Evening star., 1944-08-28
Letters to The Star
Explains Why He Will Vote
For Mr.. Dewey.

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TO the Editor Of The Star:
The letter of Margarete Parks In
regard to Wendell Willkie is noted with
considerable interest. Also her state
ment that she intends to vote for Mr..
Roosevelt because Mr.. Willkie was not
nominated by the Republican party.
Well the writer intends to vote for Gov.
Dewey, as Of now. This too, after voting
for Mr.. Roosevelt three times in IL years.
And the reason for so doing is the same
as Miss Parks: Because Mr.. Willkie was
not nominated by the Republican party.
Which shows that difference of opinion
Is what makes life interesting, even If
1t doesn't make the world 60 round.
1t seems to me that to qualify properly
for the presidency of the United States
man should have some governmental
administrative experience. Mr.. WILKES
whole career consists of legal and pri-
vate business administrative experience,
and that chiefly for corporations for the
most parted dominated by the financial
interests Of one Wall Street house. Such
a career hardly gives him the qualifica-
tions necessary to cope successfully with
the peculiar problems of the presidency.
Further. Mr.. Willkie apparently be-
lieves in an international organization
to preserve peace by the power of an
international police force. regardless of
the principles of such an organization or
the sacrifice of our sovereignty. Like
many other Americans, I still cherish
the very "unpatriotic idea" that our
Chief Executives first duty is to protect
and preserve the interests and resources
Of our country. 1t also is my belief that
the basic causes of all wars are eco
nomic, childish as this seems to be in
view of the opinions and theories of our
present crop of foreign experts" Or
to put it another way. the basic cause of
war is the Illustration of the natural
desire of the masses of people for an
opportunity to give full expression to the
abilities, talents and resources that God
gave them in terms of economic ad-
vancement.
1t is foolish to talk of international
organizations to preserve peace by
power, as long as the chief prospective
members supplying the power definitely
do not want to give the masses of their
own peoples opportunity to express their
abilities. talents and resources in terms
Of economic advancement. Quite the
reverse. At least one of these chief pro-
spective members desires to exploit its
peoples for the economic benefit of a
chosen few Of its intrenched interests.
As a consequence one wonders whether
the real purpose of the international
organization to preserve peace by force,
In the minds OF one or more of the pro-
spective members, is not to preserve the
status quo instead Of peace, and con-
tinue the wrongs inflicted on the masses
Of their peoples in the past.
Such an organization, far from pre-
serving peace, would be more like blow
OF valve on a 50-pound steam boiler,
screwed down to 1000 pounds blow of
pressure. Instead of preserving peace
1t would generate bigger wars.
OF all the powers Of the world, our
Nation has been the most outstanding
IN striving to give people their natural
desire for the opportunity of expressing
their abilities, talents and resources in
terms OF economic advancement. In
TACT, our principles and policies in this
regard are, to my mind, one of the chief
reasons why we have become the most
powerful Of nations in less than two
centuries. Why, then, should We asso-
ciate ourselves with any group to pre-
serve peace unless all members of that
group are first sincerely willing to recog-
nize and eradicate this basic cause of
wars within their own spheres of in
f1uence? Surely, this Is little to concede
to generous nation which came to their
aid in their hour of need with no mate
rial ambitions or desires! With this as
fundamental policy of the interna-
tional organization peace can be pre-
served. Without this policy all the force
in the world will not stop wars. And
until these other prospective member
nations are willing to apply this policy
In their own back yards, this nation can
plCSCISC pCdIc more cIIeCClVSlV Oy
standing firmly on our traditional policy
Of opportunity for all, and aloof from
those nations that are unwilling to
accept this policy.
Because Mr.. WILKES views on an in
ternational organization for world peace
at no time have emphasized this essen
tial basic policy, I, for one, am gratified
that the Republican party did not NOM
mate him again this year. Because
it is my belief that. in this regard, the
Republican candidate, Mr.. Dewey, rep
resents a much more realistic approach
to the essentials of lasting peace than
Mr.. Roosevelt, I intend to vote for Mr..
Dewey, as of now. Should Mr.. Roose-
welt. in the course of the campaign,
pursue such action in foreign policy
that really will tend to eradicate the
cause of wars and preserve peace and
not merely protect the status quo of the
intrenched imperialists of the world,
this intention to vote for Mr.. Dewey Is
subject to change.
ROBERT c. MEDE.