Russia's Strength in favour of the declarations of others not 40 likely to find a swan in' this particular 'Russian' goose, OF "the Russian' air. force Major Lord, well-known. American alr ace during the Great War writes of what he savw 'Their bombers are veritable tying. fortresses: tay' are Sofas ato ini tht at hey fan' carry oUt raids. without being accompanied by" fighter "planes: to protect. them. "Ae tite Soviet sighter planes are concerned, they" are In' my-opinion,. superior to" the. corresponding, panes sent to Spain by" all other countries, Is as well that this should be remembered by those who are impressed by "the recent claims of the wholesale downing of aeroplanes of Russian make on' the "Mongolian-Manchou-Kuo border, where if all that is said is. cor eel, "the "machines most obviously "were seriously out-of-date, 'General "von Cochen= hausen, Commandant of the Academy of the Military "Air Fleet, and "president. of the Gesellschaft Pair Wehrpolitik und Wehrvissenschaft, in the annual report of the latter, wrote 'The' army of the USSR. is at the present time the most tignntie army. that. has" ever been organized in the world." Of the quality of the Russian soldier there cannot be the slightest doubt, and those who fancy. that the urges which have been carried out in the Tanks of the USSR. forces may. have weakened them from the point of view of command may" yet ce. that thole beets will hot be justified "in the event. If there Is any degree of real leadership in existence it might have the opportunity ta prove "welt, the event of a war breaking! out, and It is apparent from the brochure that the' strength of Russia is such that her adherence toa" tripartite defensive alliance with Great Britain and France, will prove to be the biggest factor for peace.' which is available at. the pres moment, With the sympathy. of the Unit States. with such "a combination, and " their Sconomic support in certain. circumstances this anti-aggression combination, it It is brought about may" prove the most potent Inspiration for peace which the world has ewer A Third Term? that President' Roosevelt should be elected for ig only to be expected that ay proposal
third term of office would be very" keenly chated. 'There is all-the weight of precedent Snainst it, and that har olvo the support of a tery' large section of the' pubic of the United States, "What can be the only" point at issue over the whole matter is whether the state of World affairs Issue as to mate it desirable, at Tale for the moment to suspend. precedent and abandon what has been called by Mr, Martin "J. Kennedy the third. term "myth. Support, and powerful. support at" that, for the susestion that Mr. Roosevelt should drafted for a third term comes from s0 Import ant a gute as Mr, Harold Tekes, Secretary of Interior, who can be looked upon as someone Aifferent from those who have been raising all this third term talk for the purpose of barrassing the President, Of that Mr. Tekes can never with justice be accused, and the fact that he supports the suggestion, must. be taken as evidence of his very. real belief that the interests of the United States demand that should be asked to serve for yet another Tour years, Reviewing" potential candidates Mr. Tekes claimed that "not -one of them could bbe influential in world affairs and at the same time command the respect of his people." Of the powerful influence President Roosevelt has wielded in foreign affairs during the past few years there cannot be the slightest doubt, and even though his latest appeal to the Dictator States hasbeen productive of no particularly Apparent results," there Is every reason {0 believe that the steadfast manner in which he has supported the cause of peace has been for good, and even if he has not attained hho must desire, there sre indications 1 been exercising a moderating. infuet the world may: sooner or later come more clearly to appreciate. If there dre still divi-Sions of opinion as (9 Mr. Roosevelt's internal policies, and it would seem that on them the Country' is still sharply divided, there can be the manner in' which he has retained his popularity. amongst the masses, ind the probability is that, if he did decide to run again for president, he has captured the imagination of the people of the United States that the prospects of his success would be by no means slim.
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