Show dispelling THE FOG by charles michelson t als ent of part izan politics 1 i fe period of the present emer seli er tt i that at is the situation crea fm by the outbreak of declared in europe continues to be 1 ce i theme jenie of spokesmen of both ar parties r tiered 1 M I 1 landon the most re Q nominees fur for of 0 republican 1 l presidency while indicating til s ard with the presidents do de to have the existing neutral di 1 act revised or repealed ex in ses the thought that his noa adf of the most important action i beep politics out of the situa would be for the president ta h toe e that he would not be a term candidate doubtless all other active or passive candi it 57 s of both parties might agree ib i the former kansas governor favor vor of such a statement from id w white house though they lb SA t not agree with mr lan ss s expressed reason for it ig people I 1 think thing would fig ii that such a declaration by mr velt sevelt so far from mitigating fervor fenior of political activity fc im d fan the political flames L t a 11 than anything he might do would unleash the full fury of I 1 y gning by twenty or moro more gentlemen just think a id at would be the effect of a b j le at of jf presided pres presidential idea clial booms all I 1 S the limit to amass prospect convention votes tte the uncertainty of the if ai evs s ultimate course which uno minty is as great in my own td as in that of the next ma man Js ame me extent at least keeps the ajr campaigns quiescent 4 1 14 makes for consideration of big issues in a calmer less azal bat atmosphere incidentally ca lliams as I 1 stated long ago thit that ultimate tini ate decision depends on future events over which the president has no control in other words he will not take another nomination unless he has to and I 1 believe it is his fervent hops hope that that necessity will be averted in the controversy over the neutrality processes for the consideration c ons ider of which the president called congress back there is no need for calling names or of ascribing unworthy motives to those who take one position or another the th president believes that repeal or revision of the act is our best hope of peace those who insist on the retention of the law as it now stands believe that the ad ministrations program involves grichter gi gri eater cater war danger there is no more reason f for or example to doubt the sincerity of senator hiram johnsons recent assertion that the repeal of the embargo will mean that this nation is one half in and one half out of the war and his insistence that there be no repeal than there was to doubt his sincerity when the law lav was under con consideration considerate on or when lie he voted against the very bill he now insists must be kept on the statute books there is nothing strange or unusual in statesmen changing their viewpoints view points as conditions change there was no european war being waged two years ago it Is in full swing today the so called neutrality law which ties our commercial hands is a measure for the advantage of the totalitarian bet bel li gerenas lige ge rents and the disadvantage bf the democracies that are fighting them and to our own commerce the new enactment would apparently patently parent ly be to the advantage of the democracies and the disadvantage of f the countries and an d w would i d maintain our trade and our histo historic ale commercial rights whatever course we take is go aing ing to help one side and hinder the other and our relative immunity from or danger of involver rant in the european fracas is approximately the same no matter what we do or fail to do |