The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-05-06

lifetime, but no one VINO remeIIi-
bers the state of affairs when the
Republicans held their convention
at Kansas City in 1928, and In the
months preceding that gathering,
when delegates were being selected,
doubts that Coolidge could have had
that nomination by crooking his
finger.
Watch Reactions
The third term tradition began to
Wither back in the Theodore Roose-
welt administration. Few now be-
lieve it had anything to do with
the fact that Woodrow Wilson de-
feated Roosevelt and William How
ard Taft in the 1912 election. There
was some talk about it, naturally,
from the Taft orators, but Taft's
prestige with the voters was at a
very low ebb, and many Republi-
cans who supported Taft regretted
afterwards that they had not all
united behind Roosevelt to defeat
Wilson.
| The interesting thing to watch now
is the reactions OF those Democrats,
particularly in the South, who in
their hearts have not agreed with
the New Deal, but who have gone
along largely because of party reg
ularity. Many of them have had
very definite ideas about changing
some of the economic slants of the
Democratic party at the next ma
tional convention, and nominating
some one more in sympathy with
their own ideas.
1t is rather obvious that 1914 is
too far off for most of them to wait.
Naturally there is nothing for them
to do right now, SO long as party
regularity retains its present inn
| portance in their minds. And there
is not much ground for suspecting
any change in that direction.
But it is well within the realm of
possibility that they may make up
their minds shortly that they will
fight against third term for the
New Deal. Which may lead to more
of the sort of insurgence that has
characterized the actions of such
senators as Carter Glass and Harry
F. Byrd OF Virginia, Josiah W.
Bailey OF North Carolina, Willard
E. Tydings of Maryland, and Walter
r. George Of Georgia.
Russia for Peace
While eager for any disarmament
conference that the United States
may propose, or that any other ma
ton may suggest for that matter,
the Soviet Republic, Secretary OF
State Cordell Hull has been unoffi-
cially informed, believes for the mo-
ment that the best guarantee OF
peace In the eastern hemisphere is
the strength OF the fighting forces
of the U. S. S. X.
| AS every one interested in world
diplomacy knows, much of the talk
OF the next war" centers around
the idea of Japan and Germany
fighting Russia. Soviet officials be-
lieve that as long as their country
remains strong enough SO that Ger
man and Japanese spies continue
to report its resisting qualities, just
SO long may der Tag" be post
| poned.
1.-THE question of speed and fight
ing ability of planes alone is a good
illustration" one friend of Moscow
said to Secretary Hull the other
day: ANY German expert, with
the material the Hitler secret serv-
ice has been able to obtain, can
figure out very quickly that there
| just might be considerable danger
in any move against the Soviet 1t
might not be over quickly and VIC
toriously, which of course is the
only kind of war any country
wants"
Officials here are smiling, dis
| creetly, over a retort made by a
friend of the Soviet at recent re-
ception in London, which was quick
| ly relayed to this country by grape
| vine.
The Fastener was asked by a
distinguished attache of the British
Foreign office why his government
had concentrated such a huge force
in its maritime provinces.
my government is anxious to
preserve peace" said the Russian.
1--WE are willing to 60 to great
lengths in that direction-even to
removing temptation from possible
victims. We realize fully the weak
ness of the Japanese for invading
any unprotected territory. They
don't seem to be able to resist it..
So we thought if we put powerful
force out there we would be con-
tributing to the cause of peace on
earth
French Not Fooled
incidentally the French do not
take seriously all the recent pro-
paganda since the rout of the
Franco forces at Guadalajara -
about the Italian soldiers lack of
fighting ability. They have been
chuckling about it, naturally, es-
pecially since the fight of the Italian
regiments has been played up SO in
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