The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-26


 the Congressman's wife from Keo" kuk has a lot more influence than the pink tea protocol experts usually seen at tho British Enl. bassy.
 Perhaps It's expecting too much, but it would be interesting to watch tho effect on Congress if the British Embassy unbent a bit and, as e very mild contribution toward winning the war, invited tho wives of ntia-western senators and congresinen to dinner, WASHINGTON SOCIETY
 Washington is . city where dc. bate may rage furiously on the floor of the Senate, but simmer down to friendly storytelling in the allte-room or around the din- ner table afterward. This is not always the case, however, and sometimes Washington society be- comes so aroused that 1t Is dan- gerous to invite certain strong. minded people to dinner.
 This was true during the fight over Roosevelt's Supreme Court bill: and during the Willkie- Roosevelt election campaign; and 1t is somewhat true during the neutrality controversies today, old hands at the game of con. troversy, however, manage to keep their tempers. For instance, seated near each other ct din. ner the other night were Sena- tor Burt Wheeler, than whom there is no more energetic isola- tionist, and Undersecretary of the Navy FoTestal, just as eneggeti- cally interventoinist.
 Wheeler was talking about the recent neutrality debate, telling how Roosevelt forces influenced votes by promising jobs and dish. Ing out patronage. Interrupted Undersecretary Torrestal:
 Senator, did the neutralley fight reach the depths of your fight to pass the Wheeler Ray burn Act?" (The Holding Cor. pcratlon Act.
 "NO," shot back Senator Wheeler, 'T didn't have the pa- trOnage."
 The two men continued a good natured discussion of neutrality, Wheeler maintaining that time would prove that his anti-war stand was right. After the war, he continded, history would re- verse the present tide of war sentiment and there would be a revulsion of feeling if not 8 vir- tual French revolution.
 "And when the guillOtine ax begins to fall, Senator" said FOrrestaI as he departed, twill you be my attOrney?"
 FINNS YS. NAZIS
 Intelligence reports from Eu- rope for the first time indicate friction between German and Fin- nish troops on the eastern ufronts. The Films are sore because the Nazis have been living off the country and have not been at all scrupulous in paying Finnish peasants for pigs, cows and chick ems.
 On top of this, the Nazis re- gently busted Finnish children from an orphanage at Rovaninemi and used it for the general staff. This made the Films boil with anger.
 NOTE = With Finnish British relations anything but happy, the British Ambassador, Lord Halifax, sat on the right of Mrs. Evelyn Mclean at dinner the other night. while Finnish Minister Procope at on her left. They appeared to have & good time.
 WAR PENSIONS
 Congress is going to do some thing for the families of the heroes who lost their lives in the Reuben James and other disasters In the Battle of the Atlantic.
 A blll. strongly backed by the President will seen be reported hy the House Pensions Commit hpe to Increase payments to fuli wartime levels for death or als~ ability incurred in aextra ha9- araonss serwiae.
 This will mean An amoreaHe of about "a per can't ln payments 10 the banefAciarles oE service men