Evening star., 1944-08-17
Dewey Demands Role
For Smaller Nations
In Postwar Setup
BY J. A. O'LEARY,
Star Staff Correspondent.


nations at the peace table in his
unexpected foreign policy state
ment, denouncing any attempt
to have the "big four" Allied
powers dominate the postwar
world.
Speaking out in blunt language or
the approach of preliminary peace
talks scheduled to be held in Wash
ington next week by representatives
of Great Britain, Russia, China anc
the United States, the Republican
standard bearer also dispelled any
notion that he would try 10 sub.
ordinate foreign to domestic issues
in the coming campaign.
Gov. Dewey did not object to con-
tinued unity and military co-opera.
tion among the four big powers tt
make certain that Germany ano
Japan are held in line. His warning
was directed at reports he said have
disturbed him because of indica-
tions that it is planned to SUBJ
ject the nations of the world, great
and small, permanently to the CO.
ercive power of the four nations
holding this conference"
Warns of Power Politics.
After the Governor had handed
newsmen his carefully prepared
statement ne added this verbal
warning to the conferees:
IF we get off on the wrong foot
of cynical power politics we will
have lost the war before we've
won it."
Gov. Dewey's statement follows:
simultaneously with smashing
military victories which bring the
day OF peace ever nearer, it is good
that representatives of the British,
Russian and Chinese governments
will meet shortly with our State
Department for preliminary dis
cussion of a permanent interna-
tional organization to maintain the
peace.
Partial proposed plans have al
ready been made public by the
American, British and Russian gov
ernments. The American people
are agreed upon the need for world
organization. 1t is a bipartisan OBJ
jective. 1t has been repeatedly
urged by the Republican party and
its leaders.
The future of the world will de-
pend upon the ideals, the sound
thinking and the justice of the re-
suits achieved at these conferences.
l have been deeply disturbed by
some of the recent reports concern
Ing the forthcoming conference.
These indicate that it is planned
to subject the nations of the world,
great and small, permanently to
the coercive power of the -four ma
tions holding this conference.
Problem Has Two Aspects.
In order that there may be no
misrepresentation, I should like to
make clear some fundamentals as
! see them. The problem of fu-
ture peace has two aspects. One
relates to Germany and Japan.
They must, of course, be wholly
and conclusively defeated. More
than that, they must be rendered
permanently powerless to renew
tyranny and attack.
Their defeat will be achieved pri-
marily by the united power of Brit
ain, Russia, China and the United
States. To insure that Germany
and Japan shall never again be able
to disrupt the peace of the world,
these four Allies must maintain
their present unity.
l have consistently advocated the
maintenance for some time after the
war of close military cooperation
among the four powers so that if
the Germans or the Japanese here
after seek to evade their disarma-
ment, we may strike quickly, to-
eether and with overwhelming
might.
That is specific responsibility of
the vlctors. 1t is an essential part
of the winning of the war. This
responsibility to keep Germany and
Japan disarmed should be shared
with liberated peoples, but it can
not Immediately be delegated to a
worldwide organization while such
organization is yet new and untried
Cynical Intention Seen.
In organizing permanent peace
among the rest of the world, after
the difficult postwar period, a very
different attitude must be taken.
In some of these proposals there
appears to be cynical intention
that the four great Allied powers
shall continue for all time to domi-
nate the world by force and through
individual agreements as to spheres
of influence.
I hope and pray that no such re-
dictionary purpose will be allowed to
dominate the conferences, else the
peace of the world will as surely as
night follows day again be destroyed.
The fact that we four have de-
veloped overwhelming power as
against our enemies does not give
lis the right to organize the world
so that we four will always be free
to do what we please while the rest
of the world is made subject to our
coercion. That would be the rank
est form of imperialism. Such a
proposal would be rejected by the
American people
=. Within the area of peace loving
nations, peace is task of cooper
alton among equal and sovereign
nations. Force is essential in any
realistic program for the permanent
maintenance Of peace. But in the
long-term solution of international
problems peace and security cannot
be left to the sanction of force
alone.
To leave them exclusively in the
hands of permanent military alli-
ance of four victorious powers would
be immoral. 1t would be a denial
of the ideals for which we are
fighting
The millions of Americans are
not fighting and dying to dominate
the world or impose our will upon
freedom loving people. We are
fighting for our own freedom and
to establish once and for all the
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