The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09

licy, when sent to London, at first
got a rebuff from Churchill and
Eden. Following pressure from
Washington, however, they finally
yielded.
PLAN SPREADS ALARM
Meanwhile, news of this ma
neuvering leaked out and alarmed
some of the Presidents close adj
visers, including Judge Sam Rosen-
man and Bernie Baruch. While
many of them do not necessarily
believe in Jewish settlement in
Palestine, they do emphatically
believe that the door should not be
closed to discussion of the ques-
ton, just as they believ cit is i'm
portant and healthy for all peace
problems to be discussed.
AS a result of State Depart
ment activities, Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise came to see the Pres
ident several days ago. When
he entered the Executive Office,
the State Departments pro-
posed policy was lying on the
Presidents desk awaiting his ap-
pr0val.
Rabbi Wise persuaded Roosevelt
to postpone decision for while,
and the matter is still in allegiance.
Meanwhile, the State Department
has been trying to get Secretary
of War Stimson to 60 along with
Hull. Stimson, however, has re-
piled that he favored a frank dis
cussion of the entire problem, and
so far has not yielded.
NOTE: Hard-hitting Senator
LANCER of North Dakota has serv-
ed notice that if the State Depart
ment puts through its plan to sti-
file discussion of the Palestine sit
uation, he will demand an inves-
tigation. "The Jewish people," Sem
ator LANCER says, "have suffered
tremendous hardship in Germany
and have right to migrate to
Palestine, their ancient home,
where, in real fact, they have aid
ed the Arabs as much as them
Selves"
EMBARRASSING MOMENT
Vice President Wallace, the far
mer who got his first taste of So
ciety when he came here from
Iowa, has now become reasonably
congenial diner-out. But on gath
ing h didn't enjoy recently was
during the height of the Jesse
Jones row, when he had to attend
a dinner in honor for high Can
adam and Australian legislators.
At the dinner were Sam Ray
burn, Speaker of the House of
Representatives; Honorable Thorn
as Wen, Speaker of the Canadian
Senate; Honorable D. o. Watkins,
leader of the Australian delega-
ton to the Empire inter-P arlia-
mentary conference ;Vice-Pres-
ident Wallace, who presides over
the U. S. Senate, and Justice Hugo
Black.
The ladies present included Mrs.
Wallace, beautiful Mrs. Black,
lovely Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer, wi
dow of Woodrow Wilson's Attorney
General, stentorian Mrs. Blair
Banister, sister of Senator Carter
Glass and Assistant Treasurer OF
the United States, and gracious
Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross, ex-Gov-
ernor of Wyoming, now Director
OF the Mint.
1t was a very official, very star
chy gathering, during which Wal
lace had his mind on the life
and-death battle he was waging
with Jesse Jones. The visiting
legislators, however, blissfully ig-
norant Of the crisis inside the
Roosevelt cabinet, piled Wallace
with questions about American
parliamentary procedure.
II suppose you have been in
the Senate long timer asked
Col. Wen, speaker Of the Can
adam Senate.
mo, / was never In the SEN
ate" answered Wallace.
Col. Wen looked little puzzled,
not realizing that the Vice Pres
ident of the United States presides
over the Senate but Is not elected
to 1t. But he proceeded with his
quest for information.
'sYOur Joint sessions of Con-
gress, they are held in the House
Of Representatives, under
stand"
Eyes, replied Wallace.
"And how do you get over
there?"
1--WE walk"
Wallace then explained how the
sergeant-at-arms sent word when
the House Of Representatives was
ready TO receive the Senate, and