The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-05

gressman Tom Eliot of Massa- chusetts, but he declined.
 While some people inside the Administration think that a school for military government may be OK, they wonder how long mili- tary government in various parts of the world will be continued af- ter the war. If the Army gets into power, they wonder how long will 1t stay? Also they point out that the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and that in Hawaii, the only area which the Army has got its hands on, 1t is fighting tooth and nail not to let go-deSpite the Iact that the Japs are now reported on the run and Hawaii in no danger.
 WILLKIE vS HOOVER
 Some political soothsayers who know about the private greeting exchanged between Wendell Will kie and Herbert Hoover consider 1t a sign of new political peace.
 Willkie and Hoover never have loved each other. Willkie was too liberal, too non-isolationist. Hoover was too conservative, too prone to be isolationist.
 But after Hoover's recent speech in Chicago outlining ideas on world peace, Willlkie sent g telegram cOngratulating him on Q most provocative and though ght-inspiring speech.
 On Christmas morning, Willkie found in his mail a very cordial letter from the ex-President H. H. was pleased.
 CAPITAL CHAFF
 Under current military rule in Hawaii, the Army takes about $500 monthly from the civilian governments budget and uses it for propaganda and publicity to keep itself in power |. Soldiers and Marines on Guadalcanal may not be awarded for it but one thing they are fighting for rubber. As soon as our position in the Sol- omons is stabilized it will be pos- Sible to start gathering wild rub- Der. The amounts will be small but symbol of what we can get when we begin the reconquest of the great network of Pacific islands The White House now has its own private sleuth, famed Louis Glavis. It was Glavis who dug up the alleged Ballinger scandal in Taft's ad- ministration, later was hired by Secretary IckeS, but indulged in so much wire-tapping that he and Ickes parted company. Now Glavis is on the Rural Electrifica- tion payroll, but assigned to the White House at the request of Marvin Mcintyre Hard- working Ralp Davies, Deputy Old administrator, finally took Q few days off at Christmas only after Ickes had leveled dire threats if he didn't The British are getting cold feet about having CIO leaders Jim Carey, John Green and R. J. Thomas so to England unless AFL leaders go, too. But the AFL boys don't want to 90 on to Russia. Also they don't want to be put on the spot by having the Cf0 boys go to Russia while they don't. Talk about jurisdictsonal disputegI DIPLOMATS PROTECT
 FINLAND
 The other day newsmen asked state Department officials about e Finnish incident which had seriously maEred American-Fsn- relations.
 Enthusiastically nothing ae it."
 was the reply. 'sNoihlmg hes
 happened"
 The rumoES, however. continued. Q. 6. Minister to Finland Arr thur eehoenfeld was called home. But the state Department con. tinued Its denials until it was red ill the face.
 Shortly thereafter, Finnish Minister proc0pe walked into the State Department with a cable from his government asking him ko explain the wave cf nntisRIns uleh sentiment Hhseh noe swept