Evening star., 1943-06-14
Roberts Declares i. :,
Can Organize Peace
Along Federal Lines
Says Other Nations Will
Join in Move; Gillette
Opposes View in Forum

The people OF the United States
can organize the peace on the lines
of Federal union much as they once
organized 13 independent and SOW
ereign States for the common de-
fense and general welfare, Justice
Owen j. Roberts Of the Supreme
Court. said last night on the "Ameri-
can Forum of the Air" over VOL.
Senator Gillette. Democrat of Iowa
gave an opposite answer to the
question discussed, Can We Organ
ize Peace on Federal Union Lines?"
Shall the blessings Of peace be
secured by working within the
framework of existing national SOW
ereignties," Senator Gillette asked,
'or through the medium of a supra
state, modelled somewhat on the
lines Of our own Federal Union but
created on world basis? I am con-
vinced that not only is the first
method preferable, but also that
the second is not feasible. is not
practicable and may not be even
possible"
Clarence K. Streit, author of
Union Now" prewar plea for a
uniting of the English speaking peo-
Piles, and Representative Jonkman,
Republican, of Michigan, also
spoke.
Sees Other Nations Joining.
Justice Roberts supported his posi-
ton by saving. What the people of
the United States want to eventuate
from the defeat of the dictators they
can have. II they are satisfied to
have the nations of the world revert
to the dismal game of international
intrigue all to gain temporary
selfish advantage, that is what the
postwar era will witness.
IF. on the contrary. the body of
our people have the vision and the
daring the founding fathers of the
Nation exhibited in 1887, they will
demand a union Of all the peoples
willing and able to cooperate in an
international federation of limited
but supreme power and jurisdiction
in international affairs " =" =.
Il have no fear that other ma
tions will join our own in such a
union. Though it start with but a.
few. the demonstrated benefits will
soon beget adherence of those who
at first abstain.
Must Be Non Partisan.
The one and only indispensable
condition to federation of nations
is that the citizens of this nation
make the matter the first order of
the day; that, laying aside all par
tisan considerations they unite in a
demand that our leaders stand firmly
for the only suggested form of in
ternational union that holds any
promise for world cooperation and
world peace"
Senator Gillette insisted that the
world is not ready for supra state
First let us consider from what
materials the supra-state must be
built he said. "A world with a
population of 2,0O0,000,O0O human
beings has been drawn closer to-
eether through the growth of
speedy communications, but they
are still 2,0o0.OO0,OO0 people with a
huge diversity OF languages, cul-
lures, colors, ideologies and creeds,
but with common right and
common ambition for peace and
happiness.
rs there in this last phrase a
community of interest sufficient to
support supra-state and to over
ride and to overcome the danger in
interests that are not community
interests, but are sectional racial,
commercial. sociological and religi-
Gus hostilities? The people of the
world are now organized into more
than 70 separate sovereignities.
These independent nations vary in
population from around 10000 in
Liechtenstein to 450,000,000 in
China. 1t does not seem possible
that these heterogeneous elements
will be ready for supra-state
within any reasonable time"