Evening star., 1950-04-28

compelled to work in slave camps
under the whip.
The voice of experience also calls
loudly as to organization of the
political field. In 1898, spent some
months on the continent inquiring
''how come" fifteen new democra-
cies after the first world war had
failed.
The downfall of the representa-
tive governments was due in part to
the drinks compounded by the three
ghosts. But there was another step
in their arrival at chaos, which
contains potent experience for
America.
There had grown up in their
legislature multitude of splinter
parties. There were all the way from
five to fifteen of them. In conse-
quence, there was no responsible
majority. Governments were driven
to improvised legislative coalitions.
which could only agree upon mega
tive policies and give-away pro-
grams. In each coalition small for
eign-controlled tricky groups PLAYED
part. In confusion and despair,
their peoples welcomed the man on
horseback.
Major Parties Needed.
Even though old-time religion. 1t
is worth repeating that .the preser-
vation of representative Government
requires two major political parties.
am not going to deliver a history
OF the riffs between major parties
IN the United States. So you may
relax. I might mention that once
upon a time, say for about so years,
the members of both of our major
political parties were, in large ma
Jorlty, liberals in the 18th century
sense. They quarreled mostly over
the tariff but not over ideologies.
However, since Leninss implica-
tion that the hermit crab. BY seizing
the shell of another animal knew
his business, the term liberal" has
lost its soul. It's cheerful spirit of
less power in Government and more
freedom Of men has passed to the
world beyond.
Nor am I going to try your after
dinner souls with theological defini-
tlons-not even of statism. That
definition has already been made
instinctively by the common tongue
OF all nations where free speech still
has part in their proceedings. That
effective but perhaps unrefined def
1nition Is right wing" and left
wing"
Parties Re-Oriented.
The point I am concerned with
here is that from the theological
tumults stirred by three shades and
their helpers, our major American
political parties have been in large
degree re-oriented into these new
compartments of right" and '1eft."
I do not charge the real Com
munistS to the American left wing.
They are agents of a forcing gov
ernment.
II a man from the moon, who
knew the essentials of representa-
tive government, came as a total
stranger to the United States, he
would say some obvious things
within the first week or two.
He would say to the Republican
Party: there is no room for YOU on
the left. You must be the party of
the right, or you will split into in
effective factions.
And with equal emphasis he would
say to the Democrats: Your die is
cast. You are the party of the left.
or you will likewise split into futile
factions.
He would say to some members of
both parties: You are not in your
proper spiritual homes.
He would say that in all this
ldeology tumult, if there cannot be
a reasonably cohesive body of opin-
ION In each major party, you are on
a blind road where there is no au-
thority In the ballot box or In Gov
ernment.
He would say that If you want
confirmation look at fifteen Europe-
an countries where representative
government was torn to shreds.
In The International Field.
I need not remind you that our
page one International issue is Com
munlSt Russia. There are seven
phases Of this experience which I
must recall before I come to a pro-
posal of action.
The first phase of experience with
Russia began under the czars. Since
Peter The Great they steadily have
expanded their reach of empire over
the largest land mass in the world.
Their method was that of a burg
lar going down a hall. II there was
no one In the first room, he took
everything including the doorknob.
IT he found someone in the second
room who protested, he weighed the
strength Of the protestor and might
leave part Of the furniture. If he
found an armed man in the third
room, he closed the door and
waited.
Lenin and Stain added a new
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