The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-30

GERMAN THRIFT

GERMAN THRIFT
Ralph Insersoll, a New YORK
newspaper editor says responsible
Germans told him five years ago
that a Nazi Blitzkries would be
timed to coincide with the Pres
idential election in the United
States.
Asked TO Identify the intor'
mants, Ingersoll names Capt.
Fritz Wiedemann, now German
Consul General at san Francisco,
and the German Consul General
at New York. He says the state
ment was made in a general dis
cussion OF the future.
Asked 10 give his Impressions OF
London after a visit OF three days
Ingersoll says, i am surprised TO
find that many military detectives
have been much less damaged
than we in New York had been
led to believe, but non-military
damage is much greater than we
had thought.
"On an automobile trip OF over
100 miles counted only l3
bomb holes while passing all
sorts OF military objectives-har-
Dors, air dromes and factories
In London. however. a number OF
houses and buildings were dam
aged. much more than l had ex-
pected.
What has impressed me is that
nobody seems TO hurry despite the
raids. Everybody seems calm. l
have seen people going home after
business but they were not hurry.
ing to reach shelter before night
raids. They just waited patiently
in queues for buses and subways
The United States has no real
conception OF what London Is IN
dergoing. This is not because the
United States correspondents in
London have in any way played
down the Blitzkries IL is Just HUI
man inability TO fully appreciate
anything which they don't see for
themselves
a survey OF the United States
indicates this lack Of understand.
ing. even a lack Of interest in
some sections. Keenest feeling is
noticeable along our east coast
and in the north eastern states.
Our western states were relatively
uninterested till Japan Joined
Germany and Italy in a military
alliance. Then they became more
actively anti-German. The middle
west is interested chiefly TO the
extent that anybody would be IN
terested in big prize fight in
some country on which big money
has been bet. Midwest bets are
on Britain. but much depends up
on the speed and amount OF Uni.
ted States aid.
German strength and cunning
IS more effective than most peo-
pie had realized. The word now
is that Germany expects to soon
announce the formation OF a. Uni.
ted States OF Europe. The attack
on Greece seems 70 be the final
step
Next may come an offer OF
peace with England on TIE basis
OF German supremacy and If Eng
land refuses 10 accept such terms.
the argumen for further war can
tncn De that England Is at fault.
German success has been sim
bitfied by the weakened condition
OF neighboring nations which
nave been conquered. Germany
went 10 work while others loiter.
ed. The German people as race
are hard workers and under guild.
ance OF an ambitious leader they
have forged ahead as nation
Just as millions Of thrifty German
families haye forged ahead here
in America.
As impaired with the United
states We have the picture Of a
united nation working long hours
ior a definite goal on the one
hand while on the other the rich.
est nation n the world has en-.
courased a spendthrift policy Of
idleness.
As personal estates are built up
by thrift and hard work. so the
German nation has been prepared
Tor war. And as spsndthrift dis.
sipates wealth MS forrfathers
nave accumulated, 50 a nation can
be dissipated.
Shall the United States be dis.
sipated TO the point OF ruin7 The
people must decide.