Evening star., 1940-04-08
Believes Aid to Allies
Will Keep Us Out of War.
To the Editor Of The Star:

10 tne Eoltof oI ne otaT.
Notwithstanding its nearly limitless
power, the glacier must turn one way
or another when it reaches the noun
tain immovably stationed across its path.
A solidly organized national opinion also
possesses an almost resistless potency in
American public affairs-yet 1t, too, must
change its course when confronted by an
incontrovertible fact which cannot be
showed aside
1t so happens that the most appalling
fact ever to paralyze the mind of man is
now squarely blocking the present ma
jority opinion of this country which for
so long has made fetish of the slogan
Keep us out of war; That fact is the
proven existence in the world today of
certain wholly criminal renegades who
have seized immense power, unfettered
by constitutional restraints, and are
using it precisely as gangsters would use
stolen machine guns. These nationalistic
outlaws believe in, and practice, GRIM
inality as thoroughly as ever did Jesse
James or John Dillinger. The only dif-
ference is in the scale of their deSpicable
operations.
have not been able to bring myself
to believe that most of those now insist
Ing upon mo mixing in the European
mess have not pretty keen realization
of the sinister potentialities of this
starkly terrible situation. incline rather
to the supposition that because its con-
temptation leads them to an undesirable.
hateful conclusion they are reluctant to
look the grisly monster straight in the
eye. They would almost prefer, it seems,
to have 1t kept hidden away, lest they
might suddenly feel impelled, willy-nilly,
to do something about it.
Can We afford to continue this ostrich
policy which, in the end, may not only
defeat its own purpose. but even destroy
us?
Is there any slightest reason to doubt
that the merciless barbarians who have
put Ethiopia, China, Poland and Finland
to fire and sword will voluntarily cease
their assault on international law and
order until all free peoples have been
completely crushed? No. II they over
come the democracies of Europe, with
all the resources Of three continents then
IN their grasp, nothing can avert the
inevitable hour when America must de-
fend herself against their attack, singly
or together. When that time comes We
must face them alone-there will be
none left who might offer aid.
The present majority opinion In the
United States favoring unconditional
neutrality lies close to the unyielding
mountain. If forced to move by the
pressure Of disastrous world events, 1t
must soon thereafter be detected in an
other direction. That direction is. II onlv
because Of our own selfish urge for
survival, toward . policy of giving
every possible assistance to those now
bearing the tremendous burden Of pre-
serving human liberty.
Although, admittedly, q minority view
hold that Americas slogan today should
be: Keep us out OF war-by helping the
allies win one!'
April S. ROGER G1sH McDARE.
Writer Accuses Allies
OF War Guilt.
To the Editor Of The Star:
In recent article In The Star, Messrs.
Alsop and Kintner stated that about two
years more Of this war will result In the
depletion Of the British and French
foreign credits and that 1T u now time