The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-25

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The Aluminium Corporation
controlled the supply Of mag
nesium for the United States. This
metal is used as an alloy in SUBJ
stitute for aluminium in the man
ufacture of airplane parts. 1t is
absolutely essential to the airplane
industry. Yet the Magnesium
Development Company, jointly
owned by the Aluminium Corpora
ton Of America and the I. G..
Farbenindustrie Of Germany, has
enjoyed virtually a world monop-
oily of this metal.
The I. G. Farbenindustrie, Of
course, is now completely Nazi-
fed and dominated by the Ger
man Government.
Under the joint control, Mr..
Melons company In the United
States agreed to produce only
1000 tons Of magnesium a year,
while Mr.. Hitler's company in
Germany produced 10000 tons an
nually. As a result, prices were
high.
Not long ago. the Department
Of Justice began to probe the mo-
nopoly holdings of raw materials
and the degree Of cooperation ex-
isting between American firms and
German. Details Of this probe
were published in The Washing
ton Merry Go-Round.
The other day, John w. Davis,
attorney for the Aluminium Cor
pOratiOn Of America, came in to
see Assistant Attorney General
Thurman Arnold, who has done
more to reduce prices than any
other man i'm America, and
promised him the full coopera-
ton of his client. He said the
aluminium Corporation would
be glad to produce magnesium
for national defense purposes,
and cooperate in every other
way possible.
MOTHER KNOWS BEST
The morning after the Demo-
cratic convention nominated the
President for a third term, Jim
Farley called up his young son,
Jimmy, at camp In New Hamp-
shire.
How you, champ" he greeted
the boy.
"Hi, dad. how did you make out
last night"
II got licked"
"Well," was the comforting re-
ply, "that will please mother"
Note-Jolly Mrs. Farley intense
ly dislikes Washington, long has
wanted her husband to quit poll
tics.
MY SON, MY SON
It didn't leak out at the time,
but things got pretty hot for FL
lott Roosevelt during the tur-
bulent battle over Henry Wallace
on the last night of the Chicago
convention.
Although his father had de-
clared for Wallace as vice-presi-
Dental nominee, Elliott ragged
about the convention floor root
ing for Speaker Bankhead. In the
course of his operations, Elliott
told members of the Mississippi
delegation that his father had
personally informed him that
while he favored Wallace, Bank
head and McNutt also were ac-
ceptable.
Therefore the thing to do, FL
liott declared, was to work out q
compromise; and Bankhead was
his choice.
Coming from the second son Of
the President, the Mississippi del
egates naturally considered the
information straight from the
White House and spread the
word. When 1t reached worried
Administration floor leaders they
rushed to Senator Jimmy Byrnes,
who, from the rostrum, was d.
recting Wallace's fight. Jimmy
dashed for a nearby phone and
told the President what had hap
pened.
Roosevelt's reply was that he
hadn't talked to Elliott In over a
month. so naturally could not
have told him what he claimed,
II am for Wallace and no one
eise," Roosevelt added. Further.
y0u have my authority 10 state
that II he u not nominated, I
won't rum"
After Byrnes transmitted this
message TO the Texas delegation,
Elliott piped down.
Note-When Wallace, at 2 q. m.
Immediately after his hard-won
victory. teiephoned the President
and thanked him. Roosevelt adj
vised that he Immediately see