The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-18
Observations
British Prime
Minister Gives
Realistic Talk
By HELEN EssARY

Would that winston Churchill
ere president OF this United
States" the Hundred Per Cent
American roared across his flat top
desk. The air waves round about
reverberated. The office fire alarm
almost shot off OF its own accord
Then, by the shades OF the
Founding Fathers and the Spirit Of
IS. this country would get from
the rest OF the world what it wants
Did you ever read a more superb
speech than the old fellow made
the other day? He said calmly
without apology or explosion, that
Britain's reason for being in this
war is solely for the preservation
OF Britain. And taat II doesn't make
a grain OF difference who gets
mad or who is killed meanwhile.
Britain means to rule as she has
always ruled. Certainly she'll take
what she can get from US or any.
body else and turn it TO her own
good. And why rot,
There's AN international policy.
BY heck. There's no sappy talk
about being a friend Of all the
world. Or saving the world or any.
body in it--except the Briton Why
can't we be realists in this kinder,
sarten country! Let US be tough
Cold blooded!
Look at the big universe Tor
which We American simps were
going to be responsible. See what
a mess ii is in? And we helped get
il that way with our silly idealism
Our fear OF saying that we were
for the United States first, last, and
all the time. Senator Burt Wheeler
ought TO drag out one of bis pre-
war speeches and speak It again.
Would he be vindicated. I'll say
he would!
"This administration by its over
ly noble and underly flabby way OF
running the war has itself made
the case for the isolationist. But
l still say-Three cheers for Win
ME! I wish we had his intestinal
fortitude!"
Such vas the talk I heard in
Washington over the weekend.
Perhaps it is a sign we are coming
OF age internationally.
Here is more OF the same kind OF
opinion. This from an industrial
ist. A man who really sold Amer
lean motors in Russia. England and
India:
Certainly England has been get
ting away with murder for genera
tons. You don't think, I hope, she
got possession OF one-fifth OF the
habitable surface OF the earth by
being sweet and kind?
You don't think she ever did
anything but Cypress the weaker
peoples when she said she was 60
ing 10 rule benevolently-? Rule
benevolently, my eye. Listen, was
in Rangoon several years ago. In
charge OF a teakwood outfit there.
At least thought was in charge
OF the outfit until the British su-
thorities came along and closed
up the modern mill and locked
away the labor-saving machinery
we had Just set up.
"They said it was better TO put
the natives back TO the old way OF
working by hand. Did not cost as
much then because the workers
couldn't produce much by such
slow method.
"Besides. then II the natives we're
10 find out they could earn more
than the few cents an hour they
had been earning before we mod
ernized the plant they might get
educated generally.
1--WE don't want the natives 10
know too muck." the Empire
builders said. Its too danger
ous."'
And another piece OF bitter real
ism from a military fellow. "fnls
brotherlv love talk among nations
ia the bunk. No nations ever love
each other. Why should they? Ey'
erybody is struggling TO get aheau
OF the other fellow wherever you
find him.
"The United States had better
wake ND to the real facts Of interna=
tional behavior.
consider which country hates
us least. Which country is least
able TO harm US. Skip this oalmy
talk OF love and cooperation among
rival powers. And whatever you
would like to think about Russia
watch her carefully. Tie up with
England. She is the safest bet. AT
least she laws her cards on the
table. You know where she stands.
Even II she is blowing up the
Greeks she once piously said she
hoped TO rree"