Evening star., 1942-05-10
u. ). Must Plan Now
For Peaceful World,
Senate Leaders Say
American Acceptance
Of Responsibility After
War Emphasized
By GOULD LINCOLN.


The time is already here when all
democratic nations must give con-
sideration to the problem of the
maintenance Of peaceful world
after the war, according to lead
ing Senators, both Democratic and
Republican.
In remarks yesterday the Sena-
tors laid emphasis on the idea that
the United States must be prepared
to accept its full responsibility.
However, they declared that it Is too
early to attempt any formal and
detailed plan for international CO.
operation for world peace. Con-
ditions that exist when the war is
ended must, they said, govern the
formulation of a program to main
tain world order.
Chairman Connally of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
said:
when we win this war we don't
want another one. We must CO.
operate with other democratic ma
tions in chaining the monsters who
started this war. We put individu-
ais in Jail when they commit crimes.
We must take comparable steps to
do that with international GRIMM
ais. BY this I mean that nations
which believe in a form of govern
ment under constitutional guaran-
tees must stand together against
those that know no law except that
of the sword. We blundered after
the World War. We must not do
so again"
Austin FavOrs Present Thinking.
Senator Austin of Vermont, assist
ant minority leader, said he believed
the people of this country and the
peoples of the other nations must
give their most earnest thoughts to
plans for maintaining peace after
the war is over.
I'VE must be thinking about it
now" he said. Il think that not
only Americans but all the peoples
who believe in the four freedoms
enunciated at the time of the At
lantic conference between the Pres
ident and Prime Minister Churchill
should work along those lines! They
should have a common vision of the
new world for which we are now
fighting. Big battles and wars are
won by ideas. OF course, We must
have arms and men, but neverthe-
less the idea is the important item
In winning.
"It takes time to work out plans
for a world at peace. We should be
at work at it now. If the peoples
of the democratic nations become
convinced that the world can be
protected from war and put their
ideas into effect we can hck Hit
Ter in one-half the time.
'The precise structure of a plan
for world peace cannot be made a
blueprint. It's form must depend
upon the embodiment of events and
upon public opinion when peace
comes. We must be careful what we
say. since we cannot now make a
fixed plan. I have been thinking
of this problem for long time
and have some ideas regarding It.
But the implementation of peace
plan must wait. 1t will mean some
kind of cooperation with other ma
tions, of course.
There must be more communica-
ton between the parliamentary
bodies of the democratic nations.
I know there are differences, but
these need not be impediments to
agreement. I know from my own
correspondence that the peoples of
the nations are now thinking about
this and that this thinking will
ultimately take some form. When
it does, it will be the first instance
when group of nations ever &C
complished such q thing"
Senator Austin expressed gratifi-
cation that the Republican National
Committee, at its recent meeting in
Chicago, had in effect declared for
some measure of cooperation
among the nations to prevent a
recurrence of war after the present
conflict Is ended.
ut was epochal," he said.
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia said it was too early to
say now what kind of cooperation
this country and the other demo-
cratic nations should undertake for
peace at the conclusion of the war
The only obvious thing at pres
ent,'' he said, lis that we must be
willing to assume all the burdens
to prevent another such war as
this we are now engaged in. 1t is
impossible to get down to details
until we know the conditions that
will exist when the war cloud lifts. ,
Senator George said it would be
unwise to say too much about what
Is TO be done when the war ends
Any attempt to form detailed plar
for world peace now might cause
serious division in this country, ano
division would seriously interfere
with the war effort.
The war effort is now the mos
important thing there is he con-
tinued. we must win the war.
This does not mean we Shoulc
not now do some serious thinking
about this problem of peace, ano
get as far along as we can, as con.
ditions develop
The Senators all agreed that th'
war should be fought on to fina
victory. A negotiated peace was th'
farthest thing from their thoughts
Consideration of plans for mainte
nance of peace in the future wa
predicted only on a total victory
they said.