The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-01


 billion - which would bring the WPA budget up to this years level.
 Harrington appears before the committee today. In addition to the confidential Roosevelt mes sage, he will give the committee an economic report showing a marked decline in business since January l and heavy increase in unemployment. According to Harrington's figures, the demand for relief is greater now than at any time since the winter of 1938
 Two influences won over Roose- welt. One was Mayor LaGuardia of New York. who painted a very doleful economic picture and told him the cities could not increase their relief loads, that the Fed eral Government must handle the problem. The other was a con- fidential Treasury report on the recent income tax payments.
 The figures showed around $1OO,OOO,G0O more than Treasury estimates, for total of S4O0,- OOO,0OO to $5OO,OOO, ,OOO over 1939 receipts.
 Strongly economy minded, Sec retaIy Morgenthau was keeping this information secret, for fear that if it leaked out the spenders would gobble up the excess. But the inner circle got wind of the cache and used it as trump card to win over Roosevelt on the WPA issue.
 UNIFORMED
 You know just as much as Mrs. Roosevelt does about the Presi- dents plans regarding a third term. She has no idea what he will do, has not discussed the mat ter with him and does not intend to.
 That's decision" she says, that man must make for himself"
 NOTE-In a chat with an old friend during his illness last week, Roosevelt gave a possible clue to his trend of thought in this re- t1ective observation: "Teeidy tried for third term but couldn't make it."
 SILENT JACK
 During the 1889 battle over the original Hatch bill, barring fed eral employees from political ac- tivity, Vice President Garner is sued his first statement on a leg islative issue. Said he to neWsmen, You can quote me as saying that this bill will pass"
 But during the bitter rWo-Weeks battle over the latest Hatch bill, extending the politics ban to state machines, Garner said not one word, spent little time in the chair during the debate, while a number of his closest cronies were in the van in the effort to defeat the measure.
 NOTE-Since the inclusion of the Senate amendment limiting political contributions to $5,0OO, the Hatch bill is now referred to in congressional cloakroomS as the You n-Up- -TO-Five- Grand" bill.
 Manicured Truck Driver
 Seldom has the Capitals young social set been so a-tWitter as over the news that Beatrice Phil lips, popular daughter of the U. s. Ambassador to Italy, was leaving for France to do her bit in the war.
 Attractive and chestnut-h haired, she sails April 6 to drive an am bulance for the American Friends of France, organized by Miss Anne Morgan, ardently Francophile sis ter of the Wall Street tycoon. The other afternoon at cocktail party Miss Phillips was the center of an admiring throng who bombarded her with questions.
 Heavens, Bee," exclaimed a debutante chum, There you sud- denly announce you are leaving for France on this perfectly ex- citing adventure, and no one has had a chance to talk to you about it. Where in the world have you been keeping yourself all winter?"
 I've been taking a first aid course ata Red Cross headquar- ters during the day" she said, "and working nights in a ga- rage"
 '1n a garage! Whatever were