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In such a world, there would be four dominant nations: the U.S. in the Western Hemisphere, England in its far-flung British Commonwealth, Russia in Europe, China in the Far East. Each would try to prevent warfare in its own sphere and avoid conflicts with the rest. If they joined in any sort of international organization it would be loose and informal. They would try to postpone another war —but would never ascend to such idealism as thinking of World War II as a war to end wars.
Even for this minimum goal the great powers would have to get along in the thousand details, big and small, of inter national diplomacy. Otherwise the post-Tenement of war may be pathetically short-lived.
Just before Franklin Roosevelt arrived in Quebec last week, a summer rain stopped, the sun came out, and a rainbow appeared in the southern sky. To some who waited at the railway siding, this was an omen. But most of the world would wait for better evidence.