The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-13

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 The conversation took place at Pearl Harbor when Roosevelt held his conference with Admiral Nim- itz and MacArthur. After the naval officers had left, the Gen. eral and the President had a pri- ate conference of their own.
 Prior to this, the President was certainly not enthusiastic about Macarthur and, judging from the critical letters made public by Congressman Miller of Nebraska, the feeling was mutual. But at this meeting, FDR later told friends, butter would hardly melt in MacArthur'S mouth. He dripped cordiality and friendship, actually offered to make statement sup porting the President for re-elec- tion.
 FDR in turn was so impressed with MacArthur'S strategy plan for landing on Leyte and retaking the Philippines that he later ex- pounded on the subject at some length to those who accompanied him on the trip.
 "A great strategist," the Presi- dent told Admiral Leahy.
 The President also proposed, following the MacArthur confer ence, that he send a message to Congress urging that Macarthur be made General of the Armies" This is the title now held by Gen. eral John J. Pershing, long re- tired but still accorded the rank. Republicans in Congress, the President thought, would be glad to pass the necessary legislation giving MacArthur this title.
 Admiral Leahy, however, strong ly advised against it. He told the President that people would i'm mediately accuse him of playing politics.
 The President, however, con- tinued to be enthusiastic about MacArthur's strategy plan for retaking the Philippines, and supported Doug to the hilt when the plan later was reviewed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff in
 Washington. They argued against it, wanted to land on the coast of China inustead of the Philip pines. However, the President, as Commander in Chief, threw his weight to MacArthur, and the plan went through.
 SOLVES SERVANT PROBLEM
 Oklahoma's Indian lawyer, Roy St. Lewis, has been having ser want trouble. Roy lives in Mary land on the only western-type ranch anywhere near Washington. But despite the western atmo- sphere, he couldn't get servants to stay. They didn't appreciate it.
 In the Hoover Administration, Roy was Assistant Attorney Gen. eral. He remains an ardent Re- publican, doesn't like Roosevelt and makes no secret of it. Or rather, he didn't.
 But Roy has a new wife, the for mer Peggy Hammond Taylor, who has been on friendly terms with Mrs. Roosevelt and once had her picture taken with Mrs. Roosevelt at some social function.
 Finally, with his servant trou- bleS at their peak, Roy remarked to Mrs. St. Lewis:
 "The trouble with us is that we sit around damning ROOse- welt. Maybe that's why we can't keep any servants. Now you dust off that picture of you and Mrs. Roosevelt and put it right out here where they can see it. Then maybe we can keep some ser- vantS."
 Roy says that he hasn't had any servant trouble since.
 NOTE: Friends are now kid ding MT. SS. Lewis that he really married his new wife because he knew she had that magic picture. SENATE GROUP
 FOR HARD PEACE"
 Senators Kilgore of West Vir- ginia and Ebert Thomas of Utah could have published it before election, but decided to wait for a minority Republican okay before letting out dynamite-laden re- port recommending "hard peace' for Germany. Their findings, in general, support the Morgenthau