Show economic highlights highlights since themar the war began in europe there has been quiet 1 on the polli f it W I 1 i tacal rent front tn an tr 40 heat f at k of t tl 6 i the Alne plean ipac P elope op lela e Is today day largely centered abroad where history of 0 the most momentous momen toua kind is being made and so partisan politics for the time being has pretty much dropped out of the SPot spotlight ligh t you cant stir up much interest in candidate Who ozia ozis political ambitions ambit ioas when ships are being sunk and armies of unprecedented size are facing each other on the western I 1 F front president roosevelt has several times said in effect that partisanship should be adjourned tor for the duration of the emergency that national unity should be the paramount goal sought by all republicans public ans and democrats alike this viewpoint has naturally been endorsed by his political opponents but the fact remains that partisan politics Is an essential motivating factor in any democratic nation it exists and must continue to exist both parties will have candidates in the field next year both will have platforms both want to win and you cant fight a campaign without partisanship the problem facing the politic ans ana Is how bow to fight their verbal battles without alienating a public which feela feels strongly that this country must appear unified in the eyes of the world a tough problem and the burden of it of course falls falla on the republicans the democrats are in the saddle now and the republican hope Is to unseat them and the question of what issue to use tor that purpose la Is causing many a severe headache oR among the party chieftains of late the only domestic issue of great moment has been our neutrality legislation and over that tile the party lines split wide open where for instance potent republican senator borah immediately announced he favored rigorous isolationism lat potent republican senator tatt stood with the president la III support of cash and carry for arms as well as everything else elm neither political group as a result can make a good campaign issue out of neutrality unless something happens to change the picture drastically ti republican strategy now seems to be to bide its time and wait and see hw what happens leaders apparently feel it would be suicidal to 0 take a aggressive p partisan artisan line now and most independent commentators menta tors thing they are right on oil the democratic ode felde of the fence fenc matters are somewhat simpler but there Is ia a big question quest ton i rot li lithe h possibility I 1 tal that it mr roosevelt el liay y bo be planning to do the ti cb dented and seek a third successive term it if the president la 19 thinking of that recent public opinion polls must have encouraged him they indicate that opposition to the third term has dropped rather sharply in the past month or two some think the fact that the president pr las hns refused to say he will not run again as was recently requested by governor landon who said that would be of great benefit in furthering the national unity the president asks aska indicates that he plans to on the other hand a presidential declaration to that effect now would undoubtedly start i a tremendous scurrying about among democratic aspirants to the white house at the expense of unity within the party those in the know in washington think that the president eui has not expressed himself on the third term issue even to hla hii closest advisors that no one sava sav the chief magistrate himself knows whether he will run or not and it is obvious that events of the future in this uncertain world could determine the decision the war has brought one boon to this hemisphere it has haa immensely ni taj american republicans all the wity way from the great lakes to cape horn tile the latin american countries like ilke their big brother the U S are extremely eager riot only to keep out ot of war but to take any and all steps which might help prevent the war from dislocating their econ economies ordes more than is necessary in this endeavor they naturally look to us the principal military and economic power in the hemisphere when U under secretary of state welles went to the pan ian amerlean parley at ai panama he was given an extremely enthusiastic bastic welcome by latin american statesmen biggest thing to come out of the parley was the safety zone which completely surrounds north and south america with the natural except exception lon of canada for a width of about three hundred miles the warring powers were requested to do their fighting outside of that tremendous area As life puts it this bold ex tension of the monroe doctrine far beyond the traditional three mile limit left the world gasping and |