The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-07

Churchill Their FIRST
aims to smash
the enemy certainly, but they evil
IDENTIFY don't see any harm IN de-
legatng a few miutarily averaged
but still commercially alert indi-
viduals to do plenty Of advance
thinking relative TO an unde,ayed
campaign for British trades re-
coyery the minute the physical
conflicts over.
They nave a National Manufac-
turers' association, just as we
have. It's had this trade question
under scrutiny, precisely as our
association has, only lot more
intensively
Furthermore, whereas our NINA
has been more or less criticized, as
doing its planning overly far
ahead, the English outfit is getting
all sorts Of encouragement, from
the press, the public and the gov
eminent.
It's true that foreign trade IS
vital TO Britain to an extent that
we're unfamiliar with In the
United States hard times are pain
full but in England they're we'll
nigh fatal. This country can be
threadbare, poorly sheltered and
under-rationed as to pie and smok-
ing tobacco, but an English famine
comes pretty close 10 actual star
yauon.
Bench Parking
I can remember the first visit
paid 10 London. II was during a
period OF worldwide shortage.
was accustomed TO encountering
an occasional park bencher, but
the park-benching OF whole fam
flies was unfamiliar to me. It's
normal in tight times in England.
There you'll find fathers and moth
ers and whole broods Of kids sleep
ing under bridges or any other
cover they can get under.
The explanations simple enough.
Here in the L. S. A. we've got
enough Of Ife's necessities to so
around. Their distribution punk
during certain periods. A handful
Of would-be consumers get more
than they need and the rest don't
get enough to provide for EN- ade-
quately. They do get enough TO
keep EN- alive, though.
England's production Is approx
mately so per cent short Of its
population.
The extra so per cent lives on
PROFITS from foreign trade, its
manufacturing activities and the
profits from EN-.
Right now, as result Of these
past chickering's, it has quite
store Of bank accounts that TIA
living on-plus lease-lend accom-
modauons from Uncle Samuel, but
it'll need to keep EN- going on into
peacetime, or it'll starve to death
literally.
Now, Uncle Sam, by reason OF
his greater and speed.er resources,
obviously viii be able 20 beat John
Bull by miles at getting back into
foreign markets in the postwar
era.
John 2 s hopeful that we won't
take advantage Of IL.
Britain vs.. Japan
That was the purport Of. British
Prime Minister Winston Churchill's
recent parliamentary speech pledg-
ing British aid to the T. S. against
Japan. following the anticipated
collapse Of the western end Of the
Axis. Winston's theory is that
Italys disintegration and Ger
manys finish won't necessarily
put the Japs out Of business also.
Probably it won't, either Well.
Winston agrees that Britain VIII
continue plugging for US.
London likewise is recognizing
its diplomatic service with a view
TO postwar economic promotion,
internationally.
tn butt into our Latin Ameri-
can field, manifesuy.
What England would like IL an
Anglo L. S. agreement dividing
markets between US. ItIl make as
good a bargain for Itself as posi-
hIe. naturally. Maybe the result