Evening star., 1945-10-06

has achieved perfect government
Most people probably agree that any
government is better than no gov.
ernment. Yet that is just what
we've got, so far as the world as q
whole IL concerned-no govern.
ment.
Important happenings everywhere
are bringing more and more people
to the conclusion that organization
OF a world government-with au.
thority-cannot safely be delayed
Three Foreign Ministers strug-
sled day and night for three weeks
In London seeking to settle problems
that vitally affect many nations be-
side their own, with those nations
not represented. Each Of those three
men was thinking first of his own
country's self-interest. No matter
how generous and sltruistic he
might be, he was without real su-
thority to act save in his national
interest. He was there represent
Ing only the hopes and fears of his
own people.
Pienty OF Fears.
OF fears there were plenty. We
feared Russia. Russia feared us
We were both little dubious about
Great Britain. Great Britain reci-
procated in both directions. In this
state OF mind we attempted to make
agreements that would reduce our
mutual fears, but we did not sue
coed. Why? Because any agree
ments we sought to make contained
mental reservations. We were able
10 agree to nothing that did not
leave us free to break the agree
ment II our national interest seemed
TO require 1t. We had to hang on
TO what We call our sovereignty.
We could not chip our power into
common pool and abide bv the
decisions OF q common authority
as In our own country we do as citi-
zens and our States do as States
be1ore the ministers meet again
ana rather than accept the alterna-
tlVe proposal that Messrs. Truman
Attiee and Stain attempt to do
what Messrs. Byrnes, Bevin and
Molotov failed to do, attention might
De gYen suggestion from Sumner
Welles. former Undersecretary of
state. 1T would seem to be high
tlme 10 secure the prompt estab-
lshment Of the Security Council of
the United Nations" he saws. "and
turn over to it the negotiation of
the peace treaties"
This would be real beginning of
world government.
A simultaneous step could be taken
on the other side of the globe, RUS
sla Is demanding that a four-power
Allied government be set up in ia
pan to replace the loose authority
exercised chiefly by the United
States. over Gen. Macarthur. All
the peoples of the earth have an
Interest In the problem presented by
Japan. 1t would seem to be a ns-
tural responsibility of the United
Nations Security Council, not mere
ly Of the four powers.
Atomic Bomb Is Factor.
And, still suspended over our
heads, there is that atomic bomb
1t affects all our thinking and all
our plans. Those who suspect that
Russia's intransigence at London
was due to desire to be cut in on
the bomb secret, may not be wrong
In any case. we cannot DELAY long
the decision concerning the ultimate
custody of this-either world-de-
stroying or Observation-Disclosures
President Truman has indicated an
intelligent course for our own coun-
try to follow pending this decision
VIII We have the courage and the
common sense necessary for the
next step?
This next step surely is the swift
re-assembling of the free nations OF
the world to rewrite the Charter of
the United Nations In the light of