The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-10-25
Warrington Digest
World Bristles With War Talk
AS America Arms for Defense
u S. Trains Conscrip Army and Prepares for Action;
Germany, Italy, Japan Present Solid Front,
Assume Militant Attitude.

will attack us.
Certain people in Washington say
II we get into war with Japan we
can't help Britain. And so 1t goes.
Warrington Emphasizes
Defense, Not OHenss
Just now Washington isn't as war
like as II sounds. The emphasis is
on defense. not offense. However,
there are conflicting views as to
what we ought to do.
talked with an official who isn't
what you would call fire-eater. He
expressed view which some Of the
people in the state department agree
with.
Japan has declared herself our
enemy. The time to strike Is now,
not delay the way Great Britain did.
We could get ii over without long
war"
Another man who speaks for an
other group which Is supposed to re-
fleet White House opinion, said this:
1.-The United States has to play a
cautious game. Our job now is to
keep out Of war Aid Britain all we
can. AS long as the British navy
| controls the seas Japan can't hurt
u.s."
II that policy is followed, and 1
think most observers here believe it
will be no matter who is elected
President, we will simply reply to
any further unfriendly moves on the
part Of Japan by economic meas
ures. We have cut off some Of her
vital needs. We can cut off more.
And heaven knows what the ladies
could accomplish if they suddenly
quit buying silk stockings. That's
Japan's chief income-raw silk-and
If they couldn't sell it to US, the jap
anese would have to let their silk
worms turn up their toes and die
and you know something pretty bad
is supposed to happen when worm
turns.
French An,bassador
Has Hard Job
1t is hard to find out whether you
are at war and il so, with whom,
these days. OF course, we are at
peace with France. At least we rec
ognize the French ambassador, the
suave and amiable Henri Haye.
He has a very hard job because,
as everybody knows, the govern
ment of Vichy has about the same
relationship to the French people as
French perfume has to a piece of
Limburger cheese. The dachshund's
tail wags the French poodle.
And the United States govern
ment, which can't admit officially
that this is true, acts just as if it
knew 1t all the time. It has frozen
French financial holdings in this
country. II is as hard for the
French government to draw on funds
invested here as it is for Hollander
or a Belgian or the citizen of the
other occupied countries to get their
money-Which doesn't make them
angry either. Some Hollanders in
structed their agents here not to pay
out their funds to anybody even il
they themselves write letters order
ing this done. For, Of course, the
Nazis could force the owner to order
the securities sold and then confis-
cate the funds and use it themselves.
Well, one Of the many ticklish as
signments of Monsieur Henri Haye
is to try to get the government to
loosen up on those French invest
ments. OF course, some funds can
be drawn upon for special purposes
such as the expenses of the embas-
sy. And there has been a worried
rumor that the United States gov
eminent might have to turn the en-
tire amount over.
| Predict RoIonced