Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-07

rec mmending Frederic william Vile.
fresh credits, advocates scaling down
the United Kingdom present war
debt to the United States, and would
authorize the President to negotiate
| for acquisition CT British bases in
the Pacific Editorial opinion thus
| far expressed is found virtually
unanimous in support of the bill.
Notwithstanding widespread &C
ClamatlOn, congressional leaders like
Senator Barley discount the posi-
bility Of any consideration of the
project in the visible future, GER
tainly not until after election. Hav-
ing international aspects Of the first
magnitude, the subject will require
State Department review preceding
House and Senate steps, but it has
not yet been orough; officially TO
Secretary Hulls attention. In the
meantime, the bill is coomed to lie
dormant indefinitely IN Senate COM
mittees that would eventually have
to pass upon It.
Truly United States.
Roy A. Roberts. managing editor
of the Kansas City Star, strikes
a timely note in pointing out that
no matter who is elected President.
the country will rally TO him be-
cause that is the American demo-
cratic system" Mr.. Roberts speaks
at a moment when speculation is
rife as to whether Hitler and Mus
solinl crave a Roosevelt or a Willkie
victory. The President, at his latest
press conference, without expressly
indicating what he thinks about
that, quoted Rome news dispatches
alleging that the axis is out to
beat President Roosevelt because of
his foreign policy and Of every
thing for which he stands in Italian
and German eyes.
The totalitarians unqueStionably
are licking their chops over the way
in which the war has been pitch
forked into the presidential cam
paign. They are barking up the
wrong tree if they imagine the
consequence IS split in national
unity that will endure. Editor Rob-
erts told a bankers convention that
the next President will face the
most difficult problems any Chief
Executive has confronted, not in our
times, but in all time" He might
we'll have added that political bick-
erings, especially over foreign rela-
tions. habitually end here on cleo
ton day-that currently momentous
questions will be tackled and settled
by a united American people, re-
gardless of campaign excuses.
Bay State AdvertiseS.
Massachusetts-th she stands,
not ashamed to boost her virtues in
the public prints, lest recognition
of them otherwise be denied. The
State Development and Industrial
Commission has embarked upon a
magazine advertising campaign to
attract defense industries to the
Commonwealth. The stressed selling
point is that within the Bay States
borders defense orders can be filled
without hurdles and delays due to
labor disputes" Massachusetts,, it
is explained. for several years has
led industrial States in freedom
from time lost per worker in strikes"
Therefore industry is invited to
come where business and labor
unite for profits" Incidentally,
Massachusetts also points out, sit
leads the country in skilled work.
manship, as it has, since industry
was born"
X X
Member for Hyde Park.
From the Goth congressional dis
trict of New York-which includes
President Roosevelt's voting resi-
dence at Hyde Park-come reports
Of a stop Hamilton Fish" move
ment. The avoWed object is to per-
suade enough Republicans to desert