The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-16


THAT'S o Job for you new mem.
berS OF Congress. Some Of you
are very good at thinking up new
words"
Vice President wallace, who was
present and whose postwar views
were described by the Connec-
lieut. congressional as "glOb.
OlOney" Joined In the laughter.
While on the subject OF words,
the President made a confession,
Perhaps he had heard the com.
plant Of Democratic National
Committee members who said he
had not let them talk. Anyway he
said:
"SOime people claim I do oil
the talking on occasions like this.
That may be true. l must admit
I do q lot Of talking. l like 10
talk. But II I'm carrying II too
far tonight, ] want you 70 stop
me-"
No one tried To stop the PreA-
dent, however, for all those pres
emit seemed to DO enjoying the
show immensely. There were
more laughs when the President
shook hands with Rep, Charles u.
Mckenzie and James II. Morri-
son, both OF the Louisiana dele
cation which had threatened o
shutdown strike against him unless
they get O Huey Ions judge APP
pointed to the 9Th Circuit Court
Of Appeals,
"I'm glad 10 meet you" he
told the L0ulsianlana. Then he
added with nm audible aside:
"DOn't make this your last visit.
Slip through the backdoOr sOme-
time sOOn."
TRIBUTE TO WILL ROGERS
The President spoke touching
ly to Rep. Will Rogers OF Cali.
tornia abotu his father, the 70.
nous humorist.
IAN admIrer Of your father
sent me q statue Of him, which I
keep In my Hyde Park home.
wish you could come up 70 see
II sometime"
There were special words for
many more OF the guests, includ-
Ing Republican Representative
Calvin johnson OF Illinois. Az
no shook hands with Roosevelt,
johnson remarked; II don't be.
long to your party, but guess
III find myself voting for you
even NJ times when may not
wholly agree with you. You sec.
I have three sons In the service"
"That's fine" beamcd the
President, but I'm one up on
you. i have four boys In the
service"
"WcIl, you're older than J."
cOuntered johnson.
The President inquired about
each OF JohnBon's sons, was eS.
pecially interested 10 learn that
one, Lieut.. John D. C'Barney'o
johnson. was with the Army Air
Corps ct Randolph Field,
II was talking 10 General
Hap Arnold recently and told
him we would have many thou.
sands Of new planes ready for
service this year." the President
said. II asked him II he would
have the pilots trained TO Fly
them. General Arnold assured
mo ne would. So, one Of the
planes will be for that boys OF
yours, Congressman"
Discussing wartime transportas
ton problems, johnson revealed
thath no had driven to Washing
ton from Illinois In his automo-
bile.
"That was before the pleas.
urc driving ban, Mr.. President"
grInned johnson, but feel
little guilty anyhow, using up
oil that gasoline"
The President cooked his cigar.
cite holder at O jaunty angle,
Wlnked impishly at johnson.
"That's Congress for you" he
said. pleasure drlvlng!"
NOTE: The effect Of the Presi-
dents Congressional reception was
felt the next day when Rep
O'Konski, wisconsin Republican,
made q vigorous speech cham
pioning Roosevelt's $4,000 salary
limitation and opposing conSef'
vative Democrats who tried TO
overthrow II.
CAPITAL CHAFF
Weldon Worth, the ArTny's
Wright field inventor, has now
made II absolutely clear that he
Is glad TO have his invention for
warming UP airplane engines used
on all lend-lease equipment, re-
CARELESS OF royalty. The question
Of royalty, II any, he will leave up
10 future settlement BY the courts
rive Arnav NAV, tribute TO the