The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-14

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 When he got there he found himself lunching with FDR, all alone.
 The conversation ranged over everything under the sun, from the problems of business manage ment to Far Eastern trade to La- tin American relations to war plant reconversion. When the President asked for wilson's views on world trade, the former Gen. eral Electric executive replied:
 'Mr. President, I'm 2 manu. facturer, not a merchandiser."
 The luncheon lasted more than two hours and, after 1t was over. Wilson didn't know what to make of 1t, because no very important problems regarding war production had been discussed. When he ex- pressed bewilderment to close friends later, they replied:
 "Why, Charlie, you're just 8 political neOphyte! Don't you know what he was doing? Look ing you over to see how you'd do as second man on the ticket"
 Embarrassed, Wilson replied: People don't seem to know that I'm q Republican"
 NOTE: Some ponticoes figure that the President is now looking for a conservative running mate with a Republican background who would swing votes from business. Undersecretary of State Ed Stet- tiniuS is an active bidder for the job. Some conservative groups also figure that, if they can pick the Vice President, FDR will re- sign shortly after the war and they will be in the saddle. PEARL HARBOR PHONE CALL
 Testimony of EGG chairman Larry Fly that the Japs had no secret short-wa radio stations on Hawaii before Pearl Harbor but that, under international law, they could not be stopped from using regular cables and radio, recalls an important experience of J. Ed gar Hoover's alert G-Men in Hawaii.
 They had been carefully watch ing the Jap Consulate's messages and, on the moring before Pearl Harbor, listened in on an 18-min- ute telephone conversation with Tokyo, which, although full of code words, sounded significant.
 When the G-men turned rec ord of the conversation over to U. Naval Intelligence, they wern't inc interested. Military Intelligence was very much interested, but General Short was not. He ignored 1t.
 JESSE JONES PLAYS BRIDGE
 Brazilian Ambassador Carlos Martins Is apparently building his bridges with a weather eye for change in Administrations. Among the high-ranking guests at dfin- ner given in his ornate, monu- ment-feStooned Embassy the other night, were Senator Bob Taft and Republican House leader, Joe Mar tin.
 However, Ambassador Martins was also careful to invite Jesse Jones. who controls the pursc- strings for millions of dollars of REC loans to Latin America. And lie invited Will Clayton, right hand man to Uncle Jesse who will be in charge of the postwar dis posal of U. s. Government war plants, some of which might be dismantled and shipped to Latin America. (Clayton was the man who built up Brazilian cotton to compete with American cotton. so the Latins perhaps think he may help to build up competitive Latin American industry.
 After dinner, Jesse proved him. self just as shrewd in squaring off for a card game as he is in sauaring off for other jobs.
 Here are two charming ladies to play bridge with you, MT. Sec-
 retary," invited vivacious Ma. dame Martins. "And what man
 would you like to play with you?
 Senator Taft?
 The Secretary of Commerce looked dourly at the Republican Senator who had caused Demo- crats trouble on many occasions. Without answering his hostess di- rectly, Jesse growled:
 "Where's VIII CIaytOn?"
 So Uncle Jesse, with silk scarf around his neck to keep off draughts, despite the overheated temperature of the Embassy, sat down opposite his assistant of many years to play 8 good safe game of bridge.
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 Isolationist COP Senator Gerald Nye of North Dakota has just