The Ypsilanti daily press., 1941-12-05


Stewart ference, accord
ing to the
schemes proponents.
On the contrary, their plan Is to
frame so attractive program, In
the whole worlds interest, that no
country In its right mind will be
able to resist getting in on 1t. The
present Axis powers are to be in
vited In, too, on the same terms as
others.
1t isn't argued that the compact
will appeal to Herr Hitler, because
it's to be absolutely just to all sub
scribers to 1t, and justice Is exactly
what he doesn't want. The theory
Is, though, that the bargain will
look so good to Germans generally
that they'll chuck Adolf overheard
and agree to 1t.
The Italians, it's reckoned, will
be easier to persuade. Plenty Of in
formation indicates that they're
heartily sick Of the war already.
Nationalities joining in the deal
won't be asked to change their var
ious internal forms Of government,
but only to adhere on an interna-
tional basis. Consequently Russia
shouldn't have any objection to
lining up, even II 1t sticks to its
Soviet system.
Japan Included
Optimists don't think Japan will
consider 1t judiclous to be left out
In the cold. either.
How delegates to the conference
will be chosen isn't fully explained.
The proposition. still Is too hazy for
that so far.
II will be simple enough, how
ever, for the United States, Great
Britain, China, Russia, the Latin
American republics and the not
yet-overrun parts Of Europe, like
Switzerland and Sweden, to make
selections, somehow or other. Over
run folk, such as the Dutch and
Belgians, probably will be negoti-
ated with through their govern
ment in exile" and the de Gaulle
outfit likely will speak for the
French.
Nor do the conferences promot-
.ers intend to exclude the Germans
and Italians.
Emissaries from Fuehrer Hitler
and Duce Mussolini naturally won't
be acceptable, for the very essence
of the scheme Is the creation OF a
world order in which such regimes
as theirs will be impossible. Ger
many and Italy, though, both have
respectable exiles (Dr. Albert Elm
stems a specimen) who can be
wished into the consultation.
They'd be first-class chaps to ad-
vertise the contemplated systems
merits among their home folk,
with a view to getting Adolf and
Benito revoluted out Of their pair
Of relationships.
Boosters for the confab do as
sumo, 1t seems to me, something Of
an improbability-that representa-
tives of the warning and already
conquered democracies can get to-
gether, at the present juncture. and
agree on their postwar new order
without a thought Of vengeance
upon the countries that still are
fighting them or are keeping them
In subsection.
To Forgive and Forget
It'll be a good deal of a dose to
ask a Free Frenchman or Neither
lander not to insist on getting even
with the Axis partners. 1t also
: can't but strain the international
charity of the Chinese to urge them
to be friends henceforward with
the Japs, provided they'll stop kill
ing them as they've been doing go
ing on five years.
One other item puzzles me.
The conference advocates con
tend that their new world order l.
essential, or such countries as Ger
many and Italy, though Temporal
lily licked, perhaps. will continue
spawn Hitlers and Mussolinis per
odically.
That obviously is sound conclu
sion. The Germans, say, war
things they haven't got ar
spawned" Ito borrow that phrase
Fuehrer Hitler in an effort to AZ
quire them. If he fails, they doubt
less will spawn" somebody els,
after few years breathing spell
Well, what is it they want? They
want trade. among other things
with Latin America as an impor.
tant field Of II. Now, we and Brit.