Evening star., 1935-10-09

VIII the plea that che kept us out Of
war" (Wilson model, 1870 be q Demo-
cratic slogan in President Roosevelt's
campaign for reelection? Anti-war
sentiment Is 50 deep-seated that 1t may
rival recovery as vote-getting issue.
F. D. r. has promptly placed himself at
the head of the Nations peace forces and
will undoubtedly command their en-
thusiastic support. If MuSsolini's adven-
ture should spread into q world confla.
grafton and the United States remain
"free and unentangled," politicians con-
cede that the President will have pow
erful grip on popular confidence and one
which the opposition would find hard
to break. Sensing the peoples anti-war-
mindedneSs, the administration is ex-
pected to offer stubborn resistance to any
suggestions that American business
should have opportunity to make money,
even at the risk of involving the United
States in war. Presidential-yea political
pressure may enter the picture, but it Is
foreshadowed that Mr.. Roosevelt will
stand pat.
As the result of his Oakland speech
Herbert Hoover has bounded back into
the political arena with a bang that
reverberates around the country. II he
isn't q candidate for the Republican pres
idential nomination he's giving q good
imitation of one. The revelation OF the
new ,Hoover-the fighting, phrase-mak-
ing, sarcastic, wiSecracking Hoover-in-
clines those who have hitherto barred
him from consideration to believe that,
after all, he may be the G. o. P.s great
al, nf Nauy nao1
extravaganza are to feature the coming
campaign it's admitted that no one has
dramatized that issue as devastatingly
as the former President. From now on
he will be watched with awakened inter-
est. One thing is regarded certain-the
Californian means to have hand in
naming the nominee and writing the
platform. Because of his Identification
with the depression, Democrats and
plenty of Republicans consider him the
easiest man for Roosevelt to beat. On
all hands that angle is recognized as the
weakest spot in the Hooverian armor.
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Americans will grasp the immensity Of
Mussolini's problem in Ethiopia when
they realize that its area of $4,000 square
miles is greater than Texas, New Eng
1dtlQ, NcW JcIScy, OCldWdIC, n1di yAchAu
and the District Of Columbia combined,
though its population of 10000 900 does
not equal that of the New York metro
politan area. Ethiopia is larger than any
country in Europe except Russia, about
twice as big as Germany and one and
one-half times the size of France.
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American military experts are keenly
interested in the advance Of Mussolini's
troops in Ethiopia because Of the role
played by aircraft and mechanical and
motorized ground units. It's the first
opportunity to judge the practical value
Of those ultra modern weapons, although
the Ethiopians' lack Of comparable equip.
ment makes it difficult to draw deduc-
tions. If League navies blockade Italy
Iherem be q chance to find out whether
Gen. Billy Mitchell or the admirals are
right in the matter of fleets ability to
Withstand air attack.
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Assurance by Admiral Grayson, Ameri-
can Red, Cross chairman, that the or
ganization is ready to do its part in East
Africa calls attention to the fact that
there are now 50 Red Cross societies.
Ethiopia happens to have been the sixty
second country to adhere to the interna-
tional Red Cross treaty Of Geneva. In
case of q blockade Of Italy League As
sembly resolution adopted in 1921 pro-
vides that communications for humani.
tartan purposes shall remain unimpaired.
Their mAtntsnAnce was deemed - essen