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only in relatively small quantities. II
by the use of capital and technical skill
supplied by the United States, the Latin
American countries can produce these
and other products in larger quantities,
we will be able to buy them from there
rather than from the countries that now
supply us. Thus the economic ties be-
tween North and South America will be
drawn tighter
Following this sound reasoning there
has been formed the Inter- American
Development Commission. The purpose
of this body is to discover new ways in
supplied more completely by the Amer
icas themselves.
Self Sufficiency Vital.
All this is sound economically. But we
must have patience. 1t is of necessity a
very slow process. No one can expect
the Americas to become suddenly self
sufficient with respect to rubber. 1t
takes seven years after planting for a
rubber tree to yield any rubber at all.
And lot of preliminary work needs to
be done before trees can be planted.
The same reasoning applies to all other
developments. They can take place, but
they will take time.
The question is, can we wait? We may
face the Nazi danger long before our ef-
forts have borne fruit And the process
cannot be speeded up. We can. of
course. lend $4,000, 900 to Argentina. as
our Treasury Department did a few
months ago But that solves nothing.
1t merely means that the Argentine now
owes us that money and cannot pay us
back because they do not yet produce
enough of the kind of products that we
are willing to take in payment. That
kind of thing does not make friends. It
breeds resentment and misunderstand-
ing.
We must therefore face the facts. And
the facts are undeniably that Nazi vic
tory will be menace to the safety Of
Latin America and therefore of the
United States. The facts also show that,
however sound our present economic poll
icy with respect to Latin America NAV
be, the processes set in motion will move
too slowly to be of much assistance in
meeting the Nazi danger.
1t all adds up to one clear conclusion.
1t is futile to hope that, should Hitler
win in Europe, we shall be able to defeat
him in Latin America 1t would be COM
forting if that were possible, but the cold
reality is that the security Of the Amer
icas demands that Hitler be defeated In
Europe.
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The fifth column technique so effec-
lively used in some of the European
countries that have fallen before the
German onslaught is now disturbing the
Latin American republics. Anti-Semitic
campaigns and attacks upon Anglo
Saxon imperialism" have made their ap-
pearance in the press of these countries.
Although agitation against military CO.
operation with the United States in
establishing hemisphere defense may in
part be explained by the understandable
distruSt with which true patriots regard
the United States it is not difficult to
recognize in much of this agitation the
unmistakable activity of Nazi-directed
press agents. The fear now stirred up
the United States sounds suspiciously
like the danger of British invasion which
gave the NaziS the excuse to offer Norway
and Holland the protection of the Ger
man Army.
There may be little immediate danger
of German military invasion of the
Latin American countries, but military
action is not required Even before the
war broke out in 1889 Nazi economic
penetration had gained considerable
headway. Should Germany be victorious
in Europe this economic penetration
would become a real danger. A Nazi
victory would place Germany in a very
advantageous position. The combined
productive capacities of all the European
countries would be under German con-
troll. The absence of tariff barriers and
the scientific relocation of plants COM
PEELED to operate as part of a centrally
directed industrial plan would give the
continent greater efficiency than ever
before. Millions of workers will be COM
PEELED to work at starvation wages under
direction of their German overlords. 1t
will mean that the continent not only
can enter the markets of the world as
single buyer and single seller, but will
be able to offer more manufactured
products in return for pound of rubber
or bushel of wheat than can any other
country.
Attractive Nazi Terms.
Germany may then offer attractive
terms to our Latin American neighbors.
Sell us your wheat" Germany will say,
1--WE will pay you well in terms of
manufactured products" But conditions
will be attached. If Germany is to
purchase all of Europe's requirements
from Argentina and neighboring coun-
tries the conditions will be that the gov
ernments will be reorganized to make
them more sympathetic to the German
cause. Monopoly rights for the opera
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While the Germans are making the
last preparations for an attack on the
British Isles, which the British general
staff expects may take place any time
between March Is and April l, the Brit
iSh high command is Fastening to finish
off the Italian Army in Africa and eStab-
liSh the much needed direct line from
the western coast of the Atlantic to the
Suez Canal and to Turkey. The British
preparations are taking place in the
military and the diplomatic field.
Gen. Wavell is trouncing the Italians
thoroughly Marshal Graziani's army
soon will be only a memory. Whether
the British intend to push into Tripoli
and thus reach the borders OF Tunisia
depends entirely on the progress of ne
gotiations with Gen. Weygand
Ever since the victory at Sidi Barrani,
there have been in progress friendly
three-cornered conversations with the
French commander in chief of the Afri-
can forces. These have taken place be-
tween Weygand and special British
agents, and between Weygand and
American representatives. At this very
moment there are three trusted friends
of the French commander in the United
States discussing unofficially with Amer
lean authorities the question Of buying
from this country certain important war
materiel-especially gas and oil. Their
visit here followed talks between Wey-
eand and American official and unofficial
diplomatic agents.
British Plan Simple.
The plan which the British have out
lined is simple. BY themselves they will
dispose of the Italian threat to North
Africa. Their Mediterranean fleet will
see that no troublesome German-Italian
expeditionary force crosses to Africa to
"re-establish" the situation.
The British do not ask Weygand to
enter the war again. All they want from
him is assurance that he will not oppose
the transit of British war material, and
possibly men, from the French ports of
Casablanca and Dakar to the armies
operating in Africa.
OF course Weygand knows the impli-
cations of this request. The first one will
be the possibility that 10000 Spanish
troops officered by Germans in Spanish
Morocco will attack the French, as soon
as British war materiel and men begin
to cross the French North African En-
pire. Weygand has man power to meet
such a threat, but lacks gasoline for his
airplanes and tanks and also the neces-
sary quantity of shells and small-arms
ammunition.
But 1t is on the cards that within the
next few weeks the French military COM
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Review of Seventy-SMth Week of War
BY John G.. Henry.

evntul in the worlds history addition military
naval actions diplomatic magnitude
seething n
In the Balkans Bulgaria YugoSava being caught axis
Ibeian Mediterranean Spanish likewise
under the Gibraltar In Far East
British
advised that of world.
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Bulgaria. in Naz hands, woud furnish broad paSSable
OF those Balkan countries not Wholy
BugaraS natural defenes
the
Mountains crossed by several uSabe passes.
higroad of because negoiabA
Vulnerable
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IUaSon from Bulgarian bases woud hare to be attempted the
spring, Wheher YugolaUa, Turkey obcue
Bulgarian
just mud canals In they
Germany perSuadeS Bulgaria permit troop
n
Mo bu P
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Point Simultaneous Squeeze Britain Home Balkans and Far East

tentions in Pacific
Americans in China, Indo-China and
Japan were urgently advised by State
Department to leave.
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Behind the Lines

fostering pressure in Balkans broke
into open on Monday when London gov
ernment severed diplomatic relations
Evening star., 1941-02-16
Home Front

Biggest show of week on domestic front
came on Tuesday when Wendell Willkie
appeared before Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee to urge quick enactment
of lease lend bill
Just back from boisterous two weeks
inspection tour of England, titular leader
of Republican party philosophical effec-
lively.
Somewhere in this confusing world"
he said, I'VE must find-we must build
a future for ourselves. The
WilIkie prospect of a future sur
Testifies rounded by totalitarian
powers threatened by die
tators whose real desire is for conquest;
betrayed by nations whose word is not
to be trusted; loaded with armaments
and domestic debt and faced with de-
clining standard of living-such future
is not future for Americans as we have
known them"
To administration committee he
said that most pressing need Of British
is monthly delivery of five or ten de-
stroyers. That night he conferred nearly
two hours with President Roosevelt at
White House, later told reporters that
high authority had assured him de-
stroyers could be delivered
Meanwhile, Secretary of Navy Knox
told press conference that Navy could
spare no more destroyers, that he was
opposed to depicting our feet any fur
ther."
On Thursday, President called Knox to
White House, but latter emerged to tell
reporters Il haven't changed my opinion
at all
AS this cryptic declaration set OF
speculation over seeming disagreement
between Chief Executive and his cabinet
officer. Stephen T Early. presidential sec
retary, contributed a smoke screen" in
form of statement that there was no
disagreement despite differences of ex-
preston on this question"
Tomorrow. Senate begins debate on
the legislation, recommended for pas
sage by 1873 vote of the Foreign Rela-
tions Committee
To the end that we may have peace"
committee majority said, the bill au-
luOTlIeS dlQ 10 De given
Aid Bill promptly to those nations
Reported whose defense is vital to
ours. To the end that We
may have freedom, the bill casts the
strength of American industry into ths
struggle against forces which may be-
directed against us"
For strengthening of our defenses,
President Roosevelt on Wednesday asked
Congress for 1898 100000 in cash and con-
tract authorizations to expedite Navy
shipbuilding program and expanding
shore facilities of fleets.
Significant items in breakdown of this
request were proposals for expenditure
of S4,700 900 for bomb shelters and har-
Dor facilities on Guam, and larger sums
for establishment of submarine operat-
ing facilities at Kodiak Island, Alaska,
and Midway Island, Samoa, stepping
stone between Hawaii and Australia and
possessed of one of finest harbors in
Pacific, would receive s8,l00,0O0 in inn
provements.
Bearing out one of recommendations
of joint Canadian American Defense
Commission, Ottawa government an
nOunced on Thursday that string of air
bases will be constructed this spring be-
tween Alaska and Northwest United
States.
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Spanish repayment of Fascist military
aid given during Iberian civil war. Re-
luctance of Spanish Premier to acCede
is believed based on knowledge that his
country is war r-eXhausted from its civil
strife, and that Loyalist factions might
seize opportunity to renew struggle
against Falangist domination.
On Thursday, Franco conferred at
Montpelier with Marshal Petain, French
chief of state.
Far Eastern tension came to sudden
boil on Thursday as several simultane-
Gus developments led to
For Eost fear that Japanese member
Tension of axis was preparing for
lightning thrust at British
and Dutch possessions in Pacific area.
Reported movements of japanese naval
squadrons in China Sea brought orders
to at least one Dutch merchant ship to
take refuge in Philippine port of Manila.
From powerful Singapore base, British
dispatched new r. A. F. units to reinforce
defense outpostS in Northern Malaga.
At Sydney, Australian war cabinet
consulted with defense chieftains over
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Gus developments led to
fear that japanese member
of axis was preparing for
lightning thrust at British
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
PERHAPS Hes Rleh1

Oswald G.. Willard, former editor
OF The Nation, quotes Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill as saying
four years ago that America
should have minded her own bust.
ness and stayed out OF the last
war"
We went into the last war 10
save the world for democracy. "
Willard told New England town
hall meeting. He said Churchill ex.
pressed bis gratitude for our Fl.
forts" In 1896 letter to William
Griffin OF the New York Inquirer
that read:
Legally, we owe this debt (the
war debit to the United States.
but logically We don I, and this be-
cause America should have minded
her own business and stayed out of
the World War. II she had done so.
the Allies would have made peace
with Germany In the spring OF 1917.
thus saving over a million. British,
French, American and other lives,
and preventing the subsequent rise
Of Fascism and Nazism. -"
Churchill was probably right. We
and all OF Europe might have been
better off II we had minded our
own business.
As regards the reference to
peace with Germany in 1917. there
is some doubt. AS we remember 4,
the Germans were doing pretty well
about that time. There might have
been a peace treaty. but II most
likely would have been dictated by
Germany. not by the Allies.
There again we might have been
better off as Mr.. Churchill SAYS
At that time there was a fairly
reasonable attitude IN Germany
There was a spirit Of democracy
and expressed willingness 20 co
operate with the rest Of the world
for better order. II Germany had
won the war at that time It is quite
possible that peaceful relation.
might now prevail between this
continent and Europe.
A fancifully idealistic policy LED
US into the first world wal. VIZ
can't be quite sure about the exact
reason for our being led now into
another. Perhaps II is to save Demo
cracy again. but another war II
going TO leave Democracy in q
pretty feeble state OF health. Their,
are those who question the wisdom
OF trying TO save what would bt
left Of II.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11

good progress. All the resources
of the organized medical profess
sion have been organized to carry
on this work.
Naturally the work has 10 be d.
vided and a mere enumeration Of
the committees which indicates
the work they are doing will show
how widely planned the work is.
There is, for instance, a Commit
tee on Infectious Diseases which
has set up consultant groups for
possible epidemics of influenza.
pneumonia. meningitis. measles,
etc. a Committee on Tropical Dis
eases presages the possibility Of
our occupation Of tropical areas.
There is a Committee on Trans
fusions. The very important
technical point which this COM
mittee must decide is to make
available material for blood trans
fusions in large amounts at any
given point. In order to do this,
blood banks must be prepared and
collections made of serum, which
often does as much good as whole
blood.
Many Different Committees
There are Committees on Heart
Disease, tuberculosis. Nutrition,
Diet, Surgery. Anaesthesia, X-ray,
a Committee on Methods to Facili-
tate Wound Healing, which will be
made available in every hospital
and base hospital.
Every branch Of medicine and
surgery has q subcommittee
which has control Of special prob
lens.
An extremely important COM
mittee is iat on Aviation Medi-
cine. 1t has been said that the
Germans and the English are far
ahead Of the United States in re-
search on aviation problems. The
great problem at the moment of
writing is the so-called "blackout"
which results from rapid diving,
but / think / can say of my own
knowledge that progress is being
made in this field and that Ameri-
can research on the subject has
not only received at first hand all
the research material which the
English have accumulated but
also it has made many independ.
ent advances of its own.
Experienced Medical Men
The members who have been
placed on these Committees are all
known to ME by reputation, and
many of them personally, and l
feel that no better selections
could have been made. They are
all men of wide experience in their
field, many Of whom have made
important contributions to medi-
cal science and all of whom have
had practical experience with the
actual conditions over which they
have jurisdiction.
feel a great deal Of satisfac-
ton as an American in these ar
rangements. II the other details
of national defense are being han
died as efficiently and are going
forward as rapidly, we have no
grounds for fear.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
First Methodist

Rev. Walter Heyler, Minister.
$3.50 a. m.-Church School. Jun
Tor, intermediate, high school, adult
departments.
10:45 a. m.-Church School. Pre-
school, kindergarten. primary de-
partments.
1915 a. Morning service of
Worship. Rev. Walter B. Heyler
will speak on the theme, THE
Church Of God in a Nation at War"
The anthem is 81 VIII Lift Up
Mine Eyes" by Case. The solo will
be sung by Frances Lister. Organ
numbers played by Mary Alice
Power are: "Benedictus," by Max
Roger; and "Andante Cantabile, &"
by Widor.
$3.50 p. NJ Student Church
School Class.
6:15 p. m.-Wesleyan Guild Sup
per.
6 p. m.-Epworth League. Discus
sion.
7 p. m.-Wesleyan Guild Worship
Service. Sharing in 1941."
s p. m.-Wesleyan Guild Cabinet
Meeting.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
Free Methodist Church

(Cor. Lowell and 81. john
L. L. Kelly, Pastor, 522 st.
John st.
10 a. m.-Sunday School con-
venes. Helen Fullmer Scharp, sup
erintendent. Title of this Sunday
lesson: "Christ's Valuation oil
Personality, Luke l4:1.14. The
Sunday School has been recently
graded to conform to the plan OF
grading in the public schools and
some new equipment has been add
ed.
IL a. m.-Morning Worship with
the pastor planning to speak on
the subject: The Open Door.
1880 p. m.--The evening pre-
liminary service is to be in charge
OF the Y. p. NJ. 5. with Miss Dor
othy Thompson scheduled as lead
err.
Sis D. m.-The evening Gospel
message by the pastor. Topic.
Light Bearers for Christ.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
DECLARED INSANE

Port Huron, Jan. Howard
Baldock, So, ST. Clair County farm
err who was jailed Dec. 10 after
shotgun attack on Mrs. 'arl Schef-
fler, 35. and William Regain, II, as
they drove away from Clyde Kim
ball Township School, was de-
clared criminally insane at hear
ing Friday. Baldock was paroled
from Pontiac State Hospital three
years ago.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
ST. Luke Episcopal

r. T. Appleyard, Rector
First Sunday after the Epiphany
S a. m.-Holy Communion.
$50 a. M Church School
10 a. m.-Young Peoples Study
Group.
IL a. m.-Morning Prayer and
Sermon.
2:3O p. m.-Junior Confirmation
Class.
5 p. m.-High School Students
Group.
$50 p. m.-Canterbury Club. for
Senior Young People, at Stark.
weather Hall.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
Emmanuel Lutheran

Hugo Fenker, pastor
Paul Ungrodt, Sunday School SUI
perintendent.
Walter Daschner. assistant Sun.
day School superintendent
Q a. m.-Sunday School.
1890 a. m.-Morning service.
The Junior Choir will sing:
Shepherd and Guide" Rogers
The Senior and Intermediate
Choirs will sing: Great Is Thy
Love" Bohn, Helen Klavitter. SOLO
ist.
Pastor Fenker will deliver the
morning sermon speaking on the
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11

hammer and sickle. wrought in
mosaic into the Institutions kitch-
en- floor
According 10 the Nation, such
state legislation violates the fed
eral Bill of Rights.
Whether or not it really does, Is.
OF course. a question to be settled
| judicially. That isn't my point
But the Nation goes on to remark
sarcastically that, in the enlight-
ened state OF Arkansas anarchism
and communism are just different
names for the same thing"
The plain inference is that the
I Nation Is far from considering
them so. Well, the Nation can
make out a pretty good case now,
but can remember when there
were some corking good Anar-
chists who didn't distinguish be-
tween EN- much.
Away back before the last
World war was living in London
and wanted to and a Spanish Ian
guage teacher. BY accident I got
an Anarchist, one Pedro Vallina.
He was in exile from Spain and an
exceedingly likable cuss. London
had stable colony of exiled Eu-
ropean continental reds at the
time, and, as I grew friendly with
Pedro, he introduced me to them
quite freely.
What's an Anarchist:
Scarcely needful to say. Anar-
chists are 100 per cent impractical,
but personally. on an average, they
are exceptionally nice chaps. Their
theory is that human beings nat
urally are so decent that, left to
themselves. they'd get on admir-
ably together. but that govern
ment, by chipping into their af-
fairs. makes EN- mean. Accord
lngly, destruction Of government Is
their policy. Some of them incline
to be rather violent about II. but
they regard their bomb-chucking
as being in the interests Of Utopia.
AS for merely philosophical Anar-
chists, they're as mild as doves.
Included In the London crowd
knew was the late Prince Peter
Kropotkin. Russian. Now. II ever
there was a dyed-in-the-wool An
archist, Prince Pete was IL He
was a tip-top scientist also-made
his exiled living as a professor and
writer for high-brow publications.
Reds throughout the world recog-
nized him as their intellectual and
spiritual leader.
But l never could get It through
my head that the human race
could satisfactorily manage its az
fairs without some sort of regula-
ton, other than that Of innate
decency; | didn't believe we're all
that decent. Finally l asked the
prince about IL.
"Oh. yes" he said, II think we'll
need a system Of communes. to CO.
ordinate things. They'll be purely
voluntary, though. They won't dc
any debating
Communism, what? And IL Pete
Kropotkin wasn't an authority.
who was?
In due season Russia revolted.
was living in Buenos Aires then,
but that's quite an anarclistic CEN
ter. too. Besides, got lots Of let
tiers from the old London gang. All
hands we're delirious with Joy.
They began heading into Leningrad
and Moscow as fast as they could
10 and eholdl-when they got
there they didn't like It. They
found themselves up against COM
munism: not anarchy. Instead Of
no government whatever. they en-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
Your Health
Medical Preparations
For Defense Seen as
Very Carefully Made

nv f.Nrau ''a"Nnninp ". -
81 have just been discussing WITH
certain officials the preparations
that are being made by the Ma
tional Research Council for Medi-
cal Preparedness about our de-
Tense preparations, and wish &c
state so far as my opinion car
ries any weight with the public,
that feel these preparations are
being made in a very thorough and
farsighted manner. ] also happen
TO know that the preparations are
very accurate, and while public
ity has been suppressed for OBJ
vious reasons. the committees are
all working actively and making
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
WORkM EN- ESCAPE

Detroit, Mich. Jan. Fifteen
workmen wrecking the Larned
Building. $50 w. Lsrned, were near
ly trapped on the third floor Friday
afternoon when fire OF undeter-
mined origin broke out in a pile Of
debris on the ground floor They
reached safety Just before the
flames cut off their exit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-11
First Presbyterian Church

Raymon Burns Bair, Minister.
$3.50 a. m.-Church School. Mrs.
Victor Wilson. superintendent.
Glasses for all children ana youth.
10:45 a. m.-Divine Worship.
Communion mediation by the mn
lister. Reception of new members
at this service. The Youth Choir
Will sing an anthem. The Prelude
will be Commune Guhmalt.
ohertory, Prayer, Deshayes, anu
postluue, "Marche". Solenelle.
6 p. m.-Westminster League n
the church.
6 p. m.-Fireside Club at the
home OF Raymon Dell, l09 n. Ham
ilton st.