Detroit evening times., 1945-09-03
GEORGE Z.
.SOKOLSKY
These
Days

Days
I ENDLEASE was neither
- lend nor lease.
II was invented by Harry
Hopkins and represented the
application Of the principles Of
WPA 70 world politics
In the end. II was the United
States that paid for this war,
and while n may be unpleasant
for our Allies 10 support them
selves. there can be no reason
why tins country should con-
tinue 10 provision large and
powerful nations.
Both Great Britain and Soviet
Russia ought 10 be able 10 take
. care of themselves.
These are the final lend-lease
figures
Total expended by the United
States. SiI, EOS, ,OOO, 900; total eS-
pended nv our Allies for us,
S., 800. .0O0. 900; balance due the
United states, SS5, 708, ,000, 900.
4 s NOBODY is going TO pay
~ us $50. 7OS. 100000. this
figure represents the amount
that this country paid 10 suS-
tain nations that originated this
war and into which we entered
TO assist them
President Truman W iseIy
called a halt 10 this grandiose
WPA and IT is difficult 10 UNDER
stand why the British should be
so surprised
Did they expect It's to provide
for them forever?
And | suppose that the Rus
slams are sore, too. Perhaps
they understand what their
word "davolno' means. 1t is
enough!
Resides, it has been indicated
10 them that we are substituting
a loan for give" policy.
They must recognize that this
country has acted very gener-
ouSly in this war, particularly
after what happened after the
last one. when only Finland paid
her debts.
In this war. we acknowledged
the fact that the great powers
eeuid not and wodid not pay;
so we gave them the money,
Uncle Shylock gave them the
money.
I END-LEASF, To Great Britain
IL amounted TO $4,000, 900, 900.
II A strict seeountancy were
employed. their amount OF re-
verse lend-lease would be much
less
For instance. why should the
United States have had To pay
10 transport on British ships
Americans troops semitic rescue
Great Britain from Hitler
If anything, the British should
have provided whatever ship
ping they had free and there
should have been welcome
sign whenever our boys landed.
There can he no objection 10
making a loan To the British 10
help them get started. They are
broke. They cannot pay their
way.
1t is sporting to give them a
start,
But II would be more sensible
II they sold US the British West
Indies which they do not need
and which we could use for de-
Tending ourselves and even them.
4 S a MATTER Of fact, the
"a last two wars have proved
beyond peradNcnture that the
British Empire can he defeated
and only stands strong and
proud because the United States
Will not let Brittania fall.
The probability is that the
British may still he in danger.
President Truman told us that
there were no secret commit
ments AT PotSdam except Of
military nature-but obviously
the Russians made a deal con.
cerning Nsnchuria and Mongolia
which. when fully known IN de-
tail may indicate some peril 10
British India and 10 British
trade IN the Far East.
The government of the United
States ought 10 publish lend
lease figures IN detail. showing
exactly what we gave and what
we get.
We ought 10 know whether
the Russian share was paid in
caviar and vodka or in some
thing that helped us in the war.
And we ought 10 know how
much we paid for cemeteries for
our fallen hoyS fighting for these
European countries.
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