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DEMOCRACY VERSUS
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DEMAGOGUERY
WHEN Winston Churchill said that he was watching "with deep emotion the stirring processes" by which American democracy is preparing to give Brilain the support to hold "the front line," he paid tribute to the ability of
a free people to reach decisions On the by free discussion.
goes "all out" in forging masses of weapons for Bri- tain, the full scope of the British war aims, and to be
in whatever may be.
By
EVERETT HOLLES
(United Press Cables Editor)
reaching Washington ofleial quarters so far havo described the British war spirit as high, Mr Hopkins will report on his first-hand tour of provincial cen2 tres.
3. Whether Britain means, as Mr Churchill has said, to in carry the war back to Germany on that principle, Washington told me in private with an invasion of the con
Administration lenders
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private low-down on Britain's to a negotiated peace. the But Mr Churchill added-for velt's announcement that this
Information from London in-
as Churchill has said, is to "ex- tirpate Hitlerism."
ing the bag.
Progress of the Blockade
Germans Spread Coal on Bread
By H. ROBERTSON HOLMES, famous research chemist.
speculation
While
stili
convinced that the unwaver- fence, and basing his all-out aid ing determination is to wipe programme out Hitlerism in a struggle Mr Roosevelt must, in order to conversation that they believe tinent in 1942, and what re- make his plans effective on a Britain means to fight it out to sources she will have for auch to the finish.
long-range basis, have know- a finish, particularly now that an undertaking, on the basis of This is a subject which high ledge of how far Britain intends billions of dollars in U.S. arms the present situation, Washington officials refuse to to go. in fighting Hitler.
-anywhere from $2,000,000,000 4. How the United States discuss publicly, but it can This, of course, assumes that to $10,000,000,000—is in sight. can help in preparations for be' stated on good authori- the British can withstand and They pointed to the recent such n British offensive, not ty, that they are making quiet repulse Hitler's "supreme at- statement of the British Prime only in supplying planes and and thorough inquiries.
tack" to break their resistance, Minister indicating that, with other arms but, by means of
form that attack out formidable American aid. economic warfare, assist Hopkins' Task
the best Britain could hope for cripple Germany internally. I was one of the principle
Should the British repulse a would be a stalemate and a tasks of President Roosevelt's German "knock-out" blow and negotiated peace.
5. Whether Britain is pre- pared, in the event of victory, personal envoy to London, Mr then, feeling their bargaining Harry L. Hopkins, to get the position to be stronger, consent
War Deferred lo give full support to Mr Roose- war aims as well as, to discuss United States might be left hold the benefit of American op nation insists upon a seat at any means of standardisation and
ponents to all-out aid to Britain peace conference, whether or collaboration in British and From policy of all-out aid that a negotiated peace would not she actually enters the war. American arms production. to Britain, perhaps even to the only mean war again later on and will insist upon world-wide dicates that Mr Hopkins and Mr point of sacrificing in the emer- and "on worse terms," and "the disarmament.
Keney weapons intended for the chance of setting the march of 6. Whether the British are pre- Winston Churchill have discuss. U. S. armed forces, this country mankind along the high roads of pared to give other peoples in free ed there war aims and have would be forced back almost human progress would be lost share in the resources of her Empire. righting the maladjustments of the decided not to elaborate upon
World War settlements and offering them publicly, at this time he overnight on the necessity of and might never return."
However, throwing up a new front line of
in them both the material advantages cause Britain's immediate task. defence in the western hemis- Washington as to the possibili- which sume of them have obtained from Hitler's own pecullur economic phere.
ties of a negotinted peace is not system as well as the advantages of No Suspicion limited to non-interventionist liberty and self-respect. But until these war aims are
war 7. Whether Britain's
Dims This desire to learn the full quarters. set forth, in regard not only to
There are those who fear that foresee some sort of a European the crushing of Hitlerism but scope of Britain's war plans does post-war Britain as well, there not betray a suspicion of the the British, whatever their pur- federation, powerful enough to with- the elimination of cut-throat will remain some apprehension British, I was assured in high poses, might be left so prostrate stand any attack and providing for as to what socialistic imprints Washington circles, but is mo- after repulsing a knock-out Ger- economic competition either wholly or in part without previous will be left in Britain after the tivated by the U. S. Govern- man assault that they might be protecting the individual identity of
conflict.
ment's insistence "upon buikling willing to negotiate to end the various antions. In contending that Britain is our defences in the most prae- bloodshed and destruction.
U.S. Peace Aims Germany might be left too this country's first line of de. tical, long-range manner."
spent to try another assault Mr Roosevelt, making it clear that while the British, weakened in regardless of the extent of U. S. in- planes, men and other resources, volvement in the conflict this country would be too exhausted to at- is determined to have Its say in framing the post-war world, already tempt an invasion of the Euro- has set forth in a generalised way the pean continent. Then, it is V. S. pence alms. feared, a stalemate might invite
They call for (1) freedom of speech peace discussions.
and expression everywhere, (2) free- Suspicion still exists in Wa. dem of worship,, (3) freedom from want and econo:le maladjustments, shington that some Britons are and (4) freedom from fear, which still waiting quietly "under means disarmaments to a point where cover" for such a development, no Power will be capable of aggres- and would come forth with a slon. proposal to "pen up Hitler on A New Halifax the continent" and save the British overseas Empire.
In connection with Washington's speculation as to the fibre of "nego- This British view, according tinted pence" feeling in Britain, there to some reports reaching Wa- is an Interesting story going shington, contends that British- Washington rounds regarding the American naval power could de- new British Ambasador to-the- The fact that Mr Churchill chose "leave it to Germany and Russia a man closely associated with the to fight it out on the continent." Chamberlain policy of "negotiation" Should Britain, within the has an explanation, according to this next six months, suddenly agree story.
Lord Halifax come to the United to any sort of a negotiated So far as the first query is con-
Itis task is to inform non-interven- is being hard put to it to supply cerned, I can assure you that the peace, there would be one of the States because of his former views,
bigger combines like
Imperial worst snarls imaginable in the not in spite of them, it is said. the country's need of vital chem- Chemical Industries, Levers, and U.S. arms programme, it is ad- tionalists, and such groups as the witnesses before the
that America First icals and foods.
on have for years made a close studymitted in Washington.
Britain is deicrmined to see the war of Nazi Ersatz, and some of
through to the complete crushing of House Foreign Relations Com-
Meanwhile, the disgruntled "espionage" stories in this connection
Hitlerism; that he, once known as mittee have testified with German hausfrnu faces the win- equal any of the spy adventures of
the Foreign Office! earnestness and dignity. Butter with real drend.
We have our own agents actually Well she might. Just before working in the big German chemical when some committee members
the war began I and a number works, and for vur indulge in such demagoguery, of other British chemists were Colman' chemists are bei headline hunting, irrelevancies at the German Sebacic Acid ing to us every new discovery of Nazi 1 Small High Explosive and buffoonery as to disgust works at Witten-in-the-Ruhr.
When Krupp could no longer rely Bomb
fellow members, reporters and Von Klotzbach; one of the on getting good supplies of Chilian the public, the question must senior chemists of the Krupp nitrates he began to use a secret pro-
only the most meagre Informa- a dish.
Grim Joke
tion processes can survive. Such
now regarding Britain's
Last year, when I accompanied "Lunch is served," he beanied, I can assure you that this same war aims, despite the hand-in-under-Secretary of State Sumner a display of Nero's fiddling revealing a piece of ordinary system for making high-explosives hand functioning of the two Welies on his tour of Europe's belll- n time when the world white deal wood!
from coat has been tested in a Not-governments, and to most in- gerent capitals, the German, atitude tingham laboratory, but we have no is áfire la surely to be de-
be that non-intervention sentiment "From this block of wood we need to waste money on the whole- quiries the British are reported toward the United States appeared to to have replied that, the situa- would outweigh any aggressive Roo- precated. We believe the vast
can get alcohol, sugar, and gluc," sale development of the scheme.
We can still get our nitrate and tion being what it is, these aims sevelt policies as regards the Axis. uncovering Bombs & Petrol for a majority of Americans do deeply he said. "And"
Now, the Roosevelt administration disapprove. And the sideshow another serviette, to disclose other supplies from South Amerien: necessarily are in a "fluid" state.
and were we folted from doing so we Nevertheless, it is apparent believes that Hitler's attitude has. cleven Jumps of hard coal should use an even superior method that this lack of information is changed to a belief that the United lins not prevented the soberer "from this coal we can get rub- of obtaining nitrates.
not without effect upon both States really means business,
No one in Washington knows, ol- .and the course of U.S. foreign will be at the President. It can be sald, intends to play this psycholo- Von Klotzbach was the inventor of policy on a long-rango basis.
gical factor to the limit, and on this the steam-treating process that, from
he bases to a large extent his hopes Information Sought 200 lbs. of wood, produces 24 quarts
the United States out of of pure alcohol and 60 Ibs, of lignin.
Through Mr Hopkins and the When German hausfrau. Wood slavings stored other channels Washington is
respect, the provision in the President's aid to Britain bill turn- grouses, "This butter tastes, like towers like Canadian wheat towers, anxious to learn: rubber," she may be quite right, and after several months of storage
1. Whether there is any dan over U. S. bases for the repair of
British warships is significant,"
Come what may, the United States for a chemical combine of Krupp, the bales of shavings are stenm-
treated under great pressure, and the ger that Britain, after some sort Hosch and Haniel-Konzern (who satural resin of the wood is then dis of a victory, bolstering the Bri- wants to make sure that the British are leaders among the coal filed in the same way that crude all tish bargaining position, would and American fleets will stand,to- not sense the fact that they are "kings" of Germany) are now is turned into petrol.
Iti recent fireside rádlo talk, able to take time for such hear-making artificial butter and rub- The resulting Ersatz alcohol works negotiate a peace in the manner Ret ings only because the British bor from the same lumps of coal, much better in aeroplane engines which Mr. Roosevelt has said Mr Roosevelt said: "I believe that "would bring no security for the Axis powers are not going to win this war, I base that belle on and deriving a considerable pro- then in the human sternachl bulwark still holds. We hope At thereby. --
"Mir Inuft des Wasser im Munde ourselves or our neighbours." zusammen (my mouth in watering
2. The actual state of morale the latest and the best information." So long as British and American the people are adequately awake
Two questions immediately already).", Joked n Nazi doctor when
sea power is dominant, Hitler can to that fact.-Christian Science ) arise in connection with of wood from which he was going to only the leaders but tho people never accomplish his brond plan of
von Kletzbach showed me the block among the British people, not
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Have the German-chemists-
lack?
which deserves that tribute. BRITAIN'S ever - tighten-
ing blockade of the con- any special discoveries which wefend the rest of the world and United States, Viscount Halifax. But some of the performances tinient is forcing Germany to
Why don't we make "Ersatz" that have turned the hearings on fall back on more and more rubber, butter, soap, fabrics and
so forth? the fend-lease bill into a side-Ersatz products. show evoke "deep emotion" which is far from admiration.
The
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circica.
Committee,
the
"Fluid" State The entire month-to-month an appeaser, represents this changed schedule for arms shipments to and hardened policy in British Tory Britain would be thrown com- As to non-interventionism in the pletely out of gear, because United States, Administration sup these arms are being produced porter's assert that it is cracking up specific needs far more rapidly than in 1914-1917. This, it is claimed, can be attri- rather than primarily for west- ern hemisphere defence under buted as much to Hitler's reaction as to President Roosevelt's policles in Mr Roosevelt's proposals.
themselves. Washington appears to have
for Britain's
Hitler's Attitude
and important parts of the hear-ber, butter, nitric acid, artificial How do they get sugar and alcohol our arms production programme course, what Hitler's actual answer ing from carrying to the people textiles, and toluol, the vital con- from wood?
stituent of the high-explosive the information they scck.
T.N.T." Democracy is strong enough
to absorb even demagoguery-if there is time. The most dis- turbing feature of the hearings is the evidence that so many
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