Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-29

freedom which is our heritage for
centuries of Christian civilization
and that security which alone can
make possible the betterment of
mans lot upon earth"
He said the period between wars
showed mo escape can be found
from the curse which has been lying
on Europe, except by creating and
preserving economy health in every
country '''
I'VE cannot foreSee when the
end will come. But it is the nature
of machine so rigid as the German
to break suddenly and with little
warning. When II comes the need
of succor to European peoples will
be urgent"
Mr.. Eden said the President de
scribed with incompatible breadth
of vision the scope of the struggle
in which we are engaged.
HE defined the settled policy of
his country in terms which are as
vigorously encouraging to us as they
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the Foreign Secretary declared.
ITO give effect to this policy the
President has decreed state of I'M
limited national emergency in the
United States.
For our part, we have listened
with the hearts full of thankfulness
to the Presidents determination
that the cause of freedom can and
will prevail"
Ties With Arab Countries.
Mr.. Eden said the British govern
ment would give full support to
any scheme that commands general
approval for tightening political.
economic and cultural ties among
Arab countries, presumably includ-
ing French-mandated Syria.
He said Britain had "a long
tradition of friendship" with Arabia,
proved by deeds as we'll as words"
Some days ago I said in the
House of Commons" he went on,
that his majesty's government had
great sympathy with Syrian aspira-
ton for independence.
Il should like to repeat that now.
But I would go further.
The Arab world has made great
strides since the settlement was
reached at the end of the last war
and many Arab thinkers desire for
the Arab peoples a greater degree
of unity than they now enjoy"
Turning to the Iraq situation,
Mr.. Eden expressed hope that
Britain very soon" would rid the
Near East state of Rashid Ali Al
Gallant, whom he called a self
constituted dictator who brought
much unnecessary suffering to his
fellow countrymen."
No Designs Against Iraq.
Then we will be able to establish
a basis for sincere and cordial CO.
operation with the Iraq people in
accordance with our mutual inter-
ests," he said.
That Is all We ask. We have no
designs of any kind against the
independence of Iraq"
The foreign secretary, returning to
the European situation, declared
it would "be foolish to belittle Hit
ler's conquest of greater part of
the continent of Europe"
This conquest he called "a re-
markable and ruthless military
This one man rules over scores
of millions of conquered peoples"
he said, either directly or indi-
rectly or through his creatures, be
they Nazis or Quislings.
1T Is this man and his satellites, |
all except the deputy fuehrer Ru-
dolph Hess now otherwise engaged, |
who control the lives and liberties
of all who dwell in these vast ter
ritories yet this vast and SIMS
ter fabric will not endure"
Shipping to Be Short.
After the war, Mr.. Eden said,
Shipping will be short and local |
in Europe in a state
Of collapse"
''It, therefore, is important to be-
gin in good time a discussion of |
priorities and allocations,' he as
serted.
Our friends and allies now repre-
sented in London will tell us what |
their liberated countries need most
in order that we may all |
cooperate and be ready for prompt |
action"
He added that "after the unhappy |
struggle now in progress between
Japan and China there obviously
will be problems of similar magni-
tuGe to be faced in that part of the
world, in the solution of which all |
countries concerned will, we hope,
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