The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-27
By Roasr W sabson

men 10 Washington Vho determine +
what We can buy ! begged them 10 I
be reasonable because the war VIII ,
finally eni-not by lack OF men o /
munitions but because the home /
people OF some nation viii get SICK
Of war. Let not that be our people.
! explained that above almost every
thing else our people want trans
portation. ! repeat there is no earth
~ reason why readers need 80 with
out S.50o-mile tires. May Washing
ton use sense.
let's Use Sense
Now. let me urge my t.000O 600
readers to use sense also. We have
a tight 70 demand tires. but Wash
ington has right TO run the war
without interference or complaints
from US. Too much advice Is being
given BY oolumnists commentators
and psrlor gossips Washington has
A carefully -mapped-out campaign
which will win the war and bring
your boys back home II you'll only
be patient
When read the papers and listen
10 the radio get blue and discour
aged but when ! study statistics
on steel production. tools. and cleo
trio power ] become a riproaring
optimist The United Nations sure
~ will have a wonderful victory il
Ne people will just be patient and
let our government alone. BE con
q, "a
pies and let President Roosevelt
IN the war
Time Needed To Prepare
The best thing parents can do IS
10 give the United Nations TINE.
The Germans and Japs have been
( preparing for years just how TO lick
us. Now. let US take all the time
We need in preparing to lick them.
Mr. President, don't let any Con
gressmen or would be presidential
candidate hurry you. know your
/ plans; they are sound. Stick 10
( them. Take your time Don be bull
( lied into making a move until you
are ready.
Let me add that your President
wants to protect your boys not only
from shells. but also from tropical
diseases. This means getting them
well-hardened before they leave this
country. He Is your best friend
say this not only as statisticisn
but as one who in 1910 ran against
him and got a terrible licking!
Face The Facts
/ ~. -. i.t Z 4
our country now finds Itself may
briefly be summed as follows:
/. England. Russia, China, and ouI
other Allies are absolutely depend
ent upon us. II. at any time. VIC
should quit the war. England would
starve: Russia would collapse: anc
poor China would be conquered.
2. The United States and Canada
must not quit until the Hitler. Mus
solini. and Japanese gangs are com
pletely eliminated. The TIME need
ed TO do this is OF secondary i'm
portance
3. Mr.. Churchill has enviable pow
ers OF persuasion; but he Is work
ing for England and not for us. HI
is asking OF our President NOR
than he expects TO get
I especially have in mind Church
ills apparent present efforts e
throw the Battle OF the South Pa
cific into our lap. As a student o
Climatic Statistics, say tina
Churchill should not decide wher'
our boys should go We cannot vii
this war by going of half cooked
Our enemies have been years fl
preparing every detail. We shoult
now adopt the same policy am
thereby avoid the tropical tral
which has been set for US
This Is . Different War
Twenty five years ago our boy
fought in Europe in a climate am
with people 10 which they wcr'
adjusted Hence they were not sub
Iect TO strange diseases. With Worlt
War II. the outlook IL entirely diff
ferent. Churchills present plan sp
pears TO be TO send boys from Cana
da and all parts OF the United State
10 Asia. Africa. and the Tropics o
the Pacific. With our greatly super
Tor productive facilities we can con
quer our enemies II VIC will only b.
patient and cut out politics. Parent
don't want 10 appear unpatriotic an
are keeping their thoughts TO them
selves; but many are questioninI
whether their boys should be sen
10 these hot and diseased countrie
at least until more sdequatel
b prepa cd
Congress cannot run the wal
Certainly. Congress vas way benin
; the T 'esident In foreseeing and pre-
pairing for the war II Congressmei
had thought less OF getting apprc
priations and Jobs for themselYe
and had taken FD.R's advice thre
years ago there would have been n
Pearl Harbor tragedy. Now, Cor
gress should not make another mi'
take and too suddenly throw on
boys into the, conflict illpreparet
/ Parents wont stand TOO man
vretched congressional errors
How To Win
We should contine northern dra'
tees 70 naval and air work and ir
, 81 that English Colonials do shor
, y ork in the Tropics our sailors an
% fliers can afford fighting risks Their
a.. fbav ran bn fod good America