Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1940-09-20
A BUSINESS-LIKE EXCHANGE


BUSINESS LIKE EXCHANGE
One of the commentators recently that if the destoyer
have literally the Streets and brought the wrath
a1 % % 6% so ge has he
attitude toward the European changed the trade went
movehat Of helping England While in theory the deal
simply chan hd whereby yg we got Sf
in actual fact was @ od aS ae aaa te Sases
giving England the desroyers
The almost routine in which this deal was made in the
illustrates how rapidly the Uned
States has to the brink of war.
certainly that there is little talk of American
of very similar Italy before she Joined
with the Reich According to the polls about nnetynne
majority believe that will be in danger of invasion if England
attack if he to destroy England this and
military spokesman according to authoritative information have
came next year # England survives the picture Of
be & G % d % an m tine H tn @ 70 we crea w an De
nvncbe military defense that will discourage any potential in
vader.
The talk that going in Washington talk. The
shadow of and the possibility of our actual in
that talk deserves thoughtful every
According school of thought Influential school
if she survives the winter will next need modern fighting ships
g fRd g % he wy
will of necessity give them to her It is clearly different
of than for private industry to sell them to her.
No expects this country to declare Germany
of of little wars have been going on for
years. such the Snoapanese affair." without declaration from
either side And Germany has declared England
The United States in the opinion Of excellent & could could
formaities of declaring
This situation will in all probability have important effect
British policy to be generally supported by the country
But Mr. We also pIoBrtsh and the speech in which Sec
reta1y Wallace ntimaed that vote for Wie vote for
well received the most violently
Democratic circles The difference between Mr. Roosevelt
and Mr. We far the issue is concerned is largely
method And there the Republicans to have
Deal obectve think the Presidents most notable failure has
been the field of administration Mr. Wke
full business and is first class administrator lie should
be able to capitalize that the experts and thus WIN many
the that he will be able to this country
more rapidly and effective-and follow proBrith
policy with minimum risk to safety That the kind of
issue which great campaigns can be based
American industrial machine rolling mass production
basis national Defense will show the world something
in military mechanical might ranks, apianes cannon
of all kinds and varieties will come OF the assembly
lines faster than be trained to operate them
However, stumbling blocks in the path OF industry
today that during World War They are not prob
with in laboratory and office They the result of too much
lawmakng Industry is wrapped in red tape as never peo
Virtually every operation falls under the alert surveillance OF
commission, committee or tax bureau Whole
maintained by szabe enterprise
solely compile data required by national and local UNITS OF gov
ernnent. This is dangerous condition.
nte of artificial handaps Managemens going ahead with
plans running into tens OF millions OF dollars In
they asking cooperation from to the extent OF
writing off inevitable losses against taxes IN the event tna p
unsupported by armament demands
that be taken to protect and
dusry during critical period should be taken Punitive po
tries no benefit labor the public anyone else Unpro
ductve industries crippled by too much red can
at time the National Guard is training with gasppe
cannon.