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Show Merry-Go-Round By DBEW PEAKSON and ROBERT 8. ALLEN WASHINGTON Inner White House adviser advis-er admit there was a lot more to Roosevelt's audden turn from Gulf waters to Washington than a sore jaw. Extremely disconcerting reports were sent to him in Florida regarding the situation in the far east." They gave confidential details of increasing in-creasing Japanese high-handedness and penetration pene-tration into southern China. But tha principal reason for Roosevelt' worry Is that it looks as if Chiang Kai-shek is collapsing. He ia running out of munitions. If he fold up, there is the historical fear that China will sell out to Japan. Simultaneously in London, French and British Brit-ish diplomats have come nearer a plan of joint action in the far east than ever before. The British finally have agreed to send additional ships to far eastern waters, while the French already have sent lix fast cruisers and have promised to send twenty submarines later. The British, however, will not send their ships for several weeks, soma of their battleships still being in drydock for modern iration. Looked China Doe Tha importance of this change can be realized only if contrasted with last summer's conversation conversa-tion between tha British and Mr. Hull. In August tha secretary of itat did everything every-thing in his power to persuade the British to send a squadron to Singapore. He argued that this, together with the dispatch of the United States fleet to Hawaii would be quit sufficient to stop tha Japanese. Neither fleet would have to move further than these two bases, he maintained. The Japanese Jap-anese would Immediately back-track. Naval strategists agreed with Mr. Hull. However, the British would not budge. They said the 'menace of Mussolini in tha Mediterranean was too great. They refused to move a single ship. Present change of policy results from three things: 1. British rearmament, especially along naval lines, has made progress. J. Tha British and French, united by a stronger agreement than before, feel there is a better chance for security in Europe. This, they believe, will permit them to transfer ships from European waters. ' 3. Important British interests in Shanghai and along tha Yangtze have been seized by the Japanese or seriously jeoperdized. The Brit-ih Brit-ih now have reached the conclusion that Nippon Nip-pon plan to tqueez out all other foreigners. So now that tha Japanese have bitten off about half of China, the British seek to lock the stable door. Homely Delicacy If there is anything the vice president of tha United States like more than greens-and-hog-Jowl, it is more greens-and-hogjowl. It is tha ruddy little Texan's favorite dish and he constantly complain to Mr. Garner about its dearth in effete Washington. Busy with secretarial sec-retarial duties and residing in a awanky hotel, h ha little opportunity to prepare thi homely delicacy. But Garner' troubles now are over. He has discovered a kindred spirit who not only loves green-nd-hogjowl, but know how to make it He is Missouri's Senator Bennett Clark. Overhearing Garner longingly voice a de-sir de-sir for a "mes of green. Clrk went to a farmer' market, bought mustsrd, kale, turnip top and dandelion greens, cleaned them thoroughly thor-oughly and cooked them with a big hogjowU Next day he presented the overjoyed Garner with a large portion. Mr. Gamer immediately sent it to the senate sen-ate restaurant to be warmed, after which the vice president, beaming like a boy with a new bicycle, had it served with corn bread and buttermilk in hi private office oft the senate. "Bennett," ha exclaimed at the conclusion of the feast, "you are not only a fine gentleman, but a great cook. I love you." Note Another favorite vice presidential dish 1 chitlings. Gamer and the late Senator Joe Robinson frequently gorged on chitlings in Garner's Gar-ner's sanctum. New Jersey Boca There hva been severel undercover indication indica-tion that Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City, high-handed Democratic bos of northern New Jersey, is ready to call quits in his fight against the C I O.., Apparently what stick in Hague' craw is an impending investigation of his highhandedness high-handedness by the La Follette civil liberties committee. Also, Hague has been nursing secret ambitions to become a United State senator. A vacancy now exist. But should he run, labor vote would hot be enthusiastic. Jimmy Crom-' Crom-' well, husband of Doris Duke, also has his eye on the New Jersey senate seat, says that his chance ' of retting it depend upon Hague. (Copyright. 1ST, by Vuta feature araalceM. In.) |