Evening star., 1940-05-20
Foreign Trade Week
Opened by Hull With
Blast al Dictators
Secretory's Rodio Message
Warns TotuIituriun Rule
Would Mean Chaos
BY GARNETT d. HORNER

Dy ~ AAoAeINEos
Warning from Secretary of State
Hull that wide dominance OF
"totalitarian autarchy" would plunge
mankind into "a period of chaos
and impoverishment" set off OBJ
servance of foreign trade week to-
day with emphasis on dire effects OF
the war in Europe.
In view of the totali5arian chal-
lenge, the United States must
tighten its national defense and
do all it can to promote "construc-
tive action for economic welfare
throughout the world, Secretary
Hull said last night in a prepared
radio address reviewing the wars
repercussions On American COM
merce, which was read for him by
Assistant Secretary of State Breck-
inridge Long.
The pressure of keeping in touch
with developments abroad prevented
Secretary Hull from delivering the
radio address. The Secretary was
notified to expect an important tele-
phone call from Paris. presumably
from Ambassador William Bullitt
at the time he was to have gone
on the air.
Roosevelt Message Read.
A brief message was broadcast
from President Roosevelt. declaring
"the tragic events now transpiring'
demonstrate that "our Nation can
not enjoy sustained and satisfactory
prosperity unless adequate foreign
markets exist for our eXportable
surpluses and unless our necessary
imports are unhampered by adverse
DEVELOPMENTS at hcme and abroad" !"
Drescribing the principles of give
and take in international commerce
underlying his reciprocal trade
agreement program as "the only
possible basis" for rebuilding the
economic life of the world after
present wars end, Mir. Hull warned:
IF the opposite tendencies
those of totalitarian autarchy and
all that it means-so ominously
spreading today, should come to be
widely dominant, mankind will be
plunged into period of chaos and
impoverishment and inevitably into
moral and spiritual decay"
No nation was mentioned by
name, but it was obvious that the
secretary had Germany in mind
when he referred to "totalitarian
autarchy."
Sees Two-fold Task.
"Our nation has an obvious and
essential stake in the establishment
and preservation of conditions of
stable peace and of orderly inter-
national relations" he added. "It is
our duty to ourselves to make very
appropriate contribution toward
that end.
"Our paramount task today is
twofold and I cannot emphasize
too strongly the vital Importance
of both of it's phases.
1--WE must increase our national
strength, redouble our national
vigor and courage, create for our
selves adequate means of defending
this country's safety and security
against any armed challenge. And
we must hold ever in readiness
for use when circumstances per-
mit-the proven and tested instru-
ment of constructive action for eco
nomic welfare, free enterprise and
stable peace provided by the trade
agreements program"
War Affecting Trade.
Mr.. Roosevelt's message also en-
phasized "the fundamental need for
liberal economic policies in inter-
national relations" if wars are to
be averted and declared promotion
of such policies would continue to
be dominant purpose" of Amer
ican foreign policy.
"In this way and in this way
alone" he continued, can the
United States contribute to the eco
nomic reconstruction of the world
when the destruction now going on
shall have ceased"
Mr. Hull's message pointed out
that both our exports and imports
were affected by war conditions, ex-
ports being shut off almost al
together to some countries and i'm
ports of some necessary raw ma