Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-06-01
Washington Dig;
Old Pitfalls Stand in !
Way Of Future Peace .
Survival of German Myth, Desertion of
Democratic Elements Would Weaken
Postwar Security Structure.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne,ps analyst and Commentator,

IutL prayed no role IN the NaZl party
he was just another naval officer.
| Therefore it would be easy for
whoever claims official fuehrership
to have moved into Norway while it
was still in German hands, take
long-distance submarine and find
asylum and support in some country
which would conceal his identity and
where sufficient sympathy for nazi-
fascism existed, to carry on under
ground activities and foster the
myth of the Immortality of nazi-dom
just as the myth of the German
army's invincibility was kept alive.
That is one thing that apparently
is not realized. 1t is important. It
must be watched.
Now there are a number of other
pitfalls which 1 might mention but
I won't spend too long over these
faded notes with fresh breezes from
the Pacific reminding me that we
are living in the land of tomorrow
and not yesterday.
But alas, some of the dark shad-
ows of yesterday have stretched
down the years to today.
Selfish Interests
Stunt Democracy
| One of the great mistakes which
the peace-loving nations of the
world, as they now call themselves,
made the last time was that they
failed to help the democratic ele-
ments in Germany against the very
reactionary or national elements
which made World War II possible.
| AT present there is no question
about elements in the German gov
eminent for it is under Allied mill
tary rule. That problem is some
distance in the future. But here at
San Francisco and wherever the ex-
ecutive council or the assembly OF
the organization planned here may
meet, the same question will arise
| We have a concrete example in
the question of Argentina, not too
important in itself, but interesting
insofar as it reveals whose selfish
political and economic interests af-
feet world affairs.
Certain countries wanted to renew
normal business relations with Ar
gentina.
Great Britain has a great interest
in Argentina because of her trade
and Canada because the financing
of many institutions there was ham
died through Canadian banks.
The representatives in the Mex
leo City conference yielded to this
pressure and when they came to
San Francisco could not reverse
their position. Russia looked on,
chortled, and said: Democracies
aren't so democratic after all if they
invite fascist government to Join
up with them.
This is not too important but it
is an example of what must be
avoided if the United Nations really
champion the cause of democracy
throughout the world.
i But the strong hope of avoiding
the pitfalls of the last time lies in
the interest, the participation of the
people. The people of America.
AS l sit here in San Francisco
and see the earnest effort of these
men of all creed and color, l feel
they have the will to peace.
But their voices all cry in the
wilderness unless the people support
them.
look over these gray-green hills
and think-into thine hands, the
hands of the people of America.
In order to provide agricultural
information to servicemen and vet
Grams of this war who are interested
in agriculture, the USDA has ar
ranged to place kits containing SAM
Piles of available information in sep
aratlon centers, hospitals, libraries
and vocational guidance and refrain
ing centers of the army, navy, air
forces, and the Veterans administra-
ton.
In cooperation with Washington
representatives of the various
branches of the armed forces and
the Veterans administration, these
kits will be available for review in
approximately 1000 places in the
continental U. S. and overseas. Ac-
companying each kit will be SUD-
ply of order blanks on which the
veteran or serviceman can order
from the, department by simple
check mark. any item or group of
items he may want.
Among the materials being offered
are several general publications de-
signed to help the agriculturally in
clined serviceman or veteran decide
whether or not he really does want
to become farmer.