Evening star., 1944-08-19
DeweyChoice Of Dulles
For Hull ToIks Praised
Writer Says Action Indicates
Trend of Nominees Thinking
BY David Laurence

the bipartisan conferences to be held
by Secretary Hull as he formulates
agreements with other nations relative
to q general international organization
to preserve peace.
Mr.. Dulles Is internationally-m
and, as Gov. Dewey said, he Is truly one
of the ablest American authorities on
international relations. If Gov. Dewey
is going to take advice on foreign policy
from Mr.. Dulles, many persons who have
been wondering about the trend of the
Republican nominees thinking in in
ternational affairs will have much of
their doubt removed.
Mr.. Dulles Is one of those hard work.
ing unselnsh citizens who has been
spending a lot of his time in the past
few years working with groups of pub
lic-spirited persons in an endeavor to
develop a nonpartisan American policy
toward world affairs. He is the chair
man Of THE Commission to Study the
Basis Of Just and Enduring Peace"
which was instituted by the Federal
Council Of Churches of Christ in Amer
lea few years ago, and 1t is we'll
known that the statement issued by that
commission in March, 1913, was pre-
pared by Mr. Dulles.
Preface to Statement.
In a preface to that statement, he
said:
This statement grows out of our
belief that our nation has now entered
upon the critical period when public
opinion must be crystalized in favor of
organized international collaboration.
Competent observers tell us that, as
things are now going, there is grave
danger that the United States will re-
ject such collaboration and elect to
go it alone. This danger arises from
the following considerations:
when this war is over, we will have
a huge two-ocean navy, q capacity to
turn out more planes and tanks than
the rest Of the world together and
strategic bases in the Atlantic, Pacific
and South America. The many who
believe that safety lies in material
things will feel that We can safely
stand alone.
Then, too, when the fighting is over,
political and economic collaboration
will involve many grievous problems.
We already have a foretaste of that
in North Africa. Grave differences Of
opinion may arise between the United
Nations regarding the political status
of most of Europe, Asia and Africa. We
will be tempted to turn from it all in
disillusionment as soon as the defeat of
our present enemies makes it seem safe
to do so.
That is the mood into which public
opinion Is now drifting, and that drift
will be accelerated by events unless We
do something positive to check it. This
Is our opportunity and our RESPONSE
hility. Christians know that strength
and safety do not come primarily from
material things but from things of
the spirit. We know people imbued
with a righteous faith is truly great,
ana that such faith is incompatible
with national selhshness and isolation.
We know that our national power can
not be divorced from national respon-
sibility. We know that if our nation
follows what may seem the easy path
Of self-sufficiency, the result will be
internal decay, the mounting hostility
of the rest of the world and a certain
renewal of conflicts.
Reponse to Demand.
"The inclosed statement was pre-
pared in response to widespread de-
mand by Christian citizens who, rec
ognizing the gravity of this situation,
want to do something about it. In the
statement we describe six Pillars of
Peace that are needed to support
just and durable world order and to
the establishment of which this Nation
ought now to be committed. We have
stated our propositions in simple terms
which can effectively unite all those
who favor organized international COL
laboration. At this stage, such unity
is essential"
Mr.. Dulles IS a grandson Of John w.
Foster, who was Secretary of State
IN the administration of President Ben
jamin Harrison, and nephew of Robert
Lansing, who was Secretary of State
in the Wilson administration. He was
Dewey delegate to the 1910 conven-
ton and is known to enjoy the con-
fidence of Mr.. Dewey to such an extent
that 1t has often been suggested that
Mr.. Dulles might occupy very i'm
portant place in the Dewey Admins
tration if the Republicans should win
the Presidential contest next autumn.
Mr.. Dulles has already held important
positions in international conferences.
He was secretary of the Hague Peace
Conference Of 1907, member of the
Pan-American Scientific Conference in
1917, assistant to the chairman of the
War Trade Board in 1918, and counsel
OF the American delegation to the
Peace Conference in 1918, as we'll as
member of the Reparations Commission
and the Supreme Economic Council
in 1919. Subsequent to that, he was
the American representative on the
Berlin Debt Conference and is the
author of many works on international
law
The appointment Of Mr.. Dulles is an
indication that Mr.. Dewey intends to
fulfill the pledge he made in his accept
ance speech, namely, to select the ablest
mer in America to help him do the
job in the event that he Is inaueurated
President.
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