Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-23
America Discusses Revival
Of Europe's Hope for Union

Revival Of interest abroad in Aristlde
BRANDS proposal for O United States
Of Europe Is discussed with interest In
this country as means Of removing
the existing unrest among European
nations. Debate between BRAND and
Britain's representative as to submitting
to the jurisdiction of the League Of Ma
tons creates differing reactions, though
there is belief that IL indicates hope for
greater cooperation among the nations
| themselves.
"The battle to keep the BRAND plan
under the domination of the League
says the Houston Chronicle, was
marked by extreme warmth Of debate,
but little bitterness. England's minister,
Arthur Henderson, won his point. There
were present around the council table at
Geneva representatives of 81 European
nations. What should they do? Was it
better Immediately to declare the United
States of Europe duly constituted body
as BRAND suggested or come into being
as subordinate body Of the League Of
Nations, following out the British plan?
BRAND yielded, and wisely so, as Hen
derson declared his unwavering opposi-
ton TO any program to be enacted with
out the League supervision"
"It is a tremendously encouraging
phenomenon" declares the Detroit
News, that within but little more than
a decade after the close of q war in
which most of the nations Of Europe
were engaged and all we're seriously in
volved, it is possible for q proposal of
general federation to receive serious and
favorable attention from those in au-
thority. No one who can think clearly
will be disposed to minimize the Difficult
ties that must be overcome before even
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achieved among the states OF Europe.
The enmitieS, the jealousies, the fears
are of long standing"
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when BRAND speaks of security by
federation" in the opinion of the Hart
ford Times, ''he is rejecting French
uneasiness about Italy on the south
and Germany across the Rhine. In
that respect England is in a different
position to some degree. But funda-
mentally the two viewpoints, as ex-
pressed by BRAND and Henderson, take
different attitude toward the way
human nature is likely to react in re-
gard to possible disturbing events be-
tween nations. The League Of Nations
is proving to be q most useful laboratory
for demonstrating the correctness and
validity of different contentious In this
respect. Here Henderson and BRAND
are in sympathetic accord, in that both
subscribe heartily to the purposes of its
existence. That Brands proposed
federation Of European states within the
League should not be making much
progress need not be considered set
back to the cause Of international
understanding"
That Brands statement Of his posi-
ton on the proposed federation will
serve to stimulate further the line OF
thought previously aroused" is the con-
clusion OF the Buffalo Evening News.
which continues as to possible results:
BRAND says that he always has favored
keeping the organization within the
framework Of the League of Nations. A
different impression was drawn by OBJ
servers up to few days agD, but BRAND
has the right to be the Interpreter of
his own mind. With that phase OF the
subject settled, the address is mainly a
peace argument Federation should be
real influence In promoting peace, and
the obstacles would not be formidable
If the right kind of thinking is develop
ed. With the old doctrines about con-