Evening star., 1951-11-28
Ia Foreign Policy for Americans
Toft Says Only theological War in Minds Of Men
Can Erase Communist Scourge From World
Rv Rohe A Toff
By Senator Robert A. Toft

self. In these positions they un-
dertook to make Communists If
they could. but even more to in
f1uence those who were in author
ity to take a soft attitude toward
communism.
FavOrS Infiltration Tactics.
This suggests. of course. that we
could do the same thing. particu-
larly in the Iron Curtain satellite
countries. There are many exiles
from these countries who would
be glad to go back.
In many of the countries there
is already an active underground
agitating every minute against So
Wet domination. While it may
be dangerous undertaking. be-
lieve that an able and courageous
leader could successfully work out
a system which would give the
Soviet government something to
worry about behind the Iron Cur
tain itSef.
believe a comparatively small
amount of money, if we'll spent,
could succeed in substantially
building up a love of freedom in
Soviet-dominated territory, which
would have a most chilling effect
on any Soviet idea of military in
vaSion Of Europe and might lead
to the election of Communist con-
troll in some Of these governments.
3. In the same general field 1t
seems obvious that everywhere
throughout the world we should
encourage and build up those
forces in friendly countries or neu-
trail countries which believe in lib
erty and are prepared to battle
against communism. In Japan, in
the Philippines and in Indonesia
we should be assisting and pro-
noting those who believe in real
liberty and who oppose commu-
IniSm.
European Colonies Included.
This course may lead us, in
some parts of the world. toward
an advocacy of the liberty of va
riouS countries which are now COL
onies Of European nations. There
is hardly a case. however, in which
such liberty could not be worked
out, as we worked it out in the
Philippine Islands.
4. Finally, if we are going to
conduct real battle against the
Communist theology throughout
the world we should definitely
eliminate from the Government all
those who are directly or indi-
rectly connected with the Com
munist organization.
The American people are GER
tainly entitled to know who it is
who have been Communists and
how the Communist organization
is operated throughout the United
States. II we are going to spend
billions in battling communism in
the world 1t seems ridiculous that
we should permit secret Commu-
mist propaganda to proceed here.
when we have the means Of bring
ing it before the people.
Certainly in this country 1t is
not consistent with freedom to put
a man in jail merely because he is
a Communist. On the other hand.
l have never seen any violation of
constitutional rights in bringing
to the peoples attention the fact
OF a mans connection with an Or
ganization and a propaganda
which Is clearly treasonable
against the people of the United
States.
Mind War Needed.
In short, q war against commu-
nism in the world must finally be
won IN the minds Of men. The
hope for ultimate peace lies far
more In the full exploitation of
the methods I have suggested
than In q third world war, which
may destroy civilization itself.
Far from establishing liberty
throughout the world, war has &C
tually encouraged and built up the
development of relationships and
has only restored liberty in limited
areas at the cost of untold hard
ship. Of human suffering, of death
and destruction beyond the con-
ception Of our fathers. We may
be able to achieve real peace in
the world without passing through
the fire Of a third world war If
we have wise leadership.
Communism can be defeated by
an affirmative philosophy of in
|dividual liberty, and by an even
more sincere belief in liberty than
the Communists have in commu-
Inism.
In the United States we see the
product Of liberty to be the great
est and most powerful Nation the
world has ever seen, with the hap
piest people. If we rise to the
power Of our strength, there has
never been a stronger case to pre-
sent to the world, or a better op-
portunity to dissolve its darkness
into light.
From "A Foreign Policy for Ameri-
cans Copyright. 1851, by Robert A.
! Taft Published by Doubleday q Co, Incl
distributed by the Register and
Tribune Syndicate)