Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-07
HATRED NATURAL.

HATRED NATURAL.
This feeling OF hatred in our
hearts and revenge in our souls Is
perhaps natural. However, one Of
the sacrifices we must make in
! order TO secure a permanane peace
is that we must approach the
council table with clean hands and
pure hearts
I'VE must realize that We arc
not making a treaty for the men
who sit on the other side Of the
table and who have been guilty OF
these terrible crimes against man
kind. We are not making a treaty
/ for their benefit We are not
making a treaty for our benefit
I'VE know that those who sit
opposite each other at the peace
table Will soon pass on A treaty
which takes into consideration
only those who actually sign the
treaty would not bring A perma-
nent peace.
We are making this peace
treaty for millions. and hundreds
OF millions OF innocent people yet
unborn.
OCCUPATION ARMIES
"In the initial stages Of this
peace, it Will be necessary for
small standing armies TO remain
in the conquered territory TO see
| that the treaty is carried out in
good faith. As the years pass by.
even these small standing armies
can be decreased and il viii not
be many years until the armies
can be entirely Withdrawn
Perhaps oar Representatives
stationed al different places in the
conquered territory. vested with
the power that the treaty Will
give them 10 examine industrial !
developments in order to see that
there i no military preparation |
under any guISe viii be sufficient |
Indeed. il will not be long until !
such a treaty Will be hailed with |
JOY by our conquered enemies. We !
must give them every possible as
SlStance--wc must feed the hungry
and ClOthe the naked. We must be
the good samaritan.
FRIENDLY COMMERCE
Rich and abundant fruit viii
come from such a course. Those
people Will soon realize that. while
they and their forefatherS were
compelled 20 devote all their encr-
gleS 10 the upbulding and main
tenanCe OF military equipment.
they viii be able 10 devote their
energies to temples Of peace and
TO industrial and agricultural de-
VelopmentS.
They will soon realize that
they arc getting more out Of life
and that the chief aim Of man is
not 20 maintain military Suprem-
aCy, but 70 upbulld the avenues Of
all friendly commerce and peaceful
intercourse among nations.
1t VIII not be many years until
these conquered nations viii be
governed hY mon who have never
hrcathed the spirit Of militariSm
II viii become evident to them. as
II viii 10 the whole world, that n
is foolish. illogical. unmerciful.
and unrlghteouS 10 force unwilling
people 10 devote life time Of toll
IN building up and maintaining a
dictatorship.
GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
"The experience through which
we have travelled, and the evil
which has been brought about by
this war, demonstrates that our
nation, unarmed. cannot live in
peace while the enemies Of democ-
racy arc building up military"
armament 10 be used eventually
in our destruction and in the
d estruction OF all the other
democraCieS.
I'VE will have a great response
bility on our hands. greater than
any We have ever had and greater
than has ever been assumed byi
any nation or any combination OF
nations.
We viii have on our shoulders
the responsibility OF the peace Of
the world and the preventing Of
another world conflagrationl This
responsibility will be ours-wel
cannot shift tive cannot avoid it,
DISARM LATER
"Of course, we cannot be OK
pected 10 diSarm at once. Wei
must maintain. for time AT least
a supremacy over our conquered
enemies until the disarmament
feature Of the peace has grown