Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-19
Jus+One Guy.
Hitler. Spoiled
ANiceWorId
Even Aindbereh Knows
He S 4he One 10 Fear
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER


Doth groups in our country.
the isolationists and the war
party. seem agreed on two
points. namely, that Hitlerism
is not nice and that il is ur-
gently necessary 10 arm this
nation.
Ii appears that Charles Lind
bergb, Burt Wheeler and Gerald
Nye disapprove .Hitlerism in
rather peffunctory way, and
more out of respect for the rec
ord than out of their hearts.
They also believe in arming
and. inasmuch as Britain can't
fight us now and certainly
couldn't fight us If beaten in
this war, except as Vichyfied
and half-hearted vassal of the
Nazis, il is obvious that they be-
lieve in arming against a VIC
tOriouS Germany.
Possibly they believe in arm
Ing against the Soviets and
Japan, too.
The rest of the people have
in mind the possibility OF trouble
p with Russia and Japan.
However. these two nations
were not dangerous until their
combination with the German
menace--a fact which the isola-
tionlstS recognize.
60, TAKING all of US at our
- word. il all bolls down 10
the fact that the United States
has been compelled 10 drop ev-
erything, 10 spend billions to
create an army and the weapons
therefor. 10 pull the national
economy out Of Joint and 10
sweat and fuss and whisper
darkly among ourselves, because
one nation. under one man, has
threatened not merely our peace
but our existence.
Not even Lindbergh would he
preaching rearmament for ma
tional defense if Hitler had not
taken the German nation off on
another rampage.
But for Hitler there would be
no such fever of preparation
against Japan and Russia.
Italy. Of course, is silly
thing IN this situation. towards
though MuSSolini said they were
after the defeat in northern
France. the British. far from
home. needed only a few divi-
Sions Of their "cringing con-
temptibles' 10 slap his ''invinci-
hleS' out of what they called
their African empire while hold
ing off the Germans IN England.
And the little Greek nation
not only gave MhSsolini free
first punch but mauled his in
vincibleS" so badly that the pun
ishment and humiliation had
driven ms people almost 10 the
point Of revolution when Hitler
came 10 his rescue.
90 HERE we are. IN "A terrible
- Other for no reason on earth
except that the German nation
under Adolf Hitler deliberately
and wantonly made this war.
Lindbergh denies this in so
many words. but then destroys
his denial in admitting that The
nation must arm nightly for
defense
Lindbcrch wasn't preaching
defense before Hitler took the
field
he cannot show you in the
record an occasion before Hitler
began this war when he took 10
the air 10 arouse the people 10
defense.
His record pins him down IN
the fact that defense was just
something that could be at
tended 10 any time until Hitler's
war and his anti-American con-
spiracy with japan made IL
urgent
And thus all Of us. even Lind
bcrgh. Wheeler and Nye, arrive
n the fact that Hitler Is the one
who has made II necessary for
hundreds Of thousands Of young
Americans 10 drop out Of civilian
life 20 train as soldiers.
Hitler has made IL necessary
10 spend the billions and disrupt
industrial, economic and per-
Sonal life in the United States,
But for Hitler the world
would still he at peace. the con-
euered nations would still he
free. the French would not be
hungry, the beautiful edifices OF
London would be whole and.
/ probably. Franklin d. Roosevelt
would not now be president ~
the United States for third
/ term.
( ONE Of the top isolationiSts
~ recently expoundcd tho the
DRY that the hatreds Of the
beaten peoples Of continental
Europe would long outlive Hit
Ter, that The German nation,
given military victory and
peace, would grow careless with
wealth and easy living and that
/ in short time. as measured by
history. Germany would 60 the
way Of AuStria-Hungary.
1t is tempting proposition.
But meanwhile. OF course. we
must arm tremendously and stay
armed for God knows how long.