The Wilmington morning star., 1946-03-06

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to secure the victory but only after
frightful slaughter and devastation
have occurred. Twice the United
States has had to send millions of
its young men to fight war, but
now war can find any nation be-
tween dusk and dawn. Surely we
should work within the structure Of
the united nations and in accord
ance with our charter. That is an
open course of policy.
Italian Communists
'In front of the iron curtain
which lies across Europe are 9TH
err causes for anxiety. In Italy the
Communist party is seriously ham,
pered by having to support the
Communist trained Marshal Tito's
claims to former Italian territory
at the head Of the Adriatic. Never
theless the future Of Italy hangs in
the balance. Again one cannot i'm
agine a regenerated Europe without
q strong France. All my public life
I have worked for strong France
and I never lost faith in her des-
tiny, even in the darkest hours. I
will not lose faith now. However,
in great number of countries, far
from the Russian frontiers and
throughout the world, Communist
fifth columns are established and
work in complete unity and abso-
lutte obedience to the directions
they receive from the Communist
center. Except in the British Com
monweaith and in this United Stat
es, where Communism is in its in
fancy, the Communist parties or
fifth columns constitute growing
challenge and peril to Christian
civilization. These are some facts
for anyone to have to recite on the
morrow of a victory gained by so
much splendid comradeship in
arms and in the cause of freedom
and democracy, and We should be
most unwise not to face them
squarely while time remains.
Far East
'"The outlook is also anxious in
Manchuria. The agreement which
was made at Yalta, to which I was
party, was extremely favorable
to Soviet Russia, but it was made
at a time when no one could say
that the German war might not
extend all through the summer and
autumn of 1915 and when the Japa-
nese war was expected to last for
a further eighteen months from the
end of the German war. In this
country you are all so well-inform-
ed about the Far East, and such
devoted friends of China, that I do
mot need to expatriate on the situa-
ton there.
Shadow on World
I have felt bound to portray the
shadow which, alike in the West
and in the East, falls upon the
world. was a minister at the
time of the versailles treaty and
a close friend Of Mr.. Lloyd Geocga.
! did not myself agree with many
things that were done, but have
a very vague impression in my
mind Of that situation, and I find
lit painful to contrast it with that
which prevails now. In those days
there we're high hopes and unbound
ed confidence that the wars were
over, and that the League of Ma
tons would become all-powerful.
I do not see or feel the same con-
fidence or even the same hopes in
the haggard world at this time.
REPULSE IDEA
On the other hand I repulse the
idea that new war is inevitable;
still more than it is imminent. It is
because I am so sure that our for
tunes are in our own hands and
that we hold the power to save the
future, that 1 feel the duty to
speak out now that have an &C.
casion to do so. I do not believe
that Soviet Russia desires war.
What they desire is the fruits of
war and the indefinite expansion
of their power and doctrines. But
what we nave to consider here to-
DAY while time remains, is the per-
manent prevention of war and the
establishment of conditi ions
OF Freedom and d moor acy
as rapidly as possible in all
countries. Our difficulties and dan
gers Will not be removed by clos
ing our eyes to them. They will
hJot be removed by mere waiting to
see what happens; nor will they
be reduced by policy of appease-
ment. What is needed is a settle
ment and the longer this is delay
co. the more difficult it will be and
tne greater our. dangers will be-
come. From what have seen Of
our Russian friends and Allies dur
ing the war, I am convinced that
there is nothing they admire 90
as strength, and there is
nothing for which they have less
respect than for military weakness
For that reason the old doctrine
OF balance OF power is unsound. J