Evening star., 1943-09-19
Unallied u. S. Held Best Able
To Preserve Postwar Peace
By Constantine Broyn.

BY COnSfaN
In his recent brilliant speech at Har-
ward University, Prime Minister Church.
Ill urged that the United States and
Britain continue their present military
alliance after the war is over.
Mr.. Churchill is not alone in advo-
eating such a solution for maintenance
Of peace in the world There are many
Americans who not only indorse his
views but 60 further and say that this
would be the solution to prevent another
war.
The combined forces Of United States
and the British Empire, they say, are
so vast and their power so great that
no nation would dare set the world ablaze
when they know that Uncle Sam and
John Bull are patrolling the sea and
the skies with fleets SO strong that they
can crush them without trouble.
Under the emotional impact Of the
war the formula suggested by the British
Prime Minister and backed by a number
OF thinking Americans appears about the
only hope for peace. American-British
cooperation in the war has been run
ming as smoothly as possible. 1t must
continue until peace is signed and the
map OF the world is reshaped and estab-
hshed IN such manner that another
war can be avoided for one or, If we
are lucky, several generations.
But many people question the wisdom
of definite military alliance between
the United States and Britain or, for
that matter, with any European country.
Alliances have never guaranteed peace.
II formed between strong and powerful
nations they guarantee the winning of q
war. In the past alliances always have
called for counteralliances. All were
clothed In beautiful language assuring
the world that they were intended ex-
clusively for the good OF humanity. But
they always ended in catastrophe.
The German-Austrian-I italian alliance
established years before the outbreak of
the World War brought about an entente
cordiale-another name for a military
Observation-Disclosures Russian, France
and Great Britain.
Axis Brought Alliance.
The foundation Of the German-Italian
axis led to the alliance between Britain
and France. Both groups were bidding
for the support of Russia, which held
aloof until it decided which way to turn
to serve the best interests and aspira-
tions of the Russian people.
Historically alliances have never pre-
vented wars-quite the contrary. They
have been necessary in Europe where
wars always have been endemic plaques.
They have served the purpose of being
pacts to help win wars and not to guar
antee peace.
1t is argued that in British American
alliance new peace theology would be
brought into play since the American
people are such ardent pacifists and
can derive no profits from the war. This
IS true and it is also true regarding Brit
ain 50 long as she is not called on to
defend the empire against the covetous
asgressor. There Is no question that
the merger Of the military and economic
resources Of both countries would pre-
sent the world with an enormous power
which others would be hesitant to tackle.
This combination of forces might be
successful If the rest of the world thought
along the same terms as the English
speaking nations. But they do not
A military alliance between Britain
and the United States would be inter-
preted as an attempt of the anglo
Saxons' to dominate the world. 1t would
call Immediately for counteralliances
OF other powers.
Soviet Leaders Suspicious.
The leaders OF the Soviet are particu-
larly suspicious men. They consider such
a merger of forces as potential danger
to Russias national aspirations and
would look Immediately to some other
countries with the same interests as her
self to combat the menace.
It is sufficient to read the frank decla-
rations of Premier Stain, who says that
the German Army must be preserved
because it Is bound to be an element
which would help to prevent complete
chaos and destruction in Europe.
The Soviet government is not anxious
to disarm Germany's forces and suppress
all her military establishments where
war implements are being manufactured.
The Russian Premier probably would
indorse proposition calling for COM
plete disarmament of all nations after
the war.
But the idea that the present Allies
keep their forces intact to prevent the
threat OF another world war is not in
high favor in Moscow. To the Rus
slams 1t smacks too much OF the Versailles
treaty which in the end proved such
poor one
II permanent peace Is to be main