The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-19

They learned that cabinet meet ings, except for an increase in the number of participants, still are being conducted on an in- formal, cracker barrel basis, with no plan or system.
 The weekly meetings are con- ducted without an agenda. Cabi- net officers and agency heads never know what will be dis cussed from week to week, frc- quently come unprepared for policy questions that affect them.
 Senators who have been digging into the matter feel that the White House secretariat should contact department and agency heads several days before a cabi- net meeting to learn what prob lens they want to discuss with the President. On the basis of this, well as matters the President himself intends to bring up, an advance memorandum could be prepared and distributed before the meeting.
 Besides regular cabinet officers, there are usually . dozen other top government officials at White House sessions, including Harry Hopkins, ManpOwer Chief Paul McNutt, WIPE Chief Dom aid Nelson, Farm Czar Chester, Economic Stabilizcr James Byrnes, Admiral William D. Lcahy.
 Time was when disputes be- tween departments and agencies were ironed out at cabinet meet ing, but not now. Even disputes affecting major military and do- nestle policies are passed over. Favorite trick of department heads, who have ticklish mat ter on their minds, is to wait until the meeting is finished, then pass a note to the President stating their particular problem, with request for a private audi ence.
 This technique was originated by military and naval spokesnlen who frankly state that they do not wish to air their troubles at a meeting attended by so many people. However, his means q line of cabinet officers waiting their turn to talk to the Chief as they file out of the Cabinet room, and usually other cabinet members don't know what their colleagues have talked about. MRS. WALLACE
 TO DEHYDRATE
 Many housewife is already planning to work over the can- ming jars at the end of the Vic- tory garden season. But Mrs. Henry Wallace has different plans.
 She and the Vice President are producing vegetables in their Vic- tory garden at the Swiss Lega- ton, but the proceSs of putting them up for the winter will be different.
 Mrs. Walalce has a dehydrator. Her husband got it for her, be- cause he likes the latest inven- tions, and wanted 10 see how 1t would work.
 The dehydrator takes the wa ter out of the vegetables, leaves them in a condition for keeping all winter. It has the double advantage of being an easier and cooler process of preserv- Ing. Also the product takes less space than the rows of jars.
 NOTE: The Wallaces have plant ed a lot of tomatoes, plus a variety of seeds the Vice President brought back from South Amer lea. On the same day he re- turned, Henry planted the seeds which Latin friends had given him.
 DIES FACES RED
 One piece of inside evidence has just leaked out regarding Fred erick Schuman, foreign broadcast analyst of the Federal Communi- cations Commission, who was tarred as a fred" by the Dies com- mittee. It caused the face of Dies investigator Doc" Matthews, to take on the color of the charge.
 In roSs-examining Schuman, Matthew tried to make him admit "Communistic" ties because he had made speeches several years ago before the Chicago Workers School and two other obscure left wing groups. The FCC official admitted making the speeches. but