The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-13
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WASHINGTON, Dee iS-llanasoms AveFel IIar- Elmam, new Secretary es CDmmoEee, got somewhat in wFons wllh ha chief last week, and quite bie n sn ' os,Isai 'p whiss sS iIoass ~H rscspOn. sa m ' The F1esidsnt and krs. Truman were glving Q gaia reception for the press, and were feverng Co the ornate peacetime foEmaiey which 10 one hes seen much 0f around the White House since Pearl IiarboF ThlS meant that ct an appointed hour, the entire cabinet lines up behind che Chief Executive and the rIFst Lady and together they march doWn shs gsand % stairway while Che band plays Hail 10 This grand march was scheduled for lest weeks reception Only trouble was that the Cabinet was seriously depleted that not many were around Co
 e s say HCn.. vas nSf E New wes xoR R at the United Nations meeting, Postmaster General flanagan was in Florida reStlng-all unavoldably lovely wiie who had been in washineton s that day, were nowhere Co be found. There was no excuse for them.
 Furthermore, Secretary Hartman is the newest member of the Cabinet; also one of the best looking and most experienced in high society One night for. give Secretary of Labor echwelenbach, Q former laundry man from thu so-calied "wilds" of washng- ton state, for shunning stiff bosoms and White House receptions. CT one might expect Attorney General Tom Clark of Dallas, who s addicted to cowboy belts and broadbFined hats to be shy about White House gold braid and protocol.
 However, Aversl Hartman, who almost leaped from bassinette to the back of Q polo pony, and whose late railroad czar father weened him on rttzy Long Island society was expected to feel right at home in the White House and help make others feel at home, too.
 Avereil, however, did not show up. Furthermore what made the TfSimans especially indignant was that he vas found to be dining with New York Times bureau chief Arthur Krock. And to add insult to injury, Mfr Krock newsman who was expected to attend the White House reception for the press him. self Sprned the Tfumans. Instead he took his guests including the Secretary of Commerce to the Dancing Class-an organization of Washington cliffdwellers which turns tip it's at most White House incurn- bents, especially they be Democrats.
 N0TE-It hard to say whom the Trlimans are most trked at-Averell Hartman or Arthur Krock.
 The man who deserves the real credit for calling off the general strike in Oakland, Cal- was F.DR.s old friend fortnight teamsters union boss Dan Tobn The newspapers gave the credit to Dave Beck, rOugh-tough labor czar of Seattle but actually 1t was stinging telegram from Tobin to Charles W. Real president of Oakland Local 7O which caused the end of the general strike.
 Tobin, who had many unfair accusations hurled ct him during the famous Statler Hotel brawl here involving two naval officers in 1914 sent this blunt warning to Real with copy to Beck in Seattle ano to teamsters' boss John P. Mclaughlin in San Fran cisco:
 T have just been reading about a general strike of all of OUT people who have been joined by many other trade unionists in the City of Oakland and surrounding district.
 This is to notify you that the International