Evening star., 1941-10-08
World Economic
Justice Placed as
Postwar Objective
Foreign Trode Council
Hears Messages From
Roosevelt and WeIIes
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

BY GAkNETT ID. HORNEK.
Cooperation by the United States
in creating a world economic order
that will assure fair dealing" for
all countries after the war emerged
today as an administration aim con-
sidered almost as essential" for
Americas future welfare as the
supreme" immediate objective of
"the final and complete defeat of
Hitlerism."
The policy of striving to lay the
groundwork of a sound basis for
permanent peace even while ajor
emphasis is on efforts to help win
the war was made clear in a mes
sage by President Roosevelt and
an address by Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles to the 28th
annual convention of the National
Foreign Trade Council in New York
last night. Texts of their remarks
were made available here.
Thinking and effort cannot stop
there" Mr.. Roosevelt said in stress
ing that performance "of our pres
ent vast task" in the field of ma
tional defense Is a paramount duty
for all of u.s."
We must all be concerned" he
said, mot alone with overcoming
the dangers which confront us now,
but also with making sure that,
when those dangers are over, We
shall make our best contribution
toward building a world in which
they will not recur.
Fair Dealing a Goal.
I'VE must make sure that no
effort will be spared to place in
ternational commerce on a basis
of fair dealing, equality of treat
ment and mutual benefit. In no
other way can it serve the function
of promoting, rather than retard-
ing, peaceful relations among ma
tions and the economic we'll being
of all"
Mr.. Welles, who read the Presi-
dents message to the council, de-
scribed American high tariff and
discriminatory trade policies after
the last World War as a contribut-
ing cause to the chaotic conditions
in Europe which paved the way
for the rise of war-mad dictators,
and wars:ed against the danger of
falling into the same misguided
policies" after this war is won
For the people of this country"
he said. the supreme objective of
the present before which every
other consideration must now give
place is the final and complete de-
feat of Hitlerism"
This makes all immediate trade
problems revolve around national
defense, he explained. the function
of foreign trade being largely one
of supplying the defenders of hu-
man liberty with the means of their
defense, and of obtaining, despite
the shortage of shipping. the ma
terials needed in carrying out our
own defense program"
Critical Period to Follow.
However, he emphasized:
The period following the pres
ent war will be fully as critical for
US as is the present crisiS. Forces
of aggression now menace us from
without. But dangers of another
nature here and elsewhere will
threaten us even after the war
has ended in the victory Of Great
Britain and her Allies over the
powers that are seeking to place
the whole of the world under their
own ignominious form of tyranny.
I'm the economic field especially
there is danger that special inter-
ests and pressure groups in this
country and elsewhere will once
again selfishly and blindly seek
preferences for themselves and dis
ordinations against others.
THE creation of an economic or
der in the postwar world which
will give free play to individual
enterprise, and at the same time
render security to men and women,
and provide for the progressive i'm
provement of living standards, Is
almost as essential to the preserva-
ton Of free institutions as Is the
actual winning of this war.
Essential Aims.
And the preservation of our lib
erties-au-important In itself-is
essential to the realization of the
other great objective of mankind
an enduring peace. There can be
no peace In Hitler ridden world.
I'm brief, in my Judgment, the
creation of that kind of sound eco
nomic order which have described
Is essential to the attainment OF
those three great demands of mer
and women everywhere-freedom
security and peace"
From the long-range viewpoint
Mr. Welles said the basic principle!
which should guide postwar policies
had been enunciated in the eight
point joint declaration of Mr. Roose'
welt and British Prime Minister