The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

navy.
 This reveals that Japanese war ships only have on hand enough oil for about two and one-half months of warfare.
 Japan gets its oil chiefly from California and the Dutch East Indies, having almost no supplies of its own. That, of course, is one reason she covets the, Dutch East Indies. However, naval sur veys also show that the capture of these islands will not be as easy as might be expected.
 For the Dutch islands or Java and Sumatra have been preparing for the threat of Japanese in- vasion for two years. About 20 Dutch submarines are stationed in these waters, plus about 300 bomb ing planes, many of them pur- chased in the United States. Fin ally, the islands are well forti- fled with carefully concealed big guns. <
 Result is that military experts believe the Dutch could hold out against Japanese naval invaders for about four months. And dur ing this time, Japan's oil supply, if embargoed by the United States, might become exhausted.
 This may be one reason why the Japanese have made haste slow ly in their contemplated plans for invasion of the Dutch East Indies. They did not want to move until they were sure first that Britain was in a desperate position in it's fight with Hitler; and second, that the United States was worried about Europe and did not want to get its fleet preoccupied in the Pacific.
 FISHING SAM RAYBURN
 Pet hobby of Sam Rayburn is flashing. And when he was ele- vated to Speaker of the House of Representatives, a friend pre- sented him with handsome rod and reel.
 Elated as a schoolboy with a new bicycle, Sam couldn't wait to try out the gift at favorite angling spot in Chesapeake bay. But his joy was short-lived. Hard ly had he cast when big blue fish snapped at the bait. In his anxiety to make the catch, Sam dropped the tackle overheard.
 Ordinarily, Speaker Rayburn
 is an even-tempered man. He
 rarely blows up, but this was an
 exception. For the next five
 minutes the ozone sizzled as
 Sam, in unvarnished Texicana,
 deplOred his ili-f0rtune. He was
 still grumbling about it the
 next day when he related his ex-
 pereince to colleagues.
 Sam figured that was the end of the matter, but he was wrong. A few hours after the story got around, messengers from Wash ington sporting goods stores be- gan arriving at his office, each bearing new fishing equipment. Before the day was over, seven rods and reels were received from sympathetic friends.
 The last was brought in per- son by Rep. Jack Cochran of Mis- souri. Rayburn wasn't in, so Cochran, grinning, left this mes- sage: "Tell Sam this is a nom sinkable rod"
 NOTE = Rayburn is also crazy about cows, and in writing home inquiries about each member of his prize herd.
 PERKINS SPANKING
 Secretary Frances Perkins, long under fire in inner Administration quarters, will be the target for some hot blasts by Wendell Will kie in his Pittsburgh speech to- night.
 This will be the COP nominees major labor address, and it will be aimed chiefly at organized work CTS in the big industrial centers, with whom admittedly he is weak. Willkie considers the talk SO im- portant that he took more time and care preparing it than his acceptance speech.
 Willkie strongly resents the re- cent attacks on his labor record as head of Commonwealth and Southern, particularly the scath- ing article in the 'sNew RepubIic". His first impulse was to roll up his sleeves and deliver a slashing an- swer. But campaign advisers warned against it, urging that the best defense was sizzling at tack on the administration.
 Willkie accepted their judgment and will devote only a small part of his speech to his own labor record. It's main burden will De . caustic grilling of the New