The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-15

to indulge in such talk.
It has been no secret to the
State Department for some time
that the wealthy ambassador from
Boston is distinctly appeasement-
minded
On close terms with the ILL
fated Chamberlain government,
Kennedy has evinced greater con-
Germ privately over the possible
political after-effects Of the war
than repelling the Nazi-Fascist
aggressors. He viewed the inclu-
sion of British Labor leaders in
the Churchill cabinet with alarm.
The Nazi air attacks seem to
weigh heavily ON Kennedy and of
late he has talked considerably
about returning to the United
States and resigning. He also Is
displaying sharp disapproval Of
the Presidents Incorporating
anti-Axis policy as well as other
Administration matters.
In inner State Department
circles Kennedy is tied up d.
rectly with Cudahy's outburst. The
press cables did not report the
fact but the State Department
learned that Cudahy conferred
with Kennedy before sounding off
to the newsmen.
DRAFT DODGERS
Business is demanding-and
getting-a very generous tax con-
cessions to produce the tanks,
planes, guns and other weapons
the country needs for It's defense.
In a number Of cases, the gov
eminent, in effect, will build
plants which will belong to bust
ness.
But although the CONSUMPTION
bill still Is far from enactment,
certain business advisers already
tipping off businessmen on how
they can dodge serving their
country in uniform.
One of these outfits Is the Re-
search Institute of America, Inc,
with Madison avenue, N. Y, adj
dress and a large clientele. In its
August 3 Business and Legisla-
tive Report" edited by Leo M.
Cherne, the Institute gives these
helpful suggestions on "How you
can protect your key workers
against conscriptions"::
/. First make sure the bust
ness is essential to war produc-
ton. This can be done by con-
verting part Of it to such ac-
tivity.
2. Prepare to prove the neces-
sity of the business, the inn
portance of its key workers and
the reasons why they can't be
replaced.
3. Place the men desired to be
kept out of the draft in key
positions.
NOTE = william Knudsen, Ed
ward r. Stettinius and other
business executives on the Ma
tional Defense Commission are not
only working for the government
without pay, but are paying their
own living costs In Washington.
WILLKIE BIOGRAPHER
Newsmen combing Elwood, Ind,
for local color on its celebrated
native son have found Frank VIII
kie, uncle Of the COP standard
bearer. to be the best source OF
information about him.
Uncle Frank Is q husky retired
steel worker, who looks q
great deal like his nephew.
He is q Catholic, former member
Of the Elwood City Council and
o few years ago was an unsuc-
cessful Democratic candidate for
Mayor. He explains the one u"
spelling of his name by saying
that 1t Is spelled both ways In
the family.
According to Frank, the
founder Of the Wiilkie clan in
the u. 8. was William Josef
Willcke, German Catholic, vino
migrated 70 northern Indiana
near the middle Of the last GEN.
tury. His SONS, Herman VIII
kie and Paul WIlkle, also born
In Germany, changed their
names when they entered q
Methodist college ct Fsrt
Wayne. Ind.
Herman, the Republican can
didate's father, married Q Metho-
dist and changed 70 that faith.
The father was q successful and
highly respected lawyer and his
mother, q very talented woman,
was the first Of her sex 70 be
admitted 10 the Indiana bar.