The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-03


lists, duces and sympathetic eau
dillos hquidated, will have to ac-
quiesce. whether they like our con-
ditions or not. 1t won't be TO our
own interest, though, to lose an
other peace. So what we'll need
to dictate Will be some form OF
one thatll stick.
There are pretty sure 10 be diff
ferences Of opinion on that subject.
One school of thoughts to the
effect that Woodrow Wilson had
the night idea. with his League OF
Nations plan. but that we Ameri-
cans queered the whole thing by
refusing TO go into the league.
Arguetiers along this tine severely
pan the congressional isolationists
of that period, who voted against
Yankee participation.
Having been grown UP and a
listener-in on the debate, while it
was progressing, / can't but feel
that the recalcitrants made out a
fairly good case. The league, as
outlined by Woodrow, was to settle
International disputes peaceably, If
possible, but, if some single power
or group of countries refused to
accept a league award and took
the warpath, then the league ag-
gregation were to be bound, Joint
", TO lick the balky outfit into
subsection. In other words, II q
war did start, every league nation
automatically was 10 be in on it.
The anti-league statesmen didht
like to commit the United States,
sight unseen, to such bargain.
Another League?
Today a post war league or
something similar 10 il is a scheme
that has its advocates.
Another school Of thinkers main
tains that postwar league, inclu-
sive Of all nationalities. shouldn't
be our objective that the democ-
racies job is to lick the totahtar-
ianly dominated peoples so fat
that they'll completely disintegrate
as fighting units, and won't be able
to reassemble 'emselves in at least
1000 years" as I've heard it ex-
pressed. According to these rea-
soners. the Allies lost The peace"
in 1918 not because their terms
were too hard. but because they
weren't nearly nard enough.
Winston Churchills notion ap-
pears 10 be not so much a League
of ALL Nations. as a present and
postwar Yankee British alliance.
He has no objection, seemingly.
TO taking in the entire collection Of
demoeracies 1.-THE Americas gener-
ally. the Chinese and all the Ger
manly occupied little countries. as
fast as they're available). but a
permanent L. S,-Brltish hookup is
what he emphasizes. and he hasn't
intimated that he favors a league
inclusive Of the Axis alignment,
even after the Axis is totally
skwushed. l don't see how ne can
omit Russia, though.
The propositions advanced that
Germans and Italians are all right
that they aren't the ones who are
to blame, but that Adolf Hitler and
the now despised Benito Mussolini
are the miscreants. The answer is,
however. that the masses of 'em
fell for Adolf and 9enito and that
II never will be safe to trust EN-
again. or they'll fall for future
Adolfs and Benitos, though the
current incumbents may be blotted
out, unless they're put forever out
Of business AS masses, Of their
two particular breeds.
Japan Is Different
The Japs are a meaner problem
yet.
Finishing of Adolf and Benito
MIGHT turn the democratic trick
as TO the Germans and Italians.
That pair are only couple Of indi-
viduals. but the Jap militarists are
a good-sized class.
So, what about the peace confer
ence, when it comes?
Some Of the conferees will want
an all-around World League. Some
will want league with only Japan
let out Some will want Russia
left out too. If 1t stays Soviet