Evening star., 1938-10-02
SUDETENS HAIL GERMAN TROOPS
TRIUMPHANTLY AS LIBERATORS:
WORLD PARLEY IN i. S. is URGED
Roosevelt Call on
Versailles Pact
Lewis Plan.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelt was urged last
night to call a conference in this
country Of all signatories to the YER
sailles treaty, with view to review
and revision of that pact. Such a
course was proposed in a statement
issued by Senator Lewis Of Illinois,
member of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee and Democratic
whip"
Concurrently. Senator Burke, Demo-
crat, Of Nebraska, a critic Of some ad-
ministration measures, who has just
returned from Europe, said President
Roosevelt was the logical man to call
q badly needed world economic con-
ference.
THE policy of the United States" I"
said Senator Lewis, must continue
as begun by President Roosevelt, Of
seeking peace through mediation and
preparing to overcome the antago-
nisms against ourselves. Secretary
Hull has begun as forerunner in trade
confederation.
This means that the time has come
when the President of the United
States should summon all nations who
are parties to the Versailles treaty to
behold what that treaty has produced
in discomfort, revolt and war. He
should ask that this meeting for re-
view and revision be held in the United
States, far from the political and per-
Sonal influences born OF the old politi-
cal alliances and military strife OF the
foreign nations.
OF Interest to United States.
1T should be understood that the
United States Is not interfering with
something that - not of her interest.
The United States was a party to the
Versailles treaty. We blunderingly
entered the treaty, We wrongfully
signed it.
"As have said in the Senate. and
before State Legislatures, we should
lead in the measure to revise 1t, after
the cause proposed by those who are
parties to the change can be heard.
Then q joint disposition Of the
colonies can be made in q calm at
mosphere in the United States, under
our direction-ss we do not look for
resentments and seek no rewards. We
only seek a world peace"
Senator Lewis reference to q dis
position of the colonies" touches upon
q point which is uppermost in many
minds today-now that Chancellor
Hitler has accomplished his purpose
Of obtaining from Csechoslovakia the
territory occupied by the Sudeten
Germans. This. Hitler has said, is
the last territorial aspiration Germany
has in Europe. The question of COL
onies-outside Of Europe-is another
matter, and one that is expected to
come to the fore later.
Cites Munich Agreements.
Turning to the agreement made
by Great Britain, Germany, France
and Italy in Munich, in which the
transfer to Germany of Sudeten Ger
man territory in Czechoslovakia is
provided, Senator Lewis continued
This action at Munich is but the
forerunner Of the new policy of the
once royal lands Of Europe, to divide
up small territory into large control
under the totalitarian governments as
was the same policy under the en-
perors.'
Senator Lewis predicted that after
the disposition of Czechoslovakia "the
nations interested In gorging them
selves with power territory" will begin
the dismemberment Of Poland, arguing
that they must overcome a buffer
between themselves and Russia.
"All Of these late moves" said Sen
ator Lewis, "are looking to the con-
f1ict anticipated with Russia.
ITALY, in the meantime, is glad to
avenge what she felt was obstruction
by England and France when she took
Ethiopia, knowing that England and
France anticipated Italy when in union
with Germany, from moving out to
possess the powers along the Mediter-
ranean, and possession of territory to-
ward India
Trade Motive Underlying.
Senator Lewis said that underlying
all these moves is the desire of these
nations to improve their trade and
economic monopoly" and he added:
"All as against the United States, more
than of fear of competition from
France and England"
Japan, in the Orient, Senator Lewis
said, holds much the same position as
she moves against China. Japan hopes,
he insisted. for control over all trade
by and with China-just as Czecho-
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