The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-20
|Hurd-BoiIed Peace Terms Best
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members. "the Postwar Policy
Group" advising them and for
mulating ideas OF future treat
ment OF Germany. In order to
secure public support for these
ideas he and they started in 1871
a win the Peace Campaign. He
refused their offer Of the presi-
dency OF permanent movement
suggested by them. since he be-
lieved that such movements must
not he created by members or
one party. but on a more general
basis.
TWELVE POINTS
Therefore he established on his
own win the Peace Move
ment." The movement was based
on the well-known Vansittart IL
points. including German uncon-
ditional surrender and occupation.
trial of war criminals. German
disarmament. decentralizing OF
the German police. abolition of
German military training. and
Allied supervision OF the German
radio and press. Every member
joining must subscribe TO all the
points and pledge to work for
them. Membership figures have
not been revealed. but It Is be-
lieved to be the largest non-par "
organization in the country. with
sixfigure membership. So
called rival organizations figh ing
the Vansittart principle court
their members In hundreds rather
than thousands.
President Vansittart had among
his vice-presidents the famous
publisher Walter Hutchinson
among his council members the
late Philip Guedella. Noel Cow
ard and many other famous men
The movement was financed by
voluntary small contributions
averaging dollar. Offices are ex-
tremely modern and run by the
foremost British public relations
man. Frank Siddall.
It's activities are disseminating
propaganda pamphlets advising
members what books TO read
broadcasting, and mass meetings
The response TO the meetings Is
'Yerrifh. Tansittart today Is sec
ond only to Churchill as popu-
lar speaker. or course. he Is wide
" attacked by his opponents Of
which the foremost is THE Never
Again Association" run by Mrs.
Tenant. who Is a former member
OF THE Anglo-American Fellow
ship" pro-Nazi organization dis
solved at the beginning Of the war
Vansittart. amused at the attacks.
refuses TO sue his opponents. lest
lie provide publicity for them. In
cidcntally, Vansittart probably
will go to the United States short
" on lecture tour.
" " y - NE
Vansittart says, 1.-THE main OBJ
ject OF the movement is to assure
the future when I am dead. The
next generation must watch that
no future government gives in 10
future German demands. They
must be watchful all the time. A"
The organization, while favoring
no political party, will work for
defeat Of any future candidate for
Parliament who is suspected of
appeasing tendencies. Public pro-
tests against any government
lenient toward Germany will be
organized. The public will be
constantly educated concerning
the German danger. Any attempt
to minimize war guilt will be re-
pudiated.
Vansittart and his helpers are
OF almost German" thorough
ness. Whatever their final success
20 and 80 years hence. which
alone counts, German postwar
propagandists and apologists Will
have a tough time making Eng
land forget German atrocities, a
task which they performed admir-
ably after 1913 because England
wanted to forget and there. was