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United States Policy

Curzont flurry in the U.S. Delence Department has for some time been expressing itself in the ortho- dex million and billion-dollar

ара propriations which Americans make. for any object

which they itpon have set their hearts.

Is

September 7, 1940.

Out of the Chaos of Europe, created by Adolf Hitler, the Western Hemisphere plans a

BRAVE

Washington.

OUT of the wreck and ruin

of continental Europe, the shape of a new world, in this Western Hemisphere, is already emerging.

In a word, we are witnessing to-day the birth of an American alliance stretching from the North Pole to the Antarctic.

Canada, while politically indepen- dent, of course, and standing by Britain in the agony of its slege, will form part of

of the vast hemispherie scheme which the United States Is building now with all its might,

The Roosevelt programme, first called merely a device to handle the Furplus exports of Canada and the South Amerlenn Republies, turns out to mean the pooling of the economic resources of the two continents, Wall of Forts

And Battleships

As newspapers put It bluntly,

Canada's acceptance

of this econo-

mie programme is taken for grant- edi But, as the authoritative "New York Times" anys, the programme, Roes much further than that.

It involves the unified defensive system of this hemisphere.

The United States will ask the South American Republics and Conada to collaborate creeting not merely a trade wall, but a wall of

baitleships, aeroplanes, and forts, The

The Monroe Doctrine

being

NEW NEW

WORLD

210

President Roosevelt's appointment of Colonel Frank Knox as Secretary of the Navy and of Mr. Henry L. Stimson as Secretary of War are proofs of his determination to unite is people for the task ahead.

I am in a position to say that the American Government believea Br)- tabr can stand the siege and vah sur- vive.

Nobody in Wasfdington doubis that, by September, America's mid will be very great, including seroplanes on a large-scale, and no one doubts that,"

United

If Britain hangs on, Lite

States will be in the war,

In fact, America thin. the war now, and knows i

There can be no doubt the Ameri- con Government

tok# Mr. Churchill to count on Americmi bid to the limit when this country has got its industrial plant 'moblised,

This country has just realised it has now no military machine at all. only the Navy

For years it has believed its AVI ballyhoo about the "great American. Air Force, the invisible Navy bomb- ers," and it awaites to find that it has at least 2,000 first-line planes, not

of them

modern by European standards, 75,000 equipped troops, no tanks, and few guns-in all, a pitiful militory estabiliment, not ade

adequate for a fifth-class Balkan nation.

one

With fury at itself, with bitter dis-- Illusionment and turt prtab, this country is going to arm now and build n Navy larger than any the seen, but this will take several years.

Light that MUST NOT FAIL world has ever

turned into a grand military part of If the war lasts, the United States the West, and where, under the ori- undoubtedly will be sucked into it the Hinal doctrine, the United States pro- completely. posed alone to repel invaders, now every nation in the hemisphere will

No one here can answer that, but

Another conclusion-now obvious United Stutes is taking no lo everyone is that the idea pre- chances in its unawer to the menace sented by, the New Deal, and stab- of totalitarian Europe, and the over- bornly opposed by this country's Meanwhile, every American prays shadowing consideration of Ameri- business leaders, has triumphed com-- be asked to do its purl in general de Britain can stand D kiego until

can politics to-day is the determina- pletely, and will go on to NOW American factories can supply it tion to an America, to defend it, heights.

ience.

That

to

This, if it succeeds, is going to be with crude tatnst Germany can be and, economically at least, to control Even business has a Pax Romana of the Early Christ- the blockade against

stopped ian era and the Pax Britannica un- made decisive.

.complaining, although every bu In Washington, I heard Roosevelt sinessman knows he is in for more der which we have always lived,

result, of course--the col adopt the doctrine of universal com- and more taxes, and all those other It is going to change not only the

Government service

for things which, ten days ago, he was: whole course of history, but our en- lapse of Germany is the only thing pulsory tire way of life on this continent. which can forestall the development young Americans.

sure would ruin the country. This service might take the form of

To-day money has ceased to count; Politically, it will mean vast ex. of new American economy

compulsory training, involving both nobody talks of it any more, or of pansion of Government control over

If Germany is finally defented, combat duties and duties behind the debt, or of bankruptcy, and a four everything. Economically, it w Roosevelt undoubtedly will lead the fighting lines us technicians, aircraft billion mean the curtailment of freedom of movement

dollar Nuvat Bill

passes rld the world of mechanics, and so on.

through Congress in three hours. private enterprise.

strangling tariffs and barters, but

President envisaged technical The

The idea of planning which has against totalitarian Europe, reaching training for work on the industrial kept this nation split and quarrelling That object Alliance Armed

support a for seven years, the idea of spending and conservation which business regarded as mad and units, trained to conserve national ruinous, becomes established and ́se-

cepted policy. As be announced his conscription Another inevitable conclusion sleeves, the President was puffing a plan, calmly silting there in shirt that living standards will drop, naʻ Americans more. musi, while they cigarette, grinning at his own wise and more pour their incomes into crucks, but he realised he was mak- Government taxes, but the sacrifice Ing the most significant statement by will be more evenly distributed than any American President of modern ever before. times.

--America-will-try-to-hang on to the-

be

Is now defence of the Americum. 11 uncertain how Bil 18 to reulised in practice, and American polley generally is obscured by the oncoming presidential elections. It Is clear, however, that the American people has awakened to s own peril to an extent which has per- mitted the President to ask for com- pulsory military service

the United

States. This registers big advance in

To Teeth

oui greedily towards the weak production necessary to

North American nations, the United fighting States has no cholec.

To all citizens it will mean a re- Its answer is in the hemispheric resources in war-time, dured standard of itving, at kast is economy foreshadowed from the its early stages, as our money goes White House and about to crystal-

more and more into armaments.

in fact,

the conversion of

Western Hemisphere into an alliance

armed to the teeth is going to test the democratic instincts, the political intelligence, and the whole character

1ive in it. Canada's position in world is full of difficulty.

lise to actual legislation.

Sustaining Britain's

Resistance

There will be an economie deal by which a centrul trading corporation,

is

In terms of the life and thought social gains of the New Deal. To a

two years during which the Presi- of the people who in this grim new here in Washington, will take over and the ways of his people, he was great extent, unemployment should

volution.

It is the only American nation in Canada and other North and South

and market the surplus exports of proclaiming a second American Re- Le solved, and, while the average volved in war directly. It has com- American nations. mitments and interests, both econo-

History In Ten

Days

The

cool

man will be poorer, the poorest: man should get a job.

New Hemispheric

Trade Plan

dent has applied himself to the task stulanting in the minds of his prople his own Munich-born pre- sentiments of impending disaster for the United States from Europe's unhappy turmoil. The President has mie and emotional, In both world's Then there will be a milltary un- advanced cautiously and not with old and new, but the United States derstanding by which all nations will vet setbacks towards

# policy of

Is invaded, and there doing nothing to limit support of fight if any, Amerlent co-operation with Great Britain in this crisis.

thot announcement certainly will be conferences between America is going to adopt conscrip- Britain. He has been tripped up by

The United States knows it must On the contrary

there is every- Canada and its neighbour to deter dian-something utterly unthinkable share his own optimism as well as by

where the highest

up the business of Canada, ndiniration In mine the location of naval bases and even 10 days ago--is American apathy, but he has

a better in which Is threatened by the loss of Auc- Amerlen for Canada's decision to the disposition of forces in general dication than anything so for that European ceeded. To-day the United States stand by the mother country, and on the Atlantic and Pacific.

markets. This will be stands for full aid to Great Britain there is a determination to send all

life on this continent will never be done by tariff agreements under the short of armed Intervention American aid short of troops.

Finally, both nations will proceed quite the same again in our time. new hemispheric trade plan, and,

As one of the President's closest perhaps, by direct loan. Europe, leading some people to

to develop their armament and train somewhat unjustiñably remark that

their soldiers on a scale unimagin- advisers told me, "We have lived

Most men in high places in Wash- whereas the Americans once took

through a century of history in 10 ington look for an ultimate Customs heed of the German jibe that Eng-aid an aggressor."

may operate unfairly-may actually able two weeks ago.

days, We have scen a world die. union between the two countries, but All this is long-range planning, but To-day we live In s lund was ready to fight to the last

new era. no one thinks or, wants political Public reaction

un- every thinking American knows that Nothing we said, nothing we planned union. Frenchman, America is prepared to

again defend democracy to the last Eng- wedded to their theories and to the blem-to save Britain

The isolationists favourable.

were it does not meet the immediate pro- yesterday matters. We are entering fishman

In Washington to-day there is only from Hitler, upon a revolution here in America, one question-all others are swept bellet that there would not be a Britain being recognised as Ameri- We can't stop it-our job in to make away by the tide of events, the President war. Munich convinced and those nearest to film that the the President was war-minded.

A general feeling grew that ca's first line of defence.

it work."

The question is not whether we "do-nothing" attitude of the Ameri-

At-

announcement of are going into a hard age of disci- can public as for

ter the April cris as Europe was

crisis in Europe, how-

of

was

The tragedy of the present sijua-

The President's

every boy and

meant changing the

The question is, how much of li- whole outlook of the American berty, have much democracy, we can people, forcing them to accept at last save, under the new system we are

concemed was no longer desirable ever, he decided to fight for repeat tion is that the majority of American compulsory Government service for pline, cc-operation, and public ser- or safe. To the task of formulating of the Neutrality Acts as a matter people are not yet willing to go

European polley he brought two principle. By mid-July he was war with Germany, and cannot see the age of 14. Birl in the country at vice for every individual, ideas, that foreshadowed in his dis- still unable to find a majority for any use in dolog so armament message to the League of the proposal. So ended his effort Thinking Americans know that a one thing which they have always now building. Nationa in 1933, and that exempli- to make aggression dangerous by declaration of war would be of in- regarded as the core and symbol of We can build economic and mill- Red by the trade policy associated giving tangible support to the Allies. estimable value to Britain, because the European system, and Roosevelt tary power in America to defend our-

Thereafter his energies were with the name of his able lieutenant voted to preparing the United States liverance of the British Isles, what thing if he did not know the people

de- it would guarantee the ultimate de- would never have demanded this selves and rescue Britain. and Secretary for State, Cordell

Our problem to-day-and every Hull. In essence he sought to make for the shock of war.

Jever happened.

would accept it.

leader in Washington knows it is to aggression Impossible by advocating The outbreak of wor did what As Walier Lippman said recently,

That is what shows you how, of preserve the Individual free man in disarmament, and to facilitate a re- the President had failed to do | turn to

international sanity by secured a majority in favour of re-a deeper commitment than that given sudden, the whole course of Amer this process. co-operating to clear trade channels. peaf of the Neutrality Act. Too to France is required to "sustain the can history, the whole mould of na- tional character and mind, have, There is no reason for belleving late to operate as a factor preservaatance of the British Isles, to pro altered in the last 10 days,

British that the President has changed his ing peace, access to United States' vide sufficient reason why the

Flect should, in the anal stage, take It is a deep, inarticulate decision mind on these two fundamental resources was nevertheless a valu refuge in this hemisphere, and en- in the soul of these people ideas, but events have put them out able asset to the Allies in waging sure continuing independence from It means that America

The one line of polley in which Hitler's control of the Dominions and ing at last from her long sleep that national disarmament vanished, the he has succeeded admirably in the of the Crown Colonies of this hemis- the ideal of a more abundant life, the drive for more luxury and more President sought to make aggression last two years is that designed to phere or within striking distance of case must be replaced now by z now dangerous, on the lines of his organise the Americas in a united it."

Ideal of service, famous "Quarantine"

in front against Infringement of the Lippman urges America to enter tougher life, or America is speech

As was to be expected the stoppage Chicago in 1837. To this phase of Monroe Doctrine, but this ultimate into specific arrangements with Lon- unders

going

of imports of fodder into the Nether- his policy belong the many peace ly depends on the ability of the don and Ottawa covering the precise appeals which he made at itical United States to cushion. Itself and assistance bat America can give, but, and saw his smile turn into grim de- searcity of chicken fodder the number Anybody who heard the President lands is beginning to have Its inevit- oble consequences. Owing to the moments and his well-known snubs Republies against the economic of- ELS Lippman to Germany. But always his moves fects of the war. Meanwhile the States, at the most critical hour of loves this, believes that this country 000about one-third of the normal admills, the United termination knows that, Roosevelt be of poultry must be reduced to 5,000,- were robbed of much of their effect position in the Far East, where the Its history, is paralysed by a division and his continent must first save its number. by the impossibility of backing them United States has always taken of authority between the President sall before it can save its economic. As there is also very little food

with

definite undertakings strong line against Japar, has de- and Congress. United

and possessions, States public opinion made teriorated, and events in Europe

of court for the time.

When the last chances of inter-

・up

war.

that impossible. Public reaction to have outstripped the President's Training Young

Americans

system. 118 Land Britain Can Survive

17

is awaken-

border and

1

Fodder Scarce In Holland

Poultry To Be Reduced By Two-Thirde

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} must, either feed, their pets out" of their own' rations or have them des- troyedy The saving of tüel is recom- mended. Inutați wireless, talk on

the "Quarantine" speech had been talent for improvisation. The United! violent, and this attitude of mind States is faced with grave decisions, still beast him on every hund. By but the President and his advisers the beginning of January, 1939, how have now taken their stand on the Intime the United States will be. That, by long odds, is the most in-household hints," the speaker sald: over, he was moved to deting to British..cinien that only by the dis in the war of that no one here portant thing that has happened in Consumption, of uncooked vegeta- Congress his desire to assist the solution of the Nazi regime and the double but the question at the mo- America, of which vast milliary pre-bles and fruit saves fuel. It is not democracies by all methods short banishment of Nazi methods, ment whether the United States parations and revolutionary economic necessary to wash cutlery and of war Openly he criticised the whether in Europe or in the East, can give Britain enough material aid changes are merely the outward re-crockery three times a day in hot › neutrality, legislation de "laws which, can peace come to the world. ( Ito enable it to hang on long enough; flection, bondag

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