Evening star., 1947-12-29
Preparation for War
Dominates Talks Of
Political Scientists


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Preparations for war dominated
the discussion of Governmental
Apparatus of Foreign Policy at the
annual convention Of the American
Political Science Association at The.
Hotel Statler today.
The War College was held out as
the hope of the Nation by several OF
the panel members under the chair
.manship of Bernard Brodie of Yale
University.
An educator in the audience rose
to ask whether I'VE are already at
war" He was assured that I'VE are
not" by Mr.. Brodie.
The political scientists discussed
the 'invasicn' of United States mil
,itary personnel into positions NTH
.erto held by civilians.
So many of them said it was a
good thing that G. Lyle Belsley, Sec
retary of the National Security Re-
search Board, said he was shocked y
ct his colleagues readiness to-
throw flowers upon the invaders
Sayre Hits Appeasement.
Urging that I'VE must not daily
with appeasement' of Russia, Fran
els B. Sayre, president Of the United
Nations Trusteeship Council, a
member of the United States dele
CATION to the U. N. and a former
high commissioner to the Philip
pines, spoke at yesterdays luncheon
session.
.. He asserted the United States
should 60 ahead with plans for
helping Europe regardless of so
Wet campaign Of calumny and
abuse" declaring that "a rehabil-
itated Europe will spell the collapse
of Soviet plans for world domina-
-tion."
Soviet Not Ready for War.
Russian plotting against human
freedom" confronts the world with
9 major peril, Mr.. Sayre said. He
added, however, that there is still
breathing time to seek saving pol
icles," because in spite Of her
provocative words and acts the
Soviet Union is not now prepared
to wage war with any f1rst-class
power"
This country must win the Rus
sian peoples help if we can," he
declared.
Mr.. Sayre said that since 1889
Russia has annexed territory COM
prlsing more than 100000 square
miles with population of some
.22,0o0,0000 people, has trampled
on The freedom and independence
of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
and has established political or eco
,nomic strangleholds in other parts
Of Eastern Europe"
Cites Persistent Opposition"
Russia's persistent opposition to-
human freedom" he declared, "is
bound in time to develop profound
and crucial cleavages with freedom
seeking humanity"
Mr.. Sayre said Soviet refusal to
agree to proposals for international
control of the atomic bomb had
made international safeguards so.
far impossible, while the United
States is "superbly succeeding" in
making the weapon more deadly,
more terrible"
A detailed discussion of Soviet and
American policies was scheduled at
one of several afternoon discussion
group meetings Of the association,
with Philip E. Mosely of the Russian
Institute of Columbia University,
acting as chairman.
Senators Ball, Republican, of
Minnesota, and Thomas, Democrat,
of Utah, were listed among the par
ticipants in an afternoon discussion
of the role of Government in labor
management relations
Government committees Won two
of three awards by the association
for the best publications of the year
in political science. They were the
Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights, headed by Charles E. Will
son, for its recent report. To Sc
cure These Rights" and the Board
of Consultants for the Secretary of
States Committee on Atomic En-
ergy. headed by David E. Lilienthal
for its Report on the International
Control of Atomic Energy.
The third award was won by an
Individual scholar, Prof. Robert M.
Maclver of Columbia University. He
received from Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
the award of the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation for the best work each
year in the field of government and
democracy.
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman, former
United States Minister to Norway,
made the presentation to Mr.. Lii
ienthal and Robert E. Sherwood
presented the award to Mr. Wilson.
The presentation ceremony last
night was preceded by the annual
address of the president of the as
socla ton, DR.. Arthur W. MacMahon
of Columbia University.