Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-31
Farley
Told U.S.. Should
GivePeaceAinns
Assurances Needed
Thut All Will Receive
Justice, Willard Says


II is time for President Roosevelt
to set forth in detail his idea of the
Democratic blueprint for the post
war world, Oswald Garrison Willard,
former publisher of The Nation,
said today during round-table
discussion of the second National
Anti-War Congress here. The con-
ference is sponsored by the Keep
America Out of War Congress.
"A genuine reaffirmation of our
belief in democracy in this country
and our holding up to the enslaved
peoples of Europe the American
doctrine, fortified by the pledge of
absolute justice to all when the
making of the peace comes would
be of the utmost value" Mr.. Willard
said.
There could be no more important
plank in our future policy than the
assurance by Great Britain and the
United States that if they Jointly
win the war they will not enforce a
British American domination of the
world"
Peace Effort in Far East Urged.
William Henry Chamberlain, writ
er and journalist who lived for many
years in the Orient, urged the
United States to make an effort TO
bring about peace in the Far East.
He said:
II do not believe Americas ma
terial interests in the Orient are
worth defending at the price Of war,
or even that they can be defended
by this means. The first consequences
of an American-Japanese war would
be the loss of all American trade
and investments both in Japan and
China"
Mr.. Willard and Mrs. Chamberlain
were among the many participants
in the six round table discussions ar
| ranged by the congress. The meet
ings are being held until 4:30 pm.
at $50 Seventeenth street NV.
The round-table discussions are
on guns or butter, civil liberties. la
Dor and pressure groups; conscrip-
ton and conscientious DIRECTORS,
America looks south, United States
foreign policy and peace aims and
world federation.
The conference was launched last
night with an enthusiastic mass
meeting at Turner's Arena, at which
$500 participants cheered demands
for isolation and contributed $500
to carry on the fight to keep Amer
lea out of war.
The three-day conference started
with Senator Wheeler, Democrat,
of Montana and Mrs. Robert A.
Taft, wife of the Ohio Senator,
heading the list of speakers, and a
notable group of platform guests,
who included Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth. widow of the former
Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Bennett Champ Clark, wife of the
Missouri Senator, both of whom
took bows.
We're not in the war yet, and If
the American people have the cour-
age-to use Western expression,
the guts'-to stand up, we won't get
hAOO VIC wall OclldCOI WICclc1
shouted.
Introduced by Thomas.
mo President of the United States
will dare to take us into the war if
IS or 80 per cent of the people make
it clear that they won't stand for
his taking us into the war" con-
tinued the Montanan, one of the
leaders of the congressional isola-
zionist bloc
Senator Wheeler was introduced
by Norman Thomas. Socialist leader,
who asked the audience for contri-
buttons to carry on the work OF the
organizations affiliated with the
congress, and drew a ready response
in cash and pledges after Mrs. E. E.
Norris of 2204 Wyoming avenue,
wife of the president of the South
ern Railway, had started the ball
rolling with 500 bill
In the same vein, the America
First Committee is sponsoring radio
talks tonight by Mr.. Thomas and
Senator Johnson, Republican, of
California.
Mr.. Thomas will speak on Keep
America Out of War" from 915 to
$50 O'Clock, over a Nation wide
hookup of the Columbia Broadcast
ing System. His talk will be heard
locally over Station WJSV.
The address by Senator johnson,
entitled The War" will be carried
over the Blue network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. and also
over the Mutual Broadcasting Sys-
tenn, from 10 to 1890 o'clock. He will
be heard locally over Stations WMAL
and VOL.
At the outset of his speech last
night, Senator Wheeler expressed
surprise" that so many people
would come to a meeting of this
kind in Washington"
After the Presidents speech in
which he said, of course, that while
or myself, or Norman
Thomas might be sincere, but that
the crowds that came out to hear
us were either Bundists or Commu-
niStS, or something else, am sur
prised that any one dares to come to
q llC Nv
take great courage"
Charges Preaching of Fear.
Senator Wheeler accused the
President of trying to create
psychology of fear" and recalling
that the Chief Executive had said
in his latest speech that 1.-The only
thing we have to fear is fear" added
that mo person has preached more
fear to the American people than
the President of the United States"
The speaker declared that lin try
ing to lead this country into war
the President lis playing the game
of the Morgans and the Rockefel-
lers," and that while "95 per cent
of the people" oppose involvement
Of this country, they are afraid to
say so.
Mr.. Thomas received a rousing
ovation when he told the audience
that 1T is now time that we began
to look for a new leadership"
He urged passage of war referen-
dunn legislation, and asserted that
cholI rorrv ~, for