Show p Prevailing p r re e V a ai Iti Ii n g Opinions 0 pin I n I ion o n s I Comm Comment nf of the American Press Building Up the Navy We have no quarrel with Great Britain can never have Our world Interests lie together War Var between the two countries simply simp is not possible Actu Actually ly every ery additional ship built for tor the British British Brit Brit- ish navy is a potential reinforcement reinforce reinforce- ment sent for tor the American fleet just justas as every new American ship may sooner or later help Britain Morally Morally Mor Mor- ally in tradition In government go In In thought we are allies It is highly probable as the Union Times-Union has haa pointed out several several sev sev- eral times Umes in the last lut few years that ve we must soon replace some Like of our over age battleships any other pie piece co of oC machinery ery ships do not last forever Just a afew afew afew few months ago alO the great Ireat Cunard- Cunard er only some 25 years old was broken up as obsolete But to base baso a naval building program on the size of ot the British fleet or upon the British program program pro pro- gram Is sheer heu unadulterated n non non- n. n sense Rochester Rochester Times Republican Prospects While it is clear to all aU observers that Mr Roosevelt has haa succeeded d In checking the tho sharp decline his popularity recently suffered his political future is in no sense se se- se cure Much can and will happen before next November So long Jong longas as congress cong Is In session there It Is always the chance that some foolish fool fool- ish uh le legislation will be enacted So long as u the members of ot the cab cab- inet met and of ot tho the remnant of ot the bra brain n trust are permitted to make speeches the likelihood exists that statements will be bo made which will lose votes for the adminis trat on So long Jong as us the pre president is b kept on the defensive and un under under under un- un der constant pressure presure as he will willbe be when the campaign gets under underway underway w way y there remains remains' the possibility that he h-e will commit tactical blun blun- ders dens At any Rny rate this is no time for tor any Republican to give up Moreover there Is no valid aUd reason reason rea rca son for tor giving up Boston Boston Transcript Tran Tran- script I More Mora Scraps of Paper Scraps of another war post treaty treaty- fluttered in the breezes brenes over Europe Europa yesterday Austria formally decided to re return return re re- turn to military conscription in defiance of ot express terms term of the treat treaty of ot SC 51 Germain Technically this unilateral repudiation of the treaty is as u much a violation of International law as Germanys Germany's rean rearmament and occupation of ot the Rhineland Germany and Austria were disarmed disarmed dis dLa- dis- dis armed together and they now re rearm rearm ye- ye arm to together ether The allied powers feel teel that the Independence of an unarmed Austria would be endangered endangered endangered by an armed Germany The Austrian chancellor Kurt recently with his hI backer Mussolini Apparently Apparently Ap Ap- Ap- Ap par the Austrian n move to reestablish a large conscript standing army is a result of f that conference It Is fa Mussolini's Mussolini way of telling Hitler that Italy will wUl not stand for tor a powerful and war warlike like Germany e extending all the way to the Italian border And the treaty which forbids Austria to rearm Where Is 11 its Ita sacred Inviolability In It is torn up as every nery other treaty is torn up when the antion nation nation na na- tion which got the short end of the agreement decides that it is safe sate to violate It Philadelphia IL-Philadelphia Record New Yorks York's s 's Ninety Votes There are 90 votes In that New NewYork NewYork NewYork York delegation the delegation the choicest prize on the convention floor Chairman Eaton does not try to guess the name of the candidate who will get those 90 notes notes notes-If If any anyone anyone anyone one one candidate Is ii to get Iet them alt all Mr Eaton do does s say that the delegation dele dele- gation will go to Cleveland prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to lupp support rt the outstanding candidate candidate-a. a man roan who can defeat President RooseVelt That Thal sounds sound very nice Indeed Who is that candidate Mr Eaton And can you convince all aU 90 del deleM dele dele- M gates at at the time Urn of his identity Signs and nd pOl port that this Republican convention Is Ie Isto to be more confused confined less Ju easy to boss than most of its iii ions sors It may be a tough job to guess the winner and to swing a solid soUd state dele delegation Uon to him just justin in time tune to qualify for tor glory and subsequent perquisites perquisites perquisites-Bufalo Buffalo Co Courier riez |