Evening star., 1938-11-16

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bigger and better aircraft, bigger and
better naval warships and bigger
and better Army reserve units is
being spoken here with a unanimity
on the part of American public
opinion that has scarcely been
equalled since the last episode in
German stupidity in 1917, when
on merchant ships bearing inno-
cent men, women and children
shocked the whole world and led to
American participation in the Eu-
ropean conflict.
The military and naval minds in
Berlin at that time ridiculed the
idea of an American Army trans
ported overseas, but nevertheless
100000 men went across in less
than two years.
Today Germany doubtless is
resting on the illusory premise that
America is pacifist country and
will never go to war. But any his
torian will tell the rulers of the
German people that war did not
come with the Lusitania disaster,
when more than 1000 innocent per-
sons were murdered at sea, but
later on when in the face of re-
peated protests the barbaric at
tacks on American citizens con-
tinued.
Desire to Avoid War.
At the moment it is the desire
of the American people to avoid
ENHANCEMENT in any war but it is
apparent also that the sureSt way
to stay out of war is to show the
Nazi government America is pre-
pared for any eventuality.
The American policy just an
nounced by President Roosevelt is
of transcendent significance be-
cause it means the welding together
OF the 81 republics as we'll as Can
ada in unit of strength which
never has been created before in
world history. A united front
against any military or naval or
aerial attack from Nazi Germany,
Fascist Italy and their ally, Japan,
will not stop with mere prepara-
ton for war. 1t will intensity worl1
opinion against the three outlaw
nations-Germany. Japan and Italy
and make known to the peoples
thereof that their present rulers
are merely doing to them what the
tyrants of the past have done
willful exploitation.
Need Funds for Arms.
The present rulers of Nazi
Germany have begun to loot the
minority population in order to get
funds to maintain the ornaments
The so-called anti-Semitic outbreaks
are merely an excuse and camouflage
for the underlying desire of the
Nazis to conflscate the property of
the Jews who, it is estimated, have
about s2000000,000 in property
wealth, which is sizable amount
for the Nazis to pillage.
Since the Nazis really mean to
confiscate this property. it is sur
prising that they feel it necessary
to add physical torture to those
whom they have plainly intended to
rob. The pretexts for confiscation
evidently have not been as conven-
lent as those now used. Even in
Italy there is reason to believe that
the anti-JeWish DEGREES have their
origin in the plot of Fascist leaders
to get their hands on key businesses
and industries in which Jews have
invested their savings of centuries.
Evidently the economic pressure
from within is so strong that the
Jews are merely the scapegoats for
an internal unrest which is signifi-
cantly pressing the Fascist govern
ments from within.
Disappointment in United States.
How long can Germany. Italy and
Japan face the hostility of the
whole world? How long will they
be able to trade with the other
peoples, and how long will they suf-
fer the privations of lack of gold
with which to buy necessary raw
materials? And how long will the
-1leighboring smaller countries acqui-
esce in trade strangulation if the
whole world finally turns against the
three militaristic countries? So. far
-as America-both the Government
and the peoples concerned, there
is profound disappointment over the
events which have followed the Mu-
Mich peace. 1t would not be sur
prising If Britain and France were
compelled to change their policies
toward Germany again.
4: Certainly the attitude Of the
United States has been changed nv
Nazi Germany from casual and
= almost passive interest in Europe
into position of alert and active
interest, with the concrete result
that the biggest armament program
in our history is on the way to
passage at the January session Of
Congress.