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=e re) J) Number 154 May 16, 1942 Page 4 Vihy then, asks Aspinwall, is the United States fighting the ‘ Germans and the Japanese? Lainly, he answers, because this country's hersh economic measures against Berlin and Tokyo forced the war on these netions. The Detroit pamphleteor then reasons: "Thus it seens that the United States through a_lack of understanding and commonsense has been Joc eye into ea Foe ion of fighting for a cause that is bot unjust _and letrimen’ Oc ization Of course @ nations Tn question Lwith which the U. S is at war] have adopted a brutal end} barbaric method of accomplishing their aims but there seemed to be no other way for them to achieve their desires, for the Us. Se had made it definitely clear that every effort would be made to protect home industry. Further than that the United States in comgany with other nations made it clear that if any attempt was made by force to expand the sphere of influence of these [fascist! nee tions that every help short of war would be given to any nation on whom force was usede e+e this war niente be brought to a reasonable conclusion by acknowledg ng our error end by the promise of cooperation when eir [7 ie Axis goods are offered in payment for things they needs". gouE are ofFored fs proment for things thay seet™” ours) Times Advertises Aspinwall's Book Interestingly enough, on April 26 and May 3 the New York Times carried advertisenents for Aspinwall's pro-Axis booklet. Both advertise- ments, which were headed "Our One Hope of Peace,” read as follows: "This war is a struggle for the control of raw materials and the issue can never be settled by fightinge A lasting Peace can be achieved by free trade -- free trade not only between nations but between ourselves as well. Send ten cents for booklet, 'Our One Hope of Peace,! Robert S. Aspinwall, 2630 Erskine Ste, Detroit, ifichigane” It seems that the advertising department of the New York Times should exercise greater oare in checking the sort of literature it pro= motes. Aspinwallts above characterization of this war as a "struggle for the control of raw materials ... which can never be settled by fight- ing" should alone have been sufficient to arouse the suspicions of any copy reader familiar with President Roosevelt's definition of this con- flict as "A War of Syrvival.” - } i . . = way aa) The contents of Fhe Hour are not copyrighted and may be freely reprinted