Evening star., 1945-11-18
Col. McCormick Urges
u. 5. 10 Demand That
Britain Yield Bases
By the Assoeiatsd Press.

CIV ~ N4GSO0u1AGAf c0AtO4 SAAA Fap-
Usher OF the Chicago Tribune, said
today the United States should de-
mand that Great Britain evacuate
all her possessions In the Western
Hemisphere lest they be used as
bases for future attacks against this
Nation-perhaps with atom bombs.
The publisher shared luncheon
program Of the Foreign Policy AS
sociation with william L. Bait, vice
president Of the recently dissolved
War Production Board. !,
Mr.. Bait contended America must
have strong Allies to win the eco
nomic peace, Just rs she did to win
the war, and said the first step was
getting Britain back. on her eco
lnomic feet.
Urges Condition on Loans.
Evacuation Of ell her possessions
In this hemisphere was one OF sew
eral things, Col Mccormick said, the
United States should demand from
Britain as a condition of any gifts
or loans"
Discussing the demands, Col. Nc
Cormick said I'VE have still another
demand to make on Great Britain,
both in the name Of humanity and
Of national security. It is to evacu-
ate all of her possessions In this
hemisphere.
Canada has finally achieved her
independence. The small colonies in
and near the Caribbean Sea are
not strong enough to do 30. They
are of no economic value to the
empire, although politically they
support number of place holders.
"They should be set free Just as
Cuba was set free. They have been
used In the past as bases to attack
us. and upon occasion, at need,
could 10 be used again perhaps to
launch atom bombs"
Secs Native Labor Misuse.
The publisher also asserted that
I'VE cannot escape responsibility for
evils being perpetrated on helpless
people by the British, Dutch and
French using American lease-lend
weapons to force natives to work In
rubber plantation for 1929 q month
Ill cents day. We must insist
that these outrages stop at once.
The British are In India, Burma,
Malaga and Java only because the
Americans defeated the japanese"
He said the pound bloc. which he
described as an arrangement among
most members of the empire and
some European countries and Egypt
to trade with each other only in
pounds, was empire preference In
which the constituted members Of
the empire give tariff preference to
each other"
These arransements," he con-
tinued, ARE entirely within the
rights Of the contracting parties,
but they are disadvantageous to US
and We have . perfectly good right
to require their abolbhment or
modification In consideration Of any
gifts or loans to the empire"
Have lend-gift If you will, but get
quid pro quo (something In retsun)
for America" Col. Mccormick con-
.cluded.
Il Bait Asks Faith I'm Britain.
Mr. Bait. president Of sKF Indus
tries, asserted Americans must have
faith that Britain would regain her
|prNMax prosperity and place In
[werld affairs and added:
4 ~Anything we do to help Britain
today Is q sound investment
In q business partner, and 1t should
have ,spund business-like restric-
Itioua
n where will be numerous conces-
sioEB which We may, In fairness, ask'
Fof the British. This Is proper tina
to- aivance them. We have never
had ahfewder or wiser representa-s
tives than those who are In charge
Of these discussions from our side,
and you and I can have complete
confidence in their ability and tudg-
ment."
He did not indicate what, II any,
considerations he thought should
accompany aid to Britain.
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