Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
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Worldwide
Peace Plan
BY KINGSBURY SMITH
Int'i News Service star Corrssps.ds.,

Init News Service Star Correspendas
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.--A
gigantic plan for worldwide pub
lie works projects, to employ the
millions now in armies, is one of
the key points in a program for
lasting peace now being drafted
by the United States State De-
partment. 1t will be presented
to the English by John G. Winant.
new ambassador to the court Of
st. James, it was learned today.
The program, which will repre-
sent Americas alternative to q
world of relationships, will set UP
an international society of man
kind and guarantee to every citi-
zen in every country, both victor
and vanquished, freedom Of re-
ligion, freedom of speech and eco
nomic security, it was learned.
ECONOMIC DEMOCRACY
Under this plan it is hoped that
lasting peace can be engineered,
based on economic as well as po-
litcal democracy. 1t was empha-
sized that the losers as well as
the victors in the war, would
share equally in the benefits.
The wide scale unemployment
caused by the rehabilitation Of
armies would be solved partially
by huge public works projects IN
all countries.
Trade between nations would be
/ further stimulated by the restora.
ton on a worldwide scale of the
reciprocal trade program of Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull, and the
sharing of raw materials in the
colonial empires in the interests Of
all nations. instead of only In the
interests of those politically con-
trolling the colonial possessions.
DEPENDS ON VICTORY
i winant's job will be to sell"
this plan to the British statesmen.
Especially to the labor leaders.
This does not mean that he win
Immediately present any such plan
upon his arrival. Nor does IL
mean he will necessarily start dis
lcussing it in the immediate future.
Adoption of the plan is depend
ent upon Britain winning the war.
II also is dependent upon the SUD
Iplanting of the present regimes in
Germany. Italy and Japan by lib
eral. democratic governments "a
step which it is hoped will follow
quickly a British victory.
If Britain manages to get
through the next four months,
American officials believe the
British will win.
STAY BITTERNESS
When a British victory can be
forseen, Winant will seek to pre-
vent the horrors of war from en-
differing England's statesmen 70
the point where Germany, il de-
feated, will be subject to another
Versailles treaty.
He will point out that any such
treatment of Germany will mean
no lasting peace, but another war
: in the next generation.
! He also will try to persuade
, Britain's leaders to prevent re-
! dictionary elements in England
! from blocking the social and
economic changes which President
Roosevelt feels must come on an
international scale il worldwide
revolution is to be checked.
ECONOMICS VITAL
The economic aspects of the
peace that will follow the war are
considered by administration Of
ficials to be of equal, II not
greater. Importance than the po-
litical aspects, especially II Britain
wins.
Hull is convinced that the seed
of the present European conflict,
and of most modern wars, Is to be
found in the economic as well Is
the political doctrines.