Evening star., 1944-11-03

our election, President Roosevelt would
be hopelessly ard overwhelmingly de-
feated.
And II our American people should
make the tragic blunder of failing 10 re-
elect him, then the greatest Thanksgiv-
ing Day celebration in world history
would occur in Berlin ard Tokyo.
JOHN j. WICKER, JR.
Richmond, Va.
To he Editor Of The Star:
David Lawrence asserts that Senator
Ball has made "a grave mistake" But
for one who consistently advocates an
other League as an adequate way to Sc
cure peace, Mr.. Lawrence appears to be
the one who makes the mistake. He says
Gov. Dewey is compelled to tell the
American people that he does not favor
delegating the power to make war to the
Chief Executive but must insist that
American blood shall never be shed
unless the people knowing the circum-
stances of the specific dispute want to
use their armed forces to end that dis
pute." In a new book, THE Great
Union Of, by and for the People" dust
out), David Cort explains the weakness
OF the League system as follows: THE
President or Premier of a democratic
state knew that he could be defeated
with ease by the opposition if his op-
ponents could tell the people that he
had signed away the lives Of English or
French or Danish or Canadian young
men in a war Of which nobody yet knew
the time, place, enemies or causes. No
local politician ever could, can now or
will ever be able to take such a risk.
1t Is possible, though very debatable,
that the people might support him in
such a promise, but every political bone
In his body shrinks from it. 1t is, simply
and forever, bad politics, the worst of
all imaginable politics"
Mr.. Lawrence also appears to be horri-
fed over the possibility that Congress
might have to surrender its right to de-
clare war" Article I, section 10 of our
own Federal Constitution states: "No
State shall . engage in war, unless
actually invaded, or in such imminent
danger, ETC." The joker in Mr..
Lawrence's reasoning Is that, If Congress
Is to retain the right" to declare or
make war. so does every other nation
which is q member Of the organization.
But even as our Constitution had to
deny the individual States the right"
to make war, so must the international
association of today, to be effective, deny
the nations the right" to make war.
It's about time we had little forth
right thinking from those who presume
to be international experts" That cer-
tain people do not like world govern
ment is beside the point. A man with
diabetes may not like insulin, but it
avails him nothing to argue with the
doctor that he would rather take an
aspirin tablet. He must take insulin
or die. The worlds malady today Is
anarchy, and the only remedy is govern
ment. Anything less than that will be
comparable to an aspirin tablet for the
diabetic. Giving the delegates to the
new League the power to commit the
several national quotas without requir-
ing ratification by the national legisla-
lures might very well be the entering
wedge in the weakness Of all Leagues.
Inasmuch as every other kind of League
has always failed, departure of this
nature might well be worth trying.
JOHN F. SCHMIDT,
Captain, U. s. A.
To the Editor Of The STAR
Do you know what people are saying
to one another on all sides? They are
saying: 1--WE can't believe anything
any more; 1t is only matter of degree
that marks the difference between the
American people and their news and
the Germans and theirs" Yes, the
people have lost faith in their news
sources.
And the principal reason for this is
the overwhelming prominence given to
British news and propaganda. One
scarcely can call what is taking place
propaganda" as it is more accurately
penetration, infiltration daily and hourly
with the accent on British news and
British exploits. An Estonian said to
me the other day: Britain is surely
winning this war and the American
people don't even see or know It,"
How are they winning 1t? They are
winning, rs they always do and always
have done, on the diplomatic side. While
we, like the innocents we are, think
We are winning because we are doing
most Of the fighting.
VICTORIA L. MUNRO.