Evening star., 1943-03-22

doubt, United States soldiers
whom it will not be physically
possible to employ across the
vast distances and poor commu-
nlcatlOnS of the japanese war.
Partial Decentralization
After Hitler's Defeat.
There will certainly be large
numbers of men not only abroad.
hut at home. who will have to be
brought back to their families
and to their jobs or to other
equally good jobs. For all these,
after full provision has been
made for the garrisoning Of guilty
countries, return to something
like home and freedom will be
their hearts desire. However
vigorously the war against Japan
is prosecuted, there will certainly
be a partial demobilization fol-
lowing on the defeat of Hitler,
and this will raise the most diff
cult and intricate problems, and
we are taking care in our ar
rangementS to avoid the mis-
takes which were so freely COM
mltted last time.
OF course. these ideas NAV be
completely falsified by events. 1t
may be that Japan will collapse
before Hitler, in which case quite
another layout will be necessary.
AS, however, many people wish
ardently to discuss the future I
adopt for this purpose tonight
what seems to me the most likely
situation.
On this assumption it would be
our hope that the United Ma
tions. headed by three great VIC
torlous powers. the British Com
monwealth of Nations. the
United States and Soviet Russia,
should Immediately begin to con-
fer upon the future world or
ganlzation, which is to be our
safeguard against further wars,
by effectually disarming and
keeping disarmed the guilty
states by bringing to justice the
grand criminals and their ac-
completes and by securing the
return to devastated and sub
lugated countries of mechanical
resources and artistic treasures of
which they have been pillaged.
We shall also have a heavy
task in trying to avert wide
spread famine in some, ct least,
OF the ruined regions. We must
hope and pray that unity of the
three leading victorious powers
will be worthy of their supreme
responsibility and that they Will
think not only of their own well
fare but of the welfare and future
OF all. One can imagine that
under world institution en-
bodying or representing the
United Nations, and some day
all the nations, there should come
into being council Of Europe
and council of Asia.
Causes of Two Wars
Lie Within Europe.
AS, according to the foreCaSe 7
am outlining, the war against
Japan will still be raging, ii is
upon the crea ton Of the council
of Europe and the settlement of
Europe that the first practical
task will be centered Now this
is stupendous business. In Eu-
rope lie most of the causes which
have led to these two world
wars. In Europe dwell historic
parent races from whom our
western civilization has been so
largely derived. I believe myself
to be what is called a good Eu-
ropean and deem it a noDle task
TO take part in revivlng and re-
storing the fertile genius and re-
store the true greatness Of Eu-
rope.
| hope We shall not lightly
cast aside all the immense work
which was ACCOMPLISHED by the
creation of the League of Ma
tions. Certainly we must take
as our foundation of the lofty
conception of freedom the law
and morality which was the spirit
OF the league We must try
! am speaking Of course only for
ourselves-to make the council Of
Europe, or whatever it may be
called, into really effective
league with all strongest forces
concerned woven into its texture
with a high court to adjust dis
puteS and with forces. armed
forces. national or international
or both held ready TO enforce
these decisions and prevent re-
neWed aggression and preparation
Of future wars
ANY one can see that this coun-
ell, when created. must eventual
~ embrace the whole of Europe
and that all the main branches
Of the European family must
some day be partners in it. What
is to happen TO the large number
Of small nations whose rights and
interests must be Sateguarded?
Here let me ask what would be
thought OF an army that consisted
only of battalions and brigades
and which never formed any OF
the larger and high organizations
like army corps? II would soon
get mopped up. II would there
fore seem TO me at any arte
worthy OF patient study that side
by side with the great powers
there should be a number OF
groupings of states or confedera-
tions which would express them
selves through their own chosen