The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-03

British dominions, such as Canada,
Australia, New Zealand and South
Africa, would be included. Each
would have a considerable measure
of home rule, but they'd be one
family in their confederate attitude
toward the rest of the world.
Presumably India. John Bulls
smaller possessions generally and
maybe the Philippines would be
brought into the alignment. They
are not all of them very distinctly
English-speakers, but never mind
that. It's suggested also that 1t
might be desirable to admit the
Spanish and Portuguese-speaking
Latin American republics, II they
wish to join.
There'd be a certain loss Of pres
ent national identities, at any rate
particularly Of Yankee and Brit
ish Identities. Those two especial
" would be stirred together. and
the Union-Now folk themselves
don't pretend to say which ingredi-
ent would predominant.
The scheme was evolved out OF
current war conditions, but the
Union-Now-ites don't propose it
merely as a wartime association;
they argue it as a permanency.
Capper Opposed, Too
Senator Arthur Capper Of Kan
sas puts it that it would mean
"either the absorption Of the Brit
ish empire by the United States or
absorption of the United States
into the British empire" He
doesn't think it would work. and.
he adds that he wouldn't like it
even if it would; anyhow, he'd
want to feel absolutely certain, in
advance, that the United States
would do the absorbing.
Well, the D. A. r. agrees with
him.
Nevertheless, the Union Now
people are busy. And they're be-
ginning to get hints of coming as
sistance from British sources.
They're discerned in connection
with steps the London government
is taking in the direction Of the
formation of an imperial war coun-
Gil, to coordinate Englands own
and the dominions' efforts against
the Axis powers.
Premier Robert Menzies of Aus
tralia already is in personal con-
versation with Prime Minister
Winston Churchill. Premier Peter
Fraser Of New Zealand is on his
way to John Bulls capital. Can
ada and South Africa are about to
increase their existing London
delegations.
All this is exclusively Britain's
business. But now Lord Elibank,
high in the ranks Of Prime Minis
ter Churchilps advisers, is arguing
for a representative in the council
from the United States.
That is, if one is included, 1t will
be, not alone a British imperial
council, but British-American. To
be sure, it will be a WAR council,
but it may not be difficult to slop
it over indefinitely into ensuing
peace times-if they ever come.
That's exactly what the Union
Now group wants, and then it
wants to wangle the council on up
to the confederation stage.
ChurchiIPs Position
When the issue Of absorption
arises Prime Minister Churchill
probably will be no more willing to
have Britain absorbed by the
United States than Senator Capper
is willing to have the United
States absorbed by Britain, but
perhaps Winston figures that pros
pective absorbing can be so ma
nipulated as to make it Britain
ward. which doubtless would please
him very well, indeed.
The Anglo-American council is
liable to tend that way. London
will be its headquarters and the
Eng is h. Canadian, Australian,
New Zealand and South African