The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-02

R, J. Thomas and John Green have been invited by the British to visit England to study labor cooperation with industry . ., Various admirals were trying to get a peek at the new M-G-M picture stand By for Action" be- fore its release. Sponsored by the Navy League, the picture is considered by the sea-dogs one of the best sea-action pictures ever put out The British Gov- ernment has been worried over the continual criticism by WeIl- dell Willkie. They figure 1t is a line-up with Pearl Buck, the great Chinese champion, Henry Luce, who doesn't much love the Brit ish, and CorliSs Lamont, son of the J. P. Morgan partner and a staunch Russian-rooter Some British believe the Russians and Chinese are playing their cards through Willkie to wean the U. s. A. away from the British at the peace table ... U. s. aviation companies suggest that the U. s. passengers departing from England leave their surplus clothes, toilet articles, etc., there to re- lieve the shortage. In one year, airplane passengers take about enough clothes to England to comprise an ocean cargo.
 WALLACE TALKS TURKEY
 Vice President Wallace himself has quietly intervened in a row affecting the American Ambassa- dor to Bolivia and a dispute .re- garding Bolivian workers.
 Bolivia may seem a long way off to stir up any interest on the part of the Vice President, but it hap ems to be our sole source of tin, also of tungsten, antimony and several other vital metals. As a result, Bolivian labor disputes can have terrific reaction upon the entire U. s. war picture, and Wal lace, as head of the Board of Economic Warfare, is charged with importing these meCaIS.
 In addition, Wallace is also burned up over the extraordinary move of U. s. Ambassador Pierre Boal is going to see the Bolivian president to protest against high CT wages and better working con- ditions for Bolivian labor. This is solely a domestic problem. And if the British ambassador in Washington made even the most remote suggestion as to whether the U. s. Conugres should specify a 40-hour or a 48 hour week, he would be sent packing back to London.
 However, Ambassador B0a1
 seems to consider himself in q
 different category. Born i'm
 France, son of 8 wealthy Penn
 syIvania family, he has taken q
 firm stand against increasing
 Bolivian wages, and recently
 sent a five page cable, triple
 priority, to the State Depart
 ment justlfying his position.
 He cabled Secretary Hull-who incidentally was not consulted rec garding Boal's appointment as am- bassador to Boliyia-that he had had a long conference with the President. who had explained that he did not dare veto the new labor code. which was sure to be pasesd by the Bolivian Congress. But the President said he would give , Boal until December 2 to present further objections.
 Ambassador Boal further n- formed Hull that the new labo; code would increase costs to Bo. livian companies selling tin, tung- sten, etc., to the United states and also would increase their bookkeeping problems. They in turn might pass the increased cost on to the United States.
 CAGEY CORDELL
 Secretary Hull replied with a caeey cable telling Boat not ko lIi- terfere with Bolivian affairs. but then added Q very significant ''howeyer7 and went on to say that Boal might dlscreetly make certain suggestions. Tho cable yes not