The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-03-27
Straight From
Washington
BY STEPHEN NJ. YOUNG
Congressman at Large, Ohio

Washington, - This Administration
will make major mistake in not pre-
senting some of the defense bill to the
American people right now in taxes.
Our people want to see the Western
Hemisphere defended. They know we
cannot defend America without pay
ing for it. They realize it will cost
billions of dollars. Now is the time
to collect some of the cost rather than
after Hitler has been halted. Tax leg
islation should be enacted that would
require the American people to take
financial interest in our entire de
fense program. If it is a question
between bankrupting the nation and
seeing it defended, would see that
it was defended and look after the
finances later. If member of your
family becomes critically i'll you do
not stop to count the cost of doctors
call or the hospital bill. You attend
to the emergency and the cost later
if you cannot take care Of it now.
The financial integrity of our country
must be protected the same as we
protect our domain.
Neutrality and Appeasement
Congress should do it's utmost to
preserve peace for America. 1t will
take more than wishful thinking to
achieve that goal. We cannot depend
upon appeasement. Chamberlain re-
lied on that and failed. There is but
one danger threatening America-Hit-
Ter. Because Of Hitler your Congress
has voted billions of dollars for natl
onal defense. If Hitler's war machine
is stopped in Europe this summer we
who represent you could repeal APP
preparations for armament, send the
boys home from camps, adjourn Con-
gress and return to normal peacetime
pursuits, with our standard of living
still the highest the world has ever
known. AS long as Hitler is on the
loose, our way Of life is threatened
The most practical method by which
we can safeguard American peace and
stop Hitler. This war has proven that
domination of the world by floating
navies is coming to an end. We must
proceed to build powerful air force
so that no dctators will dare attack
us.
Another Swap?
The great British battleship King
George V is one of the newest battle
ships in the world and carries most
powerful armament This ship is re-
naming on our side of the Atlantic
There is rumor that we might swap
twenty destroyers for it. Battleships'
days are numbered. Naval vessels of
the future will be small, mobile, ex-
ceedingly fast and carrying torpedos
and light guns only. Secretary Of
Navy, Knox, recently stated that we
could spare no more destroyers. We
should follow his judgment rather
than the opinion of Mr.. Willkie.
John Bull Should Come Through
Billions of dollars Of supplies are
now being sold Great Britain. The OBJ
legation on the part of the British
Government to our Government will
be tremendous. Here is an oppor-
tunity for our State Department tC
strengthen Western Hemisphere soil
darity by requesting the British to sell
the Falkland Islands to the Argentine
Republic for a nominal sum or tC
cede the Falklands as gift. The
Falkland Islands have always been
claimed by the Argentines. They are
Immediately south Of Argentina. The
British title is not very good These
islands though of little value to any
one are directly adjacent to the
Argentine Republic. Their return to
the Argentines at the request Of this
country would cement friendship to-
ward us. Then we should make ar
rangements with Great Britain for
corridor from the State of Washing
ton through British Columbia to
Alaska. Except for national defense
purposes British Honduras, British
Guiana. and the British West Indies
are liabilities and not assets. 1t is the
policy of our Government to provide
the sinews Of war to Great Britain.
The final cost will be great. Our Gov
ernment should ask for the absolute
transfer of British possessions in the
Western Hemisphere to this nation or
to sister nations to the south of us