Evening star., 1934-04-01
MISSOURI i. HEAD
DISCOVERS PEACE
OUTLOOK BRIGHT.
DR.. Walter Williams, How
ever, Hits Greed of
Munitions Makers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpeSidi DlSpdtCn 10 l ne Slar.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, March 31.-"The
greed of munitions makers and wide
spread press censorship are impor-
tant factors threatening world peace,
but the forces making for interna-
tlonal amity are stronger than they
were a generation ago."
DR.. Walter Williams, president of
the University of Missouri, brought
home this impression of the interna-
tional scene following a six-month
tour of the globe on which he visited
% nations
DR.. Williams charged that British
and American manufacturers of war
implements were maliciously plant
ing war scare stories-many of them
in high diplomatic circles-to bolster
their sales of munitions He pointed
to one instance in which the sister of
the managing director of q huge
munitions factory is the wife of the
ambassador of one European country
to another.
Peace Outlook Brighter.
On the whole, however, DR.. Will
liams believes the outlook for friend
lier international relations is better
than it was some years ago.
THE agencies for peace which were
being laughed at 20 years ago you will
find being fostered now," he said.
There is no responsible statesman
in the world who is not eager to avoid
war, so far as his own nation is
concerned. There is not political or
economic problem that cannot be
solved without the aid of war-you
hear that from all the heads of gov
ernments.
Il notice" he added, IAN increas-
ing growth of nationalism. 1t is,
however, not the type of nationalism
which is opposed to some one else,
but the type which believes in boost
ing ones own nation"
Dr. Williams said he found from
Hitler to the Pope one question on
the lips of every foreign leader: What
are America and Roosevelt going to
do about lt?" Nations the world
over are directly concerned over every
economic move of the new deaW
as it will affect their own well being,
the educator found. America now is
regarded as very important cog in
a highly inter-related economic ma
chine, he declared, whereas a gen.
Grafton ago it was simply looked upon
as big brother" capable and will
ing to hand out sticks of candy to
its little brothers" from seemingly
bottomless sack of goodies.
Finds Tariff Discussion.
DR.. Williams reported that on every
hand he found expressions in favor
of some sort of reciprocal tariff ar
rangement among all the nations.
Living conditions the world over, he
noted, are vastly improved over what
they were 20 years ago, when he made
virtually the same tour.
Among the masses there is less
self f-complacency," DR.. Williams OBJ
served Il found everywhere a more
general interest in economics and poll
tics. In Germany, Austria, India,
Australia and other nations the great
masses of people are getting more
nearly what they want economically,
socially and politically-not just some
thing handed down to them through
the years.
"Dictatorships are not just being
thrust upon them. They are the re-
suit of a public demand. Even in
India the weight of the British Lions
paw has been lightened in accord with
the rise of the people"
His observation of Germany is that
it has been Hitlerized not Nazi-ized."
He described Hitler as "a combina-
ton of William Jennings Bryan and
Andrew Jackson" adding that Ger
many's Hell Hitler" phobia has re-
suited in "a national solidarity, regi-
mentation of opinion"
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