Detroit evening times., 1945-11-19
WORLD
IN REVIEW
BY Maj. Gen.
BarrOWs

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I'VE efforts of our diplomats
L AZ Washington and Vest
Minister 10 ConCiliate Russian
dlspleaSure have sunk IN a
framework of umIdity and
nervousness tn A. now -ap-
proaChcS Sclf-abaSement
The immediate anxiety is
that We have IN our possession
an atomic bomb.
The United States Army used
this t,omt AZ least three times
once As atrial demonstration
IN New Mexico. twice against
Japan, al Hiroshima and Naga-
Saki
Its effects were terrific. The
American people are undeniahly
Smittcn with acute and some
what unreasonable fear 10 find
that such a weapon Is IN
existence
Some of us who believe that
reSpOnS Id ! e international
union of states has been at
tanned insist that We get this
aWeSome' secret out of conceal
ment and share II with all
states IN the United Nations.
Logically that would be fol-
lowed by a distribution of the
manufactured store Of these
bombs. which probably is en-
tlrcly IN this countryS posses
sion At least TO those states
represented on the security
council
HOW this would limit and
IL not multiply many times
the danger of ITS reckless use
is not clear
If We cannot trust our own
self-Control 10 refrain from its
furt h er destructive employ
ment. how can We trust nations
moved by feelings Of cupidltY
or of Chagrin and Illustration
as some nations are in the pres
ent postwar state OF the world?
All idea of internationallzing
this secret weapon seems pre-
mature and dangerous.
The case of Canada and Great
Britain is different
They contributed 10 the dis
covery Of how 10 employ atomic
energy as a war missile.
Canada is known TO have sup
piled much of the minerals,
which are rare and expensive 10
isolate
England sent here eminent
scientists who had long engaged
in this research, and passed
along to Us the services OF other
talented dIScOvcrerS who were
refugees IN Great Britain from
countries overrun by Hitler
These i'm portan Contri-
buttons aided the efforts Of the
United States. which engaged
thousands of qualified collabo-
ratorS. built widely separated
plants. and paid the costs, which
are stated 10 have exceeded
four billion dollars.
UNDOUBTEDLY : h ere was
u created A partnership IN
this discovery, and II Is 70
effect this partnership that Mr..
Attlee and MIR King are now in
conference with Mr.. Truman
The proper outcome Of this
meeting seems clear and would
be right II would be
properly ratified and formal
treaty, not a mere adminiStra-
tive agreement. binding these
three countries, under no CIR
cumstanceS, TO use this weapon
against one another, and not to
employ II against any other
nation. except by the concur
renee of ait three.
Such action should end all
general apprehension. for II
would he o ViouS that the
atomic bomb then could he used
only in case A newly Hiilerized
state arose with intention Of
gaining world domination and
compelling a new world war
This is the first step 70 he
taken and IT.. would be reasur-
ing and should he enough
II would probably satisfy
every country. with the pos
sIhle exception Of Russia
THE Russian leaders assert.
L uncompromlslnCly that they
VIII have an atomic bomb. There
are two ways, Conceivably, that
they can get one.
The first IS by our giving il TO
them. of which gift they may
feel confident
Or they might develop il in
dependently They are rumorCd
10 have obtained the German
plans and knowledge through
the seizure Of Berlin. and TO
have taken the German SCicn-
fists 10 Moscow 10 work out the
fun discovery under forms Of
durc>S which the Russians know
how 70 apply
17Ut now UTUCtT trTC feeriSSf7rrS
have been able 10 ScIIc. IN order
10 advance their own develop
wcni of this weapon. is Sone-
thing upon which our public has
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