The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-20

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 Farley initiated and approved the book last spring, when he still had hopes of wangling a place on the Democratic ticket. At that time his close lieutenant, Oliver Quayle, Democratic National Treasurer, got busy on the book. The White House knew nothing about the matter.
 When it did break into the news, what added fuel to the New Dealers ire was Farley's com- plete silence.
 Although he was responsible for the book, he said nothing. AS he was stepping out as National Chairman his silence implied he was innocent. Farley's puSsyfoot- ing was bitterly resented in the Inner Circle, where feeling about him already was far from cordial.
 However, they couldn't strike at him directly, so they did the next best thing. As the chief legal officer of the government, Jackson officially repudiated the book and in this blast specifical- ly spanked Quayle, Farley's close pal.
 NOTE-One of the first things Ed Flynn, new National Chairman, did on taking over the office was to install 8 personal assistant in Quayle's office with explicit in- structions to supervise everything done there. Flynn also took per- sonal charge of the office of Chip" Robert, National Secretary and a Farley lieutenant. Both Quayle and Robert were re-elect- ed by the National Committee at Chicago at Farley's ins:igation, despite the fact that Roosevelt had told him he wanted both men replaced.
 DESPERATE TIN SCARCITY
 It hasn't leaked out yet, but after years of delay, and after facing what may be desperate tin shortage, the State Depart nlent is about to negotiate con- tract with the Bolivian Govern ment for the purchase of about halt of Bolivia's tin output.
 This tin ore will be shipped to the United States for refining in newly-established tin smelters.
 This is a big achievement for
 Bolivian Minister Guachalla who, for four years, has been
 hammering home at the State
 Department the idea that Bo- livia has something which the
 United States needs vitally.
 But it by no means solves the tin problem for the United States, tor Bolivia's production meets only about one-half of this coun- try's normal requirements.
 To tide over the present tin crisis, the National Defense Com- mission contracted to buy 75,000 tons of refined tin from the Dutch and British East Indies. This is enough to last for one year, but the question is, will it ever be de- hvered?
 The answer is doubtful. Only
 12,000 tons can arrive by Jam
 uary 1, and even this may be held up by German defeat of
 England or a Japanese blitz- krieg on the Dutch East Indies.
 Most amazing feature of the deal is that the National Defense Commission is not attempting to buy new tin ore from the Far East, but only the refined, metal lie tin. In other words, the tin is to be refined in the Far East, then shipped here. Reason for this is:(1) because the British put a 50 per cent tax on the export of crude ore to keep us from set- ting up a tin smelting business of our own: and (2) because the State Department still is follow ing a policy of dealing gently with British interests.
 In other words, while we will set up a system of temporarily smelting Bolivian tin in the Unit ed States, the British still will at- tempt to hang on to their monop- oiy by smelting as much as pos- sible themselves-and Up to c point high U. S. officials seem rec luctant to break away from the British system.
 NEW AGRICULTURE SECRETARY
 It looks as if Franklin Roose- welt was going to play the cards close to his chest and 90 Into the campaign without much enlarge ment of his ofiicial family. For his new Secretary of Agriculture, TanlaelnR Henry Wallace. VIII Dc