The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-30

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In the areas that the Germans,
japanese and Italians have overrun
are quoted similarly in so far as
they're able 10 express themselves.
Dispatches from neutral sources
also generally expressed approval
Of the American cabinet chiefs ut
ter4nces,
A few guesses are hazarded 10 III,
effect that the talk can't have beer
without its appeal also to good
many Italians, who are well known
10 be unenthusiastic over Due,
Mussolini's alignment with Fuehrei
Hitler.
An occasional voice suggests
also that the speech may have
made a few converts among en-
lightened Germans, assuming
sprinkllng Of them to be left in the
Fatherland. where there once was
quite a liberal element Of yore. No
body is very hopeful concerning the
Japs, however. It's the pretty solid
consensus that their militarists will
have to be completely eXtinguished
TO quiet them. Still, that wouldn't
be such a chore, with the German:
disposed Of.
Secretary Hulrs address was nc
surprise to anyone at all familiar
with his long career in congress
and at the head Of the state de-
partment.
An Internationalist
In the best sense. Hull always
has been an ideal internationalist
This is not to say that he has been
anything but true blue American.
His aim, though, has been the es-
tablishment Of the friendliest sort
Of relations between and among
the whole worlds peoples. Creation
Of them, by means Of his widely ad-
vertised reciprocal treaties" was
the nub OF the policy he had in
mind as chief OF President Roose-
velts foreign affairs Office. He
made good start at it, too-and
then along came overseas totalita.
rianism, eliminating in the war,
knocking MS program Kitlng.
Nevertheless, Cordell's trying to
get back to it, a. a postwar de-
velopment.
II Is an economic proposition
mainly. The secretary plans q
world court and an international
policing system to enforce its man
dates and suppress a possibly oc-
casional outbreak OF global OUT
lawry. like the present one, but his
essential notion is to make mum
dane life so pleasant and all-around
profitable that nobody will want to
do any fghting-just as you don't
fight with your next door neighbor
and, IL anybody does start a
fight, he is criminal and the
whole neighborhood squelches him
In short order.
There is just one flaw in this pro-
gram.
Secretary Hull might be able &c
put it across. He has remarkable
ability and boundless enthusiasm.
He'd toiled tirelessly for his objec-
tive in congress and went right
ahead with his work in the cabinet,
but his difficulty was that he didn't
get into the cabinet quite soon
enough; the worldwide explosion
popped before he could get fairly
started on realization Of his
scheme.
A New start
Now nell have TO begin again
Then this war is over.
Hull has a lot Of experience. He
viii know how 10 90 about It. II ne
made any previous mistakes, he
will understand how to correct
them. He can point morals to burn.
Unfortunately he is II years old.
VIII Hull survive this war il 1t
Is long one? And, even II he does,
viii he continue to have the stam-
ina 10 reorganize the world on the
basis he argues for?
II not, viii there be anybody TO
succeed him adequately?
That is the hades OF wars, a,
they follow one another.
4 country gets into a war. Its
statesmen learn great deal about
how to prevent them from aver get