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Show Iff Far Above Party Politic! PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is to be congratulated congratu-lated on hi wisdom in inviting the titular leaders of the Republican party, Alt Landon and Frank Knox, to attend the White House conference on neutrality Wednesday, prior to the opening of the special session of congress. On the other hand Governor Landon and Colonel Knox are to be congratulated on their refusal to let partisanship the very definite possibility that the president's standing with the nation at wise leader and statesman is thereby Increased in fluenca them to decline the Invitation. There It no question In the mind of any citizen that the issue of American neutrality, which It the realistic problem of keeping this siattoa at peace, li far ahova. party politic!. It it goad to tee such Indication that the issue it nonpartisan In the minds of the nation's political leaders at well. Whatever congress does about revision or reterltlon of the neutrality art, it is essential that It do It not at Republicans or Democrats, - as new dealers or Jeffersonlans. but at repre-aentatlve repre-aentatlve of the American people. There la every reason to believe that will be the attitude of congress and the administration adminis-tration In this crisis. And If our ablest statesmen states-men honestly and sincerely do what they think la best for the nation as a whole, America will abide by their decision, trusting them to guide lis Into the paths of pesce and justice, for ourselves our-selves first, and then for the world. There It just one thought we would like to add to this comment on the neutrality conference. con-ference. VikH't It have been wise to have also Invited former President Hoover to tit In? ' Hera It an American citizen with wide experience experi-ence In national and international affairs. Wa need hit wisdom to help guide us through this ' crisis. There Is of course no assurance that he would accept such an Invitation, but we think he would. Mr. Hoover Is first of all an American Amer-ican and a sincere and good one. He would not let political beliefs or animosities deter him from doing whatever he could to help his country. |