The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-09

Hoover, ana mas palQ pIlVd' One of Hoover's closest advis- CTS, when he was Secretary of Commerce was Dr. Julius Klein, Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, later Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
 Twice, Wallace has called Klien i'm to ask his advice on the reorganization of the new Commerce Department.
 Wallace also dropped a signifi- cant remark to business callers the other day about Hoover. He said that Herbert Hoover un- questionably was the best organ izer and had the greatest vision of any Secretary of Commerce in recent history.
 It is predicted by some of those around Wallace that he will go back to a lot of Hoover's ideas about running the Commerce De. partment. This probably will mean clash with the State De- partment on the important point of foreign trade. Hoover had his own experts stationed abroad to report on foreign trade. But Harry Hopkins let this be taken over by the State Department. Many businessmen have urged that it be transferred back. EX-SEN. GILLETTE TESTIFIES
 One of the most tiresome things about Congressional hearings are the monotonous statements made by witnesses. Pages long, they are usually les Illuminating than ten hot questions.
 Chairman Guy Gillette, of the Surplus Property Board, for 12 years 8 senator, knows this, but when called to testify before the Senate Small Business Commit tee, he found himself with very long statement on his hands.
 Senator Wherry, of Nebraska, who was acting as chairman ot the hearing, asked Gillette if he had a prepared statement.
 "I have . prepared state- ment," replied Gillette, "but I believe it might be well to leave it with you without reading 1t unless you insist on it. I haven't read all of it myself"
 "YOu think you'll agree with it?" asked Wherry jOshingly.
 "Yes, I do,' replied Gillette flashing . broad smile, then proceeded to answer the Com mittee's questions.
 F, D. R.-HIS OWN
 SECRETARY OF STATE
 Just after the new millionaire team of State Department execu- tiyes was appointed last Decem- Der. Mrs. Roosevelt telephoned her husband, then at Warm Springs, expressing her strong disapproval. She felt that they did not represent her husbands philosophy on foreign affairs. F.e D. R.'s reply, briefly put, was: 'If they don't behave, HI fire 'em."
 The President also reminded
 Mrs. Roosevelt that he was
 running foreign affairs him. self.
 There is no question but that the President is anxious above all else to avoid the failure of his old chief, Woodrow Wilson, and has set as his most cherished goal the winning of the peace afte, the war. But today. with many other problems to watch, the President cannot devote all his time to foreign affairs. In ad- dition, his periods of rest and relaxation necessarily have be- come longer, so that he is not in Washington as much as for- merly.
 Since the November elections,
 actually the President has spent
 more than two months in the
 White House. He went to
 Warm Springs shortly after
 elections, then to Hyde Park
 for Christmas, then to Yalta
 two days after his inaugura-
 tion, then immediately after his
 return he went to Hyde Park, sistent with the plan of loveinl Heavenly Father?