The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-24
1ripdrtite Picture Clearer
Since Meeting in Quebec
U. S., England, Russia Agreed on Fundamental
Policies; Observers Optimistic Concerning
War and Postwar Cooperation.
BY BAUKHAGE
Nesus Analyst and Commentator.

I not quarrel with his action. Death
took Darlan from the picture. It
did not end the arguments, but since
we know now that the head Of the
Communist state of Russia was able
to swallow Darlan, the squeamish-
ness of some Of the critics seems a
little far fetched.
In the days that followed the re-
call of the Soviet ambassadors to
London and Washington, the outcry
over the absence of Stain at Quebec
increased. Roosevelt, Churchill and
Secretary Hull were blamed-there
was the blow-up over the charges
by columnist who said Hull was
nti-Russian.
I talked with Secretary Hull about
that time. Whatever his feelings
may be regarding communism, he
indicated from his remarks to me
that Russia was looking sympathet-
ically on the attempts at joint
conference, and few days later,
high British source stated fatty
there was no great divergence of
| views between the Soviets and the
Allies.
Agreement
Both were thoroughly agreed on
the necessity Of the destruction of
Nazi tyranny and Prussian mill
tarism, and it was revealed that
Marshal Stain was rising in pres
tige with the army and that the So
Wet army was rising in prestige with
the Russian people until it was al
ready on level with the communist
party itself. This seemed to indi-
cate, as Captain Rickenbacker said
when he returned from Russia, that
the ideologies of the policies and
the capitalist nations were growing
nearer.
Today, as Washington looks back
on this last visit of Prime Minister
/, Churchill, there is feeling that not
| only are Britain and the United
States closer in both their war and
their postwar aims, but that the
possibility of bringing the Soviets
into the circle is greater. One rea-
son for this is that certain problems
on which there has been disagree
ment have been met and thrashed
out successfully between Roosevelt
and Churchill and the way is open
TO much more extended discussion
with Stalin's representatives.
Meanwhile, the position of Secre-
tary Hull, within the administration,
has been greatly strengthened as
one after another, he has taken over
the functions of all agencies which
have any dealings whatsoever with
foreign countries. He has placed
the question frankly before the Pres
ident who had to choose between
his secretary of state and those who
opposed him inside and outside of the
state department.
HulFs Position
Secretary Hull's position is this:
the policies which I have sponsored
i and insisted upon have justified
themselves. Either my department
must have full authority in the field
| of foreign relations or l will hand in
my portfolio.
The President faces, first, con-
gress which has had time to think
over it's position, has heard the COM
| plants and received the advice of
it's constituents. It returns deter
mined to imprint its will on national
policy, foreign and domestic. Its
texture is and has been for some
time strongly away from the So
called new-deal policies, strongly
toward the conservative side. Sec
rotary Hull probably stands higher,
has more friends, and can exert
more influence with congress than
any member of the cabinet. The
President needs a congress which
will stand behind him if he is to
carry out the plans for further con-
duct Of the war and the winning of
the peace according to methods he
believes it is necessary to employ.
And, of course, there is the fourth
term ahead, for continuance in Of
fee is essential, the Presidents
friends believe, if he is to mold the
postwar world.
Secretary Hull is his anchor to
windward. This is due to his polit-
ical influence and also because he
and what he symbolizes both at
home and abroad, have become in
extricably bound up in world nego-
| tiations.
And for the President, there is but
one objective now-that is, to be the
peacemaker as he was the war lead
er. All else-choice Of counsellors,
domestic policies, must dovetail into
that purpose.