Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-09
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There already has been evidence
OF the influence of the Lemke radi-
cal segment. I think everyone
agrees that the announcement Of
the third party's organization vital
~ affected the type Of platform
that was written in Washington and
adopted by the Democratic conven-
ton at Philadelphia. From many
sources comes information that the
Democratic platform was made
much more iberal-some critics
describe it as more socialistic-
than would have been the case had
Representative Lemke stayed out
OF the political picture. He has the
backing of Father Coughlin, the
Detroit radio priest, and his nation
al union for social justice and he
has the backing of the remnants
of the late Huey Longs share-the-
wealth adherents. In addition, the
Townsend $200-a-month pension fol-
lowers will be found behind Lemke
to some extent.
I have observed these third par
ty movements many times before
and usually they have failed to live
up to expectations. They nearly
always have developed fights
among themselves because the
very nature of and the very reason
for their existence lies in their
varied conceptions of what govern
ment ought to be or ought to do.
Their sincerity precludes them
usually from compromise and
when politicians refuse to compro-
mise, their organization, whatever
it may be. naturally disintegrates.
This may be the year when the
leftist segment will stick together
and if it does, it naturally threat
ems Mr.. Roosevelt's success. I con-
fidently expect to see overtures
seeping out from New Deal sources
in an effort to placate some of the
Lernke followers. 1t is logical
piece of strategy for the New Deal
erS to seek to wean these recalci-
trant folks from the third party.
The European disturbances con-
tinue apace. It is situation that
is extremely in
Trouble teresting and one
in Europe that probably will
unfold as the
weeks go by, in curious ways. I
say curious because to us in Amer
lea, it has been rather difficult to
understand the meaning of many
of the maneuvers that followed the
outright subjugation of Ethiopia by
the power thirsty Mussolini of Italy.
Word that comes rather direct
from inner councils in Europe in
dicates a tremendous fear on the
part of Italy and France about
German plans. The British like
wise are displaying nervousness
and the present alliances and COM
binations of power existing in Eu-
rope are none too stable. 1t is
Just possible that Germany's Hitler
may, by his present activities,
force a new cementing of these al
liances and understandings among
other powers but at this time there
is no mistaking the fact that Eu-
rope, outside of Germany, is a
bundle of nerves.
It seems that the basis for this
nervousness is rooted in the clever
scheming of DR.. Hjalmar Schacht,
who is something of an economic
dictator under Hitler. DR.. Schacht
is a brilliant negotiator. He I'M
derstands economics, trade and
finance as well as any man in Eu-
rope today and when you couple
such knowledge with diplomatic
keenness, you obviously have a man
capable of accomplishing results.
DR.. Schacht is employing the
methods he knows best, namely,
economic understandings, in max
ing new connections with central
European power and the Balkan
states.
In the case of Italy, an eco
nomic weapon in the hands of Ger
many might east
Hdlys ly prove disas-
Case trous because TIA
ly virtually ex-
hausted her gold reserve in the
late war and her government can
not 90 on much longer in furnish
ing purchasing power for her peo-
pie. France has been able to open
certain markets to the little en-
tente and to the Balkans and has,
in addition, provided some fnan-
cial aid. Thus, when DR.. Schacht
pats the neighbors of Germany,
on the back and points out where
markets can be made for them in
Germany, France and Italy quickly
develop cases of filters.
It seems that Austria and Hun
gary cannot depend fully on Italian
markets because of the low gold
reserve in Italy. In the meantime
as well, France has been losing
millions in gold as her own do
mestic situation has been en-
broiIed in a political whirlpool. The
Austrians and the Hungarians and
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