The Archive · 1940

SOME AFTERTHOUGHTS Now. 8

With the exception of the Axis Power and Japan the of the. presidential election in the ted States rma been complete and fung vin of" the "prinesies of jam of th ADIIy ofthe American Deopte to tke blk and farveaching decttons Brea comment in" Germanys and tay tuker raising, or, where pre wont," very ubalicd, thou the "Hamburger Fremden batt with one of those devastating rovelas out of the obvious, remark that President Roorovell reelection "proved that the ast Majority of the American people' oppose 'American Intervention in the European war Az" both' candidates maintained. het. 9s a art of their two programmes, tre same thing {rout have been prove just ae emphatealy 1'Ste, Wendel Wine had gained. the day. Me. Pooseveltwil shortly Us entering Into toe more yenrt of service ducing which the world wil pose throuuth's eraetat ime, But hho hae established such @ reputation darn the past eight yons that the United. Slates tan neo the fulure confident and unatra The position of his party in Congress will have been slightly strengthened, and, if, as Teaders "are "exhorting ther, "the "people Othe United States unite behind the Government, sinking all party feeling at any rate for the time being the! futon" may' come "to "play an' oven reater pare in world afte han 1 hax done Gprte the present, 'The reslt of the popular vote shows that te elation was not go close cit war" thought It would be, and. while from this paint-of view Me. Toosevelt conred a runaway eetory hie maori Meumefenlytorue to indicate an emphatic apmeval of lis' plies in the execution of Which his hand lis boon very considerably Hurentthened, "Abroad itis nol to be expected that hie polley wil undergo any. very. great one, Dut rather that he will prosecute his pon i ive Butin every posite assistance Thott "of cing to. war' sch ven greater ours Active intervention liv the European Warts the last thing which ether he. oF Great Brain desires for Hf the Uae States vere. ebtlzed to concentrate on war forts Mtheie sym the asadeantage to Brita rou be tral Domestically it would appear that the President will take as his first objective the unification of organized tabour, The con= solidation of the American Federation of Labour with the Congress of Industrial Oryunizations. That would probably only follow the resignation of Mr, John L. Lewis, chairman of the cly, who made the presidential election into a vote of confidence in himself, secking to bolt Labour in favour of Mr. Willkie in which "he lamentably failed. "He stands a greatly discredited public figure, and his withdrawal from his. present role Would undoubledly: be a benefit to those foyer whom he has sought to maintain almost Gietatorial control. There has been some suggestion that certain Republicans might be "fneluded in Mr, Roosevelt's administration.

it were possible to effect such a coalition 4 completely unified nation secking loyally to further the President's domestic and sup~ porting him in his foreign policies would indeed be a veritable tower of strength.

It would also emphasize the stinging rebuff which the electorate has Axis Powers as demonstrating that unity' which they greatly wished to disrupt. Already prominent figures are appealing to the electors to fo1 the bitterness of the election earn) ind rally to the support of the Gov id it Is believed 7 completely within the genus of the people to do s0.

Mr. Cordell Hull has hounced that there no eh basic American policies of aiding Britain} and Chi fin their wars suyainst

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