Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-16
NEWS
BEHIND
THE NEWS
BY Pau.
MalIor

EDITORS NOTE-Fre-
'QUeHt comm eNt on Paul
Mollon's column has been:
"You can sag that again.
During a brlef, much
needed rest, some Of his
ttmeleSs columns UiH be re-
printed in accordance with
that suggestion.
WASHINGTON, Feb Is
" Dear: You ask me for
constructive suggestions for
postwar plan.
The maintenance of eternal
peace should be the only OBJ
Jectlve of the settlement. do
not believe any of the old re-
dictionary suggestions will do
thee colleagues Of nations,
world courts, sworn promises
10 outlaw wars, pious pro-
nouncements of peaceful inten-
tions. They did not work be-
fore.
In our search for a real solu-
ton. two basic principles must
be adopted first. The solution
we want must be democratic
and Christian. No nation which
will sincerely expouse the
principles of democracy or
Christianity will be the aggres-
sor in any war.
II will not seek TO impose its
will on others through an inter-
national police force, sugges-
ton. which to me. is only an
excuse for imperialism.
pERHAPS we might keep the
world peace by Imperialism,
but 1t would necesSitate a COM
plete American policing of the
world, and this, of course, is out
of-the question, Our Allies
would not accept such a pro-
posal. even if offered.
The only kind of peacemaking
Imperialism which is possible in
the existing situation would be
one conducted jointly by Russia,
Britain, the United States and
China. Such a joint Imperialism
could be neither democratic Or
Christian in nature.
The Russians have different
system, which they no doubt in
tend to keep. Indeed, even the
British system, while like ours
IN its Christian roots, is differ
ent from ours in democratic
practice. because it is basically
a limited imperialism, developed
10 furnish the necessary asplra-
tons of the British Empire.
Until the world comes TO our
principles. / do not believe our
people would want one world.
1t would have 10 be our world.
HOW then do we seek eternal
IL peace on a basis of democ-
racy and Christianity?
What kind of formula can
we get?
/ think we should seek the
simplest possible formula. not
an intricate continuance, based
on deals 10 be made by the
world politicians, swapping ter
ritory and policies here and
there in world conference.
If we could put our world of
the future on the same basis in
which the people live together
in community, then we may
have simplicity and sincerity as
the foundation of our under
taking-not some tumble of
compromised principles arrived
at by haggling between Stain,
Churchill. RooS evelt, and
Chang Kai-shek trying TO out
wit each other in some new
conference.
/ THINK we should lay down
L the basis upon which we pro-
pose TO live in and maintain
peace of the future. and let
others adjust themselves TO it
as they will.
Apply the principles of
democracy and Christianity TO
the formula of the community
way of life. and you will find
Yourself arriving at these fol-
lowing lines of planning
A United States of Europe,
modelled after our own United
States. elimination of tariff
barriers therein. self-sufficiency
IN raw materials. The variety
OF nationals in Europe to have
a common army. Legislature,
president, premier.