The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-23

-. u.,uooo make him con-
hei'iS ~ centrate on IT "a
the exclusion OF everything else.
Il isn't a matter Of ability alone.
Henrys able all right, but there
are plenty Of activities at which
others are just as able as he is.
one wouldn't say. for example, that
he's the only livlHg availability for
the next presidency OF the United
States. lie certainly IS fer and
away the western hem phere's
foremost possibility as a un,fer Of
the Pan Americas. That's a stunt
imperatively requiring precisely
the right shade Of temperament.
There are lots OF Latin Americans
with temperaments suited to har-
monious mixing among themselves.
but they don't mix well with our
Yankee kind. Contrariwise, our
Yankee brand doesn't mix socially
with theirs
Henry Wallace is a phenomenal
exception. He's understood and
liked here, and Is equally liked and
understood south OF the Rio
Grande.
And, with N Argentine born and
Latinly-educated daughter OF my
own, and a couple OF South Ameri-
canly-b born grandchildren, now resi-
dent in Mexico. maybe l know
what I'm talking about.
They Took TO Him
How Henry acquired his temper
ament is a mystery. He's Hawk
eye by birth and has travelled in
our southern nelghbors various
territories but never lived in any
Of en-. except as an occasional no.
tel guest. Yet those folk took 10
him the minute he introduced him
self. 1t was in an era when l was
dwelling in their midst. They didn't
overly approve Of US then. We'd
rossed EN- too much, not under
standing EN- temperamsntally
At present, after quite a lapse,
they speak OF President Roosevelt
in kindlier terms, but that's large
" due to Henry Wallace's infu-
ence. The minute they met Henry,
they gave him the glad hand.
In days Of yore. when John Bar
rett was establishing the Pan
American Union. he personally was
fairly popular, but that was back
in the era Of our ultra Dpssyism,
and John couldn't offset Il much.
DR.. Leo. s. Rowe. Pan Americans
present head, is popular. too. but
not 70 the extent OF generating en-
thusiasm Director Nelson Rookie
teller OF Inter-American Affairs
scores satisfactorily, but is a mid
ding recent development.
Besides, Pan American Union
ism and Inter-Americanism' are
mainly commercial and economic;
they haven't got political thrill.
That's what Henry Wallaces
suggestions have got Oh, yes, he
includes trade and economics and
business interchange and he doesn't
exactly holler for a combination OF
governments. That wouldn't be
tactful, at least az yet, and I don't
imply that Henry'd even argue for
II as Of 10 date.
But Henry makes good speeches
and makes EN- in Spanish.
Making a Hit
We have other statesmen who
make speeches and have en- trans
lated INTO Spanish, for our neigh
bors benefit Henry, however,
doesn't DO II that way. He has his
Spanish translated into English. TO
enlighten Us. Does this make a hit
with the New Worlds Spanish
speakers? Well. III say!
But that isn't all
We're in the habit OF mentioning
Spanish America, on the theory
that SPANS the whole thing 10 the
southwark. in our hemisphere.
Far be il from this 70 be the case
All the other South American
countries put together aren't as
big. numerically or in area, as Bra
zl-and Braz.ls Portuguese. It's
Portugutsely Jealous. too.