The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-04
The Vicar Of Bray

Neville Chamberlain and his UNI
brellA went down IN history as the
great appeaser. lie met Hitler at
Munich and his compromise did
not, In the end, give the world
peace. True. his country gained a
slight respite to prepare for war.
but when war came. England was
not prepared and Churchill took
over without compromise, with
blood and sweat and tears. There
are issues over which moral men
do not compromise.
The United States now is led by
the greatest compromiser OF all
time, Jimmy Byrnes. He will com.
promise anything. lie went TO Mos
COW with great bargaining power.
with atoms and dollars and food.
He returned from Moscow with his
pockets empty and inside out. He
had stood up for principle at The
end OF the London Conference and
came home to the adage. Millions
for defenSe-not one cent for trib-
ute. He returns from Moscow hav-
ing conceded every point the Rus
SLAMS wanted. He has even given
seven powers veto over MacAr-
thur, In spite OF the fact that the
Russians, for instance, were in the
Far Eastern war for five days only.
He has double-crossed the Koreans.
He has set up crazy arrangement
over the atomic bomb.
Jimmy Byrnes says that there
were no secret agreements at Mos
COW. There did not need to be any.
unless 1t is a promise to grant the
Russians a $1,000, 100000 loan"
after the British gift has been ap-
proved by Congress. Just think:
In the Atlantic Charter II was stat
ed that every country was entitled
TO a government o: its own choos-
ing. And in President Humans
Navy Day speech. he said:
I'VE believe in the eventual re-
turn OF sovereign rights and self
government TO all peoples who
have been deprived of them by
force.
I'VE shall approve no territorial
changes in any friendly part OF the
world unless they accord with the
freely expressed wishes OF the peo-
pie concerned.
We believe that all peoples who
are prepared for self-government
should be permitted to choose their
own form OF government by their
own freely expressed choice, with
out Interference from any foreign
source. That is true in Europe, In
Asia, in Africa, as well as In the
Western Hemisphere.
by the combined and coopera.
tive action OF our war allies. we
shall help the defeated enemy
states establish peaceful democrat
&c governments OF their own free
choice. And We shall try to attain
a world in which Nazism. Fascism
and military aggression cannot ex'
I Is.
I'VE shall refuse TO recognize
any government imposed upon any
nation by the force OF any foreign
power. In some cases Il may be I'M
possible to prevent forceful imposi
ton OF such a government. Bu'
the United States will not recog
nize any such government
But at Moscow, Jimmy Byrne'
agreed 20 instruct countries VIVA
kind o: governments they are &c
have-not only conquered but I'D
Grated countries. That has become
State Department habit since
Mr.. Byrnes has become its head
He has instructed China; he has
instructed :he Argentine; he has
Joined in instrucung Romania, Bul
garia, and Jugoslayia. He has Sc
the Russians over Japan, Korea anC
China. He Is meddling in thing;
he cannot control; he Is MESSING
up the policy OF his country. Th'
great compromiser has become th'
great confuser.
1t is such a pity that nation o.
unique talent suffers government
by medlocrity. Did Mr.. Byrnes con
suit this country's leading authori
ties on It's international relations
Apparently, the Truman Admins
tration needs no counsel, for NJ
one seems TO have been consulted
except those who, having tried fol
a decade to remake their own coun
/ try. are now deyOting themselves