12 JULY 1940, page 2

Mr. Roosevelt's Secret

The secret of President Roosevelt's decision as to running for a third term is now locked in two breasts, his own and that of Mr. James A. Farley, Chairman of the Democratic......

Japanese Intransigence German Propaganda Is Having...

the policy which it seeks to promote being congenial to the military extremists. The latter are willing enough to believe that the European War presents a rare opportunity which......

The Plight Of Rumania Rumania's Gesture In Denouncing The...

guarantee and the creation of a Cabinet avowedly pro-Axis and totalitarian in policy may have come too late to win German favour. In this respect the invasion of Rumania may......

King Haakon Stands Firm King Haakon Of Norway Has Given

a dignified and con- vincing reply to those members of the Norwegian Storting who, acting under pressure from Germany, have appealed to him to " renounce his constitutional......

Deluded Eire The Situation In Eire Is As Fantastically...

as so many situations in Eire are. Unfortunately it is as dangerous, for Eire's neighbours as well as herself, as it is unreal. Mr. de Valera resolutely refuses to see anything......

Children For Overseas The Suggestion That The Scheme For The

evacuation of British children to the United States and Canada may have to be seriously limited, or even suspended altogether, is disturbing. There are arguments for and against......