The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-09

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 Churchill has never seemed to worry much about peace, concen. trated on winning the war.
 Eden, however, had one great worry. He didn't say so out- right, because every British diplo- mat remembers the Sackville- West incident in 1888 when Q Bri- tish minister was recalled from Washington for favoring the elec- ton of Grover Cleveland. How. ever, reading between the lines of Eden's conversation one could see that he was definitely worried over the possibility of an isola- tionist Republican victory which might scuttle the peace after the war.
 This was one reason he took such pains to talk to leading Republicans.
 One or two Administration lead- CTS, incidentally, did not allay his fears. They took Q very frank view, to the effect that the political situation was bad, and, told Eden that Q Democratic Administration would have Q tough time being reelected. BRITISH RUSSIAN ALLIANCE
 To get the full significance of Eden'S conversations 1t is import ant to remember that before l040 the pillar of British foreign policy was close cooperation between the British and the French Army. The French were to dominate the Continent and the British the high seas.
 To strengthen this, the French had built up a series of alliances, or buffer states - CzechoSlovakia, Poland, Jugoslavia, Rumania. But when Hitler chopped out the weak. est link, Czechoslovakia, the en. tire structure fell, and with 1t the French army.
 It Is no secret therefore, that Britain, since the fall of France needs . new ally in Europe and that new ally will be - In fact already is - Russia.
 That is the most important point to keep in mind about Eden's conversation here. That is one reason why the British frankly told us that they will handle Eu- ropean matters, and that all ques- tions of future boundaries of European states, especially those like Poland, Rumania and the Bal. tic states bordering Russia must be left until after the war. Also the clear indication is that Rus sia and British can settle these problems.
 Another argument to that end is that the State Department, be- cause of Polish, Slav, Baltic minor ity groups in this country, is ur- der political pressure, and can ex- peditiously pass the buck to Eng land. keeping hands off com- pletely.
 WANTS US TO JOIN
 The British Russian alliance. however, is not secret. The United States has been urged to join, and Eden even hopes that the Presi- dent will soon send an outstand- ing statesman to Moscow.
 Russia, it was quite clear from
 the Eden conversations, Is .
 country which cannot be ignored
 In peace any more than in war.
 This was probably the number one conclusion of the Eden visit. Number two conclusion was that world peace can be maintained only by a military alliance of Erie tain, the United states. Russia and perhaps China, almost identical to the military alliance proposed by Woodrow Wilson but rejected by the die-hard isolationists in the U. 6. Senate.
 Tn other words instead Of hem. ming and having over LIeague sanction against Manchuria, this military alliance would have act- ed first and talked afterwards. In other words also. after twenty years and two wars we are back where we were before the die.hards killed Woodrow wilson's dream of peace.
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