Timely Topics

Northern Advocate, 14 June 1938, Page 4

Timely Topics

“The President has not lost the fight yet,” writes the American editor of the “Financial News.” “He is pressing forward with PUMP-PRIMING, his plans for “pump - priming,” ard at the last stage it seems highly improbable that Congressional forces would dare to defeat such proposals in election year. The revival of Federal spending will very naturally bring an i immense increase in his prestige ' (cutside the hostile business community). The Democratic Party machine, which he still controls, can exi crcise tremendous pressure on local (offices, and the President can always I gc beyond Congress and appeal to the i electorate through the radio, which I proved such a tremendous aid to his | efforts in 1932 and 1936. There is still abundant evidence that he retains immense popularity with the ‘ man in i the street.’ The Republican Party, I too, still lacks an effective pro- | gramme, and an effective personal 1 opponent to Mr Roosevelt. It is still ;so badly organised that it has done , little to recover the ground lost in I recent years.”

Says “The Times” when discussing the German coup in Austria: The task, of the future is to succeed where the Europe of TASK.OF .THE twenty-four years FUTURE. • ago failed in finding a settled basis of [relations proof against 'fundamental disturbance, and, in the new phase new opening, the question is what limit is to be set to the employment cf force. A highly organised country of over seventy millions can not only make sure of its own progress but make an immense contribution to the prosperity of the Continent. The common ruin into which the abuse of power can plunge, not Europe Calorie, but the larger part of the world, is not to be calculated merely by the consequences of the last War, which would be far outstripped in another conflict. This consideration, and this alone, inspires British policy in the resolution cf acting upon the lesson of experience and of anticipating, Iby steady and’ continuous negotiation upon differences as they arise, the realignment of balanced and implacable antagonisms. Mr Chamberlain and successive Foreign Ministers have made it perfectly clear for their part that they do not for a moment refuse to deal with any foreign country because its social doctrine differs from our own. Apart from the methods by which it was accomplished, there has never been any public feeling in England against the union of. Austria and Germany, nor is it in itself the slightest bar to an understanding between Grossbritannien and Grossdeutschland. It will no doubt in-r crease the resources and the strength of Germany. Great Britain is also engaged in increasing her strength. But it is perfectly appropriate that negotiations should be conducted from strength by both parties.