The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-18
MONDAY. AUGUST Is. I'm
NEW WAR TAcrIcs

NEW WAR TACTICS
According TO limited information
available as to just what happened
during the Presidents mid-Atlan'
tic conference with Winston
Churchill. the United States is
adopting new military tactics. The
plan seems TO be TO save American
lives by supplying foreign armies
with all possible armament. We
will spend money instead OF lives,
II that is the whole story there
can be no criticism. II the Presi-
dent can stick to that policy and
make IL work he will go down in
history as the greatest OF leaders.
But II we keep on with ten bill.
lion dollar appropriations every
few weeks for China and England
and Russia and whatever other
country Hitler attacks. and then
get into the fighting We shall be
in a sorry predicament.
As the President presents his
case now he deserves the most
united support, provided he will
eliminate political interference and
place the all-aid program on a bust
ness basis. The all-aid should be
for the fighting nations and not
for the personal gain Of political
favorites. The money we are
spending should be spent intelli-
gently and economically, not vast
ed and not split between produc-
ton and graft. Delays on account
Of political maneuvering should be
avoided The cost plus plan of
production, which puts a premium
OF waste, should be cut short.
We have spent more than Hitler,
according TO what seems to be re-
liable information, but our pre-
paredness results are nowhere
near Hitler's. Hitler produced.
He is still producing, and now that
he has slave labor he has an adj
vantage that will be hard to over
come. We believe we can over
come it, however. and with the
President proposing the program
OF aid with money instead OF men,
most OF us will be with him.
Many will be with him in a more
or less half hearted way because
they don't like what has appeared
10 be dissipation OF economic Sc.
curity and destruction Of industry.
They believe the United States
could survive as a unit, wealthy.
free and peaceful by adopting an
absolute hands-off policy. They be-
lieye that our size, our variety Of
climate, our fertile soil. our natur-
al resources our high standards
OF living, education and worship.
our advanced communication and
transportation facilities, our in
dustrial superiority-thatt these and
other advantages IL backed up by
American principles Of government
and common sense in administra-
ton could endure successfully
against fighting world.
Who can say they are wrong N
this belief? There are plenty to
argue, but none 10 prove. But the
cold fact is that regardless Of what
In the past has been right or
wrong, We are confronted with a
lituation now that requires con-
certed action. We are past the
possibility OF isolation and peace
We are already in too far TO turn
without going the same way France
went.
The talk now will be money
against life. We sacrificed the
lives OF our young men in the pre-
vious war. In this one we are 10
sacrifice the lives OF small indus
tries. During the past few days
we have felt the squeeze OF priority
even here in Ypsilanti. Men have
been laid off because Of lack OF
materials needed for production.
This is just a beginning. Il can
be any other way IL we are TO do
a good job on the about aid pro-
gram. Industry must produce for
war or not at all The war EN-.
ployment list is scheduled 10 in.
crease from approximately five TO
more than twenty million and EN-.
Payment IN private industry viii
drop accordingly.
We are now in an adjustment
period where private industry is
throwing men out Of work faster
than war industry can pick them
up. but that trouble will be over.
come to large extent as new arm.
ament factories are built.
There will be employment. in.
creasing employment as the war
continues, IL it doesn't continue too
long. The big question now is
whether we have the spirit and the
Willingness TO speed up the de.
Tense program quickly enough "a
defeat Hitler before We are so far
gone economically that we will BE-
unable 10 finish tho foh