Evening star., 1939-02-13
u. ). Called
To Support
Foreign Policy
Bohn Says President
Should Speak Even
More Boldly

The American people should unite
In support of President Roosevelt's
foreign policy, DR.. Frank Bohn,
commentator and authority on in
ternational affairs, told Town Hall
audience last night at the Shoreham
Hotel.
He urged that the United States
arm to the teeth" and support
Great Britain and France in a
stand against aggressor nations.
The time to speak Is now" Mr..
Bohn declared. Il would urge the
PRESIDENT to speak even more boldly
seven days week. If he has made
any error it has been that of wait
ing too long or keeping his ear to
the ground too much"
The concept of isolation is
fraud" Mr.. Bohn continued, "the
concoction of those who are igno-
rant of our history. What other
governments do is our business. If
Hitler and Mussolini take over Spain
that, too, Is our business, for if they
take over Spain today they will take
Mexico tomorrow"
Finds Nation Perplexed.
Mr.. Bohn, recalling recent travel
throughout the United States, said
he found the Nation "perplexed,"
not because of misunderstanding
OF Congress or the President, but Of
the history Of the last 20 years.
The treaty of Versailles and the
postwar period were both singled
out for criticism by Mr.. Bohn, who
said the allied powers should have
"nursed, helped and forgiven the
German people and placed them on
the highway to be a solid part of
the strength of the democratic
states of Europe"
Some day there must be a United
States OF Europe" he said. This
should have been done at Versailles,
letting each of the states have its
own federal government, since fed
eral governments are the first steps
to a league Of nations. AS it is,
Europe will never be cured until
the present crisis is over. When the
democracies and the totalitarian
states have fought it out, then there
must be world economic congress
whereby the have and have not ma
tions will share the worlds raw
materials and food products.
Says System Is Success.
Mr.. Bohn pointed out that much
confusion could be eliminated from
the public mind through an under
standing of the soldier socialist
countries, as we'll as our own, and
a knowledge of the parallel growth
of German Soldier socialism
along with the concept of democ-
racy. s
Soldier socialism is a successful
economic society,"" Mr.. Bohn con-
tinued. Germany today is the won.
der of a mechanical world. The
system works by itself. Mere assas-
sination of the leaders of the to-
talitarian states wouldn't do any
harm. There are others to take
their places"
Bismark laid the groundwork TO,
the present Germany, he said, ano
visualized a military state baseo
on high social and economic order
more powerful than those based or
the policy of laissez faire.
Concluding, Mr.. Bohn declared
that the present world situation i.
similar to that in the United State.
| in 1858.
"This country was unable to re.
main half slave and half free" hi
said. "The same is true of the worlc
situation today. The world will MOI
stay half Fascist and half demo.
cratic and if the other nations oi
the world ultimately 60 down how
can we expect to be safe?"
Lead Panel Discussion.
A discussion followed, led by 6
question panel including Constan.
tine Brown, columnist of The Star
William T. Stone, acting president
OF the Foreign Policy Association
and Frederick j. Libby, executiv,
secretary of the National Counci
for the Prevention of War. DR.
Wilson Compton presided.
Recently returned from a visit il
Europe, Mr.. Brown declared tina
the whole of Europe east of Swift
zerland is virtually German col
ony." The German ambassadors il
these countries, he said, are nick
named high commissioners" Dis
cussing European reaction to tn,
Presidents recent message, Mr.
Brown said that while Britain ane
France and several of the Balkan
states looked upon it with hope
officials in Rome couldn't quite un
derstand whether the Presiden
meant what he said"
| Mr.. Libby said the President i
trying to walk a tightrope, tryinl
to scare the dictators, trying to con
vince France and Britain that w,
will come to their aid, but maxim,
no commitments, and finally tryinf
to convince the American peopl,
that there won't be war"
Discussing Mr.. Bohn's address
Mr.. Stone declared that "Whethel
we like it or not the United State.
is factor in the world balance O.
power" He warned that the Unitec
States will cannot preserve peac,
by tipping Europe against the to-
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