Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-30

was frightened, and the Winter
slowly passed. Meanwhile, Russia
invaded Finland and tf1e sinking of
British shipping began.
During the Winter of 1899 and
1910 we were told that Hitler had
been stopped. that the tide of
battle had turned, and that the
allies were winning the war. But
by that time il was necessary 10
have still more assistance from
America some Of the airplanes
that had been ordered by our
army. and some of the munitions
that we in this country would
never need.
CONFUSING REPORTS
"The Surest way for America TO
keep out Of war. the intervention
lists kept telling us was 10 send
our arms 10 tho allies.
Then. carly In 1910. our radios
suddenly announced that Germany
had invaded Norway For a week
or two. reports of the war were
confusing. The interVcntionistS
said that AZ last the Germans had
put their heads in a moose.
"A great battle was reported IN
the Skagcrrak between the British
fleet and the German air force.
Thousands Of German soldiers
were drowned in the KatteCat.
Tho British navy landed troops all
along the Norwegian coast And
then the abrupt announcement
came from London that the allied
forces had decided 10 evaCuate
Norway.
But. according to the interVen-
tionlSts. tho war must co on 10
preserve democracy in Europe.
England and France wcrc really
winning The war. and Norway was
unimportant. they told us Cor
many was using up her resources,
they said. She was short Of food
and fuel
1T would only be necessary 10
SIT tight behind the Maginol Line
and tho British feet and Of
course with increasing help from
America il would not bc long
before Germany collapsed through
her cXertiOn and the diSSatisfaC-
ton Of her people.
MORE u. =. HELP
But while the allies were tight
ching their blockade and flooding
America with propaganda, Ger
many attacked through Holland
and Belgium Tho British army
evacuated the continent and
France fell
AZ that time many NJ us who
did moi want 10 sec England de-
feated advocated negotiated
peace in Europe. We realized how
futile il was To carry on a war for
which no nation hul Germany
had prepared. We know that II
would only send tho best mon n
Europe TO die nv tho hundreds
OF thousands and that with each
month that passed England would
be in a worse position TO negotiate
than she was before
But tho intcrventioniSts wore
still IN control Their personal
rCputatlonS wcrc AZ stake
If England fell our turn would
hc next they cried; Our nation Of
10 100000 people would be- in
Nadcd like LuNemhurC. Holland
and Belgium. our cities would hc
destroyed by nonoNiStent fleets of
transatlantic bomberS.
German parachute troops
would descend on tho streets Of
Now York Our own President
spoke ~ IN air invasion from
tho Arctic wastes Of Greenland.
and Of bombing plancS over orr
cities Of tho Middle West bomb
ing planes with speeds far OK
cceding any yet attained. oven ON
The drawing boards of our great
est engineers.
= TOLD GERMANY LOSING
During the Winter Of 1910 and
l9il tho intcryCntIoniStS again
told us that England was winning
II was Churchill homSelf who sand
that The British navy had the
submarine menace wclK Nm hand.
and that tho Royal Air Force had
already won the battle Of the air.
The intcrventionlStS pointed 10
the Italian reverseS in Albania.
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