| Show U S political front quiet war holds public interest third term talk will revive as 1940 election draws closer since the war began in europe there has been quite on the political front in this country the attention of the groat great bulk of the american people is today largely centered abroad where history of the most momentous kind hind is being made and so partisan politics for the time beins being has pretty much dropped out of the spotlight you cant stir up much interest in candidate Who ozis political ambi I 1 lions when ships are being sunk and armies of unprecedented size are facing each other on the western front president roosevelt has dexera several times said in effect that partisanship san should be adjourned 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 I 1 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 politicians is how to fight their verbal battles without alienating a public which feels strongly that this country must apgear unified in the eyes of the world a tough problem and the burden of it of course falls on the republicans public ans the democrats are lal in the saddle now and the republicans hope is to unseat them and the question of what issue to use for that purpose is causing many a severe headache among party chieftains neutrality split of late the only domestic issue of great moment liar has been our neutrality legislation and over that the party lines split wide open where for instance potent republican senator borah I 1 immediately announce announced ed he favored ri rigorous isolationism potent republican senator taft stood with the president in support of cash and carry for arms as well as everything else elge neither political group as a result can make a good campaign issue out of neutrality unless something happens to change the picture drastically republican strategy now seems to be to bide its time and wait and see what happens leaders apparently parent ly feel it would be suicidal to take an aggressive partisan line now and most independent corn com menta tors think they are right third term on the democratic side of the fence matters are somewhat simpler but there is a big question mark there too and it concerns the possibility tha that t mr roosevelt may be planning to do the unprecedented and seek a third successive term if the president is thinking of that recent public opinion polls may have encouraged cou raged 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 has refused to say ile 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 indicates that he plans to on the other hand a presidential declaration to that effect now would undoubtedly start a tremendous scurrying about among democratic aspirants to the white house at the expense of unity within the party these in the know in washington think that the president has not expressed himself on the third term issue even to his closest advisors that no one save the chief magistrate himself knows whether lie he will run or not and it is obvious that un forseen events of the future in this uncertain world could determine the decision american solidarity the war has brought one boon to this hemisphere it has immensely solidified the american republics all the way from the great lakes to cape horn the latin american countries like their big brother the U S are extremely eager not only to keep out of war but to take any and all steps which might help prevent the war from dislocating their economics more th than an is s necessary in this endeavor r t they hey naturally look to us the principal military and economic power in the hemis hemisphere kiei e whon when under secretary of state welles went to the pan american parley in panama he was given an extremely enthusiastic thusia 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 exception of canada for a width of about three hundred miles the warring cowets were requested to do their fighting outside of that tremendous aea aca a ca As life puts it this bold extension of the mont monroe oe doctrine far beyond the traditional three mile limit left the world gar gasping ping and once the gasps were over protests began pouring in biggest and most aggressive protest came from britain the london times went so far as to say that the zone hae haa no standing in international law and that any attempt to enforce the declaration by the U S or another participating country would be an act of war so the future of the safety zone remains in doubt NAVY DAY OCT FOOD FOR THE NAVY G 01 0 inestimable value to america s farmers are arc the sailors aboard alo uncle sam s battleships each year the travy navy purchases millions of pounds oj of foodstuffs 1 I 1 d V ak i 41 during the hie past fiscal year navy cooks used pounds of flour dozen eggs pounds of fresh bread pounds or of biscuits and crackers and pounds of baking powder 40 2 V that the navy has a sweet tooth was demonstrated by the pounds of sugar used in the IZ 12 month period together with quarts of various extracts and gallons of ft L bleat one of the most important dietary items is purchased by the ton total consumption for the year amounted to pounds SI I 1 N VA i i sailors ate 80 pounds of vegetables during the year of which pounds was fresh vegetables and irish potatoes the navy menu included pounds of fruit of aich which I 1 pounds was fresh FE fl Y J N 4 navy day which focuses public attention on the U S fleet will see ships crews at their heir best and that includes the kitchen help one of the most important departments the army alone in traveling on its stomach the navy must be fed and fed well |
