Evening star., 1947-06-02


cal. We must be ever on the alert
against the penetration Of the po-
litical life of this hemisphere by to-
talitarian ideologies designed to ex-
tend the circle of our enemies. Such
political penetration would be a
handmaiden of the kind of aggres-
sion described in possibility 2 above.
The defense against such tactics
lies not in armed Intervention but
in the strengthening, by the vigor
of our own example and by the ex-
tension of economic aid where need
ed, of the forces of democracy
throughout the world.
Policing Action Possible.
4. A final type of warfare involving
our participation would be a policing
action against small nation whose
recalc1trant conduct menaced the
peace and security of other nations.
1t is this type of operation that is
now envisaged as prime function
of the proposed international police
force under the United Nations. 1t
is possible, however, that our coun-
try might feel obligated to under
take such mission alone if a
threatening incident arose before
the creation of the international
police force.
Moreover, as long as there is a
serious conflict of interest and ide-
ology between any of the most pow-
erful components Of the United
Nations, there is always the possible
danger that even a minor action of
this type might be the spark which
would ignite world conlagration.
Until 1t Is far more clear than at
present that all the great powers
are pulling together for permanent
peace, and have permanently aban-
doned any thoughts of military ag-
gression, this is certainly one of the
possibilities for war which cannot be
neglected in the security program
of the United States. We say this
even though we ardently support
every move to make the United
Nations a successful organization
Indeed, the very possibility of
conflict Of this type is one of the
vital reasons for making every ef-
fort to strengthen the United Ma
t1ons program. The United States
should continue to make every effort
to insure the ultimate success of the
United Nations. That is the ulti-
mate guarantee Of continued world
peace. When the United Nations
has attained the stature and success
for which all Americans hope and
pray, the question we are here con-
sidering may become academic. I'm
fortunately, that day has not yet
arrived.
U. N. Seeks Reign of Law.
The United Nations seeks to SUBJ
stitute the reign of law for the
reign of force IN the world. It is
not to be expected that peoples un-
acquainted with the democratic
processes of popular elections and
the judicial settlement of private
disputes will Immediately entrust
their security to agencies so foreign
to their experience If they believe
that aggressive aims can be attained
by the traditional use of force. Dur
ing the formative period of the
United Nations, it Is important that
potentially aggressor nations clearly
come to understand that they will
not be permitted to succeed in the
use OF force as an instrument for
advancing aggressive ends.
AL OF the possibilities of future
war I'LL every American with con-
cern and revulsion. We can feryently
pray and actively work to prevent
them, but we cannot ignore them so |
long as they represent conceivable
threats to our security and the peace
OF the world Loss of our posses
sions. our liberties, our lives. and |
the destruction of mankind's hope
for an enduring peace may be the
price of our failure to take precau-
tions now. No one in this generation
will ever forget how close to victory
Hitler came. The character and ex-
tent of precautions we need will |
become clear If we analyze the type
OF lighting that Is likely TO accom-
pany each Of the risks we have
listed above. :