Evening star., 1940-06-10
Readers Give Views on War
Some Urge Prompt Aid for Allies, Others
Plead Necessity Of American Isolation

TOT Allies, OtneIS
ricun Isolation
United States accommodates 130,-
900 900 people in an area estimated
at 3,738, 1895 square miles. Canada
is vast and undeveloped. 1t quickly
might become an important manu-
featuring country, and manufac-
turing Is an asset to empire builders.
FREDERICK G. FROST.
To the Editor Of The Star.
The recent war-mongering speech
of President Roosevelt and the
equally I'VE must be prepared" out
bursts of sta]warts in the Repub-
lican ranks show conclusively that
neither the Democrats nor the Re-
publicans can hope to keep the
United States out of war. The only
peace party" today Is the Socialist
party.
Socialists-today, as in 1917-em-
phasize that whoever wins the war
the workers lose. Seeds of unem-
ployment and another conflagra-
ton are being sown, to give a har-
vest Of misery and economic chaos
in the years to come. The hope OF
the world lies only in the abolition
of the capitalist system and the sub
stitution of a society based on the
international brotherhood of man
and the cooperation Of a united
working class in the interest of all
instead of the profit of the few.
PAUL SIMMONS,
Secretary, Young Peoples Socialist
League, Washington Circle.
To the Editor Of The Star.
Cherubic, rotund Winston Church.
Ill, the dynamic little Prime Minis
ter OF England, was leading with
his chin when he said in a war
statement to the world that the en-
pire. guarded by the mighty British
fleet, would fight Nazi-ism to the
four corners of the earth, even If the
island of Britain is overrun and sub
jugated by the shock troops of
Adolf Hitler.
All this sounds very heroic and
brave to the "old boys" of Eton,
Rugby, Harrow and the many other
snobbish prep schools of English
arlstocracy, but what of the 3O-odd
million Englishmen who are too
poor to flee to Canada and the rest
OF the colonies when Hitler's air
armada blackens the sky over Eng
land? The common man has to
stay at home. no longer his castle,
to face the bitter consequences.
1t is better to live under totalitar-
lanism. as bad as it may be, than
to be free feet under.
WILLIAM E. KERR.
Riverdale, Md.
/ To the Editor of The Star:
The present war is not merely
a war between nations. 1t is a
war between two PHILOSOPHERS of
life. On the one hand, YOU have
a false philosophy based on extreme
materialism; on the other, a phil
osophy based on Christian ideals.
Nazi-ism, Communism, Fascism
anarchlsm and similar materialistic
and goddess isms represent one
philosophy. Morality and religion
as in England and France, charac-
terlze the opposite faith.
The war Is not merely the battle
OF England and France, but our
night as we'll. If the forces of god
lessness win in Europe. they will
attack this continent next.
We should help England and
France as much as We are able, with
supplies. GEORGE P. RATE.
To the Editor of The Star:
Much has appeared in The Sta,
recently regarding the United
States acquiring the colonial DOS.
sessions OF European governments
In discharge Of their obligations tc
this country. The opinion of thi,
writer is that our Government,
should not acquire any more dis
tant. detached territory in any part
OF the world. No such countries OF
Islands should ever be admitted tc
statehood in the Nation.
The Caribbean islands, Greater
Antilles. Lesser Antilles and the
Bahamas should be allowed-and
alded-to form a consolidated gov
ernment, a nation. and be left to
themselves. Venezuela should be al
lowed to acquire the Dutch islands
near its coast, and Venezuela and
Brazil should acquire colonial G1i-
ana and Trinidad. This Nation
should not be further burdened
with outlying weak peoples and ex-
posed regions
JOSEPH S. GEORGE.
To the Editor of The Star.
The people of America are plac-
ing too much stress on the Euro
pean conflict. The newspapers are
largely responsible for the gigantic
proportions the war is taking In
American minds. Every headline
seems to say: "Bogey Man Hitler
Will Get You If You Don't Watch
Out!"
Let's look at the situation SEN
sibly. First, if the Allies win W.
shall assume that there is nothing
to worry about. Second, II the Nazis
win We still have nothing to worry
about. Why? Because the Naz
conquests would require police tt
retain them in subjugation. Eng.
land and France are rather large
nations, and the number Of men re.
quired to police them would elm.
mate any idea Hitler had of com.
ing over here. England and France
would chafe under Nazi domination
for few years. and when the Naz
machine seemed to be weakenins
there would be series of uprisings
In England. France. Czecho-Slo.
vakia. Poland, Norway, Denmark