The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-02
Observations
Shot in Arm
Required For
British Unity
BY Helen Esssry

smmering down these days Not
that there isn't something cooking
IN every front Office in town. But
The kettles aren't boiling over as
they did in the first frenzy OF this
second war TO save democracy.
Fighting the enemy has lost its
thrill Stopping the AXIS has be
come what IL always Was-a mean,
long hard job We continue 10
zip ABOUT in the theatrical wash
ington way But We realize now
thsr the uniforms and the titles
are mply another way OF being
dressed 10 Eill-or be Killed
don't mean to say that behind
The routine OF winning the war
there isn't a powerful lot OF going
on. There is. Probably more than
IN the sputtering period
For example. although the recent
capital visit OF the Duke and Ouch
ess Of Windsor was accompanied
by little fanfare yet many people
are saying. since they left, Why
not use the Duke his Amer
can wife as AngIo-American props
gand-7
Every body who reads beyond the
comic sheets Knows that the rela-
tionship between the United States
and Great Britain have struck
their lowest level since the war
began. Something must be done,
say The smart ones, TO help Bri-
tains and Americans like each 9th
or better How can We make these
two English speaking allies under
stand each other?
In their own personalities. the
Duke and Duchess OF Windsor are
the answer TO these disturbing
questions. The empire found the
Duke a good travelling salesman
when he was the young Prince OF
Wales The British government
sent him everywh ~ a boat or a
railroad train reached. with ord 7rs
10 sell Britain" He did sell
Britain, cleyerly and proftably
Britain needs 10 be sold again
10 the United States this time
Mr. Churchill should dispatch the
former king and his American wife
on a personal good will tour
] found my own suspicious self
thinking better OF our lendlease
aid TO Britain-after | had listen
ed to the Duke discuss the place OF
England and the United States in
the postwar world It's too bad
the Duke hasn't better spot than
Nassau in which to show his loyal
" to his own country and his ap-
probation OF America
Besides. the hour has about
struck for royalty OF the old order.
The Wlndsors are the new order.
/ repeat, why not use them
Another international subject
being talked about in the capital Ia
the sudden effort OF the small ma
tons 10 make themselves heard.
Naturally. the lmerght is on
Russia. The United States. Eng.
land and China The smsH nations
do continue. meanwhile. 10 do the
best they can 10 win the war.
Lately they've begun to demand
attention from their big allies.
I do not think however. that all
their "How-A bout-Me efforts are
wise Last week Norwegian Min
lister OF Supply and Reconstruc-
ton Frihagen announced quite
clearly that II is the duty Of the
United States and Britain tmean-
ing. naturally. the duty OF the
American pocketbookl 10 REIN
burse Norway and the other occu-
pied countries for the damage done
BY the German invaders.
Very stupid diplomacy. this II
was not the fault OF the United
States or Britain that Norway or
Denmark or France let the enemy
in. Minister Frihagen must have
been badly advised when he made
that statement Some body should
have told him that the American
taxpayer. already faced with the
struggle OF providing the money
with which to support a national
debt Of $500. OOO, 100000. Is begin
ming 10 look sharply at. lend lease.
That childish talk OF "Oh. let's give
them another S10.00O.O00' is no
longer heard in official or private
conversation. II the small ma
tions are 10 survive they must
prove their industry and courage,
and stop shouting Gimme"
Gimme
doub also il the brave people
OF the occupied countries want 10
be treated as paupers There are
billions Of dollars worth OF frozen
foreign money in the United States
waiting to be thawed out for re-
Mobilization and relief The peo-
lie who have endured the invasion
OF the enemy undoubtedly want
that money TO be used for reha bill
tation. cant believe they wish
10 seem beggers before the world
II | were citizen OF an occupied
country fighting for my daily eN-
istence. ! should do away with my
government in exile come the
happy day OF peace. I'd hx up my
part OF the postwar world for the
comfort not o. the run-aways. but