The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-11-27
Washington ice:
Wi||kie Emphasizes Need 1
For u. 5. TO Direct Peace
Dedcates His Life to Accusing American
Leadership in 'All-0ut Offensive for
GIobaI Peace When War Ends
BY BAUKHAGE
Nescs analyst and Commentator.


part in freeing it and keeping its
peace" ~
Willkie wants, Immediately, a full
statement of postwar aims, an ex-
tension of the Atlantic Charter so
written that all the nations Of the
globe will be assured that all are
to be co-beneficiaries. He wants,
Immediately, a real United Nations
united command and a united coun-
Gil emo second class allies").
Out of this, American leadership
will automatically develop, he be-
lieves, because of the reservoir of
good will'' which America has built
up on her non-imperialistic policy.
The immediate creation of unit
ed command and united council,
Willkie said, will provide the proper
machinery for carrying the war to
speedy victory and form the nu-
cleus of the world organization
which can establish and maintain
the global peace-the ultimate OBJ
jective.
The necessity for action now, Will
kie stressed again and again.
On Organization
More of his own ideas came out
in response to questions on specific
issues which ! felt he had not
clarified in his report to the nation.
/ asked him how he expected to
provide security for the small, de-
pendent nations and the colonies if
the great nations surrender their
political power over these quasi
dependencies.
'We cannot expect to restore the
economic boundaries of the world
after the war;" he said, ''but we
can see that the small, dependent
peoples are allowed to benefit from
the revenue of the things they pro-
duce-that they are not exploited.
There will have to be an interna-
tional police force to provide for
their security, but we must see that
these countries are provided with
sanitation, health and education,
paid for by their own resources, I'M
til they can be built up to the point
where they can govern themselves.
It may take centuries. That doesn't
matter. But there can be no peace
in the world until problems like the
problem of India are settled under
international arrangement, with the
obligations to such nations guaran-
teed by some kind of an interna-
tional group. But we cannot wait
for an organization to be formed.
The United States must start by
guaranteeing such obligations, later
bringing in the other nations of the
world"
"Can Russia be fitted into the
democratic picture?" I asked, land
how should we avoid forcing our
brand of democracy on other ma
tons which might not want it,"
Russian Cooperation
Willkie answered these two ques-
tons in one. He said: PRUSSIA can
be fitted into the International pat
tern. I believe Russia will CO.
operate. It can then be left to work
out its own internal affairs. This
applies to other nations as well. The
point is that we must shift the lead
ership as it is today from an Anglo
American leadership to United
Nations leadership. Then the Unit
ed States will naturally assume the
lead because the other nations will
automatically turn to us for guild
ance."
"Should there be encouraged nom
governmental groups to work out
a postwar program now?" asked.
Certainly" he said, ''the more
discussion the better. People all
over the country should be encour-
aged to speak their minds on the
subject. Universities should take it
up. Radio and press must do their
part. Public opinion is formed in
the home. You and ! may have a
wider field for expressing ourselves,
but public sentiment itself must be
built through individual discussion. I"
My time had long run out but not
Mr.. Wilkes patience. When ! left
had the feeling that I had been
consuming the first hours worth of
lifetime dedicated to the building
of new world.
If the gentleman behind the paper
Uttered desk overlooking the East
river is as convincing to others as
he was to me, perhaps something
never dreamt of in its philosophy is
about to COME out Of that corner of
Manhattan bounded by Broad and
Wall streets.