There is a good deal of maneuvering at this par
ley. as in any legislature.' Great Britain and Japan
are seeking unrestricted transit for war vessels of
foreign powers. Russia and France are arguing that
I the Straits should be closed to the warships of powers
other than Russia and Turkey, who, of course, must
have access to the Black Sea. But this question is
a secondary one for Turkey, whose great concern is
the defense of her territory. The whole affair is en
couraging as evidence that the orderly revision of
the post-war peace treaties is quite possible without
force or threats of it.
Ironic Gratitude
(Charleston News and Courier)
For this The News and Courier is grateful to
I Franklin D. Roosevelt, however there are those who
deny that it can see good in him. He has praised,
i repeatedly, independent political thinking and acting.
1 He stands by men who are not of his party and ap
I points them to his Cabinet and to other high offices,
i * * * President Roosevelt and his lieutenants have
i done more to free Southern minds than others have
I done in decades. Incidentally, they have made it
I respectable to be a Republican in South Carolina;
I but that could not be helped. Not yet are the South
I erners exercising their political freedom; they do not
| fully perceive that it has come to them—but they
will. They will. Thanks to the independent, non
party. politics of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Kind Words for P. W. A.
