Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
BEHIND
The News
By Paul
MaIIon
WASHINGTON, Nov. l.

A<Ndl AfAA @fAs Ot' 80
are in the confused condition
of a great many Americans al
most on the eve of election.
You say you and your doctor
friend have tried TO think out
the issues conscientiously and
have reached this conclusion:
The Republicans and Senator
Lodge sabotaged the League of
Nations and ruined the peace
hopes of the world for which
they can never be forgiven,
while Mr.. Roosevelt has cam
Quoted a well-managed war and
curbed imitation, so 49, even
though you distrust him COM
pletely on domestic policies
you are compelled by your rea-
soning 10 vote for him.
The truth of the matter is
easily demonstrated and beyond
genuine doubts:
Lodge is dead, and so is the
issue of the League of Nations
as far as this campaign is con-
cerned.
YOU have been duped by what
i you have read, and a mo-
ment of sincere consideration
should stsaighten you out. The
Dumbarton Oaks formula for
postwar is basically the League
of Nations, nothing else. Gov.
Dewey not only approves those
conclusions without reserva-
tions, he collaborated in the
result.
Fortunately. or unfortunately
then, the league idea of world
leadership is not even debatable
in the presidential race.
I know men of superior in
tegrity Including Arthur krock
of the internationallst New
York Times. supporting Roose-
velD who believe the league
notion will be furthered more
by Dewey than by Roosevelt,
because Dewey can expect col
laboration from gress,
whereas Roosevelt has had a
social war going on with the
leaders of his own party in
Congress.
You have been misled not
only into fighting ghosts-but
the wrong ghosts. If defeat of
the league was a Republican
sin, Roosevelt adopted the sin
and lived happily with it for 20
years.
Dewey was about 20 years
old / Judge at the time of the
league fight. Although Mr..
Roosevelt ran shortly there
after as vice presidential can
didate unsuccessfully. in favor
of the league. that experience
turned him against 1t, and he
pursued changed course
throughout his administration
up to Dumbarton Oaks.
FURTHERMORE the Oaks
Il League formula does not
represent Mr.. Roosevelt's first
choice for world program, in
my opinion. What he wanted,
l think, was not primarily
league--but the four freedoms
for a world remade under his
auspices and in this | think he
has been defeated first by Mr..
Churchills arguments and then
by Mr.. Stains conquests.
| doubt that even he lnwardly
shares your supreme confidence
in the league formula, which,
in my opinion, cannot be any
better than the intentions of
Russia or the United States at
any given time in the future.
Whether we have peace, war
or what, Will depend on what
these countries do within or
without a league. and l would
feel safer with Dewey doing 1t
than with Mr.. r. reforming
every one-unsucceSsfully.
In any event, history pulls all
props out under your position.
Indeed. YOU can find no arGu-
ment 10 sustain yourself unless
il would be one you mentioned:
Look ut some Of the people
supporting Dewey"
You really should have some
thing done TO your eyes. Haven't
YOU seen thr- crowd AZ eHn q
Roosevelt tho Kcllys. HaCucS,
CrumpS. IIlllmanS. providers,
etc? No ono seems 10 be speak
ing for Mr.. r. except those who
expect 10 get something out OF
him.
TT Is only natural that special
L privilege seekers from
government have rallied 20 the
President, a former reformer
himself. What better cover
could they Get for their opera
tons than TO support an eX-
liberal.
This enables them 10 beat
their breasts with their right
hand for the common man,
while applying glue TO their
left hand for handling the re-
suits Of the spending theory
and the great government
regulation powers.
You say Mr.. Roosevelt has