The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-08


 Just after the Armistice, Bark ley, then a Kentucky congressman, was in Paris, where he met a sol- dier constituent in the American hospital. Barkley arranged for him to get the medical attention the soldier thought he needed and did some other things for him.
 Later, when the soldier got out of the Army, Barkley got him q pension. Some years passed, he ex-soldier was having a hard time, so Barkley got him q post-office job. More time elapsed, and the eX-soldier's family was having dil- ficulties, so Barkley got his sister a job with the HOLC.
 Despite all this, when Barkley was facing Q tough primary cam paign in 1898 against Happy" Chandler, he was surprised to hear that this veteran was going to vote for Chandler. So, on visit to the veterans home town. Barkley dropped in to See him.
 "YOU remember" Barkley re. reminded, "that, when you were over in France after the war, I came in to see you and got the doctors and nurses to fix you up, and then I helped you to get homer"
 "YeS, you were mighty kind to me then, Senator" was the reply.
 "And you remember that helped you get . pension after you got out of the Army? And I helped you get job with the post office, and then, later, got your sister . job with the HOLC."
 The veteran said he remembered all these things.
 "Then why is t." asked Bark ley, "that you're going to vote against me nOw?"
 The veteran pondered Q mln- ute, then replied: "But what have you done for me lateIy?" WHAT FDR DID FOR BARKLEY Around the White House, this story is now being told in reverse. The Presidents friends recall how FDR pulled wires to elect Barkley Senate leader when the late Senator Pat Harrison practi- cally had the job in tho bag. They recalled how the President raised money to send to Kentucky to re- elect Barlsley in the Happy" Chandler fight. They recall how the President himself made viz" orous speech for Barkley. They also recall how FDR crossed the entire length Of the State. sto ping ct l7 different stations to speak from the rear platform, standing so long that his ankles were swollen up like balloons. All at Barkley's insistence.
 So they conclude that Barkley, in suddenly turning on the Pres!- dent over taxes, is applying the psychology of his soldier constitu- ent: What have you done for me lately?"
 STATE DEPARTMENT
 STYMIES ROCKEFELLER
 Aides to Nelson Rockefeller think the Administration blum dered in failing to defend itself better against the charges Of La- tin American extravaganza made by Republican Senator Hugh But Ter of Nebraska. Inside fact is that Rockefeller prepared q rebuttal to Buffers blast against our Good Neighbor spending, but 1t was killed by the State Department.
 The rebuttal had been prepared as m article for Readers Digest, under Rockefeller's by.line. Rocke- feller showed 1t to two advisers, John Dickey and Anna Rosenberg, who both okayed 1t. Then 1t was sent 10 the State Department.
 There, Hull's public relations advised against letting young Rockefeller step out As defender of tho Governments foreign pOl- icy. He urged that this prerOg- atlvc should be reserved for Corr dell Hull alone.
 So the article was killed, and the next issue of the Readers Digest,
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