Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-17

il isn't valuable possession.
Whether it still is Denmark'S, since
the Germans invaded the little KING
dom, is problcmatic
The general surmiSe is mat IL
FuChrcr Hitler wins the World war,
hell permanently incorporate Den
mark INTO the Reich andS then claim
its overseas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il
and Greenland. In fact, Iceland al
ready has declared its independence
in the hope of heading oil such a
grab, SO far as it's concerned.
Iceland doesn't matter so much to
Uncle SAM being pretty distant from
our shores. but Greenland is close
enough to our territorial waters TO
excite our strategiStS considerably, on
the theory that it may be gobbled by
the NaZiS. Hence the argument, much
heard N Washington, mat we ought
10 establish some sort OF a protec-
lUralC over it, inaSmuCh as 1t hash I
sufficient population to undertake
going ii alone, as the lccianderS are
trying 10 do.
That All very WELL" reply many
practical Americans, from a purely
strategic standpoint, but otherwise
OF what Use can that frozen waste
be t. us" It'll cost money TO super
wise. and it'll be just an Arctic Gle
phant On our hands.
This reasoning makes Danish
minded George Lehman pretty sore.
What About CryOlite?
"Grccnand," point; out George,
has the cniy approcablc deposits
Of cryoltc on earth.
Stricily speaking, biologists do say
that Colorado has d little of il, but
it's mere nubbn-nothing like the
necessary quantity to go around. But
Grccnland'S store of it is unlimited.
It's Grcenlands natural monopoly,
like the United States natural mono
poly of hclium gas. Helium is nice
stuff TO initiate dirigibles with, be-
cause ii doesn't explode, like hydro
gen. And. except for wee bit of it in
Canada, it's to be found nowhere
but in our own country. The Ger
mans make us all kinds of fancy Of
fers for some of ours, with which to
float their Zeppelins, but we won't
let them have any, on the ground that
we want all we've got for our own
use.
But to get back to cryolite.
Cryoite is kind of mineral, which
the Greenland ESkimoS regarded as
a sort Of snow.
The Danes discovered that it isn't.
They also discovered that it's what
puts the sudS in soap.
It also has few other utilities Its
an important ingredient in the pro-
Guction of aluminium. Manufacturers
of certain glasses, porcelain, enamel
cd ware and sodium salts likewise
depend on it.
However. it's in the making of soap
that will lather up into SudS that its
absolutely Indispensable.
Says George Lehman, with no
cryoite stirred into the soap, no
SudS."
The Suds in Soap.
George makes it clear that were
Germany to get control Of Greenland,
and then have trouble with the Unit
cd States, we'd have to be put on
studs ratons while the row lasted
What little we get from Colorado
would be all the cryolite we'd have,
and that wouldn't begin to provide
us with all the suds we need.
Aside from all that, cryollte is very
profitable to sell.
George relates that it's been a
handsome money maker for Den
mark. 1t doesn't cost much to dig up
and, having had nearly all that there
is Of it, the Danes could charge all
unal inc traffic would bear.
Thus Greenland is first-ratc is
land for any country TO own:
Naturally the Danes don't want
to lose il 10 the United States. But
thew don't like to hear it pooh
pooh'cd as a mere Arctic waste. It's
Inc original homeland of soap sudS.