Evening star., 1939-02-10

abroad, as an nau,a,a
accep tance of
the theory that another world wal
\ is inevitable.
The President and Congress have
'heard in the last few weeks from
the American people a demand that
the United States do everything
humanly possible in our own poll
cies to keep from provoking a war
but there are unmiStakable signs
too, that the American people want
the President and the Congress to
do everything humanity possible to
keep European nations from going
to war with each other. Tradition
ally and historically, the role OF
mediator makes no nation ineligible
however large or small and no mat
ter what may be its geographical
location in the world. The records
are full of tenders of good Offices
and even formal mediation by dis
interested powers.
What could such a peace program
include?
First, the United States must give
evidence of her own friendly regard
for the people of Germany, and her
willingness to resume conversations
with the Berlin government which,
rightly or wrongly, now holds abso-
lutte power in Germany.
Urges Wilson'S Return.
Secondly, the immediate return to
Germany of the American Ambas-
sador, Hugh Wilson The protest
value of the withdrawal of the
American Ambassador to Berlin now
has been served and. realistically
speaking, there is no difference be-
tween speaking to the German gov
ernment every day through the
channels of First Secretary or
Charge d'Affaires than there is in
speaking through more expert
enced officer called an Ambassador.
$50 long as 1t is not intended to
sever diplomatic relations absolute
ly. there is no sound reason for both
countries to be keeping their respec-
tive Ambassadors at home.
Third, the cessation of press
campaigns of hate and virulence
both at Berlin and Washington,
something which can be accom-
plished by voluntary restraint in
America in response to public opin-
ion, and in Germany by official &C
ton, because the press there is
controlled.
Fourth, the setting fourth in
formal memoranda by each of the
larger nations, including the United
States, of all the basic points of
disagreement or dispute existing be-
tween them which threaten world
peace, whether from an economic,
political or territorial aspect.
Fifth, the appointment of inde-
pendent commissions from each
country to confer with other similar
commissions to examine on their
merits the points at issue, to be
followed by public recommended
tions which all contracting parties
will, in advance, agree to permit to
be published in full in the press
OF their respective countries.
Justified by Treaties.
Sixth, this procedure of "investi-
cation" by commission is fully iusti-
fled by the treaties which were rati-
fled between the United States and
virtually all the nations of the
earth when a Democrat, William
Jennings Bryan, was Secretary of
State. 1t is further justified by the
provisions of the Kellogg BRAND
treaties--outlaWing war and calling
for mutual Observation-Disclosures
under a Republican administration.
Seventh, an announcement that
If, at any time during the nego-
tiations. it appears to the United
States Government that there are
true prospects of enduring peace,
arrangements will be sought where
by the armament program now be-
ing developed would be restricted
by mutual agreements.
Eighth, willingness on the part
of the United States to re-examine
the entire er-governmental debt
structure, as we'll as the various
policies of trade restriction in the
world with view to the stabiliza-
ton of currencies and monetary
units so that world trade can be
enlarged and worldwide re-employ-
ment restored.
Time Now to Sacrifice Pride.
There are, to be sure, other COL
lateral points of major Importance,
but If America wants peace in the
world, the time has come for sac
rifices of pride and the elimination
of distrust and pettiness in inter-
national relations. Many people TO-
day who earnestly want America
Kept out OF another world war know
Athat this does not depend wholly on
our own careful course of action but
may be subject to what other ma
tions in the reckless passion of war
may force upon us. If, then, the
lives OF young men now growing up
are to be spared, the obligation rests
on those who believe in peace to
make vocal their demand that con-
structlve steps be taken at once to
insure world peace, rather than to
cry out in vain when armamentS
have built up distrusts. and hatreds
to the point where calm and rea-
soned negotiation become impossible,
This correspondent suggested sew
eral weeks ago that prayers be
offered at noon each day for week
or more throughout this country for
the guidance of all the rulers of the
world, including Chancellor Hitler
and Premier Mussolini, as we'll as
for O11r oun loo Sorc in order that