Evening star., 1944-09-10

As the war rapidly draws to a close,
the attention of political observers in
this country is centered on the question
Of establishing a peace which would be
more than an armed armistice lasting
only few years.
Military and political men are con-
vinced that lasting peace could be
established if the United States, taking
full advantage of its tremendous power,
were to assume the lead and insist that
treaty based on justice alone is drawn
up to follow the five years of bitter
fighting and destruction
The peoples of the world who have
suffered so severely would welcome any
concrete solution which would enable
them to heal the deep wounds caused by
the war. The prevalent idea of an in
definite armistice cannot be popular. 1t
seems more logical, for our purposes.
that peace treaty be drafted as soon
as both ends of the Axis have been
defeated
Trained observers maintain that If
peace is based on territorial aggrandise-
ment at the expense of other peoples
including the smaller members of the
Unitd Nations, order will be maintained
in Europe only by force History has
demonstrated amply that whenever
large blocs of nationals are transferred
against their own will to an alien domi-
nation they invariably are the cause of
another war regardless of the extent of
peace enforcement machinery.
OF all the great countries, the United
States alone is in a position to demand
that peace by justice should he estab-
lished. This country is emerging from
the war as the greatest military power
in the world. We have today the strong
est army in the world. We have the
strongest and most efficient aviation and
a stronger navy than all the other fleets
combined. The output of our 2reat in
dustries is backing this military strength.
Suffer No Destruction.
The United States also is the one
remaining great power which has suf-
fered no destruction. Territories of
Russia, Great Britain, France and Ger
many have been devastated. Their fac
tories are working on a reduced scale.
and 1t will require long and assidious
work to put in full production the raw
materials which exist in these states
Their manpower is nowhere near the
manpower of the United States.
Thus, when the cease fire signal is
given, this country will be able to help
the entire world with its industrial out
put and with its agricultural products.
On our continued assistance for many
years after the war depends largely the
reconstruction of the world and the
well being of her inhabitants.
Moreover, the United States has no
territorial desires. We are not seeking
any strategic boundaries across the At
lantic, we are not in search of satellites
to help us in another war, we desire no
buffer states between us and the other
nations OF the world. All we want is a
situation in which all people can live in
harmony and return to constructive
work. And this will not be possible if
underground" organizations survive in
Europe as result of left-handed deals
handed out to some nations at the con-
clusion of hostilities.
Many critics of the administration
foreign policy have maintained through
out the last l8 months that our leaders
have not spoken sternly enough to our
Allies. and have not emphasized our
dislike of inherent desires of European
statesmen to create zones of influence
and obtain physical gains at the end
of the war. This criticism may be justi-
fed, although the explanation given by
our political leaders that We must win
the war first has its strong points.
Power Politics Seen.
In an association of powers which are
far apart ideologically it may have been
ill-advised to bring to the surface mat
tiers of justice as conceived by the peo-
pies of this country. Those who advo-
Gated showdown regarding the future
of the world while the enemy still was
in position to check our offensives or
make deal with some Of our associates
may have been wrong. They also may