Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-04

Il.
i DERSON painted dismal picture of the imminent
future of the American people his address before
the New York Housewares Manufacturing Association at
Atlantic City.
Frankly acknowledging the approach of war and that
"ony by sweating blood and tears the dsocaons be
held 10 minimum" Mr. Henderson said
Thus IL is a dark picture paint. II is picture
of factories made idle by of materials to work with
of single industry towns bghed by spurious prosperity
based on production of goods which can't wear,
eat or live in.
Unfortunately Mr. Henderson not arguing
against war although he gave the American people good
and abundant reasons for keeping out of war
His remarks apparently reflect the decision Of the
American government let the people at last have the
hard facts about their present and impending situations
MR. HENDERSON'S blunt appraisal of what war will
IVI to the United States is srikngy reminiscent
of repeated warnings sounded in the Hearst newspapers
at time when real determination to keep out of
would have PREVENTED
Shortly after the outbreak of the present European
war an editorial in these newspapers Sept 5, 1889
said it was the duty of the American people to avoid
involvement in the conflict and that:
THE blasting of peace the probably permanent
loss of democracy and the waste of resources and
slaughter of young American manhood would comprise
the hideous and horrible PRICE OF IT'S NEGLECT"
Again on Oct. g. 1889, editorial in the Hearst
newspapers said:
war would completely cnange the form OF
American government and the character of American
life.
ut would make American life itself cheap. and
American ideals and principles meaningless and
worthless.
mo security would remain in either person
property"
ND still again on Nov 26, 1889, these newspapers
a said:
"The United States must surely keep out of war.
Or ii will surely become as bankrupt and impoverished
and war-pauperized and wardepopuated England
and the other European nations rapidly becoming
In the same vein a subsequent editorial on Dec.
81 1889
"War would totally submerge our free, liberal and
democratic processes in the toalitaran dictatorship
which, wisely unwisey, is almost universally agreed
TO be necessary for the conflict of war;
All these dismal predictions Mr.. Henderson
peats PRESENT FACT, the certain conditions
of the immediate future
He calls it his "disagreeable duty to tell us these
things.
II wish I could tel YOU that we had an easy soIu-
tion," he said that everything is going to he all right
can't promise YOU any such hope. All can tell you
is by sweating blood and tears the dslocations be
held to a minimum"
Is THERE indeed no other solution of American prob
lens than through the sweating of blood and tears?
Has the retention of our peace shadow of merit in
accomplishing a solution and salvation?
Is hideous and destructive war, at frghtful cost in
human life and national resources, our only answer?
The administration directing the affairs of the
American government seems to think so.
The British propagandists now openly demanding
American expeditionary force most certainly wish it
But while there is yet opportunity to do it. should
not the American people explore and exhaust the last
remnants of hope which lie in peace before consenng
war?
But if this country of ours is in actualy democ-
racy should the American people by referendum vote
themselves decide whether not merely to crafty A
foreign nation and uphold alien cause-they wish to
invite and endure the sweat and blood and tears of
whether they wish become bankrupt and impover-
ished and pauperized and depopuated Euro
pean nations rapidly becoming and whether they wish
TO risk the submergng of their free liberal and demo-
cratic processes inevitable otaaran dictatorship
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