Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1945-01-11
BEHIND
NEWS
BY Paul
MaIlon

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10-Try-
w ing TO dispel some interna-
tional fog yesterday, 1 reported
that inaSmuch as Russia de-
layed the Dumbarton Oaks
agreement, and is now sealing
off Central Europe with her
armies, she probably would be
glad TO join the club-like Dunn
barton world order in the COM
ing promised negotiations which
is to complete the club charter
by April 1--WE hope).
The club naturally would
guarantee her gains forever
with arms and perpetuate
postwar Europe which directly
or indirectly is now dividing
spheres of influence between the
Russians and British, with the
Russians in possession of the
lions share.
These considerations natu-
rally have raised the questions
in the public mind as to
whether this nation, the Senate
or even the administration, will
be so strong for the coming
charter TO preserve forever
what is something short of our
announced ideals. What do we
get out of il?
WELL, we get the inundated
w islands of Japan in the
Pacific. No question of that.
We also get our own hemisphere
influence, or recognition of it,
as we already had il in fact.
The coming Mexico City meet
ing is supposed to bring Argen-
tina around and establish a
front of diplomatic solidarity on
our longitudes. Thus the COM
ing world charter will direct
our vision westward and south.
We are defeating Japan with
Out the assistance Of the Rus
slams.
The help we are getting from
the British will raise some ques-
ton of postwar British influence
in the Orient (Hongkong, etc.
which must be settled, and there
is a Communist army in China.
Yet the results of the war and
the proposed charter give us the
top position ives tward and
southwark. which we clearly do
not have in Europe, Africa and
most of Asia tIndia).
Our future, under the current
conceptions of things here.
would seem therefore to lie in
those directions. but not too far,
perhaps not too deep into Asia.
OUR fleets will command the
~ Pacific, in d q ed all the
waters of the world, but politi-
cal power these days seems to
march with armies, and l do not
know how far the charter will
take our armies into Asia.
Very definitely. / think the
administration will want this
arrangement. Mr.. Roosevelt is
a little on the Russian side any
way.
VIII the Senate and the
people 60 for it? They might.
The available alternatives may
not be pleasant. The arrange
ment might be presented upon
a take it or get something
worse basis. Quite a powerful
nation could be maintained
within the sights of our new
vision, if il is effectively or
gained
But l think our acceptance all
depends upon how fully and con-
vincingly our hopeful ideal OF
democracy is held out TO the
rest of the world, particularly in
Europe, by this charter.
Unless there are genuine
prospects of Atlantic Charter
idealiSm-not mere words-and
real freedom for peoples, in
place of the fake freedom pre-
served by armed might and
directing powers which absorb
the very souls of men, as we'll
as feeding out economic sub
stance 10 them do not think
the charter will be very popular
or can be made very popular in
this country.
YOU can feed Europe, as some
Il of our people wish to do,
TO improve our prestige and
power there. True enough, much
food will have to be sent as a
matter of relief, but the use Of
food for political effect gen.
orally has only a temporary
result.
Nothing will take the place
OF genuineneSS and soundnesS in
human or international rela-
tons, and the measure of these
qualities in the coming agree
ment will determine the results.
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