The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-16

Roosevelt bound TO be-
come confusing
when the total gets up into scores
or more. Furthermore, it isn't
very stirring TO a soldiers imagi-
nation to think Of himself as serv-
ing in a conflict with only a num-
Der TO identify it; 1t isn't calcu-
lated to FIRE his Imagination. and
make him perfectly rabid to lick
the enemy. TO compare with the
thought that he's fighting for life.
family. home. country, civilization
and everything else worth dying
for or at least sacrificing a leg or
an arm or an eye in behalf OF.
SO Franklin D. appealed to the
public TO evolve and agree on some
name with plenty Of pep in it
l tried broadcasting the idea
through the press, and, believe me,
the mail carrier comments on the
volume Of the response I've been
getting IN his a. m. and p. m. de-
lveries ever since.
It's too coplous to quote In full,
but here are few samples:
A Few Samples
The Peoples War. The War IN
Defense Of Freedom. Mankind's
Last War. The Battle for Democ-
racy. MY War. The Liberation
War. The War for Peace. The
War for Political and Economic
Sanity. The Liberty Eclipse War.
The War Against Tyrany. God
Against the DEVILS War The Good
and Evil War.
Calling II a defensive war is
open to the objection that we've
ceased to think OF It as defensive.
OFF-ense is what we're thinking
Of now.
It's no cinch that Il will re-
establish permanent peace. either.
or that it'll be mankind's last war.
We figured that the 1914-18 COM
motion was the finish Of armed
strife and it didn't turn out to be.
One correspondent makes the point
that World Wars l and II weren't
two wars, anyway, but just one.
with a short recess in the middle
OF il. He argues that it's quite
correct to speak Of just the World
war" with due allowance for a
distinction between its first and
second sessions. However, that
doesn't relieve the ultimate COM
plication. if additional sessions are
to follow indefinitely.
Another correspondent proposes
sending the present muss into his
tory as the World War Finale. But
how does he know that it's going
to be final? I've abandoned the
notion that the series will end with
this instalment
Several more offers are:
The War Of Evolution. The War
OF the Four Freedoms. Just what
the four are isn't clarified,
Also:
The Victory War for World
Freedom. The War for World De-
mocracy The Anti-Nazi War. The
Worlo Freedom Crusade. The
Worlds Equalizer.
This nomenclature competition Is
literary In it's character.
It's interesting TO note, though.
that painters and illustrators are
taking an artistic hand in it.
Names aren't their speciality. but
they've been literally modified at
the Job OF picturing the situstion
appropriately.
Posters Everywhere
Never before, I'll venture TO say,
has war been so effectively pos
terized.
Americas deadwalls are plas-
tered approximately with their
Keep EN- Flying It's OUR War"
a1d Victory admonit.ons.
Photography is more in the ma
ture Of spot news
Paintings. lithographv and pen
draughtsmanship are pictorial edi.
torials.
They're propaganda, and practi-
cal military leadership has begun
to recognize the value Of t.
News, reportorially gathered or
photographed, is okay. but it has
to be obtained at hrst hand, by
correspondents or cameramen actu-
ally on the ground, where it's pop
ping. but an artist creates II out
Of his own Uranium. And, II the
birds a good creator, It's equally
neutrality-suspicious. even more
so, for the guy hasn't any facts to
restrict him
The modified American artists'
corps is as patriotic as they make
'em.
They've offered their services TO
the government as literally as 1t
can utilize EN-, and It's taking full
advantage Of the facilities they
offer.