The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-06
Defense Program Masks
Political Chicanery
Chairman Hamilton Attacks "New Deals" Sin.
certify at Local Italian G. o. P. Dinner. Meeting
New Officers Installed.

present European situation. Admit.
teddy our stream is not az swift
nor cur emergency as pcuto as
that which confronts the British
and the French. But they had no
qualms In violating useless adagcs,
for they not only saw fit TO change
their government In -Stream,
but when that stream was turned
Into torrent by reason OF tho
present German invasion, they also
removed the active commanders OF
their armed forces.
They recognized that the tost Of
the right OF anyone 10 remain In
the public service lies In his con-
tinued usefulness 10 the state.
II Ia o fair test and one that We
may well apply 10 our present sit
uation. ! believe that we In Amer.
leo, faced by no such dangers Oh
confront the British and the
French, cannot have become 10
lacking In balance -- - dependent
upon o single man or o single
group OF men that we will
continue 10 ei,trust Our future 10
those who have proven themselves
untitled 10 run the affairs OF this
nation simply that We may comply
with an age-old adage. II adages
IRE TO be the order OF tho day, lot
me suggest one when q horse
founders In mid-strcan II Ia bot
ter 10 abandon him even though
ono has 10 swim 10 shore.
II may DO embarrassing 10 the
President that after having warned
the country for at least three
years OF the imminence OF q Euro
pean war, and after having spent
seven billions OF dollars on our
military md naval bases during
his term OF office. that II should
suddenly develop, through tho tes.
timony OF the ranking officers OF
tho Army and Navy that wo are
pitifully unprcpared, particularly
In those mechanical Instruments
through which war Ia now waged.
II would have been better for tho
country 10 have been appraised OF
these facts through n candid adj
inRsion on the part OF the Presi-
dent himself.
Not Exempt From Law
II 10 quito oil right for the Pres
ident 10 set up 0 board or group
OF men 10 make for efficiency In
tho carrying out Of the re-arnia-
nent program OF this country, but
after oil this board Ia not free
from tho laws OF the United States,
nor Ia II free from the effects OF
those laws upon both industry and
labor. 10 that " seems 10 mo we
might we'll ask tho President II
further steps are not 10 DO taken
which will render the work OF the
board more effective.
In this connection would II not,
Mr.. President, aid the very pro-
gram which YOU advocate II you
were TO request OF the Congress
amendments TO the Securities
Exchange Act which would make
II easier 10 obtain capital for the
expansion OF those industries
which are 10 DO called upon 10
manufacture and Produce much OF
the needed arms and munitions?
Dcu you not believe, Mr.. Prcsi-
dent, that you should take notice
OF the hearings which were held
In connection with the investi-
CATION OF the National Labor Re-
lations Board, and move promptly
by legislation or otherwise 10 see
that that board In 10 constituted
and administered that II will be an
agency, not for the advancement
OF the interests OF any single
labor group, but occasionally and
possibly for employers as well?
InasiT1uch as your program looks
towards the establishment OF an
cir force gecon dto none, would
II not be well 10 revoke your
recent order placing the Civil
Aeuronautics Authority under O
political agency and let II operate
Q cit did IN the past, free from
political interference and for the
best interests Of an industry which
Is now 10 cital 10 our country?
Men Of Confidence
Finally, do you not think that
you would gain Q greater cooper
alton from industry as O whole II
those men In your Cabinet who,
time after time. have attacked the