Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-03-28
UNITED STATES POSITION IN THE WAR

UNITED STATES POSITION IN THE WAR
vestige of doubt remained any mind to this
dents speech the White House Correspondents Association
dinner should have dspated it There humor in the
words to say and he said them gravely.
That speech coming hard the heels of Congress
of the endease BILL made policy crystawe
out to destroy dictatorship and the entire of this
He accused them of seeking the destruction of elective
e e@ stir up and
dsunon within all democracies including our own And he said
the of democracy though they slowly will in the
That speech was obviously designed for more than American
ears ID a after it was was broadcast to the
South America For this government feels do the British
is almost important in will be it's material
RS S % s
to e collapse The fact that the United States has actual
expected to give hope the millions Of people who now live
as virtual Of the system s
ing the world after the The whole emphasis here and in
thinking and 'Y tme Ss
about the world order of the future That must wait
Highly important the Presidents words industry
labor He definitely took the stand that many have wanted him
take for months said that all must work harder and
must sacrifice and that nothing will be permitted stand the
So the policy has been finally established The debate
public sentiment Overwhelmingly behind it. the real job
make and supply the Britain Greece
than have far obtained It calls shpbuiding drive
of unprecedented proportions Further may very likely
tor use Of the navy to convoy merchant ships to Eng
land obvious that will be of if the ships
bearing them are sunk by the dozen in the Atlantic
The Presidents request for appropriation
put the endease plan into effect unquestonaby design
ed dramatic gesture It is known that at least two years
must before will be possible for factories to produce
that value Of goods for think be
before the exhausted The President apparently
preferred ask for tremendous appropriation at rather
than request smaller at intervals period of time in
order to show the dctators that really business
The tide is moving swiftly Watch for breakdown on
labor if it get out of hand Pressure of the strongest kind
probably be applied to organization industries which still
thinking terms of business usual troubling
give about effort Even the Administrators strong
critics believe that really that sacrifices
otherwise, must be shared by all.
The President made significant statement when he said
at conference that the endease bill does not restrict aid
particular of countries but be extended
other nations if the need arises
Obvious tactic in this the small Balkan
that America would help them they resisted
vason England moving Heaven and earth effort
prove her position in Europe and to create strong front against
Hitler.
1t is highly questionable however, the frightened Balkan
governments be swayed Hters immense gions
omnousy close and the u is far away Britain has little
the of aircraft mechanical equipment and fighting
ships Best military opinion holds that most of the small
tries will accept Axis protection"