1941-06-14 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 14, 1941

CHINA MAIL

WINDSOR HOUSE

WORK IN WAR AND PEACE

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The most persistent social problem of pre-war Britain was that of employment, which vexed one government after an- other and was solved by none. But under the con- ditions of total war the problem has vanished, and is replaced by another how to get enough labour to feed the war-machine.

So acute has become the shortage of workers for the munitions factories that Mr. Ernest Bevin, the Minister of Labour, is! registering women and has taken steps to divert men to more essential jobs. As the organisation for war becomes complete there are no limits to the number of workers who can be absorbed.

It might seem then that

the quickest and surest way to stop unemploy-

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The Battle Of The United States

of

honest!

Miasma and confusion, doubts and fears, lack of timely leadership, have ali dominated American thinking in recent weeks. These are the casualty lists!

Asufficient quantty

ment, though a costly one, tle of this war has been constant-act

What men call the decisive bat- have not committed any tangible of the Battle of the United States. is to have a war. All the ly moving

aggression against the At the same time, many have westward. Once it United States.

fought on the side of ultimate surplus men and women was the battle for Poland; and Third, because of confusion: freedom in this battle. They are

then the deadlock on the western many elements oppose participa- a majority, if they but know it. Sol get employed as fighting front; and then the fight for tion for reasons not always hon-were the nations of Europe which men, or as munition France; and then the air struggle est, not always dishonest, not al- have subsequently become victims'

over Britain; and then the Battle ways patriotic, not always un-and prisoners. The workers, or on other war of the Atlantic. But now it has patriotic, not always relevant. majority which can really win jobs. All get wages which become the Battle of the United Fourth, because not enough this battle needs but to stand firm,

that this war will be settled by the

For it is, altogether clear Americans realise that their own to stand together. decision of the people of the Unit-

States.

ed States.

The

By Erwin

D. Canham

American

The aggressor is already trying to separate the American people just as he ate Europe artichoke- wise. That is the meaning of the intense confusion of recent weeks. Infiltration, penetration by a new

ready begun. We are already be- ing invaded.

ways of life are at stake and are kind of armoured column has al-

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feed, house, and clothe them. There is no want, though

there may

be

That battle is going on. plenty of discomfort. people are honestly and deeply divided. A great many of them! Unemployment is abol-for some time have seemed to say ished in war-time by in-prospectile they do not relish the

of getting into war, they challenged. tensive organisation would be ready to go to war if Fifth, because a very able cam-

that action is necessary to prevent paign by the shrewdest mental at- For Americans, the question which turns on one-half, Britain's downfall. Another group, tackers and disrupters that this has become a matter of American of the Nation to work har-apparently a minority, seemed to generation has ever seen is being survival. Enemy action in

object to Ainerican participation directed against the der than usual in produc-in the war at any cost.

American Battle of the United States Some are people. Other nations have felt already partly blinded or blurred ing really useful things not willing to commit themselves. the secret weapon.

Now we

are our own realisation of these facts:

if such thereby.

it rests the hope of a free world. |

this ha's

and the other half to would finally go to war

If it is true that majority feeling it. And many are duped It is a serious decision. But upon

work equally hard in pro-action alone can prevent Nazi vic- ducing things not useful tory and British ruin, then they

need to

be

told when that

Illusions Dispelled

them-

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for any purpose except moment has arrived. that of defeating the

If a majority does not take the foregoing view, then it is time the ? enemy. The time will British were told. For if the It can be said of the American peaceful, humble, God-fearing come when a great part of American people are not ready people, and said truthfully, that people have builded.

ultimately to go to war to insure they do not long permit war-occupation will cease. that their aid of these months selves to remain under mesmeric To the American thought such Will that mean unem past will not have been fruitless, influences or under vain illusions. sympathy, expressed or secretly

then the British people ought to ployment and consequent know it before their sacrifices be-

There remains the hope, not as harboured, is not understandable. poverty? If poverty, how come greater. absurd, since there will be not less food available, or clothes, or houses, but on the contrary more people to produce them.

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American opinion is obviously:

reassuring as it may have been a And yet the influences of nation-

in evolution. The problem is how By Frank L. Perrin perpetuated, if not fostered;

far and how fast it is moving. It

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month ago, that actual participa-alism are persistent. Are we to tion by the land and sea forces of discover that they are eradicable?

Too long, it may be, there has been THESE FACTS MAKE

the age-old fallacy that rivalries, often might be an historic tragedy to the United States in the battles of the Americas. It may, in the selfish, have separated Britain' and ask Americans for their decision Britain and the Atlantic may not light thus revealed, be the more on war participation too early. be necessary. But nothing short readily understood why the child- But it would be a far greater tra-

ofonce Fortunately the danger gedy to deceive the gallant Brit-of such participation can be seen; ren and grandchildren is foreseen. It consists not ish people.

or reasonably hoped for, if the alien races cling to the national in future lack of wealth-master timing. Often het be stopped, unless some unfore which, in time of war, find some President Roosevelt is a great ravages of the Axis forces are to and racial hatreds and sympathies producing power, but in waited for suspense to build up, seen disaster overtakes the ag-form of expression.

A year ago it would have been disorganisation and bad waited until the suspense was al- gressor,

most mole than men could bear. Until now, despite convincing regarded as ridiculous, Just as n distribution. A nation key-Invariably he has found that such evidence, Americans have refused month ago it would have seemed ed up to intensive produc- waits were good political strategy, to estimate or failed to compre- to have been alarmist, to have But he has never gambled for bend the power and strength of intimated that, in the event of tion under war organisa-such high stakes before. He has Britain's enemies. Until now, actual participation by the Unit- tion must have its post-never before chosen to wait with also despite accumulating proofs, ed States in the war, the greatest the fate of the world in the equally convincing, the people of peril would lie in the subversive war efforts guided for balance.

the United States have failed to and disloyal elements, and in some time to come so that Very few Americans believe comprehend .or properly appraise fluences within. It is difficult to that Britain can win the war the strength and influence of the believe, and it would be equally the men released from without American participation, passive sympathisers, within the difficult to prove such a premise fighting or munitions may Most of them think that with the country, who lend some degree of to-day. Yet as the known and gradually be absorbed in help of this nation: ultimate vic- aid and comfort to the common realisable weaknesses of Ameri

tory could be achieved. But the enemy. In this category there ca's internal defence structure are wealth-making activities. fateful decision, still hangs fire, are not included those who have appraised their vulnerability is hoped, and still hope, that actual realised. We comprehend and ad- The experience of total Why?

First, because the decision is of participation in the war may not mit this vulnerability. But even war-production should such overwhelming magnitude be necessary. Those only are in- have not yet measure For perhaps point ways to total peace People still hope against hope that cluded who are more sympathe-we have not dared to conceder there may be some other way. ic with or loyal to the ambitional notential power of he subvers production,

Second, because the Germans of those who would destroy where Marces within.

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