Detroit evening times., 1945-10-03
PAUL
NlALLON
Behind
The News

W right, so we are a world
power. What do we do? After
all, we won this war and have
10 times more shipping than
any one. We have all the bot
toms to haul things. The COM
mercial ships OF the others have
been sunk or seized. We have
everything on the oceans. We
rule the world. Or do We?
What are we doing about il?
Well. Mr.. Crowley has re-
signed seven of his nine jobs
or is IL six? He is the for
eign economic administrator,
and judging from his actions
/ would say he has concluded
our victory is total CONNER
cial loss.
What do we want 10 do? We
have not decided. Now let me
see. Is il better TO destroy all
the shipping we have and let
the British get III
After all, the British have
been through hard war.
Their women and children are
suffering--at least they are
suffering from British propa-
ganda.
Now I'll tell you what let's
do. Let's scrap all our boats.
Let's sink them. because after
all they merely represented our
gratuitous part In the war.
no YOU want anything out Of
~ war; If so, you are just a
louise Except Russians) and
probably pro-Fascist you so
Well now let us see: We are
the leading power of the world,
but we must not take a CONNER
cial interest in our position be-
cause that would be naughty
and we must scrap our ships,
which Mr.. Kaiser will tell you
we built to win the war, because,
after all, il is not fair for us TO
have an advantage.
Russia might not like it,
Furthermore, are you for the
new world. or are you not?
But what do you want 10 do?
Do we want world trade? To
get il we will have to operate
al loss
The British. Russians and
others operate at a loss, just
for the privilege of monopolizing
ii.
But we have 60 to be big
about this thing.
We have simply got to de-
stroy our advantage over those
people. What will they think
OF. us? Why they will suspect we
were trying 20 get something
out Of this war. We were Just
imperialiSts. that's all. You are
just a dirty Fascist-and you
know it.
WHAT TO do? We must scrap
w our feet. of course. What
else, you Fascist? Sink all those
ships that Kaiser built because
they are a menace TO the domi-
nation by the Soviet Union.
After all, the Soviets fought
a hard war, and they deserve
something. They are back
ward country whether or not
their campaign against-W.--L.
White was successful, and l for
one. believe the only way we
can get along in the world with
them is TO give them what they
ask-the Dardenelles, all Eu-
rope, Japan, and then finally the
United States.
They will not be happy until
they have these things. and no
one but Fascist would permit
them to be unhappy.
If Russia is not happy, who
can he happy? My heart bleeds
for Russia. After all, she won
the war did she not? tPlease
do not write your answers TO
me. as my mail is already be-
yond anSwering.)
Well. what are we going TO
do? We do not know. We
have not made up our mind.
We have suddenly become a
world empire without knowing
the responsibilities.
No wonder Crowley quit.
What could you do with a situ-
alton like this, where you want
something, deny you are asking
for il. and have not the slight
est idea how in hell you viii
get it.
ERANKLY l think the best
i thing would be to secede 10
Russia. At least she knows
what she wants to do. and is
not afraid of asserting 1t.
Let us, after that, sink all
the ships we built for war, lend
Britain S6,000.000,000 (billions)
so she can build up trade against
us and Stain $4,000, 900, 900 (bil-
lions) more so he will not feel
hurt or sighted.
We must give everything al
ways, or maybe they will not
like us. And il would be ter
rible thing if they did not like
us. We were always so fond
of each other.
The sum total Of il Is we do
not know what we want 10 do.
We do not know If we are an
empire or not. We have as
sumed charitable responsibilities
10 the world without asserting
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