Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-22
Obstacles Beset
Postwar Plan
OF World State
BY PAUL MILLION


iShablv great ladv--but almost
constant debates over her pro-
gram have gone on in the cloak
rooms since.
For the postwar world, she
submitted a thrce-word plan. a
corporate state" IN which all
PEOPLES would be ruled as one.
Those IN this country VINO /
share Madame Chiang'S views
also share her belief that a
world state guarantees peace.
That is why they want Il.
But the recent history Of both
China and the Cnlted States
suggests that oneness does not
necessarily mean an end OF war.
THE bloodiest Of all wars In
j. history was the American
Civil War. now IS years old.
China herself was tom with
similar civil war for many years
prior 10 the Japanese invasion
in 1887.
But all men long for unity OF
Justice, and an idea Of world
state will no doubt one day he
achieved IN one form or another.
TNHE primary immediate cues
ton presented hy Madame
Chang is what kind of world
state shall we have A de- !
mocracy on the same theory as
the United States
The latest figures on CONT
mental populations of the world
show Asia would rule any such
democracy by vote Of nearly
two 10 one.
The rest OF the world outside
of Asia would not want
corporate state on such a
democratic basis.
From the practical stand
point. therefore, the only way
of attaining a corporate state
would he for one or more ma
tions-say the United States.
Britain, Russia and Climate
dominate il, without elections
But here again you run up |
against the question OF control |
and whether the others want 1t.
DUSSIA has said only that she
~ wants some of Finland. the
Baltic states and BesSarabia, a
modest and no doubt initial
claim.
Churchill says he wants the
British Empire.
Mr.. Roosevelt wants the four
freedoms.
China wants a global state.
Obviously, then, Mr.. Church
Ills claim. plus the apparent
attitude of a majority of our
people, makes world state OF
any character unattainable on a
negotiated basis.
If this and all other preced-
ing hurdles could be success
fully overcome by Madame
Chang. however, the following
detailed problems which defy
the Imagination would still re-
main:
Q The disposition of raw ma
terials and manufacturers and
farm quotas among so many
races and interests which have
not lost their selfish instincts.
. The problem of a single cur
rency and backing for IT when
we have most of the gold Of the
world, and China, for instance,
has nothing except her great
courage and undeveloped re-
sources in manpower.
. A single police force, and who
would dominate il.
o The difference in wages paid
an American working man and
a Chinese coolie, and COMPETE
ton between the products of
such labor.
WE HAVE built up a nation
w of great wealth and power
in the United States, and this
primarily Is what we are fight
ing TO maintain.
The British have built UP their
empire and want 70 keep il.
Wholly beyond any reasonable
expectation is the Supposition
that either nation will care 10
dissipate what II has built up
and TO throw away what IL is
fighting for, 10 enter. now upon
an ideal world state Of any kind.
When Madame Chang advo-
Gated such a step she drew APP
plauSe from our congressman
who knew she was brilliantly
advocating the best interests Of
her people. but when Vice Prcsi-
dent Wallace advocates IL. the
results in Congress are the -op-
poSite for the reasons stated.
WHEN the world state even
w tually comes. II Will no
doubt be an empire. because
that seems 10 be the only prac-
teal way in which \ world Of
so many divergent interests can
be run--from the top by a single
dominant power
Nobody wants that now. Ger
tainly II Is not even a remote
possibility for the coming peace
conference.
What we can hope 20 achieve
is q fair. Just basis of smicable
world living among the Russian
Socialist state, the Chinese gen.
erslisSin1o state. The British En-,
pire and the American democ-
racy.
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