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Show What Can the United States Do To Piomote Peace? The people of the United States ! want p;ace. There is no doubt cf their desire and t-'-e foreign policy or this ceuntry, during the years since the World War, has been cne -f isolaticn largely because of the belief tha. this would keep us out of war. There is necessity at this time to survey the world situation and. to qu.sticn whether continued isolation isola-tion wdl present the best prospect for the peace which American people peo-ple so earnes.ly desire. Has anything happened in the world, during the past nineteen years te lead cne to doubt whether a pelicy cf isolation will preserve the peace of the "United States? Is there any reason to believe that, perhaps, a policy of cooperaticn with other nations will more nearly near-ly guarantee this country from the dangers of warfare. To answer tnese questions hen-estly hen-estly and Intelligently requires some degres of straight-thinking and considerable study of the course of international affairs since 1918. They should be answered by one will.- is intensely interested in peace and one absolutely convinced ti the futility of war as a method of solving international disputes. Few infoimed observers dcubt the existence of a quasi-alliance uotween Germany, Italy and Japan. Moreover, the course of recent events indicates that each in turn, is ready to take advantage of circumstances cir-cumstances to use force to obtain national objectives. There is no use to point out what every reader must know that the people of each f the "have-not" nations are under un-der complete control and that the course of the nation is directed by a governtnent that is not bothered wi h poplar opinion or democratic foiims. In other words, we face a group cf dictatoe-ccntrolled natiens, organized org-anized frankly for warfare, and neither hesitant nor apologetic in using armed forces to take what th y want. Wcrse than this, we are facing an apparently concerted program by these three powers to achieve their objectives through the threat of bringing on a general war which the unorganized democratic demo-cratic natiens have been striving to prevent. Germany has torn up the Treaty of Versailles, the Nazis have crushed crush-ed the last vestige of democracy in Danzig under the eyes of the League of Nations' commissioner and there are signs cf early action in Czechoslovakia. Hitler has proclaimed pro-claimed . a demand for the return of foii-ieer colonies, asserted a need for the rich farming lands of the Ukraine and cpenly talked of conquering con-quering Russian Communism. Japan has forcibly seized Manchuria, Man-churia, practically routed other nations na-tions from its commercial development develop-ment and set up a puppet empire. Since 1932 sha lad steadily infiltrated infil-trated other Chinese provinces and this year launched a determined determ-ined attack to wrest from China :he five northern provinces that she desires to dominate. She has -penly stated that peace with China depends upon the destruction of the Nanking government and the acceptance by China, of Japanese leadeiship and exploitation. Japan, tt.c, says that she is fighting Communism. Com-munism. Italy has practically annexed Eehicpia eftor a war of brutal conquest con-quest snd now has her soldiers lighting in Spain under the guise -i vc.unteers in cider to s.cure advantages frcm the revolutionists, j they win. Mussolini hails rebel vice. lies in Spain, lauds the sac- ifi.e f Italian soldi rs in Spain and, with Hitler, jointly and op-emy op-emy ecciares tha. he intends ta -ssu e a victory for Gen. Franco. Italy, like Car,.r.any and Japa:i, .ys ehe. is leeakinj war on Com-aiuiiism. Com-aiuiiism. n e li of these theea c untries one pre'fesses of democracy are held up to public sccrn and peace is derided as a fcolish dream of delud d idic's. War is praised as a great urde. taking and the greatness great-ness of a nati.n is measured solely by strength of arms and a spiric of belligerency. Together, the hree natiems ionm a powerful and dangerous dang-erous alliance to further "power politics." War-:Taking will be pr.fitable to Gejenany, Italy and Japan as long as the o'her natiens of the world are divided. When the dictators attack, they win beoause there is ;i ' rce to oppose ti'aeir c mbined manoeuvres. In tne Mediterranean, ita;y renews ancient piiacy and strafes international law at her pleasure because there is no sde-qua'e sde-qua'e pc-wer to uphold the law. 'i.lh le ohis is in pr cess, Germany's atituJe threatens new trouble and .ee.j divided democracies of Europe wc k fev rishly to "localize" the .ig.xtin while the dictators score arte-.'ier' triumph'. In t..e Far East Japan complicates rr.a ters by attacking at-tacking China. if the dicta. cr nations can ceize n-v 'rds and consolidate their gains they strength-n themselves Tii, as they gTow fatter they set their eyes upon new fields cf con-":cst. con-":cst. If Manchuria, Ethiopia, Spain and China can be attacked and conqered with impunity, how iorsr wi'.i s uVi rn Europe lemain untouched? If southern Eur-pe if '"d hew long will the Scandi- , navian nations maintain the:.- frf-lex? frf-lex? If the smaller nations of ' Europe are plundered, how long will . France be left- alone? How long 1 will South America be respected? ' In ether words, the democracies -of 'he world face the danger if ; continual marauding, with one sue- . cess 1 ading to anctner, until the ' fateful day comes for them to take their turn. Recognizing such a peril the common concern is the ; discovery cf means to stop this ! parade of the dictators. Th? ques- 1 ticn is not whether such a stand must be made, but when and where i; .eohall begin. Grtat Britain and Fiance, convinced con-vinced that the dictator-powers will fit,ht, continue tc back u;. before their demands. Never. heless. they a:e undoubtedly getting ready lor another i; eat war. Meanwhile the English are playing f.r time. al. forces to an extent never before equalled in peace-time. While less peeolicity has come frcm France, the experts generally believe that the French army is the most powerful pow-erful in the world and ready to go ir.to action today. New, as we have said, the people of the United States want peace. They must detetmine. for themselves, them-selves, what ceurse wi!- most likely preserve the peace. The cards are on the table What is coming is plainly indicated. Js it to our in terest, as a nation, tc line-up with the demcracies, present a powerful front to the dictators and assert the rule of law at the point of th? I ; :. .rd? Is it more to car interest o remain alonf. let the rest of the world fight its bathes and then prepare to live in a werld dominated domin-ated by the victo's in the struggle i that seems certain? S To answer the problem involved lOi.e must be ab'e to decide, first, i whether concer.ed aoticn with oth-i oth-i er democracies will likely dissuade i the dictators from further warfare, and seeondly, if warfare is prob-!able prob-!able W'hether we have anv interests involved in the outccme .'f the struggle w-i'ch would ji stify them by picvid.tig the balance that will mean victory to one side. This issue should be decided solely cn the basis of the best in- " terests of the people of the United t States and their future welfare ; under the conditions that will ob-tain ob-tain in the world when Europe is dominated, either by the forces of dd.r.ecracy or those of the dictator- y ships. Naturally if seme compromise s.lution cf the conflict can be found that will enable the nations ;' to live in peace the condition of the world would be greatly im- J proved. This is desirable and the ;i United States, by example In the :: Western Hemisphere and by devel- ,; ping friendly trade relations, may contribute to a peaceful settlement of the grave issues Involved. However, time is gtowing short. The explosion may occur any day and our people face a grave choice. '. |