Evening star., 1944-09-30
Secret Diplomacy Aim
Seen in Churchill Talk


Seen in Churchill Talk
Prime Minister Opposes Plans
for New League, Says Writer
By David Laurence
Prime Minister Churchin's speech had
many . discouraging aspect but none
more 80 than his frank espousal Of the
idea that an international security
league cannot be organized now but
must wait the calmer days Of q peace
dominated by the big powers-Russia,
Britain and America.
Mr.. Churchill, speaking about the
Dumbarton Oaks conference, said he
was warning the House Of Commons,
but actually he was warning many
people In the United States that We
must not be hopeful of achieving our
objectives on the new league at this
time. He really was saying, In effect,
that Gov. Dewey's comment about small
nations being given equal rights In the
international security league was per-
haps more pertinent than generally
realized.
What appears also is that the British
Prime Minister is throwing cold water
on the plans of Secretary Hull, with
whom Gov. Dewey Is in agreement on
the makeup of the international Sc
curlty league. Here are the exact
words of the Prime Minister which
seem to have been overlooked in the
headlines Of the last 4s hours, though
the news OF the British governments
view is quite sensational:
Il may say at once that it will not,
In my opinion, be possible for these
great powers to do more in the first
instance than to act as trustees for
other states, great or small, during the
period OF transition. Whatever NAV be
settled In the near future must be re-
garded as only preliminary to the
actual establishment in its final form
Of future world organization.
Can't Force the Pace.
Those In any country who trv to
force the pace unduly will run the risk
OF overlooking many aspects of the
highest Importance, and also by I'm
prudence can bring about serious
deadlock.
Il have never been one of those who
believe all problems of the immediate
future can be solved while We are
ri al 1u
struggle with the German Nazi power
and when the course of military opera =
tions and development of the war
against Japan must increasingly claim
first place in the minds of those In
Britain and the United States upon
whom the chief responsibility rests"
Then Mr.. Churchill proposes a con-
Terence OF the heads of the governments
OF Russia, Britain and the United States
to carry on the discussions, but 1t is
apparent that he Is stating publicly
what he said many times before the
Dumbarton conference ever was sched.
uled-namely, that ne wants Britain
Russia and America to rule the world
during transition period.
No intima ton is given as to how lone
that period is to last and no information
disclosed as to when the small ma
uons-or even some of the larger ones
are to be included in the internationa
league and also whether Russia. Britain
and the United States are each willins
to accept discipline from the new league
II they commit acts of aggression.
Mr.. Churchill plainly undertakes to
speak for the United States Govern
ment, which is novel indeed. Secretary
OF State Hull was not at the Quebec
conference where presumably Mr.
Churchill reached some kind of agree.
ment with President Roosevelt to shelve
the international league during the so.
called transition period. If Mr.
Churchill Is not expressing correctl,
I the attitude OF the American Govern.
ment. surely in the light of the speech
to the House of Commons some ex.
preston as to our Governments true
position is in order.
| Reminiscent Of Wilson.
Ahe sieudIiOii Is tIdRiCallV reminiscent
! OF that which Woodrow Wilson faced al
Paris. Then, as now. there was a de.
termined effort to put aside for futur,
consideration the making of an inter.
national security league. Mr.. Wilson
insisted that the League Covenant b,
woven into the treaty of peace becaus,
he feared that once peace came ther,
would be no leverage to require con
sideration of any league.
Today Mr.. Churchill says this is nj
time to talk about peace aims-wnich
OF course, are really war aims. Hun.
dreds OF thousands of Allied soldiers ant
sailors are being sacrificed to defeat tn,
enemy but apparently they must not b.
told what is to happen after victor,
comes-what steps, if any, are to bt
taken to insure a lasting peace.
The democracies are to wait evidentl,
I'LL three men make up their minds. It.,
a sad commentary on representa- tiv,
government that such personal govern.
ment and secret diplomacy can prevail
in this day and age
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