Evening star., 1941-02-22

who says that the police must not
interfere with gangSters, raCketeerS,
hOldup men or hOodlums unless
and until the criminals attempt to
smash their way into the home in
vOlVcd. It serves advance notice on
the aggressors that they will have
free hand II means that American
policy, being deprived in advance Of
what the 18th century called the
ultima ratio regum"-'the last
argument Of kings'-is correspond
ingly discounted by those govern
ments whose interests and ambitions
are served by American inertia.
Under the leadership of these
timid souls, George Washington has
ceased to be the father of our coun-
try. Instead we have adopted as our
political stepfather none other than
Mr.. Caspar Milquetoast.
Three Monkeys Symbol.
Under the belief that the Amer
lean Eagle is no longer the emblem
of our freedom, they have substi-
tuted the Three Monkeys of Asia
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak
No Evil"
Their ostensible purpose was to
keep America out of war. The effect
of their policies has been to bring US
to the brink Of war. They voted
against the acceptance Of American
responsibility for maintaining inter-
national justice and mitigating the
mistake Of a world settlement which
our blood and treasure had made
possible. They destroyed our naval
predominance in 1922 and starved
our fleet until We had lost the power
to support our policies. They
spurred on the speculative bankers
in programs Of financial spollation
which upset the economic balance
of power in Europe. aNerated Latin
America ana ruined our own in
vestoTs.
AS the crisis which they had
helped prepare approached, they
voted against foresight voted
against the facts and simply tried
to coin political capital out Of the
war crisis by accusing Roosevelt Of
warmongerlng-as Wendell WlllkIe
confessed before the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs. They
voted against increases in naval
power, against development OF St.
Lawrence power, tried 10 smash the
T. V. A national defense project,
( turned down plans to fOrtify Guam
and TO enlarge the Panama Canal.
They hoped on Roosevelt whenever
he called public attention TO the
growing danger. At one time. led by
certain INSCRIPTIONS Journalists,
they even tried to hold Roosevelt
responsible for the betrayal of
Czecho- -Sl0yakia and accused him Of
/ having made commitments to
France and England.
War May Hit at Home.
At every moment they rose to
repeat their parrot cry that AmerI-
can boys must never die on foreign
soil The alternative is that Amer
lean boys may die on American soil,
/ that our cities may be bombed and
/ that total war-When and if it
! comes-will hit America right where
1t lives, here at home.
/ Having rejected every plan for
. collective security. they are shocked
: to discover that collective insecurity
is the result and that America faces
world alliance which is directed
/ against US, our ideas and institu-
/ tions, our wealth and our resources.
The one way to avoid war in such
a world as that which the Little
/ Americans have helped to create is
to be not only strong, but to be
ready to use our strength. The road
OF safety is the road of willingness
to face danger. The wav to protect
| our interests and the people whom
these interests support is not to an
nounce in advance that nowhere
and under no circumstances Will
America go to fight unless the Nazis
land in Boston or the japanese take
San Francisco.
(Released by Consolidated News Features,
Inc)