The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-17
Observations
Plan of Control
For Period After
War Taking Shape
By Charles p. Stewart

~ AaaafN s Stew a
SENTIMENT for United Nations
joint control Of the postwar eco
monte world is gaining ground, uu-
questionlbly. English statesman
ship IS toii.u. overtime for a pre-
liminaly agreement that this cour-
ny will not be able ID get out or
even IL lev OF aur public men
do regard il rather cOldly when
the time comes. \ mere handful or
them criticize II adversely, but
their number is lnCouslderable.
Canada has a regular commission
In Washington. working Tor inter.
national uuanimity.
The Chinese concur. SO 40 the
Fighting French.
Duce Mussolini's recent cabinet
shakeup implies that Benito is try
ing TO head off Italy from a trend
in the same direction.
The Spanish rank and file would
go Tor the idea.
or the 20 Latin American re.
publiCs. 10 verge on a desire to
join us as states. Argentina being
the lone exception. And even the
Argentine lecalCitrlnts are show.
ing signs OF weakening lately.
They couldn't afford to go IL alone
Russia. IT is true. is a problem.
PgeSent-dsy Russians are a pretty
qn-e. psGp.e TO reckon with.
About the only government thar
shows no postwar economic get
together inclination is Germany.
And thar can blow up sudden y.
Let Adolf Hitler pop and there is
no knowing how quickly the rest
OF the Reich Will fall in line. They
have done it pretty rapidly before.
r. however the United Nations
do effect an economic combination,
will they let the Germans in upon
any share OF it, no matter how
thoroughly licked they may admit
themselves to be?
Italy. yes assuming that Benito
is abolished as he will be. That is
safe bet
But Germany and Japan? They
are not such good CANDLES.
II may take half dozen ceutur-
les for the Germans to prove their
good faith-the Japs forever.
Il will be nuisance TO have
them indefinitely on the sideliues.
though-the Germans particularly.
because they always have been SO
much involved in our business Re.
lationships. So have the Japs. for
that matter. but We can substitute
the Chinese for them, once the
Japs are thoroughly extinguished.
As previously remarked. the pro
gram has not very formidable op-
position ia Washington.
The Administration approves il.
but there is bit OF discomfort in
Congress. A quartet of their legls-
lative groups (Arkausas, Nilsson
ri's, Kansas and Oklahoma's) have
formed a unit to fight what they
call liberalization OF their local
powers by the United States gov
eminent. They say their states
rights are being encroached upon,
particularly in the matter Of inter
national dickering.
Even this quartet, though, would
not object TO merger of western
hemisphericsl authorities OF
course, with Uncle Sam in the role
OF the dog that wags 20-odd tails.
The superstition is that Canada
will be included in the Caudal
classification.
1t is not assumed, TO be sure.
that the Canadians actually will
be annexed by Uncle Samuel or
that any OF the Latin Americas
will be taken on in so drastic
basis, but they might be absorbei
on influential terms.
That would suit Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Oklahoma, most
likely some other states. probably
the bulk OF Latin America, and
possibly Canada, but hardly Eng
land.
The Arkansas. Missouri-Eansa S.
Oklahoma theory is that Londoa
is trying TO scoop postwar man
agement from under Uncle Samu-
els direction and consolidate it
under John Bulls.
II is prospect that ought 10
be considered very delicately from
a new world as well as from an
old world aspect. Maybe we can
risk antagonizing the latter in
moderation, but not the former.
The OLD world will be too Nat on
its back to worry us for quite
awhile. but the NEW one will be
az healthy and strong as young
bear for long time to come.
We have uon most ~ II IN our