Detroit evening times., 1945-04-04
POLITICAL
PARADE
BY George
RothweII Brown

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running mate, was repudiated
by the American people, along
with the Wilsonian League Of
Nations, in the presidential
campaign of 1920, celebrates
his seventy-fifth birthday in an
interview with the Associated
Press. which reveals that he
still clings-to- -the-errurs Of
quarter of century ago.
Time will reveal even more
clearly than IL already has
DONE" he says, "that the con-
spiracy which wrecked the
project for peace after the frst
World War was the most tragic
and sinful chapter In our his
tory"
That is orthodox, New Deal
doctrine. though it Is not good
history. But Gov. Cox ia on
sounder ground when he makes
this additional observation:
THE whole structure that II
being built now II laid out from
the biueprints tmbedded In tho
mind and soul of that martyred
president (Wilson). There will
he changes In detail, but not In
principle"
YvHIS Is a frank admission that
u President Roosevelt Is now
engaged in putting over on the
American people a plan for
permanent ENHANCEMENT in the
politics Of Europe which they
rejected in their wisdom IS
years ago
II is the same old League Of
Nations under new setup. ThM
structure is being reared in IN
same atmosphere Of deceit and
double-dealing by the European
politicians which marked Wood
row Wilson's adventure in altru-
] ism
Mr.. Wilson proclaimed the
doctrine of open covenants Of
peace openly arrived at. II
was nullified at Paris.
Mr. Roosevelt returned from
Yalta to tell Congress a story
from which important factors
were cunningly omitted. Secret
diplomacy had been substituted
-fer-epeh- diplomacy and the
truth was finally confessed only
when il had accidentally leaked
out.
Mr.. Wilson was outsmarted
al Paris precisely as Mr.. ROose-
welt was outsmarted at Yalta.
/ WHEN Germany asked for an
w armistice in 1918 the Allied
governments ostensibly agreed
Ia peace based on the Ia
points the exception OF
freedom of the seas.
Actually when the American
President reached the French
capital he discovered. belatedly,
that some OF the Allies already
had agreed 10 secret terms Of
settlement. notably with regard
TO the deSpoillng Of China.
The action OF President Will
son, in attempting TO negotiate
a Joint treaty OF peace with
Germany. under conditions
which would have involved the
United States permanently i'm
the politics OF Europe, Asia and
Africa. was contrary 10 the in-
tent of Congress. which MAIN
tanned the complete independ-
ence Of this country in the war.
and carefully refrained from
making America one OF the
I Allies.
This is proved by the wordN
of the Declaration OF War
April 6, 1917.
THE question before the Amer
ican people in the momen-
tous election OF 1920 was
whether the future destiny of
the United States should he
controlled by the American
Congress and the American
people at the ballot box. or
whether that destiny should he
transferred 10 the keeping of an
international council.
Yes. Gov. Cox is on sound
ground when he tells us that the
whole structure that is being
planned now is laid out from the
Wilson blueprints.
The question wrapped up in
Yalta and Dumbarton Oaks and
San Francisco is the old ques-
ton OF whether the United
States will maintain its historic
freedom of action. 10 make war
or not 10 make war. as its ma
tional interest at the moment
might determine or by submits
ting its will 10 an international
council. be required to guaran-
tee the boundaries Of other ma
tions for all time. and to send
its armies TO war without q
formal declaration by the Con-
gress of the United States.
Gov. Cox has performed 4
public service in making il per.
/ fectly clear that the security
council Of today is the old
League of Nations with its face
lifted.
ME SHOULD be used by this
time to John Bulls adrni-
rable ability TO work both sides
of the street in his own interest.
Precisely as the Dumbarton
Oaks agreements and the de-
CiSionS at Yalta between thu