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Willkie Emphasizes Need
For U. S. to Direct Peace
Dedicates His Life to Arousing American
Leadership in ‘All-Out Offensive for
Global Peace When War Ends.’
By BAUKHAGE
Nemu Analyst and Commentator.
WNU Service, 1343 H Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
Editor't Notes In an exclusive interview
with Baukhaxe. Wendel Willkie (dis
closes his "blueprint lor the future, ' In
the following article, Willkie disposes of
the third-party question and discusses
America’s job in the post-war peace.
Wendell Willkie has cut out a
huge, new job for himself.
That revelation came to me in
one startling, rapier sentence, hurled
across his desk as I sat opposite,
an unsuspecting, inquiring reporter.
It is the biggest Job Willkie ever
tackled. Bigger, I am sure he be
lieves, than being President, even in
wartime, would have been.
It is not the job of leading a third
party. I have his word that he con
siders formation of a third party
impossible.
It is the job of arousing America
to leadership in an all-out offensive
for a global peace when the war
ends—-beginning now.
With his well-thatched head and
his square shoulders silhouetted
against the flashing panorama of
the East river below, Willkie talked
to me in the office of his law firm
on Broad strAt in New York. A
Jangling telephone interrupted occa
sionally, he paused to give quick
answers to pencilled notes from his
secretary, but he kept his mind on
far horizons as he answered a list
of 14 questions which I bad pre
pared.
The remark that convinced me
that he means business was a past
of his answer to the ninth of my 14
questions. After he had stressed the
necessity for more American lead
ership in the war effort of the United
Nations, I asked:
"What will happen if the United
States doesn't take this leadership
you say is necessary? How will it
affect the war? How will it affect
the post-war world?"
American Leadership
Willkie has a habit of looking you
in the eye. He doesn't often gaze
into space and meditate before he
speaks.
"If there is not ■ United Nations
united command and united council,
with America playing its part in
the leadership—I mean political and
moral leadership as well as military
leadership—it will mean that the
war will last longer, many more
lives will be lost uselessly . . ."
By this time his words were stac
cato, each sharply emphasized, the
words of a man who wanted his
hearers to believe. The last phrase
came crescendo:
"... and the world will revert
to the old spirit of nationalism."
Then he turned and looked at me
intensely: "That's why I have dedi
cated my life to this job."
Those words and the way they
were spoken convinced me that
Wendell Willkie, whatever his polit
ical ambitions might be, had drawn
a blueprint for his own future that
was wider than the map of the
United States.
"We have to get started now,” he
said, "we can’t wait until the war
is over. We have to begin to build
the machinery step by step. It isn’t
a thing that will come full-blown out
of the bottle."
"What are you going to do about
It?" I asked.
Third Party Again
"I am going to speak, I am going
to write, I am going to try to con
vert the country to the belief—and
I am going to work within the
framework of the Republican party
toward the adoption of this idea as
a policy.”
“What about a third party?” I
asked.
“The formation of a third party is
legally impossible,” he replied, im
patiently brushing aside the political
implications. He returned to the
question of a war and peace policy.
Just what is this "policy”? Mr.
Willkie made that pretty plain in
his report to the nation. He said:
•To win that peace three things
seem to be necessary—first, we
must plan now for peace on a global
basis; second, the world must be
free, economically and politically,
for nations and for men that peace
may exist in it; third, America
must play an active, constructive
part in freeing it and keeping its
peace."
Willkie wants, immediately, a full
statement of post-war aims, an ex
tension of the Atlantic Charter so
written that all the nations of the
globe will be assured that all are
to be co-beneflciaries. He wants,
immediately, a real United Nations
united command and a united coun
cil ("no second class allies”).
Out of this, American leadership
will automatically develop, he be
lieves, because of the “reservoir of
good will" which America has built
up on her non-imperialistic policy.
The immediate creation of a unit
ed command and a united council,
Willkie said, will provide the proper
machinery for carrying the war to
a speedy victory and form the nu
cleus of the world organization
which can establish and maintain
the global peace—the ultimate ob
jective.
The necessity for action now, Will
kie stressed again and again.
On Organization
More of his own ideas came out
in response to questions on specific
issues which I felt he had not
clarified in his report to the nation.
I asked him how he expected to
provide security for the small, de
pendent nations and the colonies if
the great nations surrender their
political power over these quasi
dependencies.
"We cannot expect to restore the
economic boundaries of the world
after the war," he said, "but we
can see that the small, dependent
peoples are allowed to benefit from
the revenue of the things they pro
duce—that they are not exploited.
There will have to be an interna
tional police force to provide for
their security, but we must see that
these countries ^re provided with
sanitation, health and education,
paid for by their own resources, un
til they can be built up to the point
where they can govern themselves.
It may take centuries. That doesn't
matter. But there can be no peace
in the world until problems like the
problem of India are settled under
International arrangement, with the
obligations to such nations guaran
teed by some kind of an interna
tional group. But we cannot wait
for an organization to be formed.
The United States must start by
guaranteeing such obligations, later
bringing in the other nations of the
world.”
"Can Russia be fitted into the
democratic picture?” I asked, "and
how should we avoid forcing our
brand of democracy on other na
tions which might not want it?"
Ruaaian Cooperation
Willkie answered these two ques
tions in one. He said: "Russia can
be fitted into the international pat
tern. I believe Russia will co
operate. It can then be left to work
out its own internal alfairs. This
applies to other nations as well. The
point is that we must shift the lead
ership as it is today from an Anglo
American leadership to a United
Nations leadership. Then the Unit
ed States will naturally assume the
lead because the other nations will
automatically turn to us for guid
ance.”
“Should there be encouraged non
governmental groups to work out
a post-war program now?" I asked.
“Certainly," he said, “the more
discussion the better. People all
over the country should be encour
aged to speak their minds on the
subject Universities should take it
up. Radio and press must do their
part. Public opinion is formed in
the home. You and I may have a
wider field for expressing ourselves,
but public sentiment itself must be
built through individual discussion."
My time had long run out but not
Mr. Willkie's patience. When I left
I had the feeling that I had been
consuming the first hour’s worth of
a lifetime dedicated to the building
of a new world.
If the gentleman behind the paper
littered desk overlooking the East
river is as convincing to others as
he was to me. perhaps something
never dreamt of in its philosophy is
about to come out of that corner of
Manhattan bounded by Broad and
Wall streets.
BRIL<PS»». by Baukhage
The best time to fumigate stored
grain is in the fall before the tem
perature drops below 50 degrees.
—Buy War Bonds—
A “clubmobile,” which will carry
motion pictures, music, athletic and
canteen facilities to U. S. troops
assigned in small numbers in iso
lated posts, will be inaugurated soon
in Great Britain under the auspices
of the Red Cross.
Certain aircraft industries are
working on a program to make it
possible for blind and crippled per
sons to help build bombers.
• • •
Deep litter placed on the floor of
a poultry house while the weather
is still warm helps to keep floor and
litter dry in cold weather by reduc
ing condensation of moisture from
the air.
PREPAREDNESS
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AMERICAN RED CROSS
'T'HE making of iarge numbers
of surgical dressings for the
armed forces in wartime is one
of the principal duties of the
American Red Cross.
Immediately after the outbreak
of the world war in Europe in
September, 1939, more than 500
Red Cross chapters throughout
the nation began making large
quantities of surgical dressings for
our army and navy. In addition,
a large number of dressings were
made to be used by Red Cross
relief organizations caring for the
suffering civilian population in the
war-torn countries of Europe.
As the war progressed and
spread to more and more
nations of the world, this pro
gram of surgical dressings
was gradually enlarged and
extended to Ited Cross chap
ters in practically every coun
ty in the United States. To
day more than 3,000 Red
Cross chapters are busily en
gaged in making surgical
dressings for our army and
navy according to standard
specifications and methods
furnished by them.
More than two million women
throughout the nation are now
making surgical dressings for our
armed forces under this program.
By the end of October, 1942, they
had made more than a hundred
million dressings of all kinds and
were embarking on a very large
program for the coming year.
The making of surgical dressings
is a very important work in which
nearly every woman can partici
pate, no matter where she is lo
cated or how little time she can
spare. Many thousands of volun’
teers are needed for this work
and every one of the 3,350 Red
Cross chapters participating in
this program in nearly every
county in the United States needs
help.
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then the jumper which buttons
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• * •
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can of flat paint, and a can of
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JOUSEHOLD
Whey will not form if milk is
warmed before adding eggs to it
when making custards.
• • •
Geraniums should be kept in a
very sunny window if you wish
them to live through the winter.
• • •
In buying iodine for the medi
cine closet never buy any solu
tion stronger than 2 per cent. A
2 per cent solution is specified by
the Red Cross First Aid Manuals
as strong enough for those other
than doctors to use.
* • •
Artificial fruit may be cleaned
easily if dipped in and out of
white soapsuds several times,
then rinse in clear water to which
a few drops of ammonia have
been added.
• • •
To broil steak, grease the rack
of the broiler. Place the meat on
rack close to the heat. Sear it
quickly on one side, season with
salt and pepper, turn and sear on
other side. Lower the rack or the
heat to allow steak to finish cook
ing. Season and add a piece of
butter before serving. Rare steak
is juicy and flavorful and is often
preferred to well-done steak. Do
not pierce center of steak when
turning.
strip of coarse white material that
was raveled out to make narrow
fringe. Combined, these odds and
ends made an attractive chair.
The old chipped white enamel
was rubbed with coarse and then
fine sandpaper until smooth. The
new seat came next; then flat
paint which was allowed to dry 24
hours before applying enamel.
Next, the cover was made with a
straight two-inch fringe trimmed
band and ties around the uprights
of the back.
• • •
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Book 6 gives directions for repairing and
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Irish fishermen have a novel
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These are scattered around and
when a mouse sticks his nose
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* • •
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50, 52. Size 38 slip requires 3V* yards
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Second Contestant Was
Runner-Up to the Worst
Both were very proud of their
vocal abilities: for months they
had squabbled over the question
as to which possessed the better
voice. At last, to settle bets they
had made with each other, they
arranged to give a recital before
an eminent professor and abide by
his judgment.
When they had concluded, the
professor turned to the first, shak
ing his head sorrowfully.
“You’re the worst singer I’ve
ever heard,” he said.
“Hurrah!” shouted the other.
“Come on! Pay me that fiver!”
“One moment, please,” said the
professor, quietly. “You—er—
well, you can’t sing at all!”
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1. David Crocket died a hero in
what war?
2. Who built the Tower of Lon
don?
3. What name is given a narra
tive heroic poem?
4. The highest and lowest points
in the United States are only 60
miles apart and are in what state?
5. When does an army bugler
sound tatoo?
6. Members of the Society of
Friends are more commonly
called what?
7. When was the date of Presi
dential inauguration changed
from March 4 to January 20?
The Answers
1. Texas War of Independence.
2. William the Conqueror.
3. Epic.
4. California (Mount Whitney in
California, 14,501 feet, and Death
Valley, 300 feet below sea level),
5. Shortly before taps (giving
notice to repair to quarters).
6. Quakers.
7. In 1937. The change was ef
fected by the 20th amendment to
the U. S. Constitution.
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Use WEED CHAINS
• Usually winter doubles driving accidents. But this is no or
dinary winter—it is a war winter when Americans must con
serve every car and truck and tire until after victory is won.
So there is a new appreciation of Weed Tire Chains which pre
vent skid accidents and help get through snow without delays.
Examine your Weeds—if there are broken links have them
replaced. Take chains off when no longer needed, and clean
them after using; it pays.
If your used chains are
worn out get new Weed
American Bar-Reinforced
—for double mileage. Or
Weed Regular, standard of
value for 39 years. Look
for the name “Weed.”
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