Evening star., 1944-02-22

than political agreement and, be-
cause the two nations have stood
together in two world wars now, 1t
has been argued that they must
collaborate in the future.
What the school of thought which
believes in alliances, temporary or
permanent, overlooks is that one set
OF alliances merely leads to another
rival set and in the end friction is
engendered and that leads to war
Just as extreme, on the other
hand, Is the school of thought which
argues against any form of collec-
tive security and gives only lip
service now to the principle of q
world organization to preserve peace
but really does not want the United
States to participate in any future
league or association of nations.
New Argument Offered.
Significantly enough, the latest
argument being advanced by the
nattonalists-they don't like the
word "isolationists'- that Russia
will play her own game and that
Britain has her own set of inter-
ests which prompt her to remain
aloof whenever those interests re-
quire it.
The philosophy OF nationalism is
not new. 1t was accepted by France
after the World War and, in q sense.
by the British, who insisted on play
ing a different role in Europe, es-
pecially in 1886, from that of collab-
orator with either France or Russia
and thus the whole peace structure
OF Europe collapsed because Hitler
took advantage of the divisions
among the major powers.
Nationalism implies that America
must play lone hand. This, of
course, means a large Army and
navy to protect our interests and
depending on our own strength
rather than the collective strength
OF all sovereign nations who are
members Of a world organization
Nationalism implies also a strong
domestic economy Of the self-sufn-
cheney kind with less and less re-
lance on foreign trade and more
and more reliance on high tariffs.
Dangers Outlined.
Nationalism may come to imply
also a relaxation of the antitrust
laws and a return to the compe-
tition between the States in the low
ering OF work standards so that
neighboring States could be threat
ened with loss of factories or pay
rolls through moving factories un-
less they weakened those stand
ards. Nationaism used to be a
word employed by President Theo-
dore Roosevelt but he favored a
strong central government and the
exercise of National powers of reg
ulation. Today, however, the ma
tlonalists" in foreign affairs argue
for States rights" in domestic af-
fairs. This is not because of anv
affinity for the Jeffersonian prin-
clple but because regulation of COM
merce by 40 separate economic units
would permit much more freedom
OF action among large business en-
terprises than is the case when
the National Government controls
and regulates.
Alexander Hamilton favored
strong central government, Most
Republicans have traditionally ia
Vored strong central government.
What they have not favored is the
New Deal concept of the use of
public power for class warfare or
Tor special privilege. It is the fair
and equitable administration of the
laws enacted by strong central
government that has been lacking
IN the New Deal. For Hamilton's
conception has been indicated
though, to be sure, there are few
Republicans who will concede n
and for the most part they are an
plauding the Jeffersonian principle
OF States rights largely because Of
the abuses of centralized control
While neither Hamilton nor JET
1erson nor Washington foresaw the
economic evolution of America and
certainly did not foresee the in
nuence OF the radio and the air.
plane, 1t Is interesting to note that
the first President did not denounce
international collaboration in emer-
genc1es. He said: Taking care
always to keep ourselves by suitable
establishments on a respectable de-
fensive posture, we may safely trust