Word: mr
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...interesting point of the letter is not this view, it is the manner in which it is expressed. Mr. Conant does not argue the case for repeal. Once his opinion is stated, he drops the issue completely. What follows is an astute bit of mancuvering calculated to put Mr. Landon--and, of course, the embargo bloc as a whole--neatly on the spot. His words show a masterful knowledge of American political machinations...
Astute, yes. But will it be effective? Some hint as to the possible reaction can be gained from Alf Landon's reply. It is brief, non-committal, obvious. It shows plainly Mr. Landon's embarrassment. But it contains no hint of a willingness to cooperate. One fears that, Mr. Conant notwithstanding, the debate will go on--bitterly, irrationally, without inhibitions. The only hope of thinking persons is that eventually reason will prevail on a national scale, and that the decision thus made will be reflected in Congress over the adroitly dramatized objections of an irresponsible and misguided minority...
...impossible to grant Mr. Greene his "implications." This war is only a prelude to the decades of Napoleonic struggles which would have to be waged before any such peace could be concluded. But to avert anything less than this, the United States must...
...America would look sorrowfully on any sort of German victory, and she should do what is in her power--short of war--to ensure an opposite result. Any Nazi success means an upsurge of this political and social creed, which would certainly be felt in the United States. But Mr. Greene has little faith in the virility of democracy and in American integrity if he considers this an overwhelming threat. And surely he will not proceed to the ridiculous argument of actual Nazi aggression on American soil...
...Mr. Greene undoubtedly has a very great sympathy for Great Britain. Perhaps he has allowed his sentiment to point the direction of his arguments. But he must not permit himself to be stampeded into a jingoistic position. Reality and patriotism justify America's entrance only in the case of inconceivable eventualities...