Evening star., 1942-01-04
A New Kind Of
Peace
Bu Frederic J. Husktn.

Possibly in no war period In the worlds
history have so many people been con-
cerned about the kind Of world order
that inevitably will follow the cessation
Of hostilities as they are today. This Is
understandable, for history shows the
ultimate futility of peace treaties. To
be sure there are exceptions, but there
have been so many recurring instances
Of war that the people now are seeking
q kind OF peace which the world never
has known before.
This time there may not be peace
agreement. Instead, a new order for
the world would be established and the
nations successful in the conflict would
say what that order would be. 1t Is
evident now that this is what Hitler and
his cohorts have in mind IN the event
they win, and the broad outlines Of what
the Nazis propose to do can now DO
clearly seen. Their political philosophy
for 20 years, their speeches for eight
years and their actions for almost two
years stand as unmistakable evidence
| of the type of world order the Germans
| would impose.
| Narrowed to its briefest outline, Hitler
would set up three great geo-political
| empires. The first would be the Ger
man division, consisting Of Europe, Asia
| and Africa Great Britain would be
made sort of Vichy France, and the
| Italians would be permitted to have
what might be termed subempire. but
dominated by the Germans. This 1tal-
| an-in-name division would cover South
ern Europe, North Africa and part Of
the Near East. The third great empire
would consist of the Western Hemisphere
with the United States as the directing
center Of activities. With this lineup
the Germans with their claim Of being
the superior race would undertake to
rule the world for at least q thousand
years, that period of time being recently
mentioned by Hitler.
This mapping out Of the world BY
few misguided fanatics. however, appears
to be only way station to . grand
climax Of utter defeat and the end OF
the greatest Illusion Of all history. For
the democracies of the world, headed by
the United States and Great Britain.
have their own idea Of q new order for
the world and which they have avowed
will one day supplant Hitlers maps and
be substitute for any peace treaty
which he may want
In essence, there seems to be an ever
increasing opinion that wishing. hoping,
negotiating, and even praying for peace
are not the remedies to stop aggressors.
They must be subdued first and given
to understand that they cannot rise
again with any hope Of succeeding.
Preservation of ideals long cherished by
free peoples would be safeguarded at
! all cost, for now it is crystal clear that
preparedness is more economical than
unpreparedness.
This new order for the world which the
democracies have set out to establish
probably had its beginning on August
IA, 194l, when President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill issued their
famous Atlantic Charter. From all OBJ
servations Mr.. Churchills recent visit
to the United States is only follow up
of the decisions ne and Mr.. Roosevelt
made at sea. Representatives Of other
!
call and winning the war appears to be
only prelude to what is TO follow.
The first point of the Atlantic Charter
, contains the spark of human considera-
ton which appeals to the majority of the
peoples of the world, and 1t is the very
{ opposite of the capstone in Hitler's plans
, That first point makes unmistakably plain
: that no aggrandizement, territorial OF
otherwise, is the aim OF Great Britain
and the United States.
Throughout the joint declaration mad,
;, by this country's President and Grea
Britain's Prime Minister also can b
Il found the very opposite which the Nazi
: proclaim in words and actions. Thu,
e the anti-Axis powers are not only fight
" ing q physical war, but defending tn
e moral and spiritual values on which
81 Christian civilization has been built. TIL
y retention of this civilization would
II order.
u To make the new order effective ant
give It an avenue through which u
function, q federation of democraciel
: Of the world would be formed. Thi,
s federation would be different from othel
agreements, where men have sat arounc
. council tables, listened to sounding
= phrases and signed on the dotted line
}, to reduce armaments. 1t would be 9
l federation Of free nations, regardless oi
their color. creed or language. and each
member nation would arm itself to pro.
tect the things for which 1t stood and
for which the federation stood. Wher
this should prove impossible within tn.
limits of its resources and man power
a. all members of the federation imme-
4. diately would come to the aid Of the op'
, pressed member. 1t Is pointed out tina
had such a federation been operativ.
. when Hitler invaded Czecho-Slovakia HI
could have been stopped
O Citizens Of the various federated coun'
" tries would be assured and provided witt
j the utmost freedom and opportunity t
q develop and advance their sense Of com
~ munity and common interest with al
n mankind. This. too. would be the yer.
n antithesis Of the order which the Ger
!. mans seek to establish.
. The whole scheme. Of course. has th
, appearance of the ill-fated League o
/. Nations. but the proponents OF the nev
n plan make no apologies for that. The.
v point out that by avoiding the mistake
" of that body the new plan would b.
effective, for most Of the countries rep
resented in the League had first Of al