The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1946-09-28
EMPIRE AIMS?


EMPIRE AIMS?
What Mr. Trotter would write
in his column for today in re-
lation to the resignation of
Henry A. wallace has been
question in my mind as l study
the radio and press reports
now at hand. Mr. Trotter would
bluntly push aside all the hon
ed-phrases, and heavily BIZ
ased propaganda and try to
tell you of the only real, but
often hidden, facts that count
most. First and foremost, we
have reached a turning point
in American history; we are
either going to join Britain
and expand into sort of En-
pire holding or sharing status,
taking our chances of main
tanning troops abroad under
various excuses, or we shall re-
turn to our own spheres and
away from all foreign entangle-
ments. The voters are going to
decide that. But at the present
time we are heading the way
Of England, we are talking OF
Anglo American superiority
not only against Russia, but
the world. We are rafting
swords, showing our muscles,
boaS. ing about atomic bombs
end staggering. around trying
to act tough" Perhaps this is
a reaction of winning a fight,
a war. But Joe Louis never act
ed that way so their must be
some added conceits. One of
the foremost conceits is that
we consider ourselves better
Christians than anybody else,
We are not, of course, but yet
some desire another "Holy Cruz
sade" against Russia, the Re-
hglous West against the Athi-
est East. This religious sham"
is generally used in all wars.
1t was used in Spain when the
Fascists invaded Ethiopia.
THE ROAD BACK
The second consideration
here is that since the suppress
sion andth passing of Allied
liberals, the nation has been
swinging away from the high
ideals which gushed up during
the war, promising a new era
for all mankind. Franklin Del
ano Roosevelt, Wendell L Will
kie, H G Wells, and Henry A
Wallace are among the worlds
famous liberals who have been
bitterly opposed in the short
span of time elapsed since the
war or within a few years. The
new world leaders" backed
by the old selfish grasping
world exploiting interests, have
been men like Gen SHUTS of
suppressed South Africa and
Mr. Byrnes of equally suppress
ed South Carolina The desire
TO return 10th e "Old Ways" is
as strong in some Americans,
especially southerners, as it is
in the British imperialists. Both
have a common desire at ex-
ploitation. They really believe
the exploited peoples will Ego
back" to their old servile roles.
In every case they are meeting
opposition and are uniting now
to crush it.
COULD FIRE" SENATOR
Anybody doubling our own
southern agreement with Brit
fish policy need only study the
nature Of the men who make
up southern policy. Mr. Bunes
is one of these, Mr. Connally Of
Texas is another. Both are
leaders in our nations foreign
affairs. At the time when Hen
ry A Wallace, a liberal, was
fired" no action was taken to
fire such dangerous reaction
aries as Senator Bilbo and Con-
gresham Rankin. What these
men say at Washington they
say as government officials. not
private citizens. What they
say has Influenced foreign OBJ
servers. If Mr. Truman and the
Congress retain such men and
fire men like wallace it openly
indicates that they endorse"
the Bilbo and Rankin elements.
No other Instrumentation ran he