Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-08-28

Gov. Landon having completed his
first swing" in his campaign, the coun-
try will be able to form some appraise-
ment between now and the time when
he starts forth on his later and logger
speaking tours as to the caliber Of the
Republican presidential candidate. The
three major speeches which he deliv-
cred on this initial trip. widely varied
as they were in the subjects discussed,
gave the voters an opportunity, in the
opinion of observers here, to gain a
closer insight than had been possible
previously into the manner Of thinking
Of the man who Is seeking their sup
port, and a clear-cut view Of some OF
the fundamental policies which he be-
lieves should guide the American Gov
eminent. In the larger speaking cam
paign to follow, Gov. Landon will dis
cuss many other issues pertinent to the
present situation and amplify some OF
those on which he already has touched
briefly or in general terms. Thus the
voters will be enabled to get more
accurate picture Of his political beliefs
and of how, II elected, he would at
tempt to put them into effect. The
interim breathing spell" will permit
wide debate throughout the United
States on the declarations already made
by him and give a chance for these
opinions to crystalline in the minds OF
the voters.
President Roosevelt's trip to the West,
which unfortunately has been saddened
by the death of Secretary of War Dern.
whose funeral he will attend, is one OF
the most important in many respects on
which any President Of the United States
ever set forth, in the opinion of ofh-
Gals here. The purpose of the trip, they
point out, touches the economic welfare
in one form or another of D great pro-
portion of the people in the United
States. With many thousands directly
affected and having suffered heavy losses
as result of this years unprecedented
drought, countless other thousands have
been affected indirectly and so will be
watching with intense interest, officials
believe, to see what action and recon-
mendations may result from the investi-
cations now being made by the Presi-
dent and his advisers as to means OF
helping to relieve the distress which
has been created.
Appropriate celebration of the eighth
anniversary Of the signing of the Kellogg
BRAND peace pact, in Paris, In which
the signatory nations agreed to de-
nounce war "as an instrument Of ma
tional policy" was the broadcasting yes
terday Of q program in which the par
Elephants were oficials who have played
an important part in the preparations
for the Inter-American Peace Confer
ence, which Is to begin its deliberations
in Buenos Aires December /. One Of
the speakers was the Argentine Am.
bassador, Senior Espil, whose country
will be host to the conference and who
was chairman Of the committee of Latin
American diplomats which drafted the
preliminary agenda for the conference.
The Ambassador of Brazil, Senior
Aranha, was unable on account Of ILL
ness to take part in the program, but the
third member Of the Agenda Committee,
DR.. Ricardo Castro Beeche, Minister Of
Costa RIGA, was one Of the speakers,
as was also Sumner Welles, Assistant
Secretary Of State. in charge of Latin
American affairs. DR.. EspiI declared
that, despite the failure Of past peace
machinery to prevent wars on this con.
tinent, the building up Of such machinery
was not an impossible or very difficult
accomplishment" and, along with the
other speakers, he voiced hope Of sue
cess ioe the coming c0nference.