The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-11

IluNll do Din
ain, from the first, has clamored
for all the planes it could get from
our side of the Atlantic, this was
an assignment that brought him
into very intimate touch With our
aviation industry. Now, however
he's taken charge Of the British
manufacture, and acquisition from
US, Of every item of military and
naval as well as air supplies. In
short, according to London dis
patches, he virtually is his nations
economic dictator, and, in effect,
Winston Churchill's deputy prime
minister.
Winston, II appears, is to direct
Britain's actual fighting opera
lions, but it will be up to the
Beaver to provide army, navy and
air corps with the machinery and
explosive to fight with. Winston
will tell him what's needed and the
Beavers stunt will be to deliver
the goods. He'll have to rely on
us for lot of 'em and undoubtedly
will holler his head off to us to
rush 'em across.
Good at Hollering
He's good at hollering, vocifer-
ously and persistently. A news
paper publisher, like Navy Secre-
tary Frank Knox, he has much in
common with Franks faculty for
making himself heard. And, for
strenuousity, he bears a strong re-
semblance to Fiorello H. LaGuar-
dia, who, besides being mayor OF
New York, is mixed violently into
nearly everything else.
Furthermore the Beavers an ex-
cellent selection to do business
with us Yanks because he's ma
tive Canadian and we and the
Canucks are so much alike that
its hard to tell some of US apart.
That isn't so true Of the French
Canadians, to he sure, but the
Beaver isn't French.
For that matter, Prime Minister
Churchill has a strong American
strain in his recent ancestry. He's
more distinctly English than the
Beaver, though, and there's more
difference between the English and
Yankees than there is between
YANKEES and Canadians-excepting
the French ones.
Winston, it's understood, will
continue handling John Bulls di-
plomacy. That isn't to be the
Beavers function He isn't notable
as a diplomat, anyway-too hard
boiled; not soft spoken enough.
That isn't material. He's chosen
to yell like fury for American war
supplies; not to appease us. He
can yell alright, and that's tone
of voice we understand and don't
resent, when it's well meant.
There's some talk to the purport
that the Beaver may come over
here to discuss his problems with
us at short range, but that's bit
doubtful; he's due to be so busy
at home.
A Big Headache
Whatever he gets the United
States to produce for him will have
to be transported to Britain.
That1l be a headache for one E. j.
feathers, comparative unknown
even in Britain, it's said. It's re-
lated that he's first rate shipping
and transport expert, though. The
story is that the Beaver, rather
than Winston, picked him to
handle the transportation job. We
unquestionably will be getting ac-
ouainted with him, too. He'll be
yowling as loudly for American
ships as the Beaver will be yowl-
ing for war cargoes to put in 'em.
Originally he was from a nice
but inconspicuous, very moderately
circumstanced Canadian family.
He started in life as a clothing
store clerk in Calgary. Then he
ran a pool room there. In due
course, accommodating some saw
ings, he broke into bigger business,
effected a merger Of several big
cement companies and piled up
considerable money. He'd always
had an ambition to cop off a
British peerage. So, taking his
financial wad with him, he jour
neyed to London. as plain Max
Aiken. bought a newspaper. made