Evening star., 1947-04-20
Strong World Rule,
Not Military Force,
Called Key 10 Peace

America must rely on strength
ened world government, rather than
her bwn military force, If peace is
to be preserved, District adherents
to the newly organized United World
Federalists were told yesterday.
Military preparations lead to an
arms race In which one side or the
other eventually resorts to pre-
ventive" war, Cord Meyer, jr., a
member Of the organizations execu-
tive council, declared at luncheon
meeting at the Mayfiower Hotel.
The forum was sponsored jointly
by the United World Federalists and
the Federation OF American Scien-
fists, with Prof. Harlow Shaplsy,
director of the Harvard Observatory
and president of the American ASso-
citation for the Advancement OF
Science, representing the latter
group.
Swing Introduces Speakers.
Raymond Gram Swing, radio
commentator and lecturer. presided.
He introduced the speakers with an
appeal for civilian control of scien-
tific research-an appeal which was
echoed by Prof. Shapley.
The famous Harvard scientist
urged support of legislation to
establish national science founda-
| ton and advocated that greater
attention be given to the work of
the United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization,
the Food and Agriculture Organiza-
ton, the World Health Organiza-
ton and other agencies which pro-
mote world cooperation and inter-
change Of knowledge.
Tall and youthful, Mr.. Meyer, a
wounded World War II veteran who
served as aide to former Gov. Har-
old Stassen at the San Francisco
United Nations Conference, gave
the principal address.
He said the United States must
choose between three alternatives in
| its effort to maintain national sse-
curity. The first, he asserted, was
to attempt to avoid war through
military preparedness; the second,
to insure victory by an immediate
preventive" war; the third, to help
outlaw war by participating in some
form of world organization.
Results of Militarism.
Emphasis on military measures,
he said, would produce an arms
race in which this country will
have to give up all that has made it
worth defending in the past"
| Not only would militarism bring
about sacrifice of civil liberties, he
charged, but sooner or later, fear
will provoke war and one nation or
the other will strike first in order
to deny the advantages of the
initiative to it's opponent"
He criticized the Baruch plan for
international control of the atom
bomb, contending that "a mere
juggling of voting rules" would not
prevent war so long as biological
warfare and other means of ag-
gression are beyond control.
Turning to the policy of "pre-
ventive" war, Mr.. Meyer said it
would plunge the globe into the
most bloody fratricide, the outcome
of which would be in doubt Many
persons who now are friendly to-
ward America would be alienated
| oy an act which would be inter-
preted as American aggression, he
declared.
Preventive war is a polite name
for aggression" Mr.. Meyer said.
at Is the act for which we hung
the NaZi leaders at Neurnberg. I
believe that there are many who
fought brayely and we'll in this
last war who would rather be in
jail than fight preventive war"
World Police Force Urged.
A ripple of applause that greeted
| the statement spread throughout
the large audience.
Outlining the policies advocated
by the United World Federalists,
Mr.. Meyer urged that the United
Nations be given the legal power
to administer such international
laws as were essential to the pres
ervation of peace.
| The United Nations, he added,