Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-17

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DELATINELY few Americans
IL consider the connection he
tween foreign policy and the IN
ternal structure Of the nation our
attitude and behavior toward the
rest Of the world seem 10 be some
thing apart. and 10 have nothing
70 do with how we live with each
other. But this conception Is false,
and particularly false IN this era.
Fascist movements begin with
foreign policy This has been true
Of every one Of them.
MuSSolni's essential program
was 10 build a new Roman Empire
in the Mediterranean. the Adriailc.
Africa and the Near East. His
domestic program was a form OF
organization for that purpose.
Hitlcr'S program was 10 throw
2 Of the Treaty Of Versailles and
establish Germany as the master
Of Europe His domestic program
consisted Of creating tho political
social and economic organization
that he thought could best serve
that purpose.
THE American Fascist can he
Il recognized not by what he is
advocating for US at home. but by
what he Is advocating for Us
abroad.
Certainly none of the forcrln-
nerS OF American fasciSm arc az
present recommending drastic IN
ternal changes or reforms
What they are recommending Is
a change in foreign policy which
will. if il is adopted. carry with 1t
a drastic reorganization Of the po-
ltical parties, the emergence Of
new national leadership, and an
America radically different from
any that has ever existed before.
American FaSclsm. while preach
ing isolation from Europe. Is de
signing program of American
imperialism which IS copy Of
Hitler's continental imperialism.
The outlines of 1t are most clearly
discernible in the speeches of Col
onel Lindbergh
II consists Of giving -Eurnpc- 10
Hitler and Asia 10 Japan and
Russia. in return for a new Monroe
Doctrine that assigns 10 the "Le-
bensraum' of the United States.
Canada. Central America. and
still underlined portion OF northern
most South America.
CANADA is TO be treated like
" Scandinavia and forced into
breaking all ties with the British
commonwealth and empire The
inhabitants of Mexico and the rest
Of Central America are to be
treated like lesser breedS-thev
are TO be our Poland and Balkans
where we have the mission of Gre
ating order.
In other words, we are TO he
the Master Folk of the Western
Hemisphere, and conclude a bind
ing treaty with the Nazis, the
dominant nation Of Europe" o
This treaty will lay down a
Joint political and economic policy
in regard to the greater part Of
South America.
1t is not the function of this
column, at this time. 10 comment
on this program. but merely TO
call attention 10 il and TO remark
that il IS an American foreign pol
icy recommended to us by Berlin.
THE supporters Of this program
L. in the United States are very
cautious advocates at present.
They are waiting for the pro-
pitiouS moment. That propiuous
moment will arrive when-as they
speculate will happen-Great Brit
ain is either defeated or forced
TO sue for a humliating peace.
Their program at present is TO
hasten this contamination by at
tempting TO delay and sabotage
aid 10 Britain.
Should Britain be defeated 60
such IS their speculation-there
will Immediately be a completely
new political constellation in the
United States.
The Roosevelt administration
will have been as declSNelv de-
feated as Churchill. The pro- Brit.
ISL, pro democracy. pro liberal
forces in both political parties will
have been defeated-Mr. Willkie
as much as Cordell Hull.
But so will the conservative
forces in both parties. Senator
Taft, for instance, no less than
Mr.. Willkie. For Senator TAFT
and most Of the other conservative
Republicans are not men of the
type TO envision the full imphca-
tons of the New World Order.
They are traditionalists.
WITH the administration. TIE
w party system and foreign pol-
icy all IN a state Of chaos. the mo-
ment will have comefer thaze who
are foreSeeing this situation.
counting on II, and preparing
for u.
They are already laying the
foundations for a RECONSTRUCTED
Republican Party They already
have their own monthly magazine
IN the last number OF which they
counsel Republicans 20 remain
In Enn r n