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sea and in the air, and will join
with Russia and Great Britain,
China and France and the other
United Nations in furnishing police
power in the world"
Must Protect Democracy.
Z. That this country remain a
democracy of free citizens with an
economic system of private capital
and individual enterprise, explain
ing this system to the world, but
leaving it to the peoples in each ma
ton to determine their form OF
government. That we will permit
our citizens to study any other form
of government they wish, but will
not permit any other government
to actively seek to undermine our
own.
Capitol Hill foreign policy makers
commenting on the speech today,
cautioned Comdr. Stassen to soft
pedal his advocacy of gradually
developed higher level" world
government.
Acting Chairman George of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee said he fears the raising Of
controversial issues" might "do
great hurt to the immediate peace
objectives Gov. Stassen SO ably
champions"
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico asserting he Is "in thorough
agreement with everything Gov.
Stassen advocates" added:
II strongly concur in the gradual
development of a higher level of
Government. but the process must
be gradual. We must take the first
steps today, leaving others to fu-
tue generations.
Doubts World Is Ready.
There Is great doubt whether the
world is ready for a world wide gov
ernment," remarked Senator Brew
ster, Republican, Of Maine. There
is grave danger that in seeking to
achieve too much, nothing will be
accomplished
Senator George said he does not
believe that the American view OF
what constitutes "a just trial" could
be forced upon other nations.
On the other hand, Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire said he considers Comdr. Stas-
sens proposal that every nation
agree on just and fair trials "a most
worthy objective that could well be
one of the agreements reached
through the United Nations organ
ization."
Comdr. Stassen for several years
has been an advocate of interna-
tional collaboration. He won his
third election as Governor of Min
nesosta in 1912 after he had out
lined his proposals for a strong in
ternational organization for the
maintenance of peace and justice
in the world. He resigned soon after
that election to enter the Navy and
has been an aide to Admiral Halsey
in the South Pacific.
Although he halls from a State
which for years was considered iso-
lationist in sentiment, Comdr. Stass
sen has gone even further in his
recommendations for collaboration
than have other leaders, both
Democratic and Republican.
Expresses Hope.
h CT 10, ~.
Stassen expressed hope that, what.
ever form the proposed interna.
tional organization may take, il
will include some method of de.
veloping basic worldwide law.
1T should make possible" h,
said. "the future enactment of {
fundamental code of human rights
The beginning may be very small
But even if We started with the en-
actment OF one law, law that n,
country, in time of peace, shall exc
cute human being without jus
trial, 1t would be significant step.
Comdr. Stassen said that a polict
force OF some nature should be SCI
up to enforce decisions of the pro.
jected United Nations Court. Hi
added, however, that this definitely
does not mean an all-powerful in
ternational police force OF super
state"
Urging that eve clarity oul
thinking he asserted that, organi-
zation or no organization, if eithe,
the United States, Russia or Grea
Britain decide in the next 25 year
to make war, there will be anothe,
world war. But, he continued, "
do not believe any of these nation
will want to make war" Each. h,
said, has great stake in a peaceful
world.
He stressed the need OF a system
OF laws and justice and a mora
code, for the world, supported b,
police force and declared his opposi,
ton to continuing system O.
world power and force without law.
He opposed the breaking up O
any OF the stable associations of ma.
|tions and peoples now in existence
asserting that the new organization