The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-05-25

MnIofnx, CeICduu OJHeT BeS-
~ lures creating
new amiable and friendly spirit. It
is thus true enough that the atti-
tude with which Mr.. Molotov, if not
Russia herself, came into this con-
ference, is being altered.
But down deep inside every
one here knows peace and the
settlement Of world problems
will be a long process. The mill
lenium Is nowhere here yet visi-
bic to my eyes. The precise de-
gree of progress that has been
made is that Russia has shown
a willingness to cooperate and
that this has put the delegates
naturally in better frame of
mind.
Now is this new spirit can be car
ried forward to the application of all
problems, then the new era will truly
have arrived. But to keep a proper
perspective of the actual condition,
it must be reported that the prob
lens still remain all of them
many grave, deep problems OF
every economic, financial and poll
teal nature. What has been done
here so far has been merely to get
an agreement on the organization Of
the conference. Therefore it should
be plain future hopes here can not
be based on "the receptivity" of
this governments attitude toward
Russia, but upon the receptivity of
the Russian attitude toward demo.
cratic processes.
Action Taken Slowly.
The questions / hear asked by
men here who have given earnest
thought to the matter all run down
to that single, focal proposition.
1t took this world peace meeting
exactly week to get down to the
business of naming it's committees
and commissions to do the actual
work for which it was assembled.
During that week the loud speak
ers of the opera house recorded
speeches from all the interested
parties and the organizational dis
putes of the major powers.
The speeches set forth large
ly the pleas of the small powers
for "mutual respect of ma
ti0ns," recognition of human
values" principles of Justice"
mot far from the line which
Mr.. Truman laid down at the
outset in his appeal for "simple
justice" would say that as
far as words are concerned most
of the nations are not far apart,
but some of them were not rep
resented in all these express
siOns.
1t may be reported, also, that
the smaller nations will win conces-
sions in the Dumbarton formula,
the extent and nature of which will
be ironed out by bargaining-and
this represents progress also.
Behind all these developments
however, the nations were sound
ing each other out. From their ex-
periences they have a more com.
plete knowledge of just how much
each one wants.
To that extent, great progress has
been made. But it would be safer
to report progress here-not victory.
The nine point program Of Dunn
barton Oaks amendments adopted
by the American delegation repre-
sented quite personal victory for
Senator Vandenberg. 1t was the
Michigan Republican who first
demanded the main points such as
inclusion of the word and ideal Of
"Justice" through the charter and
opportunity for future peaceful
change of the world setup as well
as the charter. Other forces pre-
scribed what seemed in general to
me to be basic changes Of theory
from Dumbarton Oaks along the
same lines such as specific inclusion
of the Atlantic charter ideals, re-
turn to international law, world
court, safeguarding human rights,
etc.
From political standpoint the
doctrines of international law and
world court have a Republican ORR
gin, while the Atlantic charter and
human rights lines were developed
by Mr.. Roosevelt. The improve
ments devised by Americans here
therefore represent a genuine COM
promise and exhibit what / think is
an outstanding development Of this
meeting, namely return to a
spirit of cooperation among Ameri-
can political interests which is SO
vitality essential. Most of the in
side voting in the delegation has