The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-15
job as Secretary of the Treas
ury, is extremely pernickety
when it comes to anyone else
barging in on his preserve.

when IT comes to anyone else
barging in on his preserve.
No one outside the White House
knows it, but Henry actually went
to the President some weeks ago
to complain that Jimmy Byrnes
was meddling in the tax picture.
Henry didn't like it, said that
taxes were his domain.
FDR passed it off good natured-
ly, but did not back up his Sec
rotary of the Treasury. After
all. Jimmy Byrnes was then Econ
omic Stabilizer and taxes are one
of the most important means of
preventing initiation and bringing
about economic sterilization.
When Byrnes heard about Nor
genthau's complaint however, he
decided to keep absolutely aloof
from taxes. The President didn't
want him to keep aloof, but jim
my's feelings were slightly ruffled
and he let Henry handle taxes all
by himself.
If Byrnes had taken off his
coat and gone up on Capitol
Hill, the tax bill might have
been different, for he packs
powerful persuasion.
Later Bernie Baruch was Of
fered Judge Wilson'S job, replac-
ing Byrnes as Economic Stabilizer.
But Bernie refused unless he could
control taync 'Tbic would have
put him over Morgenthau, and
the President refused to super
sede Henry. But now, Roosevelt
has officially made Byrnes the
Coordinator of Taxes. He will
coordinate between Morgenthau
and Congress.
JESSE WANTS RIDE
Jesse Jones would like to hitch
hike to Newport News next Sat-
urday, and take Mrs. Jones along.
For the moment, he doesn't See
any other way of getting there.
The occasion is the launch
ing of the new cruiser Houston,
for which Jesse's home town
folks raised S84,000,00O in war
bonds, after the sinking of the
old Houston in the Pacific.
But the boats that used TO run
from Washington to Norfolk and
Newport News are limping along
with a limited service, while a
train ride would involve day coach
travel from Richmond, possibly
standing in the aisle.
AS for taking plane, Mrs.
Jones puts her foot down firmly,
remembering all too keenly that
accident few years ago when her
husband escaped death in Louisi-
ana only because the pilot
wrapped in flames, remained at
the controls, and made landing
which caused his own death but
saved the passengers.
Finally, Jesse is scrupulOus
about using his own car for
what would be pleasure driving.
SO Mr. Jones, wealthy man,
who controls more government
agencies than any other man in
town, is hoping somebody will give
him and the Missus a ride to
Newport News next Saturday.
COX BACK-TEACKS
It's closely guarded secret,
but the Cox Congressional COM
mittee, now probing the Federal
Communications Commission, re-
Gently tried to nab all FEC rec
ordS relating to Station WALB
of Albany, Georgia, which paid
Congressman Cox $4,000 for rep
resenting it in a license renewal
case. Cox has been turning the
heat on the FEC. which had recon-
mended that he be prosecuted for
taking the check.
The Cox-WALB file was de-
manded in a terse letter from
Fred r. Walker, assistant counsel
of the Cox committee. Some
FEC officials were for turning
over the material, but Commits
sioner Clifford Durr put his foot
down at a closed-door meeting
called after the Walker letter ar
rived.
I'VE still have the WALB IL
cense renewal case under con-
sidcratiOn and will have to stop
working on it If we relinquish
our files" protested DUR. Fur
thermOre, Mr.. Cox has per-
sOnal interest in this matter,
having been paid fee by the
station"
DUR even went so far as to
threaten his fellow commission
ers that he would issue a public