The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-04


 One one occasion when Madame Chiang was in Washington, the unhappy Chinese ambassador had to remain at his home hoping for a call from Madame Chiang, therefore was late getting to din- ner at Madame Chiang's broth CTS. Arriving at the Soong house the ambassador was kept waiting in the drawing room for full hour and half until all the guests had finished dinner. Only then was he permitted to greet them.
 Reason for the jealousy between Madame Chiang and other mem bers of her family is the fact that she is the "kid" sister. And suddenly through her marriage to Chiang Kai-shek she has taken all the limelight. Ordinarily, in China, her brother would be the head of the family. And her older sister, Madame Kung would play much more dominant role. But now the younger sister has eased both of them out of their traditional place.
 In China, T. V. SoOng had built up an important position himself and, his critics said, was planning to ease the Generalis- SimO out of his place as head of China. He even had his own trained guards. However, while he was out of the country con- ferring with the international bankers, Chiang Kai-shek took over SoOng's guards, transferred them into the army, and Broth CT T. V. came back to find him. self shorn of power. Now Soong remains more or less permanent ly in this country.
 However, the Generalissimo likes T. v. and they get along far better than T. V. gets along with his own sister.
 NOTE: It was one of Madame Chiang's nieces, Miss Kung who got people in the White House so upset by her manner. Not satisfied with the White House service, she picked up the tele- phone to call Secretary of State Hull to complain to him per- sonally. Fortunately before the call could go through, someone persuaded her that this was not the thing to do.
 DOUBLE-SHIFT STIMSON-
 Secretary of War Henry Stim- sons backing and filling on the Kilday bill, which would give fath- CTS deferment priority over single men and married men without children, has left the young author of the legislation, Rep. Paul Kilday of Texas, slightly bewild- cred.
 All in all, the Secretary of War took three different posi- tiOns.
 When the bill was before the House Military committee, Stim- son condemned it as unavoidable. Later, in a letter to the House Rules committee, he took Posi- tion No. 2. He averred that the War Department would have no objection to the measure if the military committee interpreted it properly.
 Specifically, Stimson took ex- ception to military committee report construing the bill to mean that ALL single men and men without children should be "in- ducted" prior to fathers. He pointed out that because of shifts in population and other factors, no Selective Service director could be sure that every single man in a State had been called up, which might bar the inducting of fathers needed in the service.
 If the phrase, "called for induc- ton" (With respect to single men and husbands without children) were substituted, Stimson said, this would not preclude the induc- ton of fathers and the legislation would be satisfactory. The House Military committee promptly made the desired change in supple mental report, stating: "Therefore, it will be seen that the commit tee is in agreement with the War Department as to the proper con- structiOn of the bill"
 However, Kilday and the com- mittee were due for a rude aWak- ening about six weeks later when the Senate Military Affairs com- mittee voted to shelve the father deferment bill. It developed that the adverse vote was inspired chiefly by letter from Secretary Stimson. This was the third diff ferent position he had taken. This