Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-04
Letters to The Star
America Said to Follow Lead
Of Britain in Foreign Policy.

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To the Editor Of The Star:
Your editorial, They Cancel Out"
in Fridays paper will probably be read
by many with approving mods. How
ever, I suggest more careful eXamina-
ton of the entire matter will reveal
trenchant conclusions making your edi-
torial gratuitous.
The accusations that the British have
been leading our foreign policy makers
around by the nose were most evident
prior to Americas entry into the war;
The British government was very APP
prehensive about the outcome of the
war after the fall of France and while
Russia and Germany were still at peace
That every trick in the diplomatic bag
was used to influence our State De-
partment and the American people in
a pro-BritiSh direction, and that these
efforts were ultimately successful, has
been shown in an oft-quoted remark
of Winston Churchill to the effect that
his efforts of long duration were sue
cessfully eliminated by our entry into
the war. Of course, it is well known
that the dragonseeds which the British
government sowed had very fertile soil
in which to grow in the actively inter-
ventionist leaders of this country They
permitted British leadership and propa-
ganda to condition the American people
to permit their Congress to repeal the
Arms Embargo Act and shortly after
ward, institute Lease-Lend. am. still
later, permit the Chief Executive to
issue the fire on sight" edct. which
was merely engaging in an undeclared
war with Germany.
Now, however, the British govern
ment is in the throes of dilemn.a
greater than that which she faced prior
to our entry into the war more tia
two years ago Her policy then We
and still is, balance of power" Size
subscribed to the Atlantic Charter AS
repayment for our assistance and of
course, the Russians joined this eyre
gious society when they were attacked
by Germany. However, it is obvious
now to all but the most chauvinistlc
RooseVeltian that the charter for all
lntents and purposes is dead
Great Britain, facing situations real
1stlcally, is seriously worried over the
Russian unilaterial policy. It disrupts
and menaces traditional British balance
of power" policies. The United States,
far too often under the influence of
allen-minded left wing liberals" bows
to Russia's recent unilateral fats.
Britain, with her balance of power"
in Europe threatened, surely must be
apprehensive that now, perhaps, it's
communiStic Russia's turn to attempt
European domination. Britain knows
that She went to war to thWart German
aspirations to hegemony in Europe.
Since British statesmen and diplo-
mats realize that they cannot check
mate Russia while the present policies
OF our State Department prevail. they
simply bide their time and, by so doing,
apparently give tacit approval to the
manner in which this country is per-
uniting Russia to handle her affairs
In Europe. This, of course, gives rise
IN Parliament, among those who wish
the entire matter clarified immediately,
to the idea that Great Britain is follow
ing our so-called foreign policy. and
permits Foreign Secretary Eden to
answer honestly in the negative
Therefore, it is evident that two types
OF nose-leading have been contrasted-
one in which a sovereign country is
drawn into active participation in a
war promulgated by the other nation,
and the other merely a device which
can be utilized as long as it is advan-
tageous and which needs no longer be
perused after it has served the British
purpose. Would that the hot potato
we hold could be as easily dropped.
LEONARD. E. KATER.