Evening star., 1948-01-08

WOiU WdI IL, Tie SeCOuQ greatest III the
worlds permitted to get on Its feet.
For . World Federation.
Western Europe can have still more power
full position If she will join with the United
States, the British Commonwealth, Ireland and
other free peoples, in forming democratic
world federation, thus shedding her tariffs
costly currency manipulations, ruinous sepa-
rate military establishments, etc.
But Mr.. Davidson doesn't even consider the
aforementioned; he seems to have an ak to
grind: "Europe's chief salvation lies in per-
mitting her to supply the inexhaustible re-
quirements Of the eastern market"
By eastern market" Mr.. Davidson evidently
means Russia and her satellites, for Western
Europe for decades--and to this very day
has been conducting extensive trade relations
with Asia Australia and the East Indies.
Now, nearly all advocates of the ERP recog-
nize that Western Europe will have consider
able economic relations with Eastern Europe
and Russia as we'll as the rest of the world
In fact, the Marshall plan is predicated on
this, and our Department of State has been
encouraging it.
However, Mr.. Davidson's suggestion that
Europe's "chief salvation" lies in partnership
with the Russian totalitarian empires closed
economy Is Numerically opposed not only to
the interest of the Western Europeans but
also to democratic peoples everywhere
Free peoples everywhere have already
learned "the hard way" that they cannot do
business with Stain, Molotov & Co. except on
the latters' terms
For the major struggle in the world today
is between the Russian empire and western
civilization.
And if Western Europe would lend the bulk
Of its economic-and consequently, political
weight to the Russian empire camp, the scales
would undoubtedly be tipped against us.
In addition, Western Europe would become
part Of the totalitarian semi-slave economy,
and the standard of living Of its peoples would
sink to the level of all the other components
of the Russian Empire just as 1t has in Poland,
Yugoslavia. Bulgaria. Hungary, the Baltic
countries, etc.
And this Is essentially what the ERP wants
to prevent. Not merely for the benefit Of our
good. Our type Of civilization, confronted by
a Russian-dominated Eurasia, probably could
not survive. Even If it did, it would be as an
armed camp until the inevitable war.
So, let not Mr.. Davidson and others frighten
us with the possibility that despite the ERP,
some of the Marshall plan countries might
fall into the Russian orbit with a consequent
loss of billions of our dollars.
We-and by I'VE" mean freedom-loving
peoples everywhere-must not stand idly by
and permit Western Europe by default to pass
into the NAV of Russian totalitarian i'm
perialism as 1t probably would without our
assistance in the next few years.
One final point: Isn't it very strange that
Mr.. Davidson, who sees Western Europe pros
trate with IAN obsolete competitive plant, lqui-
dated overseas holdings, and decimated and
devitalized manpower" If 1t collaborates pri-
marily with us and free peoples elsewhere, en-
visions ready chief salvation" for her in an
economic alliance-and this in practice means
complete subordination-with the Russian
empire?
Evidently, the relationship advocated BY Mr..
Davidson would enable the rebuilding OF West
ern Europe's "obsolete competitive plant" Gas
the Russians did in Manchuria, Eastern Ger
many. Bulgaria, no doubt and the speedy
rehabilitation of her "decimated and devitalized
manpower" a, ,:-s~ .
With some people. there are apparently no
limits to the sociological therapeutics Of the
Russian Bear! r. HOLMES.