The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-12

Senator's Tour
of Fronts Likely
TO be Beneficial
BY Helen Essary

States Is going 10 ptCh IN big
league international politics, il s
lime il learned TO play ball within
its own country. This is simple
Americana IN the general opinion
Of the I'VE United States senators
VINO have Just returned from an
ofticial tour Of the war zones.
This means. said Senator
Ralph Brewster OF Main in talking
about the i60OJmiie senatorial
Journey that We have gul TO learn
team work More than this. we've
got TO copy the superb teamwork
Of the British Eyeryw where We
went W. found the British ageR1
,ies pulling together in harmony =
for the British. Naturally the BT-
ish are pulling meanwhile for Inc
United Nations There Is no doubt
about that. There IS also no doubt
that the United States is scattering
IT'S resources and brains and for
getting. sometimes 10 which Coun-
try 10 owes first allegiance.
Indeed some OF the foreign go
ings-or Of The United States are
so harebraned that The people
whom this country most wants to
help are suspicious OF our purpose.
This another conclusion the visit
ing senators reached Especially
is this true in Australia. There,
when Senator Brewster and Sena-
tor James Mead held press con
ference. they had TO answer this
question Has the United stat
imperiaustic Intentions Does she
wish. by chance, TO acquire more
territory over here. II she doesn't
why 5 she spending so much mon
ey outside OF her own country"
our generosity. our determined
Lady Bountiful attitude. IS disturb
ing the governments OF our Allies.
who. in selfdeiense sometimes try
10 minimize the L. : aid and 10
hint TO their people that Americans
are an unstable. Changeable peo-
pie
A year ago. when most OF the
world was terrified OF the Japs and
Nazis. our Allies were happy TO ac-
a
legislators report, many foreigners
wish that We would proceed more
cautiously with our plans FOR relief
and rehabilitation in occupied and
war.shocked countries.
One OF the most important Of
ficisls OF our country recently freed
from Axis control told the sena-
tors that be was frightened az the
headlong rush OF the United States
10 move in with help where help
wasn't needed
The lack OF correct Information
abroad about Americas part In the
war il further evidence that this
country is not pitching pridefully
in the big International league,
Senator Brewster declares In
Chungking our embassy receives
every morning from Repter's, the
British news agency. a report that
frequently Overlooks the import
snce OF some L. s. war effort.
Three OF four days later. the
American ewS agencies produce
their report. But who wants TO
read an old report? The situation
got so bad in Chungking that the
American embassy there protested
10 Anthony Eden about certain ar
ricals supplied by Reuters and pub
lished in Chinese papers. These ar
ticles were extremely embarrass-
ing TO the United States and very
favorable to Britain. Eden said he
was sorry but he couldn't interfere
with the freedom COZ the press
India is one country about which
the American legislators have very
DEFINITE ideas Leave India alone.
they say. It'sa hot potato. Eng
lands hot potato. not ours"
They wonder. TOO, how it hap
pens that the Owl has one hun
bred agents in India selling the
Indian people on the American
way OF life What right, asks Sen
ator Brewster. have We to propa
gandi1e in India We got pretty
mad when a recent Russian ambas-
sador propagandized in the United
States?
Well. ! have been trying to tell
YOU some OF the discoveries Sena
tors Brewster Russell. Lodge.
Chandler and Mead made on their
voyaging 1t was a thrilling jour
ney. 1t must be made a useful one.
Iashould ike 10 have the Ameri-
can people know what the travellers
learned. II is time indeed that We
learned TO pitch for America first
in this country. II Is not disloyal
10 the war effort to suggest this
Nor is it disloysl 10 say to Con
CESS. You have the L. s ball in
your own hands in the information
al game It's up 10 you 10 clear no.
the confusion and lack OF team
work reported by the representa-
tives you sent abroad. You cant
blame EVERYTHING on the Priest
dent. Don't you hold the purse
strings