Evening star., 1940-05-14
Overwhelming Force
Declared Necessary
To Shield Americas
Secretary Sees Threat
OF Anarchy as War
Spreads in Europe

Spreads in Europe
Secretary Of State Hull's warning
that the Americas are insecure
against the anarchy threatened by
the NaM war aroused speakers at
the American Society of Interna-
tional Law today to fighting pitch,
with demands for Overwhelming
force" to preserve neutrality Of the
Western Hemisphere.
The members, shocked by the in
vasion of the traditionally neutral
Netherlands and Scandinavian coun-
tries, cast aside as practically worth
less declarations Of neutrality which
are not accompanied by force to
preserve q nations integrity.
Meeting to salvage from war
wreckage its efforts to promote re-
lations between nations on the basis
Of law and its CITADEL the Perma-
nent Court Of International Justice
at the Hague, now In the path of
the German Army, the society heard
Secretary Hull declare last night
that the United States must expand
its ornaments.
The specter of q new descent
into the conditions of international
anarchy which characterized the
Dark Ages looms on the horizon to-
day." he told the 34th annual meet
ing of the society at the Carlton
Hotel. IT am profoundly convinced
that II menaces the civilized exist
ence Of mankind-of every nation
and every individual. Every nation
and every individual should be &C
lively on guard"
League Of Americas Urged.
One method Of assuring neutrality
In the Americas is q union or league
willing to use force to keep bellig-
erents out of their territories. Les
ter H. Woolsey. solicitor for the
State Department during the World
War term OF Secretary Robert Lam
sing. advised the society today. This
show Of force probably would deter
belligerents, he Indicated.
''It is time that the neutrals take
things In their own hands and not
try to show that the pen is mightier
than the sword" declared Mr.. Wool
sey, who asserted he was "surfeited"
with treaties that failed to assure
neutrality.
Cites Failure Of Oslo Group.
Frances Deak, professor at Co.
lumbia University Law School, de-
clared I'VE must have Overwhelming
force to back up our determination
to stay out of war should that de-
termination be challenged" The
failure Of the European neutrals of
the Oslo group to cooperate in
combining their forces played q
major part in their downfall, he
said.
Mr.. Hull, who is president of the
society, said I'VE have no choice but
to expand our program of armament
construction to degree necessary
to provide fully adequate means Of
defending this country,s security
and its rightful interests"
This Nation cannot shut out the
menaceaof the war by isolation, Mr.
Hull declared, nor "close our eyes"
and 'hope that somehow =. all this
will pass US by"
Never before has there been a
greater need for our people to place
the support Of q wholly united pub
lie opinion behind our Nations ef-
forts to exert the great weight of
its moral influence in favor Of re-
vindication and rehabilitation of the
basic principles of order under the
law, which alone can give lasting
assurance Of safety, security and
peace"
Declares Right Will Triumph"
Those who believe in 'interna-
tional morality" he counselled ito
hold fast to the convictions that
law and morality will triumph over
the forces Of lawlessness and chaos
which have again arisen to chal-
lenge the very concept of order
under law-just as they have, in the
past, triumphed over similar chal-
lenses."
As for himself, ne said, II am
certain Of that triumph"
This was interpreted that Mr..
Hull is firmly convinced that the
allies eventually would defeat Ger
many.
Throughout his speech, the strong
est he has made since the outbreak
81 the war, Mr.. Hull did not name
any European nation. However, CT
ficials close to him manifested no
reluctance in indicating he had Ger
many In mind when he declared:
Powerful nations have built up
vast armaments for the avowed
purpose Of attaining their national
aims by force: and their action has
compelled other nations-even those
most sincerely devoted to the cause
Of peace under q rule of law, in