The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-11

gious worship. During the con- ferences, Broadway comedian Ed die Bowling, old personal friend of the President, came to the White House, and Mrs. Roosevelt told him to go up to the Lincoln study and drop in on the Russian discussions.
 Bowling was anxious to per- suade Litvinov to send the famous Moscow ballet on a tour of the U. s. A., and Roosevelt knew this in advance. So, introducing Bowling to the Russian Foreign Minister, the President said:
 'sWe'M be delighted to see him." shot back Ltvinov. But as an actor, Mr. Bowling won't need your letter. We welcome the visit of artists. Now if you are sending us any bankers, then they will need a letter"
 NOTE-Dowling never persuad- ed the Russian Government to send the ballet, and Roosevelt never persuaded Litvinov to give satisfactory assurances regarding religious freedom. Asked by newrpapermen as he was coming from the White House what pro- gress he had made regarding re- ligion, Litvinov replied: q can't discuss it. This is Sunday" REYNOLDS FRIEND
 Senator Robert R. Reynolds, handsome, oft-married North Ca- rolina isolationist, is chairman of the Senate Military Affairs committee. As sideline he is also head of an organization he calls The Vindicators Association, Inc, and publisher of a week with the title, The American Vindica- tor.
 Recently the head of a company that has big Army contracts re- ceived the following letter from Reynolds on a United States Sen- ate letterhead:
 My dear MT. X: I have re- quested my associate, MT. E. M. Forbes, to call on you this week to discuss with you program of national legislatiOn that deals with a situation which is inn pOrtant insofar as the future of our country is concerned. I want to assure you, my dear MT. x, that I shall appreciate any courtesy you may extend to MT. Forbes when he calls at your off, flee, at which time I trust you will see him personally. With assurances of my highest es- teem II am ="
 MT. x was not personally ac- quainted with Reynolds or his as- sociate Forbes. However, Forbes was received when he called. This is the gist of what he said:
 That people ali over the coun- try were clamoring to have Reyn- olds fight the battle for them on the 'all American front" As a public-minded citizen, MT. X was requested to give a substantial do- nation so that Reynolds could ex- pand the distribution of the American VindicatOr."
 Forbes did not get a donation. However, he left several copies of Reynolds paper and a subscrip- tion blank which read, "It is un- derstOod and agreed that The VindicatOrs Association, Inc, will furnish names and addresses to which these subscriptions will be sent"
 ANOTHER THANKING GRAB
 Unsuspecting taxpayers don't know 1t, but they are being tapped for more than $6.000 this week to frank out a speech by Herbert Hoover urging the shipment of food to Nazi-occupied Europe.
 MT. Hoover's generous franking benefactor-at the taxpayers ex- penSe-iS NebraSka's rookie iso- lationist Senator Hugh A. Butler.
 This is the carefully guarded story:
 On October 20, Butler inserted H0over's radio address in the Congressional Record. This opened the way for large quain- tity reprints by the Government Printing Office-at cost. Sure enough, few days later Butler ordered 3OO,O0O copies of the speech.
 The charge for this big order was $0OOs which Butler paid in ad- vance. Asked f he or RooVer put pp the money, Butler declared