The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-24

Uncle Sam Tekine
On /. Big Job
Feeding Of Conquered
Countries Involved
Ancient Seourss Again
Revising The Orient
Two Way Purpose in
Jspsns Opium Trade
b Raj TUCkER

WASHINGTON - Ire valuable
contribution Of . lavish use of
ediolss and cash In the North A.
rioan campaign has committed the
United states irrevoeAhly 10 q
major part In eventual global re-
construction. Whether or not con-
gress and the people approve the
move. the die II cast. II ia con-
siderstiou recognized BY only q
few Of the nigherups In The capt.
tai.
Claude r. wiekard has repeated
" emphasized. Food will WIN the
wsr." And the secretary Of ar
riculture was not thinking only
Of domestic nourishment He
meant that bread AZ well - bull
let's would win allies. help 10 start
uprisings in the conquered coun-
tries and demoralize our enemies.
The promise that NE would feed
the surrendered hungry IL believed
10 have softened up French Nor
oceans. Italian fighters and even
nszi warriors. The vessels which
bore our troops TO Gibraltar, Cara
blanca, orsn and Algiers were
loaded with meat and wheat -
well a. soldiers and ammunition.
1t IL obvious to insiders here
that the same policy will be pur-
sued as We enter other areas. in
GLIDING italy. the Balkans and
France. II is also clear that. hsy-
ing once attracted them 70 our
side by such methods, xe cannot
abandon this humanitarian but
realistic technique AZ the close Of
the conflict.
Such a withdrawal would tend
to ALLEVIATE the peoples Of the uni
verse from the democracies and
create everlasting III will toward
Uncle Sam. Whereas he was called
only an Uncle shyloek' twenty
years ago. he would then become
known as a hyprocrite and de-
ceiver. In other words, now that
we have functioned as pantryman
for one liberated group we must
expand and continue that role %
long as the shattered nations need
US.
The Roosevelt Wallace postwar
program did not figure vocslly or
extensively in the recent ballotinS
because Of more immediate and
pressing issues But there are q
few definite indications that a vast
section of the populace Is cold 10
a revival OF the League Of Nations
in any form.
In Michigan. Senator Prentiss
NJ Brown I'D pleaded for votes
on the theory that he would try
TO prevent the senate from wreck
ing F. d. RS schemes as It did
W oodrow Wilson's. Opponent
Homer Ferguson used that issue
rather effectively in defeating the
able and well-hked incumbent
Other losers who favored White
House reconstruction plans in
cluded Smsthers Cd of New Jer-
sey. Schwartz ID Of Wyoming,
Lee Cd of Oklahoma. In Illinois,
the reelection Of Senator C. Way
land Brooks (R.) and Representa-
tive-st-Large Stephen A. Day
RI. both strong nouinterven-
before Pearl Hsrbor. may
have reflected public sentiment on
this future foreign policy. The
faction domin-
ates the willkie crowd In the
G. o. p. with this A. q principal
question Of division.
The presidential circle WAS ex-
tremely anxious for the victory
Of Democratic Senators because Of
the possibility that the next cham
Der may be confronted with the
task Of ratifying treaties and GER
tain trade and economic agree
ments. But in view Of the present
military and diplomatic resort TO
promises Of postsrmisties restor-
alton the solons may never Get .
chance 10 pass On this BASIC prob
lem.
Opium. ancient scourrs Of the
is rsysEing the people a
that area on q greater scale than
ever as result Of japanese con-
quests A eheok-up BY Chinese
and American investigators re-
seals that Tojo has revived the
trade a. both q weapon and a
source of revenue.
Japan resisted al attempts 10
outlaw the poppy AZ numerous
Geneva conferences Of the League
u Nations. Unfortunately. she
had the backing Of certain major
appeasement" powers which re-
led on its traffic to IN their treas
1ries. The only sincere fight 10
md the sorry business Was staged
BY China and the United States
L had been fairly well wiped cut
n chiAng-Kai-shsk's territory
through = systsm Of severe penal
les. the work Of missionaries and
educational campaigns
But the invaders brought . huge
tore Of the narcotic with them.
According 10 reports. and forced is
ale at comparatively low prices
" used II as barter for needed
Employment - the