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BEHIND WASHINGTON POLICY

U.S. EAGER TO KNOW

BRITISH

WAR

By

EVERETT HOLLES

(United Press Cables Editor)

Administration

leaders

AIMS

reaching Washington official quarters so far havo described the British war épirit as high, Mr Hopkins will report on his first-hand tour of provincial cen- tres.

3. Whether Britain means, ns Mr Churchill has said, to in carry the war back to Germany,

WASHINGTON; Feb. 16 1200.00 (UP).The United States is 2700.00 anxious to learn, before it goes "all out" in forging masses of weapons for Bri-. tain, the full scope of the British war aims, and to be convinced that the unwaver fence, and basing his all-out aid 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 effective on a Britain means to fight it out to sources she will have for such 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 They pointed to the recent such a British offensive, not

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arancement

DEMOCRACY VERSUS

DEMAGOGUERY

WHEN Winston Churchill said 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,"

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War Deferred

G. Whether Britain is pre- pared, in the event of victory, to give full support to Mr Roosc-

be stated on good authori- the British can withstand and ty that they are making quiet repulse Hitler's "aupreme 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 Hopkins' Task in whatever form that attack out formidable American aid,

economic warfare, assist to the best Britain could hope for cripple Germany internally. It was one of the principle my be.

Should the British repulse a would be a stalemate and a tasks of President Roosevelt's personal envoy to London. Mr German "knock-out" blow and negotinted peace.

then, feeling their bargaining Harry L. Hopkins, to get the position to be stronger, consent private low-down on Britain's to វា negotiated peace. the 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 But Mr Churchill added-for velt's announcement that this means of standardisation and

ing the bag. collaboration in British

ponents to all-out' aid to Britain peace conference, whether or American arms production, From a policy of all-out aid that a negotiated pence would not she actually enters the war, to Britain, perhaps even to, the only mean war again later on and will insist upon world-wide Information from London in- dicates that Mr Hopkins and Mr point of sacrificing in the emer- and "on worse terms," and "the disarmament.

6. Whether the British are pre- Winston Churchill have discuss-gency weapons intended for the chance of setting the march of

U. S. armed forces, this country mankind along the high ronds of pared to give other peoples a free ed these war aims

and have would be forced back almost human progress would be lost share in the resources of her Empire, decided not to elaborate upon overnight

righting the maladjustments of the 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 rome of them have obtained as Churchill has sald, is to "ex phere.

from Hitler's own peculiar economie ties of a negotiated peace is not system as well as the advantages of tirpate Hillerism."

limited to non-interventionist liberty and self-respect.

7. Whether Britain's war alms There are those who fear that foresee some sort of a European

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But until these war aims are

set forth, in regard not only to

No Suspicion

Progress of the Blockade

Germans

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the elimination of cut-throat

wille still

This desire to learn the full quarters. the crushing of Hitlerism but scope of Britain's war plans does bears the indication "U" is received a post-war Britain as well, there not betray a suspicion of the the British, whatever their pur- federation, powerful enough to with- Hongkong on the date of publication by the United Press Associations, who re

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 servo all rights and forbid republications, 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 building willing to negotiate to end the various nations. In contending that Britain is our defences in the most prac- 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, niaking it clear that while the British, weakened in regardless of the extent of U. S. in- planes, men and other resources, volvement in the confict this country would be too exhausted to at-1s determined to have its any in framing the post-war world, already tempt an invasion of the Euro-has set forth in a generalised way the

continent. Then, it is U. S. peace olms. feared, a stalemate might invite

They call for (1) freedom of speech pence discussions.

and expression everywhere, (2) "free- Suspicion still exists in Wa- dem of worship, (3) freedom from shington that some Britons are and (4) freedom from fear, which want and economic maladjustments, still waiting quietly "under means disarmaments to a point where cover" for such a development, no Power will be enpable of aggres- and would come forth with a sion. proposal to "pen up Hitler on A Now Halifax. the continent" and save the British overseas Empire.

In connection with Washington's This British_view, according tlated peace" feeling-in-Britain, there-

speculation as to the Abre of "nego- to some reports reaching Wa- is an interesting story going the rounds regarding the shington, contends that British Washington

the Ambassador to American naval power could de- new British fend the rest of the world and United States, Viscount Halifax. "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 explanatlan, according to this. next six months, suddenly agree story.

Lord Halifax came to the United to any sort of a negotiated you that the peace, there would be one of the States because of his former views, His task is to Inform non-interven- the country's need of vital chem- Chemical Industries, Levers, and so U.S. arms programme, it is ad- tionalists, and such groups as the icals and foods.

on have for years made a close study mitted in Washington. uf Nuzi Ersatz, and some of our "espionage" stories in this connection equal any of the spy adventures of the Foreign Office!

he paid tribute to the ability of a free people to reach decisions,

Coal on Bread

by free discussion. On the whole, the American people are displaying a grasp of essentials which deserves that tribute.BR

By H. ROBERTSON HOLMES,

famous research chemist,

Have the German chemists RITAIN'S ever-tighten-

any special discoveries which we ing blockade of the con- lack?. But some of the performances tinent is forcing Germany to Why don't we make "Ersatz" that have turned the hearings on fall back on more and more rubber, butter, sonp, fabrics and the lend-lease bill into a side-Ersatz products.

show evoko "deep emotion" which is far from admiration.

The ingenuity of her chemists

so forth?

So far as the first query Is con-

can assure

The fact that Mr Churchill chose

is being hard put to it to supply cerned, I

bigger combines like Imperial worst snarls imaginable in the hot in spite of them, it is sold.

scientists.

Grim joke

Americu

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The

witnesses before the

First Committee, that Britain is determined to see the war House Foreign Relations. Com-

Meanwhile, the disgruntled

"Fluid" State

through to the complete crushing of Hitlerism; that he, once known as mittee have testified. with German hausfrau faces the win

The entire month-to-month an appeaser, represents this changed earnestness and dignity. Butter with real dread."

We have our own agents actually schedule for arms shipments to and hardened policy in British Tory

circles. Well she might. Just before working in the big German chemical Britain would be thrown com- As to non-interventionism in the when some committee members indulge in such demagoguery, of other British chemists were Column" chemists have been reveal-

the war began I and:4 number works, and for yours our "Fifth pletely out of gear, because United States, Administration_sup- headline hunting, irrelevancies at the German Sebacic Acid ing to us every new discovery of Nazi these arms are being produced porters assert that it is cracking up for Britain's specífic needs far more rapidly than in 1914-1917. 1 Small High Explosive and buffoonery as

This, it is claimed, can be attri- to disgust works at Witten-in-the-Ruhr.

rather than primarily for west- When Krupp could no longer rely Bomb

fellow members, reporters and Von Klotzbach; one of the on getting good supplies of Chillan

ern hemisphere defence under buted as much to Hitler's reaction as to President Roosevelt's policies in themselves. the public, the question must senior chemists of the Krupp nitrates he began to use a secret pro- Mr Roosevelt's proposals.

Washington uppears to have 1 Large High Explosive rise as to whether democratic combine, lifted a serviette from cess for extracting toluol. from cool.

only the most meagre Informa- Hitler's Attitude a dish.

tion now regarding Britain's

Last year, when I accompanied war aims, despite the hand-in-Under-Secretary of State Sumber hand functioning of the two Welles on his tour of Europe's belli- to most in- gerent capitals, the German attitude governments, and quiries the British are reported toward the United States appeared to to have replied that, the situs be that non-intervention sentiment would outweigh any aggressive Koo- tion being what it is, theso aims sevelt policies as regards the Axis. necessarily are in a "fluid" state.

Nevertheless, it is apparent believes that, Hitler's attitude hos that this lack of information is changed to a belief that the United not without effect upon both States really means business. our arms production programme No one in Washington knows, of course, what Hitler's netuni answer and the course of U.S. foreign will be but the President, it can be said, intends to play this psycholo- polley on a long-rangę basis.

gical factor to the limit, and on this he' bases to a largo extent his hopes of keeping the United States out of and the hostilities,

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processes can survive. Such

"Lunch is served,” he beamed, a display of Nero's fiddling

I can assure you that this same revealing a piece of ordinary system for making high-explosives at a time when the world white deal wood!

from coal has been tested in a Not- is afire is surely to be de-

thigham laboratory, but we have no "From this block of wood we need to waste money on the whole- precated. We believe the vast can get alcohol, sugar, and glue," sale development of the scheme. Bombs & Petrol for a majority of Americans do deeply he said. "And" uncovering We can stal get our nitrate and Visit to Berlin

disapprove. And the sideshow another serviette, to disclose other supplies from South America; has not prevented the soberer eleven lumps of hard coal should use an even superior method How do they get sugar and alcohol ing from carrying to the people | textiles, and toluol, the vital con- from wood? the information they seek..

stituent of the high-explosive T.N.T./"

Von Klotzbach was the inventor of the steam-treating process that, from 'Tastes Like Rubber' 200 lbs, of wood, produces 24 quarta of pure alcohol and 60 lbs. of lignia. to absorb even demagoguery-if

When a German: hausfrau

Wood shavinga aro stored In there is time. The most, dis-

grousca, "This butter tastes like towers like Canadian whent towers, turbing feature of the hearings | rubber," ako may bo quite right, and after several months of storage the bales of shavings are steam- to the ovidence that so many for a chemical combine of Krupp, trented under great pressure, and the

a and important parts of the hear-ber, butter, pitric acid, artificial

"from this coal we can get rub- of obtaining nitrates.

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Information Sought Through Mr Hopkins other channels, Washington is In this respect, the provision in the anxious to learn:

President's'ald to Britain bill iurn- ing over U. S. bates for the repair of 1. Whether there is any dan- British worships in significant, ger that Britain, after some sort Come what may, the United States 1 35,000 Ton Battleship members of the Committee do Hosch and Haniel Konzern (who natural resin of the wood is then ein- of a victory, bolstering the Bri- wants to make sure that the Bellion

not sense the fact that they are "kings" of Germany) are now is turned into petrol.

coal tilled in the same way that crude oil tish bargaining position, would and American fleets will stand to- able to take time for such hear-making artificial butter and rub- The resulting Ersatz alcohol works negotiato a ponce in the manner

In his recent reside radio talk, ings only because the British ber from the same lumps of coal, much better in seroplane engines which Mr Roosevelt has said Mr Roosevelt Enid: "I believe that "would bring no security for the Axis powers are not going to bulwark still holds.

and deriving a considerable pro- than in the human stomach! We hope it thereby.

"Mir auf das Wasser im Munde ourselves or our neighbours.” win this war. I base that belief on zusammen (my mouth in watering

2. The actual state of morale the latest and the best Information." joked a Nazi doctor when

So long as British and American already)," Two questions immediately.

von Klolzbach showed me, the block among the British people, not sea power la dominant, Hitler can. with of wood front which he was going to only the leaders but the people never accomplish his broad plan of

make alcohol. It was a grim joke. of the provinces. All reports conquest,

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