Evening star., 1939-05-12
Utah Resident Fuvors
Strong Foreign Policy
Believes Congress Should
Adopt the Gosh and Carry
Neutrality Plan
To the Editor Of The Star:

Neutrality Plan
To the Editor Of The Star:
Can the will of few men In the
Senate decide the destiny of America
by means of the filibuster, when the
great majority, both in and out of Con-
gress, want our country to favor France
and England by selling supplies to all
who pay cash and carry in their own
Constitution, or it may be only the rules
of the Senate, should be changed to per-
NIT democratic form of Government to
operate in America.
Why should not America return to
Germany Hitler's devoted admirers and
propagandists belonging to the bund in
exchange for German Catholics and
German Jews who, through persecution
by the Reich, desire to leave Germany
so they may enjoy freedom of conscience
and mind? Then 1t should be a sound
policy also to limit emigration from Ger
many to America to these two classes for
the next 10 years. Congress could per-
nit the entire 10-year limit of immi-
grants allotted Germany to enter Amer
ica to take place within one year, then
shut down on German immigration for
the following nine years. This would
relieve Germany of the necessity of
starving them out.
Because American newspapers tell of
the sad plight of these two classes in
Germany and Of Hitlers ruthless treat
ment Of small nations his scrapping of
treaties and his boasting of the might
OF Germany to intimidate other coun-
tries in order to secure his will in carry
ing out his policy of conquest, Hitler says
the papers are liars all, and that Ger
many is being ganged up on by the great
democratic countries. He repeats it so
often that he will come to believe this
to be true and then he will fall into the
class of deluded individuals who look
ridiculous: The man who tries to fool
himself is the biggest fool of all.
The thing that burned Herr Hitler up in
President Roosevelts appeal to Europe to
maintain world peace was not Roosevelt's S
offer to help solve world distress, but the
singing out of the aggressors in his
appeal and holding them responsible for
any disturbance of European peace
through force. Germany and Italy may
be at the end of their ropes. financially
and economically, and might have been
glad to accept Roosevelt's offer had it
been addressed impersonally to each of
the 81 nations without naming them
specifically, but to be made responsible
in the eyes of the world in event of war
and the Staying of millions of men, wom-
en- and children was more than Hitler
and Mussolini could stomach. It was so
effective in getting under their skins
that they descended to common, loud
and vulgar vituperation, which shows
just how badly they were wounded In
their ego. The quiet dignity of Mr.
Roosevelt's reply must have alarmed
the dictators more than any words our
President could have spoken in answer
ing their TRADE against America and
him. Silence in this case was we'll earned
by both Hitler and Mussolini.
The fortifcation of the Rhine, rearm-
ament, tearing up the Treaty of Ver-
sallles, taking Austria. and the rape of
Czecho- -Slovakia, the renouncing of the
German English navy treaty and the
German-Poland non-aggression pact,
and the continual threatening to take
territory by force in lands where a
minority of Germans reside, not to men,
ton Hitlers own outline of his policy of
conquest, is sufficient reason for the
world to dlstrust anything Hitler says or
signs and to expect from him nothing
less than war and devastation All he
fears is force that can prevent hasty
victory on the part of German arms.
Should the Berlin-R Rome axis be sue
cessful in short war against England
and France and take their navies and
planes, America could expect to be the
next country attacked, for we hold the
worlds moneybags. Japan might for
get China long enough in that event
to send her navy to Hawaii and the
Philippines. Yet our statesmen hesi-
tate to permit America to sell war
equipment to England and France if
paid for and carried in their own YES
sells! Can you imagine that? They
had better hurry and protect our in
terests before Hitler starts something
that formerly was called war. When
that time comes we will be unable to
do anything to save the democratic
countries unless we are willing to de-
clare war on the aggressors also. What
muddle
All countries want peace and most
are willing to make some contribution
to that end. Can you imagine an up
right, peaceful man living in an average
American town who would be unwilling
to contribute his share toward the well
fare of the community in maintaining
peace and prosperity among his neigh
bors? I am certain our statesmen are
public-spirited men at home and are
respected by their neighbors, yet these
same men in Washington say the world
and our neighbors are none of our con-
Germ and We should disclaim any re-
sponsibility toward world peace and
prosperity-just go our way and let the
devil take the hindmost among our
neighbors! Why should we have care
just so our own hide remains whole.
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