The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-10

Jesse Jones RFC has agreed TO
lend $10,000,000 to the Brazilian
Government, perhaps increase this
figure to $l7,000,000 II necessary.
The Brazilian Government Is to
match the U. 8. contribution and
hire the United States steel Cor
poration as Its agent to construct
and operate the plant.
Originally y. s. Steel was to be-
come partner and invest come
capital. But II got jittery over the
international situation and backed
out. After Hitler proposed to Bra
Ill that the Skoda munitions plant
be transferred there, and a Nazi
victory In Europe began to look
SO imminent, the State Depart
inent persuaded Jesse Jones to
act.
HOOVER W.. LANDON
Behind the scenes a bitter strug-
gle Is shaping UP between Herbert
Hoover and ALI Landon at the
Philadelphia convention.
The ex-President Is bent on
writing into the platform an ZEN
dorsement" Of his Administration
along the lines Of the one In the
Glenn Frank Program Committee
report. Landon Is not fatty OPP
posed to this. although he con-
siders 1t unnecessary and likely
to prove campaign handicap.
But he Is prepared to wage a
last-ditch fight for liberal plat
form. He Il determined to resist
to the end Hoover's plans for
platform to fit his conservative
Views. Landon Is against any
blanket denunciation Of the New
Deal, as desired by the ex-Presi-
dent.
Landon will be In o powerful
position TO wage his battle. In
addition TO leading o Midwestern
bloc of ut least 100 votes, he also
will be the Kansas member on
the Resolutions Committee.
NOTE--In Its original form the
arrangement under which Hoover
will speak Tuesday night, the first
session Of the convention, also
called for q speech by Landon.
But this was dropped when 1t was
pointed out that as a delegate he
can get khe floor any time.
DIPLOMATS 5TH COLUMN
state Department newsmen got
nowhere when they tried TO ques-
ton Secretary Hull on the ru-
ffiored arrest Of a member Of the
U. B. embassy In London In the
British fifth column roundup.
Hull was his usual kindly but
evasive self. However, one OF the
reporters persisted.
"Mr. Secretary" he asked, "is
II true that II was one Of our
attaches who was arrestcd?"
II can't answer that" was the
equally persistent reply.
well, can you tell us II the
man arrested was an Americana"
"No comment"
WAS he an Enlishman?"
mo comment"
The newsinan was sturnped for
q minute, then leaning forward
he inquired innocently, INF. Sec
rotary, Ii there anything to the
story going around that there ID
o fifth column In the State De-
partment?"
After a moment o. indecision,
Hull Joined in the laughter.
NEWSPAPER GUILD
eymptomatic OF the crucial
struggle raging behind the scenes
between trade union End left-wing
elements In the CIO leadership
is the bitter battle churning up
the American Newspaper Guild.
This union Of reporters and
business -office employees is in the
throes Of a head.on CLASH between
anti Communist and fellow travel
err elements. The latter see In the
Guild q useful instrument TO pur-
sue party line" tactics, while the
former believe the Guild should
be used only for collective bar
gaining purposes.
The long smoldering fight
Jared Into the open last year
over the question Of new pres
ident 20 succeed che late Hey
weed Broun. The left-wlng bloc,
centercd chiefly In New York
City, tried 10 stampede the cleo
ton Of MIIton Kaufman ex-
ecutive vice president. Their
scheme was upset, however, BY
the Washington Guild, which