The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-31

tering over Louisiana, to sc
Morrison, nicknamed the SYN
theteic Huey Long," Is running
for governor of Louisiana and, de-
spite the paper shortage and over
burdened postal employees, has de-
lllged the state with about quar-
ter of a million ]etters-all Of
them free.
The letters contain an appeal
by Morrison to vote for him for
governor. The appeal has no
subterfuge about 1t. II am writ
ing you this letter." says the
wOuld-be Governor Of Louisiana,
ito ask for your vote and your
support In Iae coming COVER
nor's election"
This appeal for votes, taken by
itself, would be In violation Of
postal laws when sent under
Congresmasn's Thanking privilege.
However, the gentleman from
Louisiana very cleverly inserted
in the same envelope an excerpt
from the Congressional Record
containing one of his speeches en-
titled Our War Heroes Deserve
the Best"
BY slipping this speech into the
vote-seeking letter, Morrison
seems to have got under the legal
wire. The Post Office. after
carefully studying the matter, has
ruled that this distribution Of q
Congressional speech, even when
accompanied by an appeal for
votes, falls within the rights OF a
Congressman as far as free mall
ing privileges are concerned.
So Morrison, who In his cam
paign for Congress once shot him.
self specifically in the arm and
put catsup all over himself to give
the impression OF q Huey Long
assassination plot, Is blitheiy con-
tinuing his campaign for gov
ernor-with the help OF free mail.
CAPITAL CHAFF
Ma Perkins was hopping mad
because she, as Secretary of La
Dor, wasn't kept informed of sew
eral important moves made In the
rail wage dispute The War
Department Is keeping n watch
full eye on the labor policies Of
working 1t. Gen. Robert G.
Richardson, commanding officer
In Hawaii. He Is suspected OF
playing In too close with the big
sugar baronS Hard-WOrking
"Muley Bob" DoughtOn, chairman
of the Ways and Means Commit
tee is standing like Rock of Gil
braltar against putting profits
back into war by stopping Army
Navy renegotiation OF contracts.
He seems sorry now that his COM
mittee let down the bars bit.
The Russian plan to relieve Len
ingrad without firing q shot
chiefly by q drive through Lat
via and Lithuania to the Baltic
Sea. This would cut off the
Germans around Leningrad unless
they could execute Dunkirk
German reconnaissance planes are
already crossing the English Chan
mel looking for the concentration
Of boats and barges which will
announce the coming OF the long
awaited second front Despite
this, Churchill Is reported to have
hung back at Teheran and want
cd to examine other military
moves. To this Stain replied
with one word, "Nyct!"-meanins
mo.
BACK TO PEACE
TIME INDUSTRY
Donald Nelson Is engaged in IL
acknowledgements race with Elder
Statesman Bernie Baruch to work
out plans for the reconversion of
American industry and see who
can get 1t done first. This was
behind the War Production Board
meeting last week when Nelson
called In his top aides and out
lined a big postwar program of
civilian production.
Nelson wants plans for the
change-over of industry to begin
at once. This does not mean
the actual reconversion OF fac
tories, since lot OF them
may be busy on war orders
for some time. But 1t does mean
full speed ahead on plans for re-
conversion.
This may provide one clue on
how soon the Administration ex-
poets the war to be over In Eu-
rope.
However, insiders who know
something about the personal
riyalries Of Washington, see In
II also the desire of Donald
Nelson TO grab the ball away
from Baruch and assistant
President" Jimmie ByiNes.
These two long have wanted
70 get Nelson out, and ut one