Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-11
BEHIND
THE NEWS
BY Paul.
MaIIon

WASHINGTON. Oct. II -
w Death swerved the future
course of politics in this coun-
try when il cut Wendell Willkie
down.
He was headed toward even
tual leadership of a third party,
or at least third political
movement. representing tn c
left wing in international az
fairs. His influence in the Re-
publican party had been super
seeded largely by coming Of the
Dewey regime. representing
international practicalism.
No matter what the result OF
the coming election, Dewey has
taken over the party, and will
lead II, if not the nation, toward
that postwar purpose.
Willkie hated the New Deal
and its ways, and since his de-
feat four years ago had tended
more and more TO become
spokesman for what might be
called at best, the New York
literati, with extreme views on
internationalism. That group
now has lost its most respected,
if not its only powerful, political
proponent.
THE administration itself is
Il veering toward practical
ism. trend which will be
maintained as long as State
Secretary Hull is an influence.
The only other DETECTION from
the Dewey leadership among
the Republicans has been Mime
sofas Senator Ball, whose asso-
ciates. the Stassen people, have
isolated him to a minority OF
one.
Thus the prospect that this
comparatively young man, Mr..
Willkie. would rally increasingly
strong direction of the idealiStic
school of international thought,
is eliminated. (Coincidently,
some of Mr.. WILKES more
ardent supporters have COM
planned against my early and
consistent challenges to the
logic of his international po-
sition, saying was attacking
Willkie. He never thought so.
We were friends.)
The practicalism trend toward
postwar is evident also behind
the speeches now being pro-
NOTED by the Foreign Policy
Association. Last Saturday DR..
James Bryant Conant, preSi-
dent of Harvard. acknowledged
the differences in temperament
and places Of nations in advo-
eating an international organi-
zation plus disarmament of
Germany and Japan.
He rejected proposals 10 dis
member Germany. TO finance in
dustrial reconstruction with our
money again. or TO cut them off
from their industries-radical
ventures all. He would prevent
them forever from making
planes thus TO keep them dis
armed.
TN WANDERING among these
Il details. pro or con, current
thought is proceeding down to
bedrock. The world peace
problem is not to keep our cur
rent enemies subservient. but
to keep all nations from arma-
ments.
Indeed il Is more than that,
TO keep all nations from gather
ing or using ornaments for
war. II involves not only Ger
many and Japan but Russia,
Britain China and ourselves.
This war was not brought on
particularly by ornaments"
Indeed we had some ourselves.
1t was made possible by secret
ornaments beyond our knowl-
edge or control. Behind pacts
pie dying disarmament, both
Japan and ermany rose
secretly TO war might.
To meet this problem in the
future an international ar
mament inspection committee
would seem 10 be as important
a peace need as the interna-
tional organization every one is
advocating.
THE possibility of secret ar
Il snament should be climb
mated. An uncomfortable inter-
national committee should have
the right to inspect not only
ours, but Russia's, and should
make constant public reports.
They should have access TO
plants. being prohibited only
from exposing business secrets
and purely non-military process
ses. Then all would know the
realities Of peace and war pros
poets.