Evening star., 1938-07-27
Washington Observations
Primaries Watch for 1910 Trend-World, Too,
Wants Answer to Third Term Question

ION Mondays and Wednesdaps
during Frederic William Wiles pa-
cation. Washington Dissertations
are being ,prttten by Henry L.
StDeinhart. Mr.. Vile will continue
to nDrite. a Friday column during his
pacation.)
TATE primaries, both those al
ready held and those to come,
assume far more significance
~ from national standpoint this
year than has been true for a long
time past as any mid-presidential cleo
ton period, in the opinion of COM
petent Washington political observers.
They attribute this mainly to the fact
that these primaries and the succeed
ing elections in November will give
an almost certain indication Of the
trend of political thought in the
United States in its bearing on what
will transpire two years hence With
careful analysis being made as each of
the primaries takes place, it is felt
that the final check up" on this
ySdl D SlCStlOilS WALL dl1Olu OppOI
to make a fairly accurate estimate as
to how the country in general views
the work Of the present adminfstra-
ton to date. Results of the few
primaries already held are not suffi-
cient, it is believed, to afford the basis
for satisfactory representations but
as choices are made OF candidates in
number Of pivotally important
States during the next few weeks, some
very decided weather-vane pointings
are looked for in the political wind.
In spite of numerous State and
local issues involved in the primaries
now well under way and with national
problems also playing large part in
a great majority Of the contests, the
question which has been and which
may continue for some time to be of
outstanding significance, is will
President Roosevelt run for a third
term?" This issue is one which is of
interest not only nationally but inter-
nationally. Diplomatic Washington
today keeps in touch to a closer degree
than ever before with what is going
on politically in the United States,
and the first question an envoy Of
foreign government is likely to ask
one whom he meets here. is DO you
think President Roosevelt will be
candidate again?" This is not because
the envoy personally is so deeply
interested in securing a concensus OF
reliable public opinion on this question
as because he desires to relay to his
government some accurate forecast on
the subject.
Much credit is being given in diplo-
matte and official circles here to Sec
retary OF State Hull for the agreement
signed last week at Buenos Aires by
Bolivia and Paraguay to settle their
century-old controversy over the blood
stained Chaco territory by means OF
arbitration, with the President of the
United States and the Presidents Of the
five other neutral nations-Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay
which brought about the treaty, acting
as arbiters. 1t is pointed out by these
officials that Secretary Hull, both in
season and out of season, has been
preaching the doctrine Of settling all
international disputes by peaceful
processes. In numerous addresses
during his tenure of office as premier
of the Cabinet, through his efforts at
Pan-American conferences which he
has attended and in personal con-
versation with numerous diplomats,
they have recognized in him a
persistent and firm advocate of
friendly mediation and arbitration as
the wisest and most satisfactory way
in which to iron out differences of
whatever character that may arise
between two or more nations. The
latest successful effort in this field of
international endeavor, in which his
influence has been an important fac