Evening star., 1949-05-05

President. Society Of ST. Vincent de Paul.
Prefers World Government
To Military Alliances
To ,hs Bd,or Of Tes Star
Winston Churchill stated In his speech at
NIT: War Is not inevitable" and President
Truman said at the signing Of the North
Atlantic Pact history has mo blind tide. 3"
But history does have q blind tide. and
as long as the ship OF state founders around
in it war is inevitable. The balance OF power
between the sovereign nations has wandered
around willy -nilly and been tranferred from
one military clique to another by war. Until
the power balance between the sovereign
nations has been lodged in a central gov
eminent mans destiny will continue 70 be
fixed by fanatics like Hitler and terrorists
like Stain.
When the founding fathers Of this Re-
public learned the Articles Of Confederation
were unworkable they did not shirk their
responsibility and form regional alliances,
They gathered and founded the Federal
Government. Except for the great vision
and moral courage Of these Colonial Amer
leans our history would have been carbon
copy OF European history.
1t Is truly unfortunate that President
Truman has not been guided by our tradi-
tons. but has come under the spell OF Eng
lands famous phrase e-maker and spokesman
of British blue imperialism. When Presi-
dent Truman plunged into the blind tide
Of European history he sought to hanish 1t
by declaring 1t did not exist.
Back OF the North Atlantic alliance lies
the all-important issue whether the atomic
age shall incarnate through American po-
litical institutions or European political
institutions. II we choose to enter the
atomic age through European power al
liances. cannot escape from the somber
belief two more Martian global wars lie in
our path: World War III, struggle between
the Atlantic community and the Russian
orbit: and World War ~, the war between
the hemispheres. When ! envision these
two catastrophes ! scarcely can maintain
my mental balance.
New Atomic Era.
The simultaneous development OF inter-
continental air power and atomic weapons
marks the end Of an era In human culture
and psychic evolution and the beginning Of
q new epoch. A problem will have one
answer II our mind Is oriented in the past
era. It may have another solution II we do
our thinking in the new epoch. In the past
era man found security behind mountain
walls and sea barriers. but these are no
barriers In the universal ocean OF air. No
point on this planet Is safe from destruc-
ton, but because, the voice Of the past era
Is powerful in deciding government policy.
man must learn the hard way. His survival
is not linked with airplanes and atomic
bombs, but world government. ! am great
admirer Of air power, but by no stretch Of
my imagination can ! believe the problems
Of the new epoch can be solved by whole
sale massacre.
The rise Of totalitarianism has confronted
the political and economic dynasties OF ma
tionalism with q serious dilemma. Given
the choice of world wars. or world govern
ment, they have decided in favor OF world
wars by giving the totalitarian powers ample
time and assistance In girding for world
conquest. Two Of these Martian dramas
have been inflicted on humanity. and
third will become inevitable as soon as the
totalitarian power develops the atomic bomb.
The totalitarians are realists. not escapists.
They know If totalitarianism is to survive 1t
must become universal. They have as their
objective world dominion.
Questions Atlantic Pact.
The free powers are guided by regional
lists and escapists who believe they can foil
totalitarian expansion by military alliances.
The North Atlantic Pact will not prevent
war. It will guarantee 1t by underwriting
the slave powers with ample time to develop
the atomic bomb and repair the damage OF
war. The same blind reasoning has been
applied to Stain and his fanatics that was
used against Hitler.
The war thinkers have sold governments
the doctrine that totalitarianism can be de-
stroyed by war. The fallacy Of this line
of reasoning has been proven by the rise OF
q greater totalitarian menace after each
world war than the one existing before 1t.
While we prepare to remove the threat OF
Russia and her satellites. the seeds OF totali-
hair m China
the power balance between the sovereign ma
tions has been voluntarily surrendered to an
international government 1t will be pursued
by tyrants and fanatics who have as their
object world dominion Measured In COM
parable time and space many an empire IN
the past has been won that presented greater
difficulties than the creation OF world
empire today.
II we're in position where my decision
had any influence on the course OF events
I would not depart from the path Of WASH
ington. Wilson or the late President Roose-
welt. The revision Of the UN charter might
be a difncult task. but it would be much
simpler than another globial war. The
slave powers are too feeble to expand now
and would be forced 10 contract. II
federation of nations were formed against
them. JOHN FRANCIS LovEJoY.
Says Arlington Farms Snouio ne CiSa1eo
To House Homeless Army Families
To the Ediser Of The star:
Nearly every night read something about
these poor, abused Government sirs VINO
have To move from Arlington Farms. As
understand the situation, they have TO move
so that quarters for military personnel can
be had.
Prior to when married my soldier hus-
band, he couldn't get married until ne was
in the upper three grades because they
figured a soldier couldn't afford 70 get
married unless he was In the upper three
grades: then he would be provided with
Government quarters. etc.
We have been married seven years. Out Of
these, n months were spent in New Guinea
during the war and then In January. i04I.
my husband was sent to Hawaii and fol-
lowed two months later. Yes. We had Gov
eminent quarters of one and one-haf rooms