Evening star., 1943-09-07
AngIo-Americon Plan
For Peace Commended
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot.


1t is a happy coincidence which has
brought it about, that within "A hours
the British Prime Minister, Winston
Churchill, should propose the continu-
ance after the war of the Anglo-Ameri-
can Combined Chiefs Of Staff Committee,
and that one OF the great leaders of
the Republican party, Gov. Dewey, should
publicly support an Anglo American
military alliance at q meeting Of his
party chiefs devoted to postwar policy.
If the world is to be at peace for a
long and fruitful season after this war
is won, surely the minimum guarantee of
that peace must be continuance Of Anglo
|. American cooperation, based on unity OF
policy and unity of power. The English
speaking peoples of the world, when the
bugles at last have sounded cease firing"
to the east and to the west will find
themselves undisputed lords of the sea,
and almost undisputed lords of the air.
They will be able, if they continue their
present close association, to move their
power to whatever part of the globe they
may desire, save only into the depths Of
the great Eurasian continent where
Soviet Russia will hold sway. Over all
the surface of earth save only there, we
who speak the English tongue as our
Joint heritage, and who draw our ideas
of justice, law and human rights from a
common source, will be able to keep the
peace.
In all that vast region, tortured and
torn by war, it will be ours to bind up
the wounds, it will be ours to bring food
and medicine and comfort, it will be ours
to help the ravaged and the oppressed to
rise once more to their feet, to resume
seek again the pursuit Of happiness. And
when this task Is done, 1t will be ours to
see to 1t that the blight OF war does not
again descend upon these new growths
and these new hopes.
The military system upon which this
new security must rest, is richly endowed
by Providence with geographical posi-
ton to which It's weapons are admirably
adapted. It will be based on the great
central arsenal of North America with
the British Isles as its eastern bastion
over against Europe, Australia and New
Zealand as Its western outposts over
against Asia. It will command, without
any possibility Of interruption, the three
great connecting seas Of the world: The
Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the
South China Seas. It will have in It's
hands almost the whole Of the worlds
remaining shipbuilding capacity. It will
have in its hands almost the whole Of
the worlds facilities for the construction
Of long-range military aircraft. It's air
and naval bases viii encircle the globe.
The power Of Germany and Japan once
broken, there is no threat which can rise
to dangerous proportions which this
power cannot strike down the moment
its menacing quality is perceived.
Nor will the maintenance Of = sum-
cient measure Of power to discharge this
responsibility effectively be great bur-
den: its purpose will be to deal with
threats in embryo rather than after they
have attained their full and evil growth.
The actual amount OF force needed for
this purpose need not be large: always
provided that there is common agree
rnent, common purpose, and common.
swift, effective action In the moment Of
need. And-provided we Of the Anglo
American world keep In full and cordial
agreement with our Russian allies as
to these objectives, equally important, to
them as to us.
Surely the hour Is ripe for the first
open steps In this direction. Surely the
words Of the Prime Minister, and those Of
Gov. Dewey should now be implemented
by further and definite action toward
the realization Of at least the first essen
tial requisites OF such program, on
which the future hopes Of mankind may
well be centered.
Let the Republican planners at Mack,
inac back up the Governor in a frank,
courageous declaration, without weasel
words or feeble evasions. Let the Presi-
dent, as leader Of the Democratic party,
remove this issue from the field Of
partisan politics by giving his indorse-
ment to the offer of the Prime Minister,
and by calling on the other chiefs Of his
party to do likewise.
Let planks as nearly identical as pos
sible be put forward for the Republican
and Democratic platforms, calling for
the acceptance of permanent co-opera-
ton with the British peoples, and for
seeking the closest association with the
Russians and the Chinese in the main
tenance of world peace and security after
this war.
Let the tentative talks now going on
In London between Messrs. Eden, Winant
and Maisky be expanded as soon as pos
sible into a meeting between Churchill,
Roosevelt and Stain.
Above all, let us bring all this out into
the open.
Let the world be told that Britain and
America stand together-not as govern
ments, but as free peoples. understand
ing and trusting each other, speaking
the same language and resolved upon the
same purposes and inviting all others of
good will to join with them in the estab-
Iishment and maintenance of just,
charitable and enduring peace.
That is what is in the minds and hearts
of most of us today, on both sides of
the Atlantic. Let us say so clearly In
plain words and in the sight of God.
copyrisht. 1943, New York Tribune Inc.)
Vain Hope
From the FL Dorado IKansD Times.
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