Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
Act Now or Lose
Our Democracy;
Donovan Says
BY ARTHUR HACHTEN
In,i New. service star Correspondent

BY ARTHUR HACHTEN
Intl News service stan Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March 27-Col
William j. Donovan, in a radio
address on his three months OF
observation in Europe as repre-.
sentative of Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox. today declared Amer
lea must choose now whether Ia
resist Hitler while resistance is
still possiblei while others are still
alive TO stand beside us"
Germany. triumphant in Europe
will consolidate all countries there
under iron-clad rule and strike at
the United States with economic
weapons, Donovan d eclare d.
warning:
As "A result. the United States
ultimately would have TO create
its own governmental trade mo-
nOp0lY. so that, as a consequence
of the nature of Nazi control,
the very system to which we
most object would be imposed
upon us"
AIMS TO CONQUER WORLD
Based upon conversations with
rulers of states. military men,
diplomats and others in his 25000-
mile tour of England. Gibraltar.
Malta, YugoSlaVia. Greece. Turkey
and northern Africa, Donovan said
the evidence was plain that Hitler
is "out to dominate the world. -
The colonel said:
There are men In this coun-
try Omitted States) as there
were men in other countries i'm
western Europe and the Balkans
who believe, or who say, that 1t
is for us TO choose whether we
will be attacked by Germany;
who believe or who say that we
can avoid attack IL we will avoid
provocation.
"A dozen European countries
prove the fo0Iishness of that
belief. We have no choice as to
whether we will be attacked.
CHOICE is HITLER'S
THAT choice is Hitler's: and
he has already made it--not for
Europe only, but for Africa and
Asia and the world. Our only
choice is to choose whether we
will resist. And TO choose in
time: While resistance is still
possible; while others are still
alive to stand beside u.s."
Colonel Donovan. holder of the
Congressional Medal of Honor.
Distinguished Service Cross and
Service Medal for
heroism beyond call of duty in
France during the World War,
spoke under the auspices
of Navy Secretary Knox. since the
address was heralded as a. Report
to the Nation" His address was
over National, Columbia
and Mutual nationwide chains last
night.
In southern Europe and north
ern Africa, Donovan was received
as a semi-official observer. He
gathered these Impressions:
SERBS TO AID GREECE
MANY soldiers of Serbia, now
Il part of Yugoslavia,, UNI
doubtedly will give aid TO Greece.
O--Turkey, although not
- equipped with modern arms
and not prepared 10 carry on an
offensive at this time, was proud
of the fact that 10 was an ally
of Britain and of the fact that
the Turks would he the defend
ers, as they expressed ii, of the
gate.
DIT is doubtless true that the
- Italians haven't got their
hearts in this war.
4-Greeee will continue 10
II fight for her independence,
because wherever l met them
they would manage to cheer:
For Greece, then for America
and then for President RoOse-
Welt"
Jews and Arabs in Palestine
- have submerged their politi-
cal differences in the need of
common defense, although Ger
man propaganda TO incite rebel
lion among the Arabs i'm Irak
and in Syria was noticeable.
e-EngIand is much stronger
" than when last saw her in
the Summer of 1910, after the
fall of Dunkirque but not
until 1912 will England be fully
armed.
a beaten England means
threat to America from the
East. the West and i'm the
South" Donovan said.
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