C. H. S. ESSAYS
(Continued from page lj
will decline, the decline of war
production will speed up next year
and probably oy the euu of ij4j
the war win be over. Ana then
thousands of soldiers will be com
ing bacK jobless; millions ol peo
ple war be wanting such articles
as reingeratois umi washing ma
chines. 2)0 lor awhile lucre wilt
be plenty ol joos uu people mu
alter that'.' limn the UtMifcer cl
inflation will seL in. Ana . u tiu-ic
IS anotlier problem W !m li ! c
leaders must cope with.
How Hie Limed mule.- '"•.it
Stand ill the postwar world i> a
great question, lor it is a maiui
of grave concern to nil nu. ■ ■
concerned, for their ow i, po- >
will largely depend ..p.m- .
port tnat we siial. gim
national co-operation. \Viii. a
doubt the Lulled Slut. L
out of the wui as i.ii in. ■ i ■ '
ful nation m the World. Ai 1
national organisation
the United States will no
ter chance of pre.-ei\ in,: ■ .
than an organisation wo 1 1
United Slates, \\ ,ci, l : . . d
operation, the othei uaii'-ni:- w ■
probably feel that it is safe to give
up stategic boundaries, colonial
empires which otherwise would be
essential for their protection. The
post-war plans of almost every na
tion must he built, to a large de
gree. upon the policy adopted by
the United States.
It is not hard to understand
tiie doubts which now assail our
Allies. There is the experience of
1 ;U.'. I'iesiuerit Wilson expressed
views ulmn were supposed to be
ie the l niied States. He
. ed cooperation 1,1 the l.ea
Nallvihs. Uuf Senate, IlOW
, A . :t" .H'tl :>• loUovv the I’resi
■a ,i v. i i ehiuiued ulovil lroiu
; i v,s e. a n.v i which made the
, . a- aiue lu stand the
i.i iiie nevl tWeiil> five
■ a election coming
<■ . iiit- dangci No
i c .n in Roosevelt
. . ! ..a Slate l»e
• po'iicv of Hie
, a enaiieyd as
c i aieiice l hat
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'serious disputes about postwar
boundary lines are in the making,
it is a good democratic principle
Uiat people snouid tie under u gov
ernment of their own Choice. Ln
lonunaieiy, it seems unpossiuie 10
uivide rturope in accoruance wun
mat principle. At me enu oi me
rust World War liodiiuanes had
m oe drawn so that the weaaer
nations could be made stronger,
aui these boundaries were not a
success. .Now tne proOlem lias to be
solved all over again. Kussia and
1'oland have started the aigumenl
auoul me uouiidary to lie set be
tween tnose two nations. the same
Kina oi Douiiuiy dispute will prou
ubiy arise in tne cases oi ail t!ie
small nations oi t.uiope. Uur ex
peiiencc in IPly indicates that it is
dangerous to nave such demands
Oiv.uglit to me colueleliee luule
.u.ci tin- wtu lias oeen won. uts
c.nssioh during the war, when iuu
U1..1 Help is essential, ma\ puce the
uu> 101 me 1 m.uug 01 me prin
ciples upon wmcn such disputes
may be settled.
|
i
v group of Senators have goi-|
ten together anu have prawn up ■
the loltovving resolution winch is
suuject to changes: 1 tie L nilt-d :
stales should take the initiative m
calling meetings ol representatives
of tiie Lniteu .Nations lor llie put
pose of forming an organization
of the United .Nations with specific
and limned authority, to asset in
coordinating and lulls using t lie
military and economic resources 01
all member nations in the prose
cution ol the war, to establish tem
porary administrations lor Axis
controlled areas as these are oc
cupied, to administer relief in ter
ritories of member nations need
ing such aid and in Axis territory
occupied by our forces, to estauiisli
procedures and machinery for
peaceful settlements of disputes
and disagreements between nations
and to provide tor the assenuuv
and maintenance of a United Na
tions niilitaiy force and to sup
pi css uy immediate use of such
loice any lulure attempt at mili
tary aggression by any nation.
A "liill ol Rights ioi tiie
World ' would be very helpful 11
it contained die following things;
tne rig'iit to work ihrough die pro
ductive years, tiie right to fair
pay, alley uaie to command the
nccessuies and amenities of hie,
the tig'iil lo aueyuale food, cloth
ing, sncitei. and medical care, the
iignl to security told age want,
sickiies.-, unemployment, and acci
dent ) tne right to live in a system
01 ii ee enterprise—Iree from coin*
pui.-ory labor, irresponsible private
power, at hitai urv public authority,
and unregulated monopolies, tile
i igtn to come and go, to speak or
to be silent, free from the spymgs
ol secret political police, the right
to equality before the law, the
right io education, lor work, foi
citizenship, and for personal grow
th and happiness, and file right to
lest, recreation, and adventure.
There are tour freedoms on
winch tiie new world should be
Sounded These are: freedom from
warn, freeuom of speech and ex
pression, freedom ol every person
to WO!ship God in his own way,
anu treedom from fear. Freedom
means the supremacy of human
rights everywhere. Our support
should go to those who struggle to
gain those rights or keep them.
Some people think this plan
would help, the United States and
Great Britain would iom m a union
similar to the union of the lorty
eight States under Federal Gov
ernment. Our naval and air forces
would lie combined. Our two bank
ing systems would work together.
Theie would be no tariffs between
the two countries. Citizens of the
l ruled States would be also citi
zens of tiie United States. Alter
tiie war, other democracies that
were willing • to meet these con
ditions Would also be permitted lo
join file union.
Alubt people a^ree mat meie
must be a better wot1 el alter the
war. 1 be yeai libit*. beluiv the
\var came, was no,l ^pucl eiiuugh.
1 lie* | Ul lire inusl be bet lei. hvei>
one niusl help to think how tu i
u.a.se u belter.
Ht ynoulu acquire more tern
tiny alter tins war lhan we ifid 1
alter the last, i. e c a a >e, it we hail j
Lai.ea iiaii ul ttie iei i Iloi ■, allel ,
u ui id Uui Xumbei One that we
could. \u niayue wouldn't have to I
ut •’stepping’ item island lo >'■
land in lue Pacific and therefore |
W iiLildll v ne losing su malty lives,
we must lit ahie to know wiial we
want aim how to yet it without ap
pearing as Hiller when tlie war iv
won so there may never be anolhe:
whe to will or lose.
I mil recently, we have steered
dear of -pecitic proposals oil the
Idea that ohlv at the end Of the
war would we be able tu know the
conditions to be met. l\e ha^e con
tented ourselves with such feneral
statements as the Atlantic Charter.
Hut fur two reasons, however, the
Atlantic Charter does not meet
the needs of the present situation
First, jts provisions are in most
general terms and leaves plenty of
room for serious disagreement.
Second, the terms of the Atlantic
Charter are not binding upon the
nations concerned, and there is no
assurance, for instance, that uur
Congress will support its provi
sions. So now we seem to be en
tering the period when details are
to be discussed.
Public opinion in America is
much more interested in the post
war settlement than it was in IP ill.
Alieady more than two hundred
ai mips are studying the problems
involved. The Commission to Study
I the Organization of the Peace has
i.iust issued its second report
! through its chairman, Professor
James T. Shotwell. High school
| students have shown themselves to
| be keenly aware of th£ need for
careful study of the complicated
elements of the postwar situation.
The people will make their will
known much more definitely than
they did in 1919.
Our minds must be so clear on
these matters that we will not
turn our back on the world situa
tion at the peace table.
SECOND ESSAY
By
S. M. BUTLER, JR.
Behind the scenes in Washing
ton, a new world is being planned
lor us. If the plans materialize,
we are to be given a try at running
the world. We are to try to make
it a better world and keep it so
If ve think that defating the
Axis is the chief aim of the United
States Government’s foreign po
licy, we are in for a surprise.
Smashing the Axis js only the be
gining. Establishing a better social
and economic, a well as political
word order is tlie main objective.
L ncle Sam is going to help po
lice the world as well as feed,
house, and clothe great areas of it.
He hopes that, the Russians, the
British, and the Chinese will act
as the fellow cops; but if they
fall asleep on the beat, Uncle Sam
will carry the night stick alone.
The administrative postwar plan
ners are convinced that the only
way to maintain peace permanent
ly is to be prepared to enforce the
laws, and 'their intention is to pre
vent any future Hitler-led nations
from becoming strong enough to
start another such war.
We will pay a high price -in
taxation and in our standard of
living for the experiment of at-,
tempting to make this a better
world in which to live, but the
planners believe that we w ill find j
it worth while; that we will cer
tainK find it less costly than the
disturbance of a world war every
twenty years. They also believe
that eventually it will bring us
lasting prosperity.
.in this war thousands of research
men are uncovering new secrets
on electronics, synthetics, plastics,
aeronautics, and other fields. They
are finding new short cuts and
economies in production. But un
less we plan it now, these wartime
discoveries w j 11 not he made into
ew products and new business in
ime to meet the postwar crisis.
Every industry doing defense
vork should devote part of its
■,rain-power to future peacetime
transformations. The shortage of
certain metals has opened a road
to the new plastics industry. Hous
ing for armed forces and defense
.corkers can improve the technique
f building cheaper homes. New
processes are needed for extract
ing metals from low-grade ores to
free us from importing them from
foreign nations.
y\ inning peace is going to oe al
most as difficult as winning the
war; but if we are to win the
peace, the plans met he made
now The entire, program rests on
'lie fact that a better world order
can he established only if the
I'nited States assume- the leader
ship; it alone will have the stre
ngth, resources, and influence
necessary for such leadership.
The most important step so fai
iachieved b\ the American Govern
nient is the conclusion of the so
called l.eild-l.ease agreements with
our Lillie-. They are. actually, mu
ual aid and economic pacts—not
only for the duration of the war,
but for all time.
Cnder tin- terms of the agree
ment', the American Government
jhas declared that the defense
; again- t ag."ress.ioii of Creat Bri
ttain. Russia. China and the other
j allies i- vital to the defene of
this Country. In return, Britain.
Russia, ( hina, and the others pro
mise to continue to defend the
1'nited Stales and to give aid a>
the\ are able to supply. Our allies
feel that we owe them a great deal
| i ,,r haying held the front lines
i while we prepared for war.
We aie keeping record of all
ithe aid we send: the Value of every
1111 a i iv given to China, every ship
I load of materials sent to England,
I every tank sent to Russia. But we
juo not ex beet full payment in dol
| la is ..r in goods. We do not want
ibis. What the A merit all people
I want i a yyorld in which they can
live fully and enjoy lasting peace
Co operation that will make this
possible .'is all that we ate asking
hum our allies in return for our
to them.
One highly important problem
after thi* wm will he finding iobs
|'(,r die in: 1 i;**i:‘ ,,| men who will he
lehused from the armed foiees
•Alien peace collies. president
|\, , i e 11 ha a 11 adv unnottneed
■he plan which lie favors. It will
■ rovide ior payments to men re
A-a-sed .. the Ainu and Nav\"
v ill- in cviiii' for free training i
, f returning servicemen in skill*
needed in peacet ime industries. If I
these iieti let hi n and there is no j
•mplnvmerit tot them, there will
.•eriaiiilv lie no permanent peace,
o, e iniist nave a place for every
man who r physically able to work.
This i where ihe new wartime dis
•overies will lend a helping hand.
Another one '.on to consider is
aostw a i inilitarv training. All
■■■dung men after the war should
he Li t d to hu,ve a certain
amount of military training. We
must he prepared to strike back
at any attack that is made on us
in future years.
'Hie United States will come out
of this war as the greatest sea
power in the history of the world. |
For postwar peace we should keep j
it this way. We can look forward i
to being m an excellent position j
to carry on foreign trade after this]
war. Great areas of war-torn lands
will have to he rebuilt. They will
need materials and manufactured
articles. The United States will
he able to supply all these needs
and it will have the ship to carry
the goods. We are not likely to
and should mu fall behind again
in sea power. \ow that we are tile
pared for war. we should star that
wav. (»ur hen •' prepared will help
fight anv at lack from ati enemy
"oumrv If they know we are pre
rm'red. thee know that we tan de
feat them in a short length of
time
The United States. I think,
should have a foreign policy with
three main points. In the first
place, the United States in the
coming neaee should avoid all gen
eral alliance* with special coun
tries and should work toward a
World Union of all countries
whether they be large or small, de
veloped or undeveloped In this
way, we will not fight their wars.
At the present time, we think of
England, China, and Russia as
being “good” nations. They are
our allies. Hut in the future years,
we may not be so friendly with
them. This is why we should not
form any alliances with them.
In the next place, we (and all
other countries) should work to
ward world-wide economic peace
and welfare. All import and ex
port taxes sh. uld be the same.
When we export something we
produce to England, they shall
pay the same price that we pay*
on something ve import from
them. There should he a justice
netween countries which are lead
er in production of 100J and coun
tries wdiich consume more. In un
developed countries, there should
be proper investment of capital
for the benefit of all countries.
There should be a fixed system
of open trade and a fair distribu
tion of sufficient raw materials to
meet peacetime needs.
Finally, we should strive toward
nidi cal and military peace. We
l.oi 11 disarm Germany and Japan
mi their allies completely and
,.rive to prevent revolutions in the
defeated countries. We should as-,
sist in the establishment of i
trustworthy governments in the
defeated countries which will keep
law and order and agree to co
operate with the United Nations
in the establishment oi the better
world order. The Axis powers
should be permuted Lu have no
weapons oi oiiensive warture aim
nave no way oi obtaining or pro
ducing them.No promises should be
given them that tney shall ever
again be peinntted to have equali
ty oi armament with the L lined
Mates, Ureat Britain, or any other
United Nations Japan is not niu
.are enough Hi tne ways oi our
civilisation to be nusteu with uie
dangerous weapons o.f modern
wuiiare lot many years to come.
Inuring the penod of this „niii.sii.t,
me ucieated nations should he al
lowed to have only military police
force, whose weapons aie limited
to small arms. Our lirst busi
ness is to bung about a world in
which any kind of civilization can
live. For that, we must not only
disarm enemy nations, but we must
agree upon some way to keep
tdem disarmed. We can create
peace if we co-operate with a world
wide system of liberty. In no other j
way can we win the necessary cou
rt idence and support of the rest ol
the world.
To those nations that are willing
to co-operate with us. we are pre
pared to help after the war. W hen
we have bought enough war oonus
to win the war, we will probably be
asked to buy peace bonds to win
the peace. We will have rationed
goods and price ceilings for a long
time to'come. We will be asked to
help police the world for a period
of time. .. .
The reward for all this will be
a lasting peace; a pledge that the
called upon to give up the things
v-,uth of this nation will not pe
he loves or to shed his blood m
another twenty years; that our
children and our childrens chil
(1, en will have a liner, cleaner
world in which to live.
These are the plans we should
have in mind for a permanent
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