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DEMOCRACY VERSUS
DEMAGOGUERY
WHEN Winston Churchill suid that he was watching "with deep emotion the stirring processes" by which American democracy is preparing to give Britain the support to hold "the front line,"
he paid tribute to the ability of
a free people to reach decisions -by-free-discussion. On the
whole, the American people are, displaying a grasp of essentials
February 17, 1941.
BEHIND WASHINGTON POLICY
U.S. EAGER TO KNOW BRITISH WAR AIMS
By
►
EVERETT · HOLLES
reaching Washington official quarters so far have described the British war spirit as high, Mr Hopkins will report on his first-hand tour of provincial cen. trés.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (UP)-The United States is anxious to learn, before it goes "all out" in forging masses of weapons for Bri- tain, the full scope of the
(United Press Cables Editor)
8. Whether Britain means, British war aims, and to be
as Mr Churchill has said, to Administration Icadera in carry the war back to Germany convinced that the unwaver- fence, and basing his all-out ald ing determination is to wipe programme on that principle, Washington told me in private with an invasion of the con- out Hitlerism in a struggle Mr Roosevelt must, in order to conversation that they believe tinent in 1942, and what re- make his plans cffective on a Britain means to fight it out to sources she will have for such to the finish.
long-range basis, have know- n 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. be stated on good authori- the British can withstand and
They pointed to the recent can help in preparations for such a 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, Ministor indicating that, with- other arms but, by means of in whatever form that attack out formidable American aid,
economic warfare, assist to Hopkins' Task
the best Britain could hope for cripple Germany Internally, It was one of the principle may be.
Should the British repulse a would be a stalemate and a tasks of President Roosevelt's German "knock-out" blow and negotiated peace. personal envoy to London, Mr then, feeling their bargaining Harry L. Hopkins, to get the position to be stronger, consent War. Deferred private low-down on Britain's to negotiated peace, the
But Mr Churchill added-for velt's announcement that this 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 stamlardisation and
ponents to all-out aid to Britain peace conference, whether or
1
Information from London in-
ing the bag.
5. Whether Britain is pre- pared, in the event of victory, to give full support to Mr Roose-
0. Whether the British are pre-
collaboration in British and From a 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. Winston Churchill have discuss gency weapons intended for the chance of setting the march of ed these war, aims and have U. S. armed forces, this country mankind along the high roads of pared to give other peoples a free righting the maladjustments of the would be forced back almost human progress would he lost share in the resources of her Empire, decided not to elaborate upon overnight on the necessity of and might never return." World War, settlements and offering them publicly at this time be throwing up a new front line of However, speculation in them both the material advantages cause Britain's immediate task, defence in the western hemis- Washington as to the possibili- which some of them have obtained
Hitler's own
wn peculiar economie from as Churchill has said, is to "ex-
phere.
ties of a negotiated peace is not system as well as the advantages of tirpate Hitlerism."
No Suspicion
limited to non-interventionist liberty and self-respect. But until these war aims are
7. Whether Britain's WAT alms This desire to learn the fall 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 climination 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 still as to what socialistic imprints Washington circles, but is mo- after repulsing a knock-out Ger- economic competition while 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 building willing to negotiate to end the various nations. In contending that Britain is our defences in the most prac bloodshed and destruction, this country's first line of de- tical, long-range manner.”
Progress of the Blockade
Germans Spread Coal on Bread
which deserves that tribute. BR
By H. ROBERTSON HOLMES, famous research chemist,
The ingenuity of her chemists is being hard put to it to supply the country's need of vital chem-
any special discoveries which we
so forth?
U.S. Peace Aims
They call for (1) freedom of specch and expression everywhere, (2) free-
Germany might be left too 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 penn continent. Then, it is U..S. peace alma. feared, a stalemate might invite peace discussions.
Suspicion still exists in Wa-dom of worship, (3) freedom from shington that some Britons are and (4) freedom from fear, which want and econonle maladjustments, 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 sion. proposal to "pen up Hitler on A New Halifax the continent" and savo the
In connection with Washington's British overseas Empire.
speculallon as to the fibre of "nero- This British-view, according tlated peace" tecking-in-Britain, there- to some reports reaching Wa- is un interesting story going the shington, contends that British- Washington rounds regarding the to the RITAIN'S ever-tighten- Have the German chemists American naval power could de- new British Ambassador
fend the rest of the world and United States, Viscount Halifax. ing blockade of the con- lack?.
The fact that Mr Churchill chose "leave it to Germany and Russin a man closely associated with the But some of the performances tinent is forcing Germany to Why don't we make "Ersatz" to fight it out on the continent." Chamberlain policy of "negotiation" Should Britain, within the has an explanation, according to this that have turned the hearings on fall back on more and more rubber, butter, soap, fabrics and
next six months, suddenly agree story. the lend-lease bill into a side-Ersatz products.
Lord Halifax came to the United to any sort of a negotiated So far as the first query is con- show evoke "deep emotion" which is far from admiration.
cerned, I can assure you that the peace, there would be one of the States because of his former views,
His task is to inform non-interven bigger combines Nike
Imperial worst snarls imaginable in the not in spite of them, It is said.
as the America First Committee, that The witnesses before the
Chemical Industries, Levers, and so U.S. arms programme, it is ad- tionalists, and such groups icals and foods.
on have for years made a close study mitted in Washington.
Britain is determined to see the war of Nazi Ersatz, and some of our
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 hausfrau faces the win- equal any of the spy adventures of
the Foreign Office!
The entire month-to-month an appeaser, represents this changed earnestness and dignity. But ter with real dread.
We have our own agents actually schedule for arms shipments to and hardened policy in British Tory Well she might. Just before working in the big German chemical Britain would be thrown com- As to non-interventionism in the the war began. I and a number works, and for years our "ith pletely out of gear, because United States, Administration sup- when some committee members indulge in such demagoguery, of other British chemists were Column" chemists have been reveal-
for Britain's specific needs far more rapidly than in 1014-1917. headline hunting, irrelevancies at the German Sebacic Acid ing to us every new discovery of Nuzi these arms are being produced porters assert that it is crucking up
This, it fa claimed, can be attri rather than primarily for west- buted much to Hitler's, reaction as 1 Small High Explosive and buffoonery as to diaguat works at Wilten-in-the-Ruhr.
When Krupp could no longer rely orn hemisphere defence under to President Roosevelt's policies in Bomb
fellow members, reporters and Von Klotzbach; one of the on getting good supplies of Chilian
themselves. the public, the question must senior chemists of the Krupp nitrates he began to use a secret pro- Mr Roosevelt's proposals,
Washington appears to have 1 Large High Explosivo rise ne
to whether democratie combine, lifted a serviette from cess for extracting toluol from coal.
only the most meagre Informa- a-dish.
tion now regarding Britain's Bomb
processes can survive. Such
Last year, when I accompanied "Lunch is served," he beamed, I can assure you that this sume war aims, despito the hand-in- Under-Secretary of State Summer revealing a piece of ordinary system for making high-explosives hand functioning of the two welles on his four of Europe's belll- white deal wood!
from coal has been tested in a Not-governments, and to most in- gerent capitals, the Cerman attitude tingham laboratory, but we have no "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 glue," 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 majority of Americans do deeply he said, "And"
and were we folled from doing so.we .Nevertheless, it is apparent believes that Hitler's attitude
belief that the United disapprove. And the sideshow another serviette, to disclose other supplies from South Amerien; necessarily are in a "fluid" state. Now, the Roosevelt administration
eleven Jumps of hard coal should use an even superior method that this lack of information is changed to
States really means business. has not provented the soberer "from this coal we can get rub of obtaining nitrates.
not without effect upon both
No one in Washington knows, of and important parts of the hear-ber, butter, nitric acid, artificial How do they get sugar and alcohol our arms production programme course, what itler's actual answer ing from carrying to the people textiles, and toluol, the vital con- froin wood?
and the course of U.S. foreign will be but the President, it can be stituent of the high-explosive
gical factor to the limit, and on this policy on a long-range basis. said, intends to play this psycholo T.N.T.P
he bases to a large extent his hopes Information Sought
of keeping the United States out of Through Mr Hopkins and the hostilities. other channels. Washington is anxious to learn:
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1,35,000 Ton Battleship
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the information they seek.
Democracy is strong enough
to absorb even demagoguery-if there a time. The most dis- turbing feature of the hearinga
scientists.
Grim joke
members of the Committeo do Hosch and Haniel-Konzern (who natural resin of the wood is then dis- are leaders among the coal tilled in the same way that crude oil
"Fluid" State
circles.
bc
Hitler's Attitude
that, non-intervention sentiment
hus
Von Klotzbach was the inventor of the steam-treating process that, from 200 lbs. of wood, produces 24 quarts 'Tastes Liko Rubber'
of pure alcoliol and 60 lbs. of lignia. When a German hausfrau
In this respect, the provision in the Wood shavings те stored in
President's nit to Britnin 6ll tum- grouses, This butter tastes like towers like. Chuadian wheat towers, rubber," she may be quite right, and after several months of storage
1. Whether, there is any dan. In over U. S. bases for the repair of
British warships is signifleupt.
Come what may, the United Stater. is the ovidenca that so many for a chemical combine of Krupp, the bales of shavings are steam-
ger that Britain, affer some sort treated under great pressure, and the
of a victory bolstering the Bri-, wants to make sure that the Brilish tish bargaining position, would and American fleets will stand lo- In his recent fireside radio talk, negotiate a peace in the manner gether. 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 belies on ourselves or our neighbours."
2. The actual state of morale the latest and the best information." So long as British and American among the British people, not
nover accomplish his broad plan of. only the leaders. but the people sea power is dominant, itler can of the provinces. All reports conquest.
not sense the fact that they are "kinga" of Germany) are now is turned into petrol.. able to take time for auch hear-making artificial butter and rub- The resulting Ersatz alcohol works ings only because the British ber from the same lumps of coal, much better. In aeroplane engines "Mir Jauft das Wasser im Munde bulwark still holds. We hope and deriving a considerable pro than in the human stomach!
At thereby.
zusammen (my mouth is watering the people are adequately awake
Two questions Immediately already)," joked a Nazi doctor when von Klotzbach showed ma the block to that fact-Christian Scienco
ariso in connection
with of wood from which he was going to Monilor,
"Ersatz" stuff:
make alcohol, It was a grim joke.