The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1939-03-30
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official Washington Is Watching
Europe Events With Uneasy Eve
State Department Voices Disgust Of the American
People at Hitlers D 1,, Actions; Our Ma
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
National Press Bldg, WASN'T

WAsH1NGTON-oovlously' OH
a.I Warrington, as indeed tn
~no,e world, has been watching
-n.t has been going on in Europe
= tha hs. few weeks. They have
ss.n watching with more uneasi.
-. more genuine fear, how Hitler
~. been expanding the Reich, seiz-
inc crushing, stealing, new terri.
INV s,biugating new peoples, as hi:
;r.sne ambition leads him on anC
- Those charged with official re-
.nnnshil*y have watched because
tbere can be no mistake about the
dangers inherent in this wild re-
matine Of the map of the world.
Our government has had the
cmrsee to speak out. through its
enartment of state. It has said
Inc Hitler action In overpowering
tie peoples Of Europe, the minority
race6 Is q dastardly thing. There
was nothing else that could be done
sbout 1t. Secretary Hull and Under
Secretary Welles Of the department.
OF state, have left no doubt in the
minds Of other nations, however,
that we, as q people, are angry
about what Hitler has done. But
again; we can do nothing more than
protest, because the United States
has no business going to war over
some other nations troubles.
But while our state department
has been getting on record with its
disguE, and there has been a great
TODD about strengthening our ma
tional defense just in case trouble
would break out and involve us,
Warrington bureaucrats and some
selfish elements in congress have
been foiling correction of our great
ct weakness. President Roosevelt
has used his most patriotic voice to
force action BY congress In develop
m@t Of airplanes for defense, in
construction Of new battle boats
and has moved strongly for produce
ton Of equipment, guns. and the
.tkA
Strategic War Materials
That M1st Be Developed
But with all Of this hullabaloo, we
have not heard nor seen any plans
f3 Development Of our national de-
po1ts Of raw materials which are
used IN the stock pile of war re-
sources. It might not be so impor-
tant were 1t not fact that a score |
o. more Of these materials have to |
be imported. I regret the necessity
ior being so bold, but it Is proper
70 ny that our war and navy de- /
parments have advanced not a.,
single program, or even thought, !.
IS TO how this nation could gain
ceftam raw materials If we were
% be involved in a war that would |
cut OIL importation of them. 4
The war department. has prepared
I A@ OF some Of these strategic |
1ar materials" and it has listed
ome OF the most important, such
: nickel, tin, manganese, rubber.
'G. That Is as far as 1t has gone
u IS true, and the swivel chair
ulcers viii stress the fact, that
unsress passed a law a few years ,
eck. That was designed to encourage | .
ellcan production of these es- :
s = It was called, popularity, ,
ae ouy-American act. It even went :
! lar as to afford authority for ;
ssmens OF premiums, up to Is per- :
~ ABOVE y foreign quotations, in :
'uer tnat American capital would :
:. = WORK here on those essentials. :
= mas anything resulted from il? :;
ne records answer. no. =
a congressional! committee also
ss's mas answered mo" by draft
: another bill to encourage pro-
.celon in the United States IF
ny war essentials. The house
nou s.ee on military affairs has
polteo bill which Chairman Nav
pes Will do the work, but even !,
.aa May is doubtful of it's l
sss. he is doubtful because. as I
. saio, when the bureaucrats in :
M tAscullve branch of the govern -
.stic 10 not want to encourage do II
ths, PRODUCTION, they simply sit a
j, sie ~, chairs and swing their feet =
* and forth. ~ a
oi'.s Unwilling to -:.
~ From Other Nations
-t, e fellows in the executive de-
,ea apparently are unwilling
, .uaia from other nations either
, :. INTO possession of a docu-
'fia ~, aos example, that made a
erasn ai report to the NATIONAL
= vacy council more than a
ego ego. 1t told that the British
,ses etit had stored in ware
- 90 enough nickel and tin for a
we, ne years supply to be used bv
ale manufacturing war ma
,iss ihls was done by the .
' ~ government, notwtthstand-
TACT that London is tho