The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-07

stores.
 Basis of the indictments will be sending "hOr money through the U. s. mails, an offense which the Justice Department used for the first time with definite success in Louisiana. Since then the Su- preme Court has upheld the Jus tice Department, so this new means of cleaning up local scan- dals will be used extensively.
 Most Republicans will not believe it. but the Justice Department had the indictments all prepared be- fore elections. But since some of the high Republican leaders of Michigan politics are going to be indicted, Justice prosecutors de- cided to withhold action until af- ter November 5. They didn't want to be accused of playing politics. ROOSEVELTS WEAKNESS
 Roosevelt's difficult time during the last weeks of his campaign goes back to his chief fault as an executive reliance on those for whom he has a personal fond- ness regardless of their ability.
 In this case his reliance rested upon the frail frame of Harry Hopkins, former Secretary of Commerce, and closer than any other man to Franklin Roosevelt. However, Hopkins, charming and likeable as he is, had two strikes against him to start. His physical condition is unable to withstand any great strain of work. Second, Harrys bungling of Chicago con- vention strategy was enough to raise the red flag of warning against further political responsi- bilitieS.
 Inside fact was that Hopkins
 was deluged with suggestions
 from various presidential advis-
 CTS, but was unable to assimi-
 late them or delegate responsi-
 bility. He was acting as the
 funnel for presidential ideas,
 and was literally overwhelmed. He begged down under it all, and
 did not get capable men to help
 him.
 Roosevelt, however, carries per- sonal loyalty tot he nth degree. Any man who has been with him for long time and whom he likes, stays with him. Roosevelt won't fire a friend.
 Thus it was that the much-loved Claude Swanson remained as Sec- retary of the Navy until he died at the age of 78. He was so i'll much of the time that he could not be an active Secretary of the Navy, but personal loyalty kept him on despite the national emer- gency.
 And in the War Department, Roosevelt could not bear to fire Harry Woodring as Secretary of War, though everyone knew that the chief initiative for national defense came from Assistant Sec retary Louis Johnson.
 Real fact is that Roosevelt,
 far from having the dictator
 complex, is just too downright
 sOft-hearted to be good hirer
 and firer of men.
 ARGENTINE GIGOLOS
 The Good Neighbor policy has been promoted in many ways, from tariff lowering to flag rais- ing, but never before has atten- tion been given to the offending gigolos of Hollywood. Now, how ever, the combined good will of Nelson Rockefeller and John Hay ("Jock') Whitney is being exerted to reform the Hollywood practice of making every gigolo an Argen- tine.
 Mr. Rockefeller. who is the goy- ernment's coordinator of Latin American efforts. has dispatched Mir. Whitney to Hollywood to see what the film industry can con- tribute to the Good Neighbor pros gram. He will make at least one specific suggestion. namely that Argentina does not like to be rep- resented as a nation of gigolos.
 The glgolo mischief was correct- ed earlier with respect 10 France. We had a big film market over there. and when French opinion objected to the Hollywood practice ence in Himself and ln Ills message He aroused the confidence Of those mflae hAard Him and kaaas,ea tt.a.,