Evening star., 1946-01-08
BY CHARLES FOLTZ.

Associated PreSS Foreign Stan.
A great wave of idealism inspired
the world to turn with enthusiasm
toward the 14th point of Woodrow
Wilson's speech on January 8, 1918
and make 1t the basis for the
League of Nations which was to end
all wars.
The United States finally decided
to stay out. Idealism turned to Bit
terness as the world marched to-
ward another war in which the
league, too strong in idealism and
too weak in fact, was unable to pre-
vent.
Vow q great wave of fright has
been added to idealism to turn the
world toward united security. A
bomb fell on Hiroshima and the
world realized that there couldn't be
just another war"
Perhaps, as Gen. Eisenhower put
1t, the atomic bomb can "blackmail
the world into peace" To empha-
size his point, Maj. Gen. Leslie
Groves, who directed the bomb op-
Grafton, said 100000 Americans
could be wiped out at the beginning
of future atomic war.
UNO Called Only Hope.
One point is now clear. All that
stands between millions of people
and death by the bomb is the United
Nations Organization which will
open its first assembly in London on
Thursday.
No such threat hung over Wood
row Wilson's league in its 26 years
of decline and fall before this last
global war. The league worried
only about poison gas and flame
throwers and such comparatively
trivial weapons of war.
Once Danzig Nazi testifying be-
fore the League Council thumbed
his nose at that distinguished body.
It's not going to be so easy for the
Nazis of tomorrow to thumb their
nose at the A-bomb.
Once chair at the League Coun-
ell meeting in Geneva was vacant
for three days because the represen-
tative of member state literally
and honestly forgot the meeting.
It's highly improbable that any del
egate to the UNO in this atomic age
will let meeting slip his mind.
The atomic bombs existence
focuses attention on two important
differences between the old league
which officially dies this month and
the new organization. Both have to
do with arms.
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at its command. In each individual
case, and by procedure thoroughly
tied with red tape, the League
Council could only recommend" to
the governments what military,
naval or air force each could con-
tribute for joint action.
UNO to Have Power.
The UNO Security Council will
have arms. Article a of its charter
says. the Council may take such
actiSn by air, sea, or land forces
as may be necessary Ito maintain
or restore international peace and
security"
Since one power on that Council
has the bomb, it's quite likely that
the UNO Councils observations on
the activities of any nation prepar-
ing for war would be considered
rather seriously.
In addition, 81 members of the
United Nations have already under
taken "to make available to the
Security Council on its call
armed forces, assistance and facili-
ties including rights of passage, nee
eSsary for the purpose of maintain
ing international peace and Sc
curity." Special agreements are to
be possible" which will determine
the numbers and types of forces,
their degree of readiness and gen.
ersl location and the nature of the
facilities and assistance to be pro-
vided"
The word recommend" is not
used. This is a grim undertaking
for a grim world in which the atom