Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-31

standardization OF the
" Suez Canal.
NO indemnities or repara-
lions.
S-Arm' limitation
In challenging the Presidents
promise that no troops would be
sent abroad, Wheeler said:
"Remember-If we lend or
lease war materials today, we
will lend or lease American boys
tomorrow.
QUOTES PROMISE
1--WE heard the President
promise that there would be no
American expeditionary force
hut we received no promises that
our ships and sailors-and our
planes and pilots-might not at
some time I'm the near future
be cast into the cauldron of
blood and hate that is Europe
today"
Wheeler charged that steps
urged by some advocates of aid to
England which lead "us down that
road with only one ending-total,
complete and futile war" are:
1-Evasion or repeal of the
L johnson and Neutrality
acts.
O-American convoy of British
- ships.
SYMPATHY TO BRITISH
Expressing sympathy with the
oppressed and prosecuted every
where and declaring his SYM
patty with the British us both
deep and sincere" Wheeler as
serted that until this country set
ties its own problems at home, 1t
is in greater danger of losing It's
democracy than from any threat
from aboard. He said:
I'VE realize that we have
great problems at home-that
One-third of our population is H.
fed. iIl-hOused and ill-clad-and
we haye-beeH- told repeatedly
upon the highest authority, that
unless and until this situation Is
corrected our democracy Is In
danger. / fully subscribe to TINS
view"
He shares the view of the group
Wheeler said. that believes TINS
nation should build its own defense
to meet any emergency that may
arise.
NOT DEPENDENT
Challenging those who believe
England is our first line OF de-
Tense" Wheeler said:
1--WE do not believe that the
preservation of the American
people or our democracy depends
upon any foreign nation. 1t Is
hard for us to visualize nation
of 100, 100000 people so weak
that we cannot defend ourselves.
when our forefathers, in the IL
original cOlOnies-pOOr, divided
and weak-were not only able to
conquer an army already\in our
midst. but to build the greatest
democracy the world has eyer
known"
Conceding all chat President
Roosevelt so eloquently said
about outlaws and concentration
camps and the servants of gods in
chains. Wheeler demanded:
what about Russia and
q Joseph Stains communism
And have we not recognized
Hitler and Franco? Did we not
at least acquiesce In Mussolini
and all his works:
ROOSEVELT LOGIC
eff we follow the logic of Mr..
Roosevelt then we ought i'm
mediately break off diplomatic
relations with Russia, Italy,
Germany, Japan and other ma
tions whose domestic and foreign
policies we abhOr."
He declared the United States
can remain at peace if either one
of two lines of action Is pursued,
namely:
First, Americans in greater
number must firmly resolve and
express themselves that we will
fight no offensive war. And.
secondly. we can remain at peace
II the horrible European debacle
of death and destruction ends i'm
the near future.
Though today we stand as
near to the brink of war as we
stood In January of 1917-some
people still oppose European
peace.
FIXES BLAME
"War mOngers, sordid ro-
-manticists, reckless Adventures
and some whose sympathies and
sentiments are stronger than
their reasoning powers would
plunge this nation into war.
Plunge us into war from which
we could gain nothing. Plunge
us into war that would de-
stroy democracy-that would
bring deep, narrowing anguish
to millions of hearts.
81 do not believe that the
great ma iority of our people are
eager to be embraced by war
and ] call upon them not to
he afraid to say so. for one