Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-25
Coalition Is
Advocated
Babson Says War
Emergency Demands
Coalition Government
in United States.
BY ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1910, Publishers Financial
Bureau, Inc.

Richmond, Va, May 25-From the
weller of war and armament news
Of the past fortnight, there are sew
eral conclusions that stick out like
| lighthouses on dark and rocky
shore. First, the war will not be won
by Germany until the British navy
is Scuttled and the French army
routed. Second, in a Hitler-controlled
Europe, the nazi air force and the
Japanese navy are the two greatest
threats to American security. Third,
we must cut out politics" in the
United States and form a coalition
cabinet. Fourth, in the shattered
world Of 1910, only a spiritual awak-
ening will enable us to meet success
fully the economic and political up-
heavalS ahead.
The vital military question that
existed when Hitler gave fateful
orders to invade Poland last Septcm-
Der is still unanswered. That cues
ton is, "can the German air force
break the French army and sink the
British navy?" Germany has not won
this war until that question is an
sWercd in her favor. British sea
power has ruled Europe since 1888.
Until the royal navy is broken, Eng
land is still the topnotch European
nation. Hitler and his powerful lug
gernaut have done magnificent
job from military standpoint, but
there is nothing yet which indicates
a decisive defeat for the Allies.
Lee and Hitler
If the naziS' air power can break
the French army, they are well on
their way to victory: brIt remember
their air force must also sink the
British navy Hitler's position is very
similar to that of General Robert E.
Lee in the War Between the States
Lee was brilliant general, but he
needed western horses and wheat,
northern iron and textiles. The
Unions huge. but bungling, land and
sea forces chokcd off these essential
supplies without which Lee could not
hope to win, no matter how brilliant
his blitzkriegs, no matter how dar-
ing his lightning thrusts.
Hitler is in the same position. He
cannot force Britain and France to
their knees SO long as they can cut
off his food and oil, his iron and
copper. So, the big unanswered ques-
ton is today, just as it was last Sep
TENDER, Can Hitler's air force pull
verize the French army and smash
the British navy?" America, to be
safe, however, must now prepart for
an unfavorable answer. A Hitler
controlled Europe will Immediately
change the entire outlook for Amer
lean security. If the Germans win, we
will inevitably tanglc with them over
the enforcement of the Monroe doc
trine. Hence, a German victory means
gigantic increase in our tax bills
to cover defense costs for this coun-
try.
Hitler Victory Costly.
It means an immediate outlay of
$4,000, 100000 for secondary navy
to replace the British navy which is
now patrolling the Atlantic for us.
In addition, we must spend at least
$4,000, 100000 more per year to main
tain a sufficient air and land force 10
back up the two fleets. We would
need an Atlantic navy because we
cannot afford to take our present
fleet out of the Pacific. Not only
must we protect ourselves against
Germany, but also against Japan
Her navy is growing by leaps and
bounds. It is difficult to get accurate
figures, but many observers believe
the Japanese navy is now IS percent
as large as ours. One of the biggest
reasons for these gains is the fact
that Japan gets twice as much ship
for every dollar she spends as we do
The wide disparity in costs is due
to the varying prices for labor and
raw materials. There is no eight
hour day in Japan, no five-day week
no labor unions. We are furnishing
Japan with many of the essential
materials with which she builds her
battleships. To der fuehrer and il
duce, the United States is crazy to
supply Japan with the materials she
needs to build a huge navy whose
Imain purpose is to menace the Unit
ed States. Hitler and Mussoini would
put a stop to such practice in less
time than it takes to tell it. In the
tremendous defense job that faces
us, nothing-neither labor leaders
nor Wage-hour estrictions-must be
allowed to stand in our way as they
did in France.
More Efficiency Needed.
If Germany's blitzkrieg wins, we
will be living in hostile world. To-
taltarian governments will face us
on all sides. For our own security
we must inject some Of the efficiency
Of the dictator nations into our own
democracy. AS the first move toward
such a goal, we need a spiritual
awakening which will emphasize that
courage is the only security and
progress comes only through will
ingness to sacrifice. There is no
question that Hitler chose 1910 be-
cause he was sure there was nothing
to fear from American intervention
He knew that 1910 would be a poll
teal disarmament in America.
Many suggestions have been made
in the last few days calling for a
coalition government. My feeling is
that whoever wins the election this
NoIenober cho1l16 include IN bic oob