The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-29

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should be anxious to detach Uncle
sam from John Bull is spoken Of
as perfectly natural on Adolf's
part. 1t isn't deemed a bit likely
that he will bother much with over
lures 10 London. because the Brit
lsh viii be so obviously licked that
they can't stand it. If they agree to
any conditions at all. II is sur
missed, however, that he may think
he can placate the United States
by some sort of a phony but plaus-
ibly-expressed offer and that he
will be apt TO extend 1t as politely
as he knows how. Perhaps it will
involve his dumping Of Japan, but
nobody imagines that he would
hesitate at that, in an effort to get
US Yankees off his hands.
1t is not questioned that II will
be a fake proposition, as to the
long run, to be sure. That's why
Facts and Figurer MacLeish i'm
plores us not to fall for it, which
there appears to be small risk that
we will do.
I do hear suggestions, though.
that WE might launch peace Of
fensive," calculated 70 throw a
mean crimp into the Fuehrer.
For example, how about Italy?
Italy Washed Up:
All indications are that the Ital-
fans are about through. Supposing
we undertook 10 help saving the
rest Of their lives. provided they
would quit the Axis 1t is guessed
that they would be more or less
acquiescent, even 10 the extent Of
terminating Signor Mussolini. They
would be no great military asset,
but their secession would be heck
OF a morale blackeye to the AXIS
lineup.
And what about the Films?
They probably could be detached
from the Axis. The United States
and Finland have been darned good
friends. II is a wee country, but the
well-known morale item figures
here.
Japan can't be offered peace. It
is true, until that nation is deh-
nitely beaten. Yet that can hap
pen. II the Japs' islands are sufa-
GENTLY bombed from overhead. In
that respect we have been derelict,
but It has started now. according
to their own account. 1t Is in the
cards that peace offensive"
would take" with them as the
summer progresses.
Russia is no worry for the pres
ent.
Neither Is the German-con-
quered part Of Europe. That re-
CURES no peace offensive" It's
ready to be as peaceful as blazes
(versus the Axis at its hrst OPP
portunity.
And so is France, apparently
minus Pierre Laval - virtually
alone.
1t does not look as II Pierre
could hold out long against
peace offensive" Wig orously
boosted.
Isolating Adolf
With France. Italy, occupied Eu-
rope and Japan subtracted from his
aggregation, it Is reckoned that
Adolf would be left pretty we'll out
on a limb. Spain. under Fl Caudillo
Francisco Franco, is now pro-Axis,
but 1t is a foregone conclusion that
Senior Franco will disintegrate as
the others do.
SO Why isn't a democratic peace
offensive" a desirability as the
summer wags along?
Whether or not peace Is a desir-
ability depends on who wins it.
Japan. Of course, has got to be
LICKED. as well as Germany, but
that can be done, with the Japs
alone 20 take care OF.
Left TO themselves, they would
be on a worse limb than Germany.
Invite THEM into a peace con-
ference, all TO themselves, and it is
easy guessing what Tokyo would
decide on.
Essentially, as Navy Secretary
Frank Knox put Il, the war is be-
tween the Germans and the democ-
racies. but momentarily It is be-
tween the United States and Japan.
There is peace offensive"
that is more complicated. though,
And vet the thing can dislnte-