The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-29

"The man we've got to beat" said the President, lis Dewey"
 Then he went on to say that there was no use waiting until next May or June to begin go- ing after DewN. The time to begin was right now.
 The President always has been a believer in seeking out a poll tical enemy's weak points well in advance. Also, he was a bit wor- ried in 194O over the fact that he got such a late start cam- paigning, compared with the en- ergeteic licks Willkie put In throughout the summer.
 Those whom the Democratic Big-Wig let in on this conver- sation considered it the most sig nificant remark of all last weeks Democratic maneuvering.
 FOOD AND WAR
 Assistant President Jimmy Byrnes called meeteing of the War Mobilization committee the other day to discuss the vital question of food for 1914. In preparation for the meeting, War Food Administrator Marvin Jones had his staff prepare a lengthy report on food prices, farm labor, machinery and other phases of the farm problem.
 This report was distributed be- fore the meeting so that members of the War Mobilization commit tee would have time to study it, but it soon became apparent that genial Judge Jones had not read carefully his own report-if at all.
 When he began to talk about the drastic need of farm machin- cry and the restrictions on its production, WIPES Donald Nelson quickly picked him up. Obviously. Nelson had read Jones' report and had some facts of his own to re- flute it. He pointed out that the only thing getting a higher prior ity than farm machinery on war production schedule was the land ing craft program, and the Presi- dent had ordered landing barges ahead of everything else.
 "You wouldn't put farm ma chinery ahead of landing barges, would yOu?" asked Nelson.
 Well, it won't do 'em any good to land if they haven't got food" replied Jones.
 Under Secretary of War Pat terson also tangled briskly with Jones over farm deferments. Pat terson pointed out that there were 750,00O boys between IS and 21 with permanent draft defermentS because they were farmers.
 "This Is greater than all the other deferments of the entire country" said the Under Sec retary of War, adding that, while agriculture should be in a preferred position it should not be a "haven for draft dOdg- ers."
 "WelI, the Army's got to have food, doesn't it?" replied Jones. ROOSEVELT TALKS TURKEY
 Until now no details have leaked out concerning the conference in Cairo between FDR and Presi- dent Iinonu of Trukey, but it can now be revealed that Inonu prom ised President Roosevelt all aid short of war.
 He did not close the door to war, but pointed out that Tur- keys leading cities such as Istan- bul (Constantinople) and Ankara, the capital, could be demolished almost overnight by German bomb- CTS based in Bulgaria. He also insisted that, if Turkey must get into the war, the Allies must de- liver a far greater stock of fight ing equipment than Turkey has seen so far.
 But most significant was the promise of aid of other kinds. InOnu made it clear that he ex- poets an Allied victory and wants to help bring it about.
 NOTE: Those who sat in on the conference with the two chiefs re- port that Roosevelt tossed aside all advice that he should talk in a devious manner with Orientals,