Evening star., 1938-12-10
Hy the Associated Pres


plete text of Anthony Eden's ad-
dress to the National Association OF
Manufacturers last night follows:
Though in years gone by I have
visited Canada, and indeed have
been fortunate enough to cross that
dominion from Quebec to Vancouver
to view its scenic beauties and wit
ness its industrial life, have only
once before, and that for a few
hours at Hawaii, set foot on the
soil of the United States. You will
note then how much my education
has been neglected, and pardon.
hope, my consequent shortcomings.
Before turning to the immediate
subject matter of my speech there
is one reference I must make. We
are all, I feel sure, glad that 9
trade agreement has been signed
between our two countries. This Is
neither the time nor the place tc
discuss its details, but 1t is all to
the good that a step should have
been taken which will free anc
further the flow of commerce ir
this troubled world. Great credit
seems to me to be due, If may say
so, to the two governments, and tc
the negotiators for the pertinacity
with which they have pursued theil
objective. The outcome must be
particularly satisfying to the Presi'
dent and to Mr.. Hull (Secretary OF
State). who have, despite all diff
culties, for so long maintained theil
confidence in this policy OF trade
agreements.
I hope as the outcome of this visit
to the United States, all too short
unfortunately though it must be, tc
learn something of your outlook or
world affairs. Nothing is more
stimulating to any mind than to view
an old problem from new angle
and so I have come to your great
country to listen and to learn much
more than to speak. Tonight, how
ever, I appreciate that it is my turn
to do my part of the bargain. Though
therefore what can tell you is much
less valuable than what you could
teach me, I am asked to speak tc
you tonight of the problems that
confront democracy in this modern
world, and I must perforce do my
best.
New World Taking Shape.
In what I say to you I shall seek
to put before you what believe to
be the point of view of the average
Englishman upon the world prob
lens of today. For though there are
differences between us at home, even
important differences, as there must
be in any free community, yet there
are certain fundamentals upon
which we are all agreed I belong
as do so many of you in this room
tonight, to the war generation; to a
generation which is sometimes re-
ferred to in my country as the miss
ing generation. It is generation
which has, quite literally, been deci-
mated. Almost every family has suf-
fered, some have suffered severely
and as inevitably happens, we have
lost our best. Yet perhaps the sur.
vivors Of that generation have 9
special right to give their message
to the world. to the vigorous COM
bative new world which is taking
shape around us at this hour.
What was it that some 20 year.
ago we and you both fought tt
achieve? Men spoke of the war tt
end war, and even If that seemed
to some a goal beyond immediate
human reach, we did have faith tina,
the power of arrogant militarisn
would be destroyed, as we hoped, for
ever. It was our ambition that thu
nations should enter upon an ere
of peaceful relations, when barrier!
to trade and intercourse between
peoples would be broken down; when
in the words later embodied in the
Kellogg pact-which bears the name
of one of your own statesmen-tht
nations of the world would renounct
war "as an instrument of nationa
policy Tolerance and justice, W,
hoped, not force and greed, woule
rule. Twenty years after we can re-
fleet ruefully how remote we ar,
from the goal of our hopes. W.
could spend long time discussing
how this has come about. The blamt
does not lie upon one government
alone, nor upon one nation alone
But such jobbing backward is {
vain pursuit, nor is there time fol
| 1t now. The realities that face u!
demand all our energy, and all oul
concentration. What are these reali
ties? They are blunt and grim. Ma.
tional animosities have not been ex'
ercised; on the contrary, they appear
to have been intensified under tn.
banner of rival ideologies. Nor ha.
the way to peace been made plain
Whatever else the world may nov
have been made, it has plainly no
been made safe for democracy
Other systems of government, deriv
ing authority from a totally differ.
ent philosophy. throw out their stri
dent challenge.
Challenge Faced.
These seem to us in our oWr
country to be the forces that con.
front us. These forces, and thu
events which they have let loose
have affected England very closely
perhaps even more closely thar
the United States, or if they have
not affected us more closely, they
have done so in a different way
Faced with such a challenge, W.
are acutely conscious of the neec
to defend ourselves, both materially
and spiritually, from the gather.
ing storms, to make sure where We
stand, and what it is we stand for
and having made sure, to stand firm
In any self-examination, if it bt
honest and thorough, we cannot
but be conscious of many defects
of many traditions to which W.
have been content to pay lip serv.