Evening star., 1941-07-25
Says Ideals Call
For War on Hitler
Writer Disoerees
With Proposal for
Negotiated Peace
To the Editor Of The Star:

INS9VtIUteu TSuSS
To the Editor Of The Star:
Referring to DR.. Felix Morley's article
of July 20, 1t seems to me that he labors
much in urging that the United States
be wary of entering a shooting war"
to liberate the "enslaved nations" of
Europe He argues that throughout the
length and breadth of Europe there are
many people wholly opposed to Nazi
methods who do not wish to see Germany
beaten by the Anglo-RuSsian alliance;
also that Hitler's new order" Is becoming
stabilized in parts of Europe. Any sup
port OF the democracies would involve
us in hostilities with peoples of these
nations.
DR.. Morley's first point in supporting
his position is tenable only in part
1t is largely based on the attitude OF
ardent Roman Catholics toward Russia
and Protestant Democratic England. He
discounts the thinking, however, of Ro-
man Catholics and others in these coun-
tries who see religious and economic
liberation in the defeat of Hitler.
As to Dr. Morley's second point. it
is questionable whether Hitler's new
order" is becoming stabilized to any
appreciable extent in the subject nations.
Let us note his admissions: He states
that in Norway, Denmark and the
Netherlands there is a huge majority
who hope ardently for a German de-
feat" And in Belgium, France, Greece
and perhaps" Poland there is strong
minority reconciled to Hitler's new
order" willing to work with it and
seemingly favorable to negotiated
peace than to an indefinite continu-
alton of fighting."
DR.. Morley weakens his position
among those who hold to the principles
OF ma ajority rule, by the use OF the words.
perhaps" seemingly" and minority"
and also the phrases negotiated peace"
and indefinite continuation of tighting.'
A negotiated peace with either Hitler
or the German military clique is regarded
as futile as it is ridiculous by those who
know Hitler's declared purposes toward
the democracies Of the world. A ne
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quered nations, also in this country
among German propagandists, the un-
sophisticated and those who favor
Fascism.
The only hope of freedom in the minds
Of the majority of the several nations
above mentioned and the majority in
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia is con-
tinuation of fighting until Hitlerism is
defeated. They realize that to yield now
means a recession of all that the human
race has gained in thousand years
We cannot agree with DR.. Morley
that a German victory is of vital i'm
portance to Finland, Estonia. Latvia,
Lithuania and Rumania. Hope for
preservation of these nations as such
is the victory of the Anglo Russian alli-
ance Great Britain and Russia are
practically committed to the restoration
Of their sovereignty.
As to Hungary and Bulgaria, little
can be said with certainty other than
that threats and great pressure were
exerted by Germany to bring them into
the Axis. These with Rumania, however,
are about the only countries that can
be said to be reconciled to Hitler, yet
it is claimed that even in these coun-
tries there is large silent minority, if
not majority, opposed to him.
The most we can make out of DR..
Morley's article is that the United States
would risk hostilities with only few
non-German peoples if and when it were
impelled to enter a shooting war"
against Hitler. But If it were otherwise,
our national existence and that of those
nations and peoples who love liberty
are at stake in this war. Not to fight
against Hitlerism under such circum-
stances is to be unworthy Of every social
and political principle thus far achieved
for the race by brave men and women
who gave their lives and earthly pos
sessions for these ideals throughout the
ages.
There must no division of loyalty and
no compromise with our allegiance to
our country and our principles wherever
they have taken root in the world.
ELMER z. ROGERS.