Evening star., 1940-12-02
Sfreit Explains Plan
For Union Of Britain
And u. ). 10 Win War
Proposal Criticized
By. Opponents in
Forum of the Air

Clarence K. Streit's union now
plan was explained by the author
and criticized by opponents last
night in an American Forum of the
Air broadcast from the willard
Hotel.
Mr.. STREET, former New York
Times correspondent at Geneva,
said that union now would insure
the defeat of Hitler and make for a
continuance of peace, while Quincy
Howe, author and radio COM
mentator, maintained that any
union between the United States
and Great Britain would only in
volve us in the war to fight for the
continuance of rotten ripe" sys-
tenn in the latter.
1--WE would do to Adolf 7 as our
i3 States did to George III-form
a provisional Congress to win both
the war and the peace. We would
unite as Federal Union of the
Free-for a Federal Union of the
World" MIR. Streit explained.
Equal Freedom Is Aim.
"We would start, too, with a
declaration proclaiming we unite not
for any British, American or Eng
disappearing imperialism, but for
precisely the same principles of equal
freedom for every man that the
original Declaration proclaimed. 49,
If we make union now We cannot
lose the peace after winning the war
Nor do We join the British Empire
Instead, the British accept the
American system, which puts the
colonies under a union congress,
where we elect the majority because
of our greater population.
ITO be for union now you need
not be for war now. You need but
join the millions who, in the event
we do go to war, want us to fight
as a federal union with the British
for federal union of mankind. To
make sure of that, you must make
known your will for union now"
In reply, Mr.. Howe asserted: For
the United States to join federal
union with the democracies of the
British commonwealth of nations is
to invite certain disaster in the
revolutionary world of today. Fed
eral union means trying to bring
back into existence a world that
history and Hitler have consigned
to the scrap heap. Federal union
stands as much chance in our blitz-
krieg era as a model T Ford would
stand against an armored tank"
New World Defense.
For America to protect itself, 1t
must first make democracy work
at home" Howe added.
Building tanks and battleships is
not enough" he said. I'VE must
build roads and hospitals, too.
Then, in addition to promoting the
well-being and security of our own
people, we have the task of promot-
ing Western Hemisphere solidarity
and defending the New World. If
we do these jobs right. then and
only then can we aid Britain on
scale that will really mean some
thing-aid Britain and aid China,
too, should add =. Federal
union with the British Empire will
involve JUS too soon in a war for
which we are not prepared and will
lead us to fight for aims that we
cannot achieve"
Maj. Gen. John F. Organ, lawyer
and wartime commander of the 9th
Division, A. E. F., in support of Mr..
Streit's stand, said that it is only
by immediate action that we can
safeguard civilization and our own
place in it, for we are the bulls eye
of Hitler's target-not the poverty
stricken countries of distracted Eu-
rope"
Called Greatest Betrayal.
Another opponent of the plan
was John B. Trevor, president of
American Coalition of Patriotic So
cietieS, who claimed that union now
would be the greatest betrayal of
history"
Union now" he asserted, would
rend this country politically as it
has not been torn since the Civil
War. Where friendship now is
suspicion, bitterness and anger will
be fomented in the hearts of mil
lions. All! If were a spokesman
for Britain in this hour of her
great trial and need, I would say
to Mr.. Streit and Gen. Organ, For
Gods sake, gentlemen, forget union
now!"
Mr.. Streit's Federal union, spe-
ciflcally, would be composed of the
United States, Great Britain, Ire
land, Canada, Australia, New Zea-
land and South Africa.