Evening star., 1945-02-13
Big Three Results
Hinge on Actions
Same Things Said at Teheran Are
Repeated, Writer Says
By David Laurence

Another big Three" conference has
been held and, again with fanfare OF
publicity and with new set of swash-
buckling phrases, the same things that
were said at Teheran are said over
again. 1t remains to be seen If the
members of the big Three" will again
discard pledges and operate singly or
whether this time a pledge of joint
action means what it says.
Once more Russia, Britain and the
United States pledge themselves to de-
feat Germany and wipe out Nad
militarism.
Once more the three governments
promise to take joint action with respect
to problems arising out of the liberated
countries.
Once more a pledge is given to set
up an international organization such
as was planned at Dumbarton Oaks, but
no further details of the understandings
reached concerning voting procedure
are revealed.
Once more Germany is held up to
the world as a culprit who will be
punished. This time reference is made
vaguely to monetary reparation and pay
ment in materials, but no details Of the
punitive plan are disclosed.
Once more faith in the Atlantic
Charter is reafirmed, and this time it
is asserted that machinery to insure free
elections will be assured.
Once more provision is made for more
consultations and more conferences and
collaborations.
Merger Held Inevitable.
The world has heard and read all this
before, and an examination of the text
Of previous conferences will reveal that
the big Three" have done little that
is new. Perhaps the real reason is that,
before Germany is punished, Germany
after all must be defeated. Before
occupying armies can be given their
respective domains Of Jurisdiction, Ger
many has to be conquered.
The merger of the Lublin government
and the Polish government in exile was
inevitable. 1t was an obvious way out
and has been predicted for some time
as the only available formula by which
the Allies could be extricated from the
Polish dilemma.
The Polish question is by no means
settled. Attainment of national unity
in Poland is still big job that lies in
the future rather than in the field Of
past achievement.
Indeed, the whole conference Is q
nf nd re
of how the three governments plan TO
keep in touch with each other when
ever problems affecting them arise, but
that's what was promised again and
again before
| Not a word comes as to Russias at
titude toward the question in which
| Americans are most interested-an-
| other front against Japan.
Not word comes as to what Is to bs
| done with respect to German territory
except the indefinite statement about 6
| piece of Germany that is to be annexed
to Poland. From this, it may be in
ferred that the United States and Brit
ain did succeed in deferring final set
tlement of all important territorial
questions till Germany has been de-
feated-a policy that was established
by Secretary Hull and continues un-
changed.
Will Germany Survive:
Will Germany get chance to sur
vive in the economic struggle that lies
ahead in continental Europe? 1t would
appear that the same lack of vision
whereby the use of psychological war
fare has been neglected before is still
manifested. There is nothing in the
communique which holds forth any
promise to the German people that
their territory will not be dismembered
and the resources needed for rehabilita-
ton will not be completely destroyed.
Nor is there any hint as to how many
long years must pass before military
control is terminated. For if the world
must wait till AL militsriSt influences
are removed from public Office and
from the cultural and economic life OF
the German people" as the communi
que says, perhaps decade or more
must elapse before that result can real.
ly be achieved.
Maybe Carthaginian peace Is COM
ing for Germany. But the American
people might as well make up thei
minds to the fact that the war in Eu
rope Will be considerably prolonged nov
by desperate German resistance an
by continuous underground move
ment which will require the presenc
of a large occupying army from tn
United States for long time to come.
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