The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-09-16

There are some details, however,
which require a certain amount OF
fixing.
On the one hand, the Canadians
don't want to be assimilated into
the United States, regardless Of
what may happen to the British
empire. on the opposite hand, a
Yankee who has given the subject
due consideration doesn't altogeth-
er like the idea of assimilating
them fiteratfy=---
Canada Prefers Independence
There's been, talk to the effect
that. should Germany over-run the
British isles, the next step would
be the transfer Of the present Lon
don government to Ottawa, Can
ada to be the imperial hub thence
forward
Canadians, the Yankee members
of the joint commission now dis
cover, don't favor this arrange
ment. They say they'll always be
glad to entertain British royalty
and folk like Winston Churchill
and others as refugees, but they
absolutely veto the notion of turn
ing over Canadas government to
them. Yet, unless they do so, they
don't see how ottawa could be-
come imperial headquarters.
Canada, to be sure, has a gov
ernor general, appointed from
London, but he hasn't particle Of
authority. The actual head Of the
Canadian government is its prime
minister chosen by the majority
party in the Ottawa house Of COM
mons. In the event of the collapse
Of the empire, now centered in
London, the Canadians scheme is
to go it alone thereafter, indepen-
IDENTIFY de ture as well as de facto.
Naturally they couldn't consider
themselves even nominally subject
to a German ruled London.
Neither would they care to yield
control to a set of refugees from
the original home land. They
wouldn't like to be federally die
tated to from Washington, either.
Let En- Go 1t Alone
The only alternative would APP
pear to be complete Canadian in
dependence.
But the Canadians do realize
that they inperatively need an air
tight alliance with Uncle Samuel.
Wen, they know they can get 1t,
because it also is vital to Sammy.
Australia, for instance, is differ
ent. Let the empire blow up and
the Australians will be left at the
end Of a long limb. The United
States probably wouldn't stand in
differently. HlHstratively, by Jap
anese grab of Australia. Still,
even that wouldn't hit us as hard
and Immediately as an overseas
swipe at Canada. So the Austria
lians might be disposed to accept
whatever terms we offered EN-.
The Canadians, though, are
quite aware that we've got to pro-
tect them anyway
Assimilation Can Be Overdone
AS previously remarked, maybe
there's a Yankee objection to as
similating the Canadians over-lit-
orally.
If we take 'em In. we'll have to
take 'em in as states or territories.
Now, would we enjoy having the
states Of Quebec or Ontario send
ing senator's and representatives
to congress in Washington And
suppose a Quebecer or an Ontar-
ian were to become a presidential
aspirant?
Pan American Union
And here's another thing.
We have a Pan American IN
1 lon. It includes all Of the new
worlds republics. Canada never
has belonged to it, for it isn't a
republic.
I'll take Brazil to draw a COM
parison, for BraziPs our best
friend in the western hemisphere.
Without any assimilation Of the
Brazilians, we can make a fine al
lance with EN-, since all our inter-
ests, Jointly, are new worldly. It's
the same with the rest OF the
western hemispherical republics