The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-31

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our congressional isolationists
Democrats as well as Republicans
for the Women Investors opinion
is that we're concentrating upon,
problems OF Europe" and CORE
spondingly neglecting "our home
problems" to an extent that "en-
dangers our representative form OF
government. in which" says the
release. the women Of this coun-
try have the greatest stake
To the releases accompaniment
the women broadcast Suggested
Program for the Minority Party
"a program which they previously
had taken pains to copyright This
was a queer way to encourage
newspapers to publish II. at the
risk OF being sued for infringement.
However. the release itself wasn't
copyrighted. and the release en-
bodied the nub Of the program.
The women's thesis is that free
government can continue only
through retention Of truly COM
petitive two party system" They
submit that. II one Of the two ex-
isting groups eyaporates, we auto
matically will become totalitarian,
at the sacrifice Of free enterprise,
personal liberties and security OF
the home"
The argument is that the major
ity party naturally can't be expect
ed to do anything toward keeping
the minority party going: that's a
Job that the minority will have to
attend to for themselves. The
Women Investors-judgment is that
they're neglecting it. How? Why,
by ..attacking and deriding" the
majority's policies, instead Of Of
fering better plans Of the minor
ity's own. Unless the minority
changes this method, say the wom-
en-, they'll be forced into political
bankruptcy for lack OF public sup
port"
BE Constructive
All right, what does the Wom-
en- Investors research institute
suggest?
il suggests that minority MEM
bers of congress various commit
tees start hearings independently
Of the total committees proceed
ings. these minority gatherings be-
ing conducted with a view to de-
velopment Of a general scheme
manifestly better than the one to-
days majority administration Is
operating under. Mere minority
fault-hnding with the majority. the
women reason, is worse than a
waste Of time; II the minority
sticks to that. the peril is that
there shortly won't be any minor
ity at all; unless they're construc-
tive, before long only one party
viii be left.
Specifically the women urge a
minority campaign:
To put agriculture upon a really
paying basis; to cut the govern
ment's operating overhead; to I'M
prove education; to terminate
racketeering in labor fields; to
provide US with the worlds best
mercantile marine; TO make US as
nearly as possible nationally indie
pendent minerally; 10 take the
kinks out Of a lot Of unsatisfactory
laws: to build more roads; scien-
tifcaliy to overhaul our entire tax
structure.
AS previously remarked, the
women consider that we're overly
interested In foreign affairs, TO the
prejudice Of our domestic issues.
Nevertheless they don't disregard
our international relationships.
They're for plenty of defensive
preparations: for insurance against
our future participation in over
seas wars: for collection Of our
World war debts. either through
payment in cash or kind, seizure Of
debtor collateral In this country
and applying II to reduction Of our
national debt. or by acquiring clear
title to debtor-owned possessions
in our hemisphere, thereby elitni-
mating the threat Of these being
seized by an enemy and used as
invasion bases"
Stress Ten Points
There are ten OF these points IL