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LOOKING AT WASHINGTON" 1 By HUGO S. SIMS, Washington Correspondent Vandenburg Points Way Out of Diplomatic Tangle The speech of Senator Vandenburg before Congress this month raises some interesting points in relation to the future international commit ments of the United States. The veteran Michigan Senator is in favor of “a hard and fast treaty j between the United States, Great j Britain, Soviet Russia, France and i China, “to keep Germany and Japan permanently demilitarized.” Mr. Vandenbuig, it seems to us, is] when he says that only by re-' the fear of future German | aggression' and the fear of future American isolationism can the pres ent trend toward unilateral settle-, ment of affairs in Europe be stopped. I fie calls attention to the experi-j ence of Great Britain and the Soviet j Union, nations which have twice in a generation been driven by German militarism into “the valley of the j shadow” and says that it is perfect ly right for them to ask for assur ance that if the old patterns of po-, litical action are abolished, the United States can be counted upon to deal with a new German aggresion. Mr. Vandenburg expresses the view which we have repeatedly stressed in these columns that the United States has no right to expect any nation to rely for its safety j upon a system of collective security which depends on an enigmatic United States. He proposes that we remove the uncertainty about where we stand and believes that if we do , this, it will remove the source of ; most of our contemporary political frictions with Great Britain and Soviet Russia. In brief, Mr. Vandenburg sug gests that the United States give as surance to its allies that this coun try will not desert them when the treaty of peace is signed and that, in future, if Germany or Japan go ■ on a rampage, the power of the i United States will be immediately I available, in concert with the strength of our allies. This assurance, in a form that our allies can accept, will enable them to take some risks in setting up a new world organization for peace. Without it, the political leaders of the other nations will, of necessity, take Whatever steps they deem es-j sential to safeguard the security of their people. After outlining the above views, Mr. Vandenburg adds that justice must be the essence of realism and that if our strength is to be part of a multilateral force, it must be in the service of principles, such as those outlined ill the Atlantic Char ter. This means, in essence, that our Allies, in yielding some of their Cris about security and depending in mutual aid when necessary, should have every assurance of the future policy of the United States and, at the same time, express gen eral agreement with principles de signed to prevent injustice and op pression to other peoples in the fu ture. The extent to which Mr. Vanden burg has proposed American cooper ation in the interest of peace is ap parent in his proposal that the President have power to deal with recurring Axis threats of aggres sion without the necessity of return ing to Congress for authority in each specified case. ■" 1 """! FOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE Paint Jobs, Stove Repairs and Minor Metal Jobs PHONE 297-W Just Give Us a Call R. W. BOWYER | KDENTON. N. C. ■Mo4&aM «/» QUART | ! 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The only way to get' j the change is through an amendment to the Constitution and this may be difficult. j Intelligent Cooperation Wi ll Allies Advisable There is a tendency to magnify every question that arises between the United States and another na ; tion as a great rupture, evidencing the end of the unity of the present Allies. There is every reason why thej ! United Nations should continue their j close cooperation when the war ends, i There is no basic reason for the Al lies to fight each other when the j Axis have been defeated. The war-inspired union cannot I j last, however, if the people of either j 'nation insist upon telling the other j nations what they must do. In any combination of equal self-respecting powers there must be give as well as take. After all, the advantages to be gained through friendly relations with our war Allies, in the years of peace, outweigh the disadvantages. 1 This is all that we can expect; we | cannot have the advantages of co- I operation without the disadvantages that inevitably go along with part nerships. Isolationist! Not Dead; Wheeler Launches Campaign; Should Arouse Americans There is every indication that the isolationists of the present genera tion will attempt to duplicate the I feat of Senator Lodge and his com ■ panions in defeating cooperation be j tween the United States ami other i nations of the world in an effort to organize effective peace machinery. ! Senator Burton K. Wheeler, of Montana, is taking upon himself the leadership of the opposition. He is using the floor of the United States Senate as a sounding-board to pro ject his objections throughout the United States. His words are being scattered to the far corners of the republic by newspaper reports which, as in the past, tend to feature sen sational, if irresponsible, statements. Those of us who wish to avoid a repetition of the national mistake which followed the last war, in the hope that we can spare the next gen eration from the ordeal of warfare, cannot look without apprehension at the tactics of those who are. against anything that is proposed. While it is difficult to judge the inner motives of an individual, the record of Senator Wheeler ju.-tifies, in .bur opinion, the conclusion that he is agaiiist any proposal and that he j plans to fight any suggested metnod | of cooperation. There is a tendency on the part of i those who favor American coopera tion for peace to believe that isola tionism is dead in the United States. 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The record discloses that bitter fights were made against the repeal of the arms embargo, our first timid steps J toward adequate preparedness and : lend-lease legislation which proved I to be a major item in our own de -1 sense. | Nobody familiar with the political history of the United States sineo j 1918 expects anything from Senator 1 Wheeler and other isolationists, but an attempt to wreck the efforts of i 1 President Roosevelt and other Allied leaders to set up a security organiz-j ation. Nor should we overlook the : fact, which is apparent from the ] record, that various politicians have not refrained from cooperating with the isolationists in an effort to es cape the peril of taking a definite stand. The isolationists understand that I there exists in the United States , considerable ignorance and prejudice, j They will appeal to both. More i over, they will attempt to capitalize on the disappointments of hyphenated Americans who will inevitably be dis-i gruntled over some item of the peace] treaties. They will spread suspicions, i express fears and coddle the cupidity of the simple. It all adds up to a dangerous at tack upon proposals now being con sidered for a concerted effort to se cure peace and prosperity for the ; world. Naturally, the various settle ments made and the various pro grams adopted will not please any person or any nation one hundred per cent. Nearly everybody will take exception to some of the conclusions and determinations. The isolation ! ists will attempt to magnify every 1 tiny item. i) The fate of the world, in the im ' mediate future at least,, depends , very largely upon the decision of the American government. This, in . turn, depends upon the attitude of ; the average American citizen. 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Hcapupihel ward in the relationship of nations 1 and gives us the reasonable promise of peace and developing commerce I throughout the world, then, without' regard to minor differences of opin-j ion and our inability to have every-1 thing fit our views, we should not j hesitate to give our approval and lend our support to the world effort. When the United States sabotaged the work of Woodrow Wilson after' the last war, it opened the way for the present war. We are equally certain that if the people of this country lend a deaf ear to the pleas of their wise leaders and reject a ! policy of cooperation now, and in the immediate future, the way will be cleared for another war. The choice before us is not be-] tween a perfect world and an imper fect arrangement but between a cer j tain war in the future and a reason - j able prospect to peace. Susan E. Payne Weds George B. Morgan, Jr. Miss Susan Elizabeth Payne of Sunbury, daughter of Mrs. John Abb Payne, Jr., and the late Mr. Payne, of Culpepper County, Virginia, and sister of Dr. John Abb Payre 111, of Sunbury, was married January 18 to Sgt. George Brooks Morgan, Jr., • USA, son of Mr. and Mrs. George I Brooks Morgan, of Sunbury. The ] ceremony was held in Beulah Bap tist Church at Sunbury at 4.:30 P. M., with the Rev. Henry Lee Foster ot Holland, Va., officiating. The church was decorated with white gladioli, ferns and candles. The bride, who was given in mar riage by her brother, Dr. John Abb Payne, 111, wore a gown of ivory white satin with sweetheart neckline outlined in seed pearls, long pointed sleeves and a long train. Her finger tip veil of illusion fell from an heir loom lace tiara. She carried a fam ily prayer book, covered with a white orchid showered with stephanotis. Mrs. John Abb Payne, 111, sister in-law of the bride, was matron of honor. She wore an ivory white Have You Made A Contribution To Help Fight Infantile Paralysis ? ❖ Chowan County’s quota is $1,637 and as The Herald went to press Wednesday the report was not complete, but what returns were in showed that the quota had slightly more than passed the half way mark. North Carolina had one of its worst epidemics of Infantile Paralysis last year. Though Chowan had no cases during the epidemic, it may later be less fortunate. Quick hospitalization of vic tims is imperative, so that funds are necessary for immediate use if necessary. Do not fail to male a contribution to help fight this insidious I enemy of childhood. DO YOUR PART ~ GIVE AT ONCE ■ - If a canvasser has missed you, send or take your contribution to W. H. Gardner at the Bank of Edenton, Miss Emily Smithwick or J. Edwin Buff lap at The Chowan Herald off ice. 1 gown with hat to match and carried an arm bouquet of white rose buds, j The bride’s maids were Mrs. C. P. ' Hathaway, Jr., sister of the bride, j and Miss Elizabeth Morgan, sister of ; I the groom, gowned in ivory white j satin and wearing Juliet caps; they , carried arm bouquets of white snap dragons. The bridegroom was attended by his father, George Brooks Morgan. The groom’s men were Thomas W. Payne, of Alexandria, Va., brother of the bride, George W. Ward and Hayslett Rountree of Sunbury, and I J. Joseph O’Hara of Newport News, Va. Mrs, Conway Guthrie, of Brook - neal, Va., sister of the bride, sang Cadman’s “At Dawning” and “Al ways” before the ceremony; she was accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Mills Riddick of Sunbury. Mrs. Guthrie played the usual wedding marches. The bride’s mother wore a dress of fuchsia with hat to match and a corsage of white roses, and Mrs. Morgan, mother of the bridegroom, was dressed in black crepe trimmed I with powder blue, with hat to match, NOTICE! Effective January 22, the firm of Oglesby Bros. 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