Evening star., 1944-07-23
Streamlined WilSonian Peace
To Be Difficult to Achieve
Prospects Declared to Indicate Need
For y. S. to Maintain Large Navy
And Army for Years After War
By Constantine Bro,cn

plan may be is understandable. He iS
aware Of the desire OF the principal
parties Of the coalition against the Axis
to come out of this war with certain
tangible" guarantees against a future
aggression. 1t is evident that neither
Germany nor Japan will be in q posi-
ton to disturb the peace Of the world
again If they are reduced to military
impotence and, at the same time, hope
is being held out for the future gener-
ations to become members of a warless
family of nations on an equal economic
footing with their victors.
Hence 1t Is difficult to understand why
our British and Russian associates
should desire strategic frontiers-such
as the Russians are demanding-or ex-
tended and far-flung military and air
bases. as our British associates are re-
quiring.
The United Nations is a conglomera-
tion of states which have all suffered
from the aggression of the totalitarians.
The smaller members because they are
now powerless will have barely a con-
by the Big Three. OF these the United
States alone has at this time no desire
or intention of playing either power
politics or of following policy of ag-
grandizement
Russia has been very frank and OUT
spoken. Through the voice of its lead
er, Prime Minister Joseph Stain, she
haS Oiuoy, %
order to avoid repetition of the 1s4l
aggression she must have her frontier
well protected. Parts of the Finnish re-
public, all the Baltic States, parts OF Po-
land and Romania and possibly other
| territories farther west must either be
part and parcel Of the u S. S. r. republic
or must have government completely
subservient to Moscow There are whole
ethnographic masses which live in these
border states which, at the time when
the Germans are defeated, will not be in
a position to do more than raise a mild
protest against their direct or indirect
incorporation into the Soviet Union. But
regardless of how drastic the new rule
OF Moscow may be, in years to come
they will once more be in a position to
| protest with violence against their SUBJ
jugation to an alient power.
Ponder Britain's Plans.
| The British government is also seek
ing its future security and wants bases
which would preserve the empire
against future aggression Since the
fangs OF the Germans and the Japanese
militarists will be destroyed, it is a
matter of speculation to discover who
the next aggressor will be. Certainly
not the small remaining European states,
or down and out italy and France. Even
the most suspiciously minded Briton
does not believe that there is any danger
OF America trying to destroy the Brit
ish Empire by force. The last war be.
tween Britain and the United States oc.
CURED in 1812-and it was not America
which sought it. Hence the demands
OF the British for bases to safeguard the
empire, which are not made In public,
but are being discussed frequently and
frankly by the American and British
military men, are not quite understand =
able to those who look at this war as the
last major conflict in many years.
The logical conclusion which Is being
reluctantly drawn is that the European
scene may once more become obscured,
If the present war ends with an old-style
peace in which power politics will have
room to bring about the devastation
they have brought during the last CEN
turies.
In spite of the unquestionable desire
of the American leaders to end the war
with a peace which should enable all
the nations which have been so devas-
tated by this confagration to resume a
decent life, there is strong feeling In
responsible quarters that it will be diff
ficult to prevail upon our major allies
to accept an American peace plan alons
improved and streamlined Wilsonian
ideas. Neither Moscow nor London gives
any indication of being willing to follow
such plan. There is a good deal of lip
! (See W1LSONIAN, Page C-3)