Evening star., 1940-04-19
Urges Economic
Aid for Allies
Present Restrictions Held
lnimicuI to Our
Own Interest
To the Editor Of The Star:


To the Editor Of The Star:
Am I my brothers keeper" That
cry has rung down the ages and has
never been answered save by the ever
lasting yea.
I have listened to the still, sad music
OF humanity and tell you, men and
women who are younger than myself,
there is no other answer than yes.
I am old-fashioned in believing this
The currents of change are sweeping
by me. Modernism demands that one
must lead his own life at whatever
cost. The modern woman must find
career and thus turn her back on the
older and simpler virtues of life, the
self-control that makes for real WIFE
hood, the self abnegation that makes for
wise motherhood. Too late this modern
woman may find that she has made
tragic mistake and that living for others
IN the fullest sense might have brought
peace and blessedness. HE that loseth
his life for my sake shall find it,"
AS in the life of an individual, so for
nation. If a man, even a pacifist,
should see a rufflan with knife at the
throat of another, would the observer,
pacifist or not, walk of calmly and seat
himself under the shade of a tree to
watch the deeds accomplishment?
Will any one give valid reason why
we should not come to the help of the
allies with every resource except that of
manpower? BY giving our aid at this
moment we may bring heart to small
nations of Europe as they tremble before
Hitler, we may hold Turkey to a more
hopeful allegiance and make the oppor-
tunist Of Italy think twice Since we
have been giving comfort to Hitler by
speeches and unwarranted criticisms of
England we might cause him to hold
back that trampling foot if he should
learn that we have walked to a sense of
the enormity of his crimes and propose
to do our best about the matter
But what can we do? If all men who
have a vision beyond the toe Of their
boots should come together as one
mighty force this barrel-head business
could be stopped, the johnson Act re-
pealed and. it seems to me, that some
of the gold buried in Kentucky might
well be sent to Norway, England, France
and China-anywhere to drive of this
tragic menace which grows like prairie
fire and which will finally reach our
children if it does not touch U.s.
Is Congress doing its duty? One per
cent of the American people, according
to Gallup poll, want Hitler to win
this war while IS per cent are with the
allies. Shall that one per cent rule this
country by blunders and blatancy? Shall
men who call themselves isolationists in
a land that cannot be isolated, continue
to browbeat the rest of us into ways
that are much more likely to drag us
into war than would a definite policy
OF helping the allies and China before
It Is too late?
I am heartsick at the thought that
this supreme question may be made
the football of politics just as the League
OF Nations was. I am Democrat. Some
OF my best friends are Republicans.
would be ashamed of myself if I looked
VA WIZ Ao lS VA ellC WI ~ llllOUSIl pdI IlSdN
eyes cannot imagine the highest type
of American doing other than thinking
OF humanity instead of his party. If
the leaders should make a political issue
OF this tragedy they would be doing this
country great disservice.
In the name of all that is sacred,
let us stop dallying as we did in the
case Of Finland. Let us do something
besides build up enormous military forces
which will be, necessary if England and
France should go down. Let us boldly
show Hitler that we are ready to fight
him now with our economic strength.
Thus may we save our boys in the future.
ITO your tents, o Israeli"
MRS. META FOLGER TOWNSEND.
April 16.