Evening star., 1943-03-25
Voters Urged to Tell
Senators Their Views
Major Eliot Wants Citizens
To Express Active Support
Of Collaboration Resolution
Bu Maj, George Fielding Eliot.

| We have had what amounts to plain
| warning from the British Prime Minister
| that British thought is tending toward
| regional postwar adjustments in Europe
! possibility of a postwar world in which
| many decisions vital to our security ana
| our participation. Mr.. Churchill is, OF
! course, perfectly aware that the world
/ has grown too small for any regional
! system to be really effective in the realm
/ of the greater decisions. but like the
| practical man he is. he is preparing to
| settle for what he can get. not necessarily
| what he would like to have. In plain
! words, he has no assurance that the
| people Of this country will support
| American participation in worldwide
| system Of collective security when this
| war is won, and he would not be doing
| his duty as Prime Minister of Great
Britain If he failed to prepare against
| such an eyentuaity.
The Prime Minister makes it clear that
| he would welcome the full participation
| Of the United States in the postwar
! settlements, but reading between the
| lines of his speech. it is pretty clear that
he is not sure that he is going to get it.
| Underlying recent Russian and Chinese
utterances underlying the present up
| happy divisions among French leaders,
is this same doubt of Americas future
! policy. 1t is a doubt which cannot be
| resolved by the President. 1t is a doubt
| which cannot be resolved by the Secre-
! tary of State. It is q doubt which can
| only be resolved by the people OF this
| country, acting through their elected
representatives. In Congress, and par
ticularly at this time in the Senate.
Mr. Churchill spoke in full confidence
| Of victory to come, 1t is Just because
We are now certain of eventual victory
| that we must begin to give very serious
| thought to the sort of world of which
| We as participants in that victory, must
| be one Of the architects. It Is RESPONSE
| bility which We cannot evade 1t will
| have to be faced sooner or later. To put
off thinking about it and planning for
| it serves merely to insure that we shall
| have to take snap judgment when the
| moment comes at which We can no
! longer postpone decision.
The victory will be a victory OF the
| United Nations, of which We are one
| We can, If we wish, help to keep the
| United Nations in being as a living force
| for peace and reconstruction or by re-
| fuSing to do So we can-as Mr.. Churchill
evidently fearS-permit the United
Nations to disentegrate into regional or
national units, and thus in the end bring
about return Of the old international
anarchy and see again the slow but in
evitable approach of another world war.
1t seems impossible to doubt that If
this issue were fairly presented to the
American people, at least 80 per cent
Of them would whole -hearted1y favor
permanent American membership in a
United Nations council for the mainte-
nance of peace and the adjustment Of
International differences. Unfortunately.
the constitutional means do not exist for
the taking of national pebiscte on
Z
Is open to everyone who possesses a
3-cent stamp, to register an opinion
! where It will do immediate goodwill
! the Senators from his State.
The win-the- peace resolution, intro
duced by Senators Ball, Burton, Hatch
| and Hill. is now pending before the
| Senate Foreign Relations Committee. 1t
re ha ,f
| giving some assurance to our allies that
! We Will continue to ally ourselves with
! them to maintain the peace as We are
! allied with them now to win it. There
| are other plans also pending it is
| true; but this one has caught the imag-
! lnatlon of the people and has dynamic
! and able sponsorship. There is no need
to insist on the precise language Of this
! resolution; what is needed is action now
by the Senate putting that body on
| record in favor of United Nations sys-
| tenn of postwar security, and advising the
| President to take the lead in calling to-
| gether United Nations council to
| begin planning for that system.
Opponents Of such action say that this
mentS and disagreementS. But there are
arguments and dsagreements now, and
! what is worse there are underground
| Whisperings undermining inter Allied
! confidence. so that it is difficult to see
| how the situation could be made any
worse by bringing some of these differ
| ences into the open. 1t is urged that
we have an agreement with Russia first
! but surely RusSias plans can hardly be
| cryStalized until Russia knows what our
| postwar attitude is going to be. 1t is
| said that we must have more study Of the
| whole situation but how can we study
it alone? Is not such a United Nations
| council the very means by which such
| Is said that the passage of such resolu-
! ton would commit the Senate to nothing
| but the very fact that United Nations
| discussions were commenced and car
ried undoubtedly with the close
! participation of key members of the Sem
+ ate-Seems te provide The answer to that
| objection
The world is badly III need of a clear
| statement Of American foreign policy IN
simple terms and having the backing of
a majority of our citizens, and of the
, legislative as well as the executive branch
OF our Government
The passage Of this resolution is the
first step toward the formulation o. such
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