Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-15
-Nazi-Bri+ish
Peace Rumors
SqueIched
MaIIon Says More u. S.
Action Wanted
BY PAUL MALLON

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w Undeniable signs that the
British are pressing Mr.. RooSe-
welt for further belligerent action
have been evident here more
than n week. The rumor circu-
lated by congressman that Lord
Beaverbrook had threatened
Britain would make peace with
the NazlS unless the United
States came into the war within
80 days has been convincingly
squelChed.
Mr.. Hull called il patent
abSurdty, and II IS. Britain IS IN
n better position today than at
any time since the Nazis in
vaded France. She has Suprcm-
acy in the air at home, making
her reasonably secure against
INVASION; she is on top IN the
battle of the Atlantic.
There is no reason for her 10
think Of a peace that could only
be a Nazi victory.
VET is it clear certain top
British statesmen h ave
feared the end was near for
Russia. A Nazi victory there IN
the next two weeks would en-
barrass the British war-huSineSs
all around the world, in Turkey,
Vichy, and Thailand
The shock of a Red defeat,
after all the communicates that
have come out of Moscow. might
have a darkening effect upon
anti-Nazi world morale.
This. the British frankly be-
lieve, could he offset by Ameri-
can action. No troops need be
sent abroad, a mere declaration
would he enough.
But the unmlStakable fact is
the draft extension bill (Vitally
necessary for home defense
alone) passed the House by the
embarrassing margin of one
vote; the proposal TO declare a
full national emergency was
softened in the bill; the idea of
withdrawing the restriction
against sending American troops
out of the hemisphere cannot be
gotten out of a congressional
committee ice box even for Sc
riouS consideration.
In the light Of This situation,
more moderate moral assistance
than the British would like, may
be expected.
TNlTE diplomatic war Of nerves
L with Japan has not caused
officialdom here To lose much
sleep. Some expansion of Japa-
nese forces on the Soviet border
was interpreted only as a prep
aration for the possibility that
the NaZis might crush COM
pletely the Stain government,
or that Moscow might withdraw
enough of her far eastern army,
10 let the JapS walk in without
a fight. The Reds have moved
some men and equipment west,
but no one knows how muchD
Similarly, the JapS have been
playing to get into Thailand
without a struggle. They are
trying to force the -SfarneSe to
invite them. in the Nazi style.
If the signals from Toxic have
been read accurately here. the
laps want everything except a
fight.
STATE SECRETARY HULL,
~ ragged by the gossipcrs who
said he was out when he was on
his vacation, has in reality been
acting President during Roose-
velts absence. Cabineteers Knox
and Stimson and presidential
press secretary Stephen Early
have been working up TO him.
His prime cabinet position en-
titles him 10 that rank.
Hitler may know how Mother
Hubbard felt. when he starts TO
refill his larder in the fertile
Ukraine. His reports placed
him on the west bank of the
Dnieper August l3 but the vast
unbroken wheat growing fields
are east Of the Dnieper
The crop is generally har-
vested before August 10. and
the Reds claimed they hurried
the harvest this year All the
grain in the area has been dead
ripe for 30 days and if the
Russians did not burn II, Stains
burnt earth decree was dis
obeyed
Staple food Of Russia, how
ever. is the black bread made
from rye. and the rye fields are
in the north and still green.
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