The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1941-05-30

consistently failed and refused to
delegate any important powers
or functions to his subordinates.
Secretary of State Hulps re-
cent speech, in which he set forth
a five point program that should
be followed after peace comes to
the world, has created great
deal of talk and discussion here.
While, of course, many Admins
tration ''claquers" have been
calling Mr.. Hulfs effort. great
speech, and all Of that, there are
many who consider IT. much be-
low the standard set By the Sec
retary Of State in the past, and
consider it an indication that
either he was voicing the, opinions
of others or that the able Ten
nessean is beginning toslip bit.
The central theme of the whole
Hull speech was free trade. He
was plainly against Ssprotective
tariffs and insisted that raw ma
terial supplies must he made
available to all nations without
discrimination. Just how Mr..
Hull expects the United States to
continue its present wage rates,
working schedules and high plane
of living, and still compete with
the products of the low wages
and long hours of industrial
Europe, without the protection
of proper tariffs on imports, is
more than most observers have
been able to figure out.
There are many familiar with
the European situation who are
insisting that if any of the plans
suggested by Herbert Hoover,
/ Ann Morgan, Count Chamburn,
or other humanitarians, for feed
ing Of the helpless, aged, women
and children of conquered France
and the Lowland Countries, had
been adopted and put into effect
France might not have so readi-
" made her recent agreement
with the Axis Powers. All of
the plans called for the setting
up Of numerous food kitchens
for the feeding Of needy civilians
in the devastated areas under the
supervision Of. an international
committee. Food supplies for
such Kitchens use would be sent
on "mercy ships" to be passed
through the blockade under an
agreement with the belligerents.
Not over weeks supply Of food
stuffs would be in storage in the
conquered area at any one time,
thus eliminating any possible use
Of such food for military purpos-
es. According to reports, Axis
propagandists used the refusal oil
the British to agree to such 4
feeding plan for the civilian pop
ulatlon as a means Of turning
pubic opinion against the Brit
lsh and in favor of the Germans
The French reapproachmen1
with Germany, and her other for
mer enemies making up the Axi
group has brought number oil
perplaxing problems for Official
S dom here to worry over. Franc,
Il has number Of island possess
IONS IN the Western Hemispher r,
e near the United States, as well Il
]: elritory in South America. Whe II
$ cr Or not she will turn her West
c ern Hemisphere possessions owe
to Germany, or that German
VIII claim possession and con;r ~
over them, in violation Of tn
he Monroe Doctrine, is yet to b
determined. Some Congressions
leaders here are insisting that th
United States should immediate
Is taks possession-by force
necessary such irnportan
strategic French islands as Ma
| Unique. Others are sugRess n
| that negotiations be immediatel
opened for the purchase by tn
: country of all French possession
: in this hemisphere. However, eve
: those advocating purchase al
disagreeing as to method Of pa,
9 ment. Some feel cash paym el
. should be offered France, viii
= others believe that only CRED
World War No. should be a
on the French war debt fro
= lowed.
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