Evening star., 1944-09-08
Latin America 10 Get
Reports on Progress
OF Dumbarion Talks


all United States Embassies In Latir
America, it was learned today. Al
least the essence Of the plan, a.
it is now developing, will be com.
municated to the governments tt
which they are accredited.
The Latin American countries, II
was learned, have expressed interest
in the regional aspects of the Sc.
curity plan, which Is understood tc
give them a real share in the jot
of maintaining peace in the Western
Hemisphere.
Ball Advocates Peace.
Meanwhile, in a debate last night
on Americas Town Meeting of the
Air, broadcast over the Blue Net
work, Senator Ball, Republican, OF
Minnesota, declared that any Sc
curity plan, to be effective, must be
based on international law against
aggression and must have force be-
hind it as an ultimate sanction. Mrs
Vera Micheles Dean of the Foreign
Policy Association supported his
views.
The subject of the debate was
Should We Join a World Organi-
zation Which May Require Us to
Fight, to Enforce It's Decisions?'
The negative was presented by Sem
ator Wheeler, Democrat. Of Mon
tana, and Joseph Scott, Los An
geles attorney.
Enforcement Needed.
"The whole house of world secur-
ity," said Senator Ball, will tumble
like cards if this essential ingredi-
ent Is missing: A strict international
law against military aggression and
the means to enforce it."
Opposing the idea that the United
States should reserve the right to
decide on action in each specific
instance of aggression, Senator Ball
said $50 will every other nation, and
We'll have no more certainty OF
international law enforcement than
we had in the 20s and 30s."
"The international organization
simply would be a debating society,
with no power to act, and future
aggressors would sneer at 1t just as
Hitler sneered at the League OF
Nations"
Preparation Held Vital.
Mrs. Dean, asserting that the
League of Nations was merely
loose grouping of states, said:
I'VE must not assume that by US
ing moral, economic, or other non
military sanctions we shall be able
to avert war. The moment we apply
any kind of sanctions against ma
ton, that constitutes form of war
fare. That is why we should not
apply any nonmilitary sanctions un-
less we are prepared to use military
force ultimately.
Senator Wheeler, opposing world
police organization to enforce peace
declared:
There is no simple, easy formula
for insuring peace. The causes OF
war lie deep within human nature
and cannot be eradicated by any
project or piece of machinery with
out such Transformation Of human
nature that it would be human no
longer"
Departure From Tradition.
He asserted that the proposal of
American participation In such a
world organization Is a departure
from traditional policies such as
were enunciated by Washington,
Jefferson, Monroe and Adams.
Speaking of the difficulty of a
definition of "aggressors" on which
all nations could agree, he declared ::
The rights and wrongs of a given
controversy are not always clear
cut" adding that any decisions by
an international body would be
"colored by national interests, alli-
ances, sympathies and antipathies."
He said that before the United
States commits itself to any world
organization it should determine
Russia's and England's aims, and
whether they intend ito seize the
territory of other countries which
have been and now are recognized
by the United States"
Senator Wheeler voiced disbelief
that the American people would be
willing to turn over to an inter-
national organization "the power to
send their boys to police the world
Mr.. Scott, also opposing the idea
OF a world police force, proposed in
stead that the totalitarian nations
be indoctrinated with the principles
Of the American way of life.
Chinese to Enter Soon.
The prospect today is that the
United States. Great Britain and
Russia will complete their conversa-
tions early next week and that the
Anglo American powers will begin
talks with the Chinese shortly there
after. The latter phase of the con-
versations is not expected to offer
much difficulty as the Chinese plan
already has been communicated to
the United States and Great Britain
and its views have been taken into
consideration during the current dis
CuSSlOQS.
The Associated Press reported
from Charlottesville. Va, that the
Chinese and British delegations will
leave Washington early Sunday
morning by automobile as the
guests of Undersecretary of State
Stettinius for tour of Virginia.
The tour will include a trip over
Skyline Drive and visits to the Uni
versity of Virginia and the homes
of three Virginia Presidents, Thomas
Jefferson, James Madison and James
Monroe
The group will have fried chick
en- and ham supper at Mr.. Stet-
tinius' country home, Horseshoe
Farm, near Rapidan, Va.