"No Third Term Day"
Today is "No Third Term Day" in the United States. It is a Republican Party election move to discredit President roosevelt, and. to promote the interests of Mr. Wendell Willkie, who looks as 1€ he might become the most serious Republican threat' to the Democratic Party's hold on power, which has originated for the last decade. The issue is purely domestic and American. The two candidates are in favour of almost identical foreign Policies, and, therefore, the rest of the world can look on this electoral. struggle with detachment, Both Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Willkie are opposed aggression and the dictators. Both favour all the assistance to. Great' Britain' which can be given, short of war. Both fare opposed to Japanese" expansion by force in the For East. Both understand perfectly that the future of the liberty upon which spite of the ruination being caused In Great Britain by Nazi bombers, the British people seem to be enjoying this' war. For some un~ Accountable reason, the thing seems to have degenerated into a' joke. Homes can go up in smoke, families be buried, whole areas can be shaken by bombs—and still the tragedy is not taken seriously. It appears to be more import fant to be able to turn down the gay before tak-Ing shelter from the bombers, and so save the Sunday joint from being spoilt, than it is to excite commination services against the attack= fers. The latest Homo papers tell of various Spontaneous "japey" enacted in London, Hitler was supposed to be in London on August 15, and therefore the Overseas Club decided 10 Stage a tea party for him and Mussolini, who was presumed to be accompanying him in some capacity, such as being attached to his Aeroplane wheels. Two seats Were set aside and Inbelled with the names of the dictators. When the meeting convened, the seats were vacant, but Lord Willingdon, former Viceroy of India who presided, was then handed two telegrams from the Spitire Cable Company, which explained the reasons for the absence of the {hele country pride itu lat sake today in BEneID, wuens, The fra read: "Empire, Ten incl. pies The fv ad "Empleo. Tea the east and in the west. American polley w.1."Regret cannot attend tea party stop Set Jabrond, therefore, will not be decisive in this election. ax it has been in some of the elections of the past. It should be emphasized that the off according to plan but blown back by a Hurricane stop Don't make too much of the Duce [stop Hitler." The address given in the cable third term for the president is not really a constitutional question. If President Roosevelt reelected, he will be doing no more than breaking a precedent; he will not be breaking any constitutional concept. Washington is often quoted as the authority against a third term the presidency. He himself had the opport= unity to preside fora third term, but It was ne to personal feelings, not any "objection on principle, that he refused the opportunity. Washingion could see no reason for denying the nation "the services of any man who, in some rear emergency, shall be decreed universally most capable of serving the public." He saw no danger in a president's serving any number of Proviso. To quote his this proviso, the nation must not the last slages depravity." Washington cot "And even then there is as much danger that was "The Summer House, Berchtesgaden." The other cable purported to come from Mussolini, was addressed. from "The Usual Bal Rome" and read: "Empire Ten Party, Over Club, St James's, London W. 1. Slight hitch stop" AN italian sailings cancelled owing secret manoeuvres in port stop Hell the Fuhrer present, Mussolini." This iv the kind of thing which must break the heart of persons like Goebbels and by ilk, who can seo humour in nothing more than bombing 9 block of Lan= don flats. Tt argues a fippaney and triviality of mind which can only be taken ay an insult 0 the German General Staff which has prepared. invasion plang with such meticulous care. The Hun may be able to withstand gunfire and bombs—though that tins yet to be proved—but he cannet stand ridicule. When he finds that hie best efforts and his most dire threats ave turned into national jokes by the people they are designed to overwhelm, then Against something which he cannot comprehend, little consequence from what quarter he comes. One of the principal advocates of the inclusion of a clause limiting, the term of office of the president was President Thomas Jefferson, who, feared that the presidency might simply become post which some national hero would be ex-petted to occupy during his life-time. Never= theless, Jefferson did not wholly dismiss the dea of a third term for himself, when it was mooted during the second year of his second term as head of the slate. A year later, it is true, he declared that he would. follow the "sound precedent" set by his predecessor and Fefuse to accept the candidacy. The issue Was thus Jeff open. Other famous Americans have Acelared against the third term, but not on constitutional grounds. President Grant said that hho would not accept nomination it were t dered. "untos it should cumstances ax to In the eases of ident Theodore Roosevelt, the cussion Medicines for France The report that the British Government is prepared to facilitate the Importation into France, and other occupied territories of medi= cal supplies destined essentially, and exclusively for the assistance of the sick, and wounded will be welcomed by all humanitarians. This will not include, however, material capable of medi= but which are not exclusively medical eter, such as foodstuis and. food-ex= tracts, clothing, blankets, fuel and household quirements. In other words the blockade. will be maintained with the one exception which thas now been made. The British decision is the Fesull of representations pointing out that there was a danger of epidemiey and disease in France during the coming winter. is to be hoped that such Will not eventuate but it is Just as well Somewhat different, since both had stepped ante {iat preparations shall be made beforehand in the presidency from. the. vice-presidency, order that should epidemics break out they can speaking, the' thied tore it with on the shortest possible notice. It exists today, did not arise. obviously not in the interests of Germany to interfere in "this matter, or take any action Which would deprive the French of this assist for obviously healthy occu Sig. Gayda's Pipe Dream the best interests of the for outbreaks of epidemic disease unco Virginia Gayda, reputed to ished venerally prove difficult to control spreading. That there will be intense suf the occupied portions of Europe di coming winter may be expected for they have to a large extent already been deprived of much of their foodstults, which have been transported into Germany. Nevertheless Up a despite the fact that malnutrition is so fruitful ied slight damage from shore factor in the spread of illness Great Britain cannot be expected to do more than she has Italian claim of six ships of a British convoy fi ready done in connection with medical. spsunk, to six British warships. In actual fact, it plies. The responsibility for feeding the portion will be recalled, the Admiralty communique on Europe which Germany has overrun is Ger= the engagement' stated that, with the exception many's lone,
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