Evening star., 1940-06-13
Wallace Warns All
Il May Be Called
To Defense Of u. ).
Sees Germany Applying
Economic Pincers and
Later Military Fc' :e

Warning his youthful audience
that "it is the Prussian tradition
to look on other nations like a
trapper looks on fur-bearing ami
mails" Secretary of Agriculture WAL
lace told All Club representatives
from 43 States here today that they
might be called on to serve to the
utmost in defense of the United
States and the Western Hemisphere.
IF Germany wins the European
war" he said, "she will find that
her job of economic domination is
incomplete without this hemisphere
First, she will apply economic pin
GERS. And later possibly will come
the military pincers which Germany
has used so effectively.
'"T'he mayor of Texas city re-
marked to me last night that with
out outside interference Germany
could conquer Mexico In 10 hours.
That is probably true. If it were
not for our Navy, Germany could
conquer this country in an aston
inshingly short time
For us and for all the 81 nations
Of the Western Hemisphere is the
only road to peace"
Prepared Agriculturally.
Secretary Wallace, in his address
to the 14th National All Club
Camp, asserted that this country is
we'll prepared agriculturally for any
emergency. Thanks to the ever
normal granary, he explained, there
will be this fall a reserve of 400,-
100000 bushels of corn in excess of
the average carry over. And there
are comparable surpluses of wheat.
rice. cotton, livestock, sheep and
other farm products, he said.
1--WE can feed the starving peoples
OF Europe if we can get the ma
terials to thena," Secretary Wallace
stated.
Expressing the opinion that
large part of Germanys success is
due to the enthusiasm that Nazism
has kindled in its young people, Mr..
Wallace advised the All Club boys
and girls to develop the capacity to
get excited.
Nowadays many of us have
grown sort of flabby." he said.
athletic sports is all that some of
us seem to believe in. All the rest
has been just soft stuff. We've got
to get the sparkplug of enthusiasm.
There is the chance, of course, that
no national emergency will arise.
But it is wise to be ready for any
thing in these troubled times"
Glad to Be in Capital.
The 173 delegates attending the
annual camp on the Mall are neatly
and uniformly dressed and they
hold fag-raising ceremonies each
morning at 6:45. But they are
glad that they are here to see the
Capital, not to defend it.
Not that the male half of the
delegation would not be glad to de-
fend Washington or any other part
Of the United States if necessary.
Most OF the young men are of the
serious, even studious type, for they
are topnotcherS in their State or
CARNATIONS which stress leadership
in the four H's-head heart, hand
and health. Yet they are willing to
accept compulsory military training
for six months to a year-if such
step is considered by the President
and Congress as essential to national
preparedness. They stressed, with
out exception, that their approval
depended on the urgency of the
measure.
Discuss Training.
"1f the country's welfare is threat
ened, there are few young Americans
who would object to such training"
said Wayne E. Buswell, 20, of
Linnens, Mo. But our education
should not be interfered with unless
national defense requires it."
The camp, featuring conferences,
sightseeing over the Washington
area and an extensive recreation
program, will continue until June
10. An inspection trip to Beltsville,
Md, was scheduled for this after
noon.
In special services at Lincoln Me-
mortal at 8 am. tomorrow, 81 of the
Al Club delegates who are 81 years
of age this year will be honored at
a citizenship ceremonial" Thirty
seven States are to be represented
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