The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-11

E they can't even get a glass of water from the Democrats when it comes to bucking oppressive legislation in Congress, and are now making threats to move over to the G. O.. P. camp.
 REPUBLICANS HARMONIOUS
 Farther up Connecticut avenue at Republican headquarters things are harmonious . The Republi cans are sitting back, are quietly laying the groundwork for high powered congressional race next November What they need most of all are some issues =. G. o. P.sters, including Chairman Herbert Brownell. are confident they'll find plenty in a few months, are hoping that Truman stubs a few toes politically soon =. Republican Chairman Brownen has a million dollars to spend on the elections, but he's holding on to it, timing his shots so they'll do the most good.
 Truman's cabinet changes thus far have been extremely popular. =. Tall. scholarly new Labor sec retary Schwellenbach has made scores of friends for his depart ment, has infused new life among it's weary employees, has made an Al impression on congress with his departmental reorganization plan Schwellenbach eats in the departmental cafeteria, rides the regular elevators, walks around the department casually, keeps close eye on things :. Be- fore he's through, Schwellenbach will have several agencies dealing with Labor, scattered under Miss Perkins, back under one roof.
 Ex-Congressman Clint Ander- son has the hottest job in the new administration trying to straighten out the tangled food mass as Secretary of Agriculture .. Anderson is a great red-tape shearer, has already made big improvements, is no pushover for Lobbyists for the farm groups or the pressure boys who represent the meat packers.
 OTHER CHANGES
 Other changes are taking place fast able Undersecretary of interior Abe Fortas plans to re- sign soon, enter private law prac- tice favorite crack among Roosevelt holdovers who know their jobs are doomed is, "when are they going to throw you farewell cocktail party?" |. Three cabinet members have new books up their sleeves in various stages of preparation .. Secre-I tary Morgenthau has one on post war Germany; Henry Wallace has finished tome on postwar jobs, and Secretary Ickes has another volume of curmudgeonismS in the works =. Wallace's new Under secretary of Go m m rce, AL Schindler, is getting, the reputa- tion of being the talkingest man in the administration Col leagues accuse Schindler of mak- ing a speech every time he opens or closes a window.
 SURPLUS PROPERTY
 CHANGE DUE
 The surplus property board is still waiting for its new chair man to replace outgoing Senator Guy Gillette. Meanwhile, tn e board has worked out several first-rate plans for using goverr- ment surpluses.
 Cities, towns and villages which are short on medical facilities will be given whole hospital units - including surgical equipment and beds-after the war. at fed .eraI expenses. They're going to be distributed through the U. S. Public Health Service schools will get thousands of surplus Army radios as gift of the government right now any school anxious to teach aviation can get a surplus B-26 bomber for $500 plus transportation |. :. ]. One big surplus property head ache is brass hats fear of junk ing anything =. warehouses full of surpluses pile up storage charges because no one has the nerve to declare it junk.
 vINSON BOOST
 FOR TREASURY
 Newly designed Secretary of the Treasury Fred vinson hardly