The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-10-02
Straight From
Washington
By STEPHEN M. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Washington.--This nation does not
seek war with Japan. However, we
are determined to go to war to de-
fend the Philippines if the Japs move
against that Commonwealth. There
fore, war or peace is up to Japan
That aggressive nation should not go
too far.
In crowded street car the over
fed dame stepped on the corn of the
grouchy man. He barked, MADAM
will you get off my foot? ?" She said
tartly, "Put your foot where it be-
longs" "Don't tempt me Madam
don't tempt me too much," he said.
Unhappy Japs
President Roosevelt has been most
adroit in dealing with the Japs. For
the past several years he has ad-
hered to a policy of appeasement,
fearing that the Jap army and navy
would get out of control of the cabi-
net and start shooting war. War
ended much needed aid to Britain. The
situation is different now. The Japs
right now are in tough spot. They
have failed to conquer China and are
on the verge of bankruptcy. Their
losses in manpower have been tre-
mendous. They are being strangled
by our economic blockade and Hitler
is too busy with Russia and Britain
TO help. Therefore, Cordell Hull, an
old poker player, is demanding a
showdown. He insists that American
supplies must go through the Straits
of Japan to Vladivostok, the only ice
free Russian port in the Far East.
This nation has now stopped export
ing oil to Japan and is now demand
ing a settlement of it's war with
China, withdrawal from naval bases
in French Indo-China and withdrawal
from the Axis. Unless Japan with
draws from its alliance with Germany
and Hitler the economic blockade and
embargo will continue. American
women may go without silk stockings
but Japan will suffer tremendously
and be eliminated as a great power.
The only alternative for Japan is war.
The Japs as fighters are overrated as
the Russians are underrated. There
fore, Jap leaders are most unhappy
that this nation has now embarked on
a policy of risking war in defense OF
our rights to the freedom of the seas,
(including the Japanese Straits).
Hospitable (?) English
Congressman composing sub-com-
mittee Of the Military Affairs Com
mittee visiting Bermuda on an inspec-
ton tour of our caribbean naval bases
anticipated that the Governor General
representing the British Crown would
greet them officially and honor them
with a swanky official reception. He
ignored the group altogether. One
Congressman considerably miffed COM
planned that the English are very non
cooperative and supercil1ous in their
attitude toward Americans-that they
are hindering instead of helping our
establishment Of naval bases in New
Foundland, Bermuda and elsewhere.
Initiation
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau says initiation is an immediate
threat and must be dealt with now.
He stated, "lf we are selfish and
short-sighted in facing this issue the
consequences may harm US and our
children for years. We can beat the
threat of initiation if we look at the
problem with clear vision and firm re-
solve. We must not permit prices to
go rising as they did In 1916 and
1920"
Price Fixing
In normal times the old economic
law of supply and demand works.
This is the American system of free
competition. 1t is not necessary to
fix prices. Commodities sought by the
public are produced by companies in
competition with one another, each
trying to undersell the other. In alb
normal times and with Hitler on the
march, times are far from normal, to