The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-16

Hull and advisers together with Admiral Leahy, now chief-of- staff to the President. The State Department argued that if we cut off Japan's oil and scrap iron, she would attack the Dutch East Indies, and that US ships were needed in the Atlantic to keep Hitler from seizing Dakar and the Azores.
 Admiral Leahy replied: s
 "Gentlemen, we don't have to worry about Dakar and the Azores now (this was Septem- Der 1940. The British fleet can still prevent Germany from taking them. But few months from now it may be different. By next spring the war may have gone against the British in the Mediterranean, and then we'll have two oceans to defend. Now we have only One."
 Secretary Knox, who was pres ent, vigorously supported Leahy, but the State Department, in the end, won the argument. To- day the Navy with two oceans to defend and still a one ocean Navy, wishes it had won the ar- gu1nent, and that we had kept our badly needed scrap iron and gasoline at home.
 THE SENATE SUBWAY
 Escorted by Policeman Ralph Dunn, Mrs. Roosevelt was walk ing through the subway in the Capitol on her way to see bust of the President being made by Madame Marie Abel, a French sculptress, in 8 room under the Senate Office building.
 AS they passed the Capitol's underground train, Dunn re- marked: How about ride"
 "Oh, thank you very much, but I don't have time today" replied Mrs. Roosevelt.
 'Tt's 8 lot of fun," suggested the policeman.
 "Yes, I know," grinned the First Lady. I've ridden on 1t many times. When we first came to Washington I used to
 bring my grandchildren down here just to ride the train." NEW STEEL CHIEF
 j Latest name to receive serious consideration for appointment as head of WIPES iron and steel di- vision is Eugene Meyer, publisher of the Washington Post.
 Iron and Steel Division heads resigned after the dismissal of Frederick Libby and the publica- tion of his report criticizing their policies. The Libby incident had nationwide repercussion and Nell son is looking for an outstanding man in whom the country will have confidence. Meyer headed the non ferrous metals section of the War Industries Board dur ing the last war, and has held many important government posts since then.
 NOTE: Meanwhile, David Aus tin, vice president in charge of sales of Carnegie-Illinois Steel company. is acting head of the Iron and Steel Division. One of the charges hurled at WIPE the time of the Libby incident was that steel companies had unload- cd their sales executives. for whom they had no further use, on WIPE. The salesmen. it was inferred. eaned too much in favor of old customs and that was how cer- tain railroads, hotels and office buildings seem 10 have all the steel they want today.
 INVESTIGATING THE WAVES
 Every applicant to join the WAVES has to be Investigated to see whether she is loyal to the United States ~ a necessary pre- eauli0n--hut sometimes it oc- CUTS under peculiar ciFcumstanees.
 The other daly the telephone rang Co the home Of Helen Rudd Harris. who has enlisted in the WAVES.
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