Evening star., 1937-02-26
HULL ASKS WORLD
TO SUE FOR PEACE
Urges Nations to "Reverse
Drift to Anarchy" by Re.
solving Differences.
Nv the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February 26.-Secre-
tarv of State Cordell Hull last night
urged the nations Of the world to
"reverse the drift toward international
anarchy" and resolve their differences
by methods similar to those used by
the 81 countries participating in the
recent Inter American Conference at
Buenos Aires.
Addressing a dinner of the Council
on Foreign Relations, Hull declared
after reviewing the agreements adopted
by the American countries that the
entire world could build a structure
of enduring peace" upon the same
basic principles formulated at the
Buenos Aires conference.
There is every reason to believe" I"
ne said, that friends Of peace, all
over the world, hitherto laboring un-
der the utmost encouragement, have
taken increased hope from what was
said and done at Buenos Aires. -"
THE work of the recent conference
proves, in my judgment. that no part
.of the world needs to reconcile itself
Enthusiastically to the inevitability of war.
Upon the same basic principles that
were implemented at Buenos Aires, the
entire world can-and. hope with all
my heart, will-build structure of
enduring peace"
Says Issue Is the Same.
The Secretary of State said every
nation of the world is confronted by
the same issue which the American
republics faced. This issue he stated
as follows:
In the portentous future which lies
Immediately ahead, will the nations
move further in the direction of in
creasing distrust and suspicion, of de-
structive commercial policy, Of grow
ing economic antagonism, of un-
precedented races in armaments, of
the worst extremes of militarism-
and thus inevitably plunge many parts
of the world either into military ca
tastrophe or a crushing economic COL
lapse? Or will the nations, as at
Buenos Aires, embrace a program OF
understanding and trust. of friendly
and peaceful relations, of fair dealing
and cooperative effort for the restora-
ton of conditions of economic we'll
being?"
So far as the Western Hemisphere
is concerned, he said, the answer has
been given.
Our own country" he asserted, "L
prepared to do its full part to bring
it about that, on the basis of the ar
rangements reached at Buenos Aires
the nations of this continent will order
their lives upon a sane balance Of
national freedom and practical inter.
national cooperation. We are con-
f1dent that our sister republics will
act likewise.
If We succeed, this will remain a
healthy and hopeful hemisphere. AnG
its 81 nations, with their quarter ol
a billion inhabitants, freed by Their
common action from the dread and
scourge of war, should be able to en-
courage and, to the extent consistent
with their traditional. policies, CO.
operate with other nations to sur
methods"
Solution Is Vital to Future.
He said the work of the conference
touched the very heart Of the tangled
complex Of problems which today
plague the responsible statesmen OF
the world and upon the solution Of
which depends so greatly the future
welfare of the nations"
The 2l American republics have
forged among themselves new ties o1
friendship and peace" he declared
More than that, they have, in my
opinion, made a genuine contribution
rot only to the safeguarding of peace
but to the strengthening Of democracy
and Of international order as well.
while dealing with regional prob
lens, the conference pointed straight
at the frightful deterioration Of many
essential international relationships
everywhere and vigorously proclaimed
q basic program for their restoration. "
Speaking of the principles expressed
In the BuenoS Aires agreements, he
said:
THE future of our entire civilization
Is bound up with the acceptance by all
governments of these fundamental
tenets of constructive craftsmanship.
The longer important nations delay
their adoption, the graver will be the
jeopardy into which all worthwhile in
ternational relationships will be
plunged, and with them the welfare,
the happiness and the civilized ex-
1Stence of all nations.
"A government which substitutes for
these principles policies based upon
extremes Of national pride. ambition,
aggrandizement and ever-increasing
ornaments, renders the greatest pos
sible disservice not only to the world
ct large, but to its own people as well. "