The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-08

that he fully expected advocates
Of Yankee war participation TO try
to smear himself and Davis with
Nazi-ism and appeaserism. and ex-
planned that that was why he was
giving them the lie in advance OF
the campaign he anticipates.
Though he halls from the Hawk
eye state, Editor Marshalls field
of anti war activity has been
mainly New York City OF late.
since, probably, he considers 1t the
best neighborhood from which to
publicize IL Newspapermen from
all over the country are not as nu-
merous In Manhattan, however, as
they are in Washington. Accord
ingly. he visited the capital some
days ago, for the sake Of wider
reportorial audience. and, heading
into the National Press club, pro-
claimed himself ready for mass
interview. He drew a crowd. al
right.
What he told the scribes has
been printed already, but no &C.
count OF the affair that I've seen
gave much weight to the peculiar
ity Of his manner. Far be II from
me to relate that he talked like
Nazi or an appeaser, but he GER
tainly did give the impression OF
being a super fanatic Henry
Ford's peace trip, before the Unit
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was hardly queerer thar the tone
the Iowa Iitor took In his chat
with the Washingto.. correspond
ents. Several of them surmised
audibly that he'd been drinking.
which did him an injustice; he's a
teetotaler. He simply is so vio-
lently devoted to his cause as to
seem eccentric-to put it mildly.
Just and Honorable"
The nub Of his Washington In
terview was his account OF Oil
Magnate Davis effort to obtain a
summary Of Berlins peace terms,
OF his success in getting it, OF the
"just and honorable" nature of the
conditions proposed. Of Davis SUBJ
mission OF them to President
Roosevelt and Of the state depart
ment's course in smothering them
instead Of making them public
all according TO Editor Marshall's
story. He added that he himself
had the terms. in deposit box,
but wouldn't tell what they were.
Get EN-" he shouted TO the cor
respondents, from the state de-
partment"
Well. the department didn't
deny that it had them, but pointed
out that 1t has to conduct impor-
tant international affairs through
Official channels" - and Oil Mag
nate Davis wasn't official, as to
whatever he really may have &C.
complished.
Three or four hours after the
Marshall interview Senator Burton
K. Wheeler Of Montana broadcast
his appeal for an American peace
move. Burton was forcible. too,
but wasn't quite as exciting over
the radio as the Iowa editor was,
being written the editor himself is
scheduled for a radio Grafton l
doubt that he'll be as thrilling on
the air as he was at first hand, in
the room with him. Still, he's
pretty pungent.
Senator Willard E. Tydings OF
Maryland was on record ahead Of
Burton in favor Of American peace
Intervention between Britain and
the Axis. Senators Arthur Capper
Of Kansas and Bennett Champ
Clark Of Missouri haven't exactly
urged American peace interven-
ton, but they've expressed grave
fears that our laid short OF war;
to Britain eventually actually will
involve us in the conflict. Senator
Arthur Vandenberg OF Michigan
likewise Is apprehensive. So are
Senators Hiram w. Johnson OF
California and Gerald p. Nye OF
North Dakota, authors Of our
johnson and neutrality laws.
But the ADMINISTRATION view,
as voiced by President Roosevelt
in his latest Preside chat, Is that
American peace intervention sug-
gestions are, at the present juno
ture. nonsense"
We all know why the admins
tration thinks so. Its judgment Is
that nobody can trust Hitler. re-
CARELESS Of what he may promise.