Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-28
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Not Impaired
By z Issues
Disogreements Am on g
Ourselves Limited
By wEsTBROOK PEGLER

impair the unity of the country
in the face of the enemy.
Many of us think the So
called Atlantic Charter and the
Four Freedoms everywhere are
Just visionary stuff like the Ia
points and, like the Ia points,
never to be realized, and regard
the war as a national fight for
life and to the death of the
principal enemy nation, which is
Germany.
The other point of dispute is
the matter of strategy.
Many amateurs think the
United States Is taking in too
much territory and should con-
centrate strength at some point
and start smuggling.
However, nobody has pointed
out where this could be done,
so the criticism on this score is
not much more than mere noise.
1t is charged that President
Roosevelt and Winston Church
i'll are not military men, but
that they, nevertheless, boss the
admirals and generals, and this
may be so, but it happens that
this pair are two OF the four
toughest men in the world at
this writing, the others being
Joe Stain, also on our side and
Adolf Hitler; .
MIR. ROOSEVELT Is just so
A'1 much bigger and tougher
than any other man in the
United States at this writing
that he has no rival, and In the
rest of the world his Is the only
name that represents the United
States. None of our Allied gen.
erals or admirals is very big
yet.
Some apprehension Is being
expressed lest Mr.. Roosevelt de-
eide 10 get himself elected for
a fourth term, which would be
serious blow to our tradition.
although not necessarily very
harmful to our form of governs
ment.
But II this war Is still going
on in 1914, as it probably will
be. a change of administration
would be such a risky thing that
il might be better to keep him,
with all his faults, but with his
great strength. too. and trust TO
the future and the wisdom OF
the people for the restoration Of
the old American liberties later
on.
Would any one, at present. be
willing 10 trade Mr.. Roosevelt
for Willkie and go through the
shock of complete change OF
national management?
TOM DEWEY. IL elected rov-
Il ernor, might show soele-
thing by 1914, but nobody VIC I'D
be crazy enough TO pitch I'm
into the Presidents job at this
hour on his record TO date.
Jim Farley has grown since
1910, but he is honored more for
his uncommonly honest and
decent character than for DEM
onstrated ability in government
and he would be a gamble at
prohibitive odds.
Taft is hopeless and Henry
Wallace is a man nobody hnows
or comprehends.
For the purposes Of propa- 4
ganda among peoples OF other
complexion who are on oar side
or have yet TO choose o;,e side
or the other, the Four Freedoms
are good stuff because trey sug-
gest abolition of all coltr ls.es
everywhere in the world as NE
of our aims. whereas all rares
know that the Germans and the
Japanese regard themselves as
chosen peoples with mission to
subdue and exploit all othefs.
But the mass of American
people are far from that ideal
state of Christianity bespoxen
by the Freedoms and the Char
ter and nobody need believe
seriously that after the war Is
won this ideal will be realized
in free mingling and COM
mingling Of all races and breeds.
IN THE home front. there Is
" nothing wrong that Ameri-
can processes can't cure.
The greatest industrial nation
on earth is still n raw hand at
concerted national effort under
government direction. but. new
ertheless. with good manage
ment, should be able to provide
all that the effort requires.
The nastiness which expresses
the spirit OF the New Deal can
be cured at the polls by the
people, but might have TO be
endured through that problem
aticaf fourth term as a lesser
evil than the risk of military
defeat during switchover.
Congress can easily attend 70
the rascality and arrogant igno-
rance of the unioneers and, one
day, will.
1t Is often said in President
Roosevelt's behalf that poor Mr..
Lincoln took a terrific lambast-
ing from his political opponents.
The facts are. however, that
there was plenty to criticize, Y
that many of the critics were
just as patriotic as he was, that