cruise. But just then the battle broke over the selection Of the trustees Of the billion.dollar Associated Gas and Electric empire.
 storm center Of this bitter row was Ben Cohen. Corcoranb teasn- mate and the ace utility iegailSt Of the inner circle. Cohen viewed the choice Of John Ilanss, former Under Secretary og the Treasury who was being strongly hacked by certain Wall Street lillsFests. as . direct challenge to the Admlns isiFati0n and Co utility policies.
 ife efened Q iniliEant oiEenaive aanlllgt ianee, and CeFe6Emn fllNhtd into the fFay lo holp hls