Washington, May 31. President Roosevelt returns to Washington today to prepare for the visit of King George and Queen Elizabeth of England, and a transcontinental trip which may have an important bearing on the 1940 presidential election.
The President left his family estate at Hyde Park last night. He was accompanied by Mr. Henry Morgenthau, jr. the Secretary of the Treasury. iHe departed for Washington afier a conference with Mr.
James A. Farley, the Postmaster General and chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
President Roosevelt appeared optimistic regarding the national political picture after his conference with Mr.
Farley.
He revealed that he had received a very favourable report on the national political situation from. Mr. Farley. He frankly told newspaper men that he had a long conversation with Mr.
Farley based on the Postmaster General's swing through key States.
The President, of course, did not even indicate whether Mr. Farley's report would be taken as a favourable basis for a possible political campaign for a third term in the White House.
He did, however, reveal that he planned to take a trip probably next month to San Francisco, Seattle and Alaska.
Some well-informed observers were inclined to attach political significance to the tour. They pointed out the President will be given numerous opportunities for speech—making and testing the political sentifhent irf key States.
Meanwhile,. Serator George W. Norris, Independent Republican of Nebraska, said President Roosevelt may be forced to seek a third term to complete his "New Deal" programme because of a lack of a suitable candidate who would "carry on" his policies—United Press, the immediate vicinity of the church, while there was indisputable evidence that all houses in the vicinity of the church had been used as billets by the Chinese troops.
It may, therefore, po deducted that the Chinese forces have promiscuously engaged in military operations against Japanese troops taking advantage of the French flag or by utilizing the flag for tactical purposes iù other parts of China.
The Japanese authorities, in consideration of the French assurances during the negotiations of October and November last year, have respected the French flag in spite of numerous disadvantages and dificult ties in the execution of their operations. in the future, should cases of a similar nature occur, the Japanese authorities might be: compelled to take measures they deem necessary regardless of the presence of the French flag. The Japanese authorities will not assume responsibility for the consequence of such action.
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