Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-16
Letters to The Star
Sees Growing Recognition Of
Need for World ORGANIZATION

oSSS Ao"hS ANSSo&hsAOH VI
Need for World ORGANIZATION
To the Editor Of The Star:
The advent Of the atomic bomb has
been greater stimulus to clear think
ing on the question of why we have
wars than have all the deliberations of
international conferences since the be-
ginning Of time.
Almost overnight men Of such widely
differing professions and ideologies as
Norman Cousins, Senator Ball, Capt
Stassen, Prof. Einstein and former SUI
preme Court Justice Roberts have come
to the conclusion that universal law and
world government are the only real
bases for lasting peace.
1t Is indeed fortunate that at last
men who command large audience
have discovered that the need of the
world is not for more treaties, confer
ences and organizations but for an end
OF international anarchy and national
sovereignty Their belief is that never
will there be peace in the world while
sovereign states are superior to the die
tates of law and order with respect to
foreign affairs and security.
Two recently published books dwell in
some detail with the basic cause of
war. They are: World War: Its Cause
and Cure" by Lionel Curtis, and 1.-THE
Anatomy of Peace" by Emery Reeves.
Both authors find the reason for world
turmoil bound up with our antiquated
ideas of national sovereignty and re-
sultant international anarchy. They
insist, furthermore, that the unilateral
right to make war still prevails among
the members of the United Nations
Organization.
Such also was the decision of a ma
jority of the so or more men and women
who met in Dublin N. H. recently and
had the courage to face the most i'm
portant problem before the world today.
They urged the creation of world fed
Grafton with limited but definite author
ity to prevent war and preserve peace.
The essential idea Of this theory is
beginning to crystalline. There seems
to be a degree of unanimity among the
proponents as to the machinery neces-
sary to carry out the plan. Briefly, the
suggestions advanced call for an organic
union of democratic countries, even
tually to be world wide, for purposes of
defense, involving common policy with
reference to foreign affairs; joint de-
tense policy; a common budget for de-
tense purposes; joint legislative body
solely for defense questions, such as,
the foreign situation, the danger of wal, .
the means of defense, and joint ex-
ecutive body for defense questions re-
sponsible for carrying out measures of
security. This should include the re-
sponsibility Of controlling atomic bomb
| factories, uranium and thorium deposits,
with the additional charge of inspec-
ton by means of technical police in
countries of participating governments.
| 1t might be added that this union would
concern itself primarily with matters of
security and defense and not involve the
| economic and social aspects of national
life. However, the maintenance of this
security system would be the first charge
| on the finances of every member state
in proportion to its respective taxable
capacity.
These ideas may seem to be q radical
departure from most of the accepted
principles of international relations, but
to my mind they are warranted in this
atomic age. WALTER H. zEYDEL.
REGARDS Spending as a Panacea
To the Editor of The Star:
Lowell Mellett quotes Chester Bowles
to the effect that American business
leaders must demonstrate their ability
to adapt the capitalist system to a
changing world. The same may be said
for our political leaders. As Mr. Bowles
said, "Ours is the better system, but it
is up to us to make it work"
But as matter of fact, the capitalist
system never did work very well, being
subject to recurring depressions with
unemployment and starvation. We have
refused to submit to the starvation any
longer, but SO far the Government has
had to 60 into debt to relieve it.
That is the changing condition to
which capitalism must adapt itself
Either We must have continuous full
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paid for out of private purses. The
alternative. toward which the rest of
the world is moving, is socialism.
It has been demonstrated abundantly
by economists that the money which
business pays out which is the whole
income of the community, must be
regularly and completely spent for what
business has to sell, if depressions are
to be prevented.
The hitch is that some people get
more money than they are able or will
ing to spend. Part of the time they can
invest it, but there are not enough good
investments to take up all the savings.
Periodically investment stops but say
ing goes right on, so business does not
get its money back and there is a de-
preston.
What is needed is a tax system which
will limit saving to what is needed for
business expansion. A high personal in
come tax with liberal exemption for any
kind of spending will be step in the
right direction. A. CRAIG.
Purchaser Relief Urged
To the Editor Of The Star:
The present administration, speaking
through Mr.. Snyder, has indicated that
it might favor some form of price con-
troll with respect to new housing pro-
vided it was of practical nature. In
line with this policy, Mr.. Bowles' pro-
posal for price ceilings on new homes
was rejected. AS one of the inarticulate
millions of prospective home purchasers