The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-31

Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, South Dakota, Wyoming, Missouri and Indiana.
 Other heavy contributors were Irenee duPOnt, head of the clan, who kicked in with $12,OOO in Delaware, West Virginia and Pennsylvania; Pierre S., who spent $4,600; and MT. and Mrs. Eugene duPOnt, father and moth- er-inlaW of Franklin D. Roose- welt, Jr., donors of $47O0 to the Willkie warchest.
 Other duPont giverS were Miss Amy E. duPont, $2,425; H. F. du- POnt, S5,00O; Henry B.. $4,OOO; Mrs LammOt duPont, $4,0OO; Lydia, $6,OO0; Octavia M., $5,OOO; Pierre S., HI, S5,00O; F. s. and Alice B. $4,0OO; Mrs. Mary Chichester du- Pont, $4,OOO; and Marion duPont Scott, S4,O0O.
 REAL SECRETARY OF NAVY
 Secretary Frank Knox is one of the most dynamic and forceful members of the Cabinet, but ap- parently the Admirals believe that they, not he, really run the Navy.
 This interesting view leaked out during conversation between Rear Admiral John H. Towers, Chief of Aeronautics, and L. M. Walling, head of the Labor De- partment's Public Contracts Di- vision, which administers the Walsh -Healey Act requiring all firms to pay prevailing wages on government work.
 In league with other admirals, Towers is quietly gunning for this New Deal labor law. He pulp licly assailed it before the House Naval Affairs Committee, and secretly is working with Commit tee Chairman Carl Vinson to put through an amendment suspend ing the law on defense contracts.
 Disturbed by Towers testimony, Walling telephoned him to point out that the act does not affect sub-contractors. Towers had as serted that because of the law, sub-contractors were refusing de- fense orders.
 "You were wrong about that, Admiral" Walling said. 'The -Healey Act specifically
 eXempts sub contractors"
 Towers hemmed and' hawed, finally admitted that he might have been in error. But" he added, "I've been hearing a lot of talk around here about the harmful effects of the act The Navy Department feels that it should be amended to remove its inequalities"
 Walling expressed surprise. That's quite different from the view expressed by Secretary Knox at his press conference yesterday" he pointed out. "The Secretary said flatly that the Navy Department had no plans for a drive to amend the law"
 "Oh," explained Towers, "a group of the bureau chiefs here got together and decided what had to be done. Secretary Knox wasn't at the meeting and probably wasn't informed of what we had decided"
 NOTE - Knox has consistently held that both the letter and spirit of the labor laws must be adhered to in all Navy contracts, but few of the braSs-hats agree. Behind the scenes. they have sided against the unions and now are trying to inspire legislation on Capitol Hill to riddle these laws.
 NEW DEAL sLEUTHING
 Between Harold Ickes' Depart ment of the Interior and the Department Of Agriculture there has long been vitriolic and sometimes blazing feud. One ace cusatlcn hurled nt Ickes by the other hide during thls TOW was that the tapped wires. hired Eleuths 10 Epy on his own assoc clates. used tho oupU methodg 0f Soviet Russia.
 Now, however, Paul Appleby, Under Secretary Of Agriculture, has hired some of fekes former hleuihs t0 do some Investigating Of his associates in the Agfielils