The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-12


 civilians were up to, jumped the gun on them, seized the govern ment ten days In advance.
 Actually U. s. officials, in an ex- tremely delicate position, kept aloof from the civilian plans. They would not plot against a Latin American government, even though that government had not been friendly.
 However, certain powerful Argentine leaders, who carry great weight with the masses of the people came to the United States and discussed plans to in stall prO-American govern ment which would break with the Axis immediately.
 Some observers wish U. s. of ficials had taken a definite part in these civilian revolt plans, de- spite international ethics. For the Argentine military govern ment even in revised form, has been bitter disappointment. How ever, to have egged on the revolt would have meant a revision of the Good Neighbor policy. That policy has been to keep absolutely aloof from Latin American inter- nal affairs, particularly revolu- tions. Past experience has shown that mixing into Latin American politics leads to U. S. Marines, and that, in turn, leads to ill-will. CAPITOL CHAFF
 Democratic Chairman Frank Walker, did little hatchet-bury- ing with his old friend Jim Far ley in New York the other day. He undermined Jim's strength in as N. Y. state Democratic chair man by removing his right to make appointments for postmasterships and federal jobs. This preroga- tive had been left to Jim despite his quarrel with the President. . .. Lovely Clare Luce of Connec- ticut has been deluged with offers to write magazine articles and newspaper columns ever since she came to Congress. She has turned them all down. However, when she did consent to write, without remuneration, a weekly column for U. s. troops in India who publish the New Delhi "Eoundup," she got banned by Washington socialites. Fact is Clare is writing a zippy column in an equally zippy news paper which attracts attention even when it gets back here one week later Solicitor General Charles Fahy of Santa Fe, N. M, can have Judge Carl Vinson's job on the U. s. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia if he wants it. (Vinson resigned to reSlace Jimmy Byrnes as Econ omic Stabilizer) :. On the other hand, backStage operators are pushing Cliff Durr, fortnight Fed eral Communications Commission CT, for the Appeals Court. He is too tough an Administration de- fender on the EGG for certain old liners, who want to pull Thur man Arnold on him, retiring him to be cloistered chambers of the court.
 MocARTHUR BOOM
 Michi9an's Senator Arthur Vandenberg, ardent booster of Gen. Macarthur tor president, has been telling friends: ITO show you what divergent extremes are at tracted to this man MacArthur- little Clare Luce and I have compact that I will nominate him and she will second the nom nation" But Clare Luce, writ ing in her Delhi Undia) Roundup column, says: Amazed over talk about the Republican bOOmlet, Macarthur for President led by New YOrk's Ham Fish and Michigan's Senator Arthur Van denberg, hundreds of MacArthur's friends and millions of his fans, who know the general himself disapproves, were occasiOned much distress"
 RATIONING THE SENATE
 The trials of war and the dis asters of rationing have not al tered the fact that the favorite dish of Senators in the Senate restaurant is ham and eggs.
 Furthermore, the ration board has been a lot more generous with the Senate restaurant in the last few months. The manager has been able to buy hams more read fly, and even have a fairly steady flow of steaks. Total number of ration points allotted to the Sen ate Restaurant - which serves the public as well as the sena-