The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-05-30
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One reason for the international
pessimism now pervading the White
House is the course which an allied
defeat would be almost sure to take.
Roosevelt's military advisers have
pointed out that the British Isles,
if attacked, are certain to cave in,
or at least to be given such batter
ing that the government will flee to
Canada.
The British fleet will try to save
something from the debacle, and the
most natural place for it to go will
be Canada and the British island
possessions in American waters
Jamaica, Bermuda, the Bahamas.
In other words, if the British
government is defeated at home, it
will try to save just as much as it
can and rally together the rest of
the far-fung empire-Canada, Aus
tralia, South Africa, and New Zea-
land.
When and if this happens, espe-
cially if the remnants of the British
fleet come to American waters, then
American neutrality is going to be
put to the biggest test in history.
If German airplanes follow, the
United States may have a hard
time staying out of war.
NO BOLTER
Seeing them together you'd never
know that the President and Jack
Garner have just concluded a series
of hot primary scraps. The one
expression that best describes their
personal relations is "affectionate."
Whatever their political differ
ences, the two men genuinely like
each other. Illustrative Of this was
their conference the day California
balloted to decide between a Roose-
welt third term or a Garner anti
New Deal delegation.
Roosevelt kidded Garner about
his impotence to hurry back to
Uvalde to fish and Garner kidded
him back.
Tell you what We'll do, Jack"
said the President. you come
with me to the dedication of the
Great Smoky Mountains park and
then I'll accompany you to Uvalde
for few days fishing. What do
you say?"
ITS a deal, Capt'n," grinned the
vice president.
To intimates, Garner does not
deny being disappointed at his poor
primary showing. He admits quite
frankly that he expected to do a
great deal better. But he evinces
no bitterness, is philosophical in de-
feat. And he makes one thing quite
clear: He will not fight Roosevelt
if he runs again.
Garner still is opposed to third
term. But he will not join in any
disruptive movement at the Chicago
convention and he will not "take a
walk" should the President be re-
nominated.
1--WE been a party man all my
life," Garner says, land l also be-
ieve in majority rule. 1 didn't bolt
Al Smith in 1928 and I don't intend
engaging in that sort of thing at
this late stage. will support the
party ticket, whoever is on it,
1t is possible that Garner, eager
though he is to return to the quiet
and peace of his Texas home, may
go to Chicago. If he does go it
will be for two purposes: to pre-
serve harmony, and to help put
over House Floor Leader Sam Ray
burn, his close friend and 1892 cam
paign manager, as vice president.
NOte-The Senate Ladies, weekly
luncheon club of senatorial wives,
apparently think that the Gamers
are finished with public life. And
Mrs. Garner apparently agrees with
them. They voted to present her
with farewell gift and to leave
the choice up to her. She chose
silver candelabrum.