Evening star., 1944-01-18
a Senators in Forum
Call for Organization
10 Preserve Peace

-Four Senators-two Democrats,
two Republicans-agreed In prin-
ciple last night on the need OF an
international organization to pre-
serve the peace, but differed on
questions Of when it should be es-
tablished, and whether there should
be an international police force.
The administrators steps in this
direction from the Atlantic Charter
to Senate approval of the declara-
tion Of Moscow were traced by A.
A. Berle, jr., Assistant Secretary Of
State, who pointed to the vast prob
lens in implementing such an in
ternational postwar organization.
The discussions took place in the
United Nations Forum at Consti-
tuition Hall before a large audience
which participated with questions
at the end Of the program.
Barkley Summarizes Issue.
Summarizing, Senator Barkley.
Democrat, Of Kentucky. who pre-
sided, declared there is not any
great fundamental difference among
us as to whether there should be
such an organization. He warned
that mere signing and ratification
of peace treaties will not preserve
world peace. More peace treaties
and disarmament treaties were
signed in the two decades between
the last two wars than were ever
signed in any similar period.
But they did not prevent the worlds
greatest war. Pious resolutions will
not preserve peace" he declared.
Sanctions alone will not do it,"
he declared further. 1T will require
the organized determination and
power of the nations which are
capable Of enforcing peace to pre-
vent another outbreak in the future
which may plunge Civilization deeper
in the chasm from which 1t may
never recover"
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
deploring the refusal OF the United
States to enter the League OF Ma
tions, proposed a new league Of
sovereign nations, agreeing upon
rule OF law and order throughout
the world. But he opposed an in
ternational police force As such,
charging there had been too much
emphasis on the question whether
I'VE are willing to use force, and too
little on the basic nature of the
league and the law which it is at
tempting to impose on the world"
He predicted that II q league were
completed three years after the end
Of the war, it would have more
chance of success than If 1t were
rushed into being soon after an
armistice
Ball Suggests Early Action.
Senator Ball, Republican, OF Min.
nesota suggested early formation Of
an international organization, and
use Of force. The United States, he
said, should insist that maintenance
of peace in the world through a
limited international agency should
be open to all peace loving nations.
large and small. All nations should
have a voice. he proposed, and all
should contribute their quotas to
such q force, as the best safeguard
against the possible perversion Of
such a force to aggressive rathe1
than peaceful ends. He felt thai
economic sanctions would be efIec-
tive In a great majority of cases.
Senator Truman. Democrat. OF
Missouri agreed with Senator Taft
that plenty Of time should be taken
to work out the basis of a new
league, or association of nations He
called for sacrifice OF personal and
group selfishness for sake of the Ma
ton. He recommended an improved
league Of nations made up of the
United Nations and controlled by
Britain, China, Russia and the
United States, in the name Of all
and for the welfare of all.
The next forum in the series will
be at Constitution Hall, January 81.
on the subject From the Big Four
to a United Nations Organization"
Participants will include George
Denny of Town Hall, New York;
Walter Nash, minister from New
Zealand, and Dorothy Thompson,
columnist and lecturer. whose ar
ticles appear in The Star.
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