Detroit evening times., 1945-09-25
POLITICAL
PARADE
By G.. Rothwell Brown

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a
w The sentimentalists have
launched an all-out emotional
drive to have the secret OF the
manufacture of the atomic bomb
placed in the keeping of the
United Nations, OF some other
international organization.
1t would be appalling but for
the fact that. opinion in Con-
gress, where the ultimate deci-
sion rests, is far more realistic
and far less swayed by Utopian
dreams.
Congress, so far as can be
ascertained informally, will sup
port President Truman, who is
already on re or d as having
determined, so far as he is con-
cerned, that the terrible secret
shall remain for the present in
the keeping of the United States
under a sort of trusteeship.
The suggestion that the secret
sh ou d be internationalized,
under some sort OF holy agree
ment that IL would never again
he used in war for the destruc-
ton of mankind, comes from the
very loose thinking and q COM
plete disregard of the bitter les
sons the world should have
learned from the reposing of
such a trust in the keeping Of
dishonorable nations in the past.
YNHE frightful war from which
L the world has just emerged.
torn, shattered and exhausted.
was the direct product of just
such wishfui thinking as is now
being INDUCED In by the pro-
ponents OF this scheme TO give
the atomic secret to all.
Sixty-three nations in 1923
signed the Kellogg Peace Treaty.
the Pact of Paris" by which
they all renounced offensive war
forever!
Among those which signed
were Russia, Japan, Italy and
Germany.
This solemn pledge TO keep
the peace for all time did not
prevent Japan from making un-
declared war on China, with the
rape OF Manchuria
TT did not prevent 1tafy from
un-declared war on Ethiopia.
1t did not prevent Soviet
Russia and Germany from fall
ing on helpless Poland, thus
raising the curtain on the
bloodiest. most terrible. and
most costly war in the annals OF
human beings.
Have We forgotten the cyni-
cism with which imperial Ger
many in 1914 termed her solemn
treaty guaranteeing the neu-
trslity OF Belgium a scrap OF
paper"
WHAT reason under heaven
w have sensible people for be-
lieving that the atomic bomb
would not he used in the face
OF this record of deceit and du-
plicity7
Japan and Germany have
been conquered. but is II reallS-
tic 10 imagine that they would
not seek revenge against their
mies-and especially against
the United States-if they were
ever in position 10 do so?
They certainly will seek re-
venge II ever again they are IN
position by some swift action
TO attain II, and We should be
saps indeed IL we did not do
everything in our power 10
make the attainment of II as
nearly impossible as may be.
WE ARE .old 49, but on theI
w authority mostly Of anna
teurs and guessers-that II will
he impossible long 10 maintain
the secret of this deadly cosmic
weapon.
More reassuring is the far
better opinion Of Brig. Gen.
Thomas F. Farrell. deputy chief
of the war departments atomic
project:
THAT II will not he easy 'or
any authority without knowl-
edge of these secrets to dupli-
cate the bomb"
Common sense ought 10 con-
vince child that our first duty
10 ourselves and 10 the world
IS TO make it just as difficult as
We can