Evening star., 1942-01-11
Greater Task Faces
u. ). After Victory
In War, Pepper Says
Senotor and Others Speuh
At League Of Nations
Anniversary Dinner

At League Of Nations
Anniversary Dinner
Declaring that mo force can or
shall prevail against U.s." Senator
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida called
on the American people last night,
after the war is won. to embark on
"our greater task of building up in
stead of tearing down"
In addressing a dinner at the Will
lard Hotel commemorating the 22d
anniversary of the founding Of the
League of Nations, he said that the
League, despite its wounds is on the
way to q vigorous recovery and pre-
dicted that we can never again be
so callous as to ignore the plaintive
call of mankind for our hand and
our heart In mans cause"
DR.. Frank G.. Boudreau, president
of the League of Nations ASsocla-
ton. presided at the dinner, attend
ed by about 200 persons.
Other Leaders opeAA.
Other speakers included Senator
Thomas. Democrat, of Utah; Mel
vim D. Hildreth. chairman of the
Washington committee; former Sen
ator Pope of Idaho, now director
of the tennessee Valley Authority:
Clark M. Eichelberger, director OF
the League of Nations Association,
and Daniel c. Roper, former Secre-
tarv OF Commerce, who read mes
sapes from two members OF Presi-
dent Wilson's war cabinet, Senator
Glass of Virginia, former Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and Josephus
C. Daniels, former Secretary OF the
Navy.
Overseas greetings were read 70
tho association from Lord Robert
Cecil. one of the authors OF the
league covenant; DR.. Edouard Benes.
former president Of the assembly
and representative of Czechoslovakla
at Geneva since 1920, and DR.. V. X.
Wellington Koo, who opened the
first assembly in 1920 and who has
served as China's representative at
Geneva since then.
Back in the speakers table was
large banner with the words 1T
Must Not Happen Again"
TyrantS Challenges Accepted.
with that grim resolve behind
which we have marched to the pin
nacle of power, we today have &C
cepted the challenge of every tyrant
in every land to battle to death for
the cause of man." Senator Pepper
said. when at last our might
and right shall prevail, we shall
with that same grim determination
set about our greater task OF building
up instead Of tearing down"
In greeting the association in
behalf of the Washington chapter,
Mr.. Hildreth said it was only
minority of the. Senate which re
fused to follow Woodrow Wilson
toward world peace"
THE abolition of minority control
is necessary if we are to enable the
United States to follow, as true
democracy. the wishes OF the
majority" he declared. otherwise
the minority thus become perpetual
tors of war. 1t must not happen
again. We do not intend to let
unity of the moment blind us to the
dangers Of the future.
I'VE say to the members of the
minority - the war perpetuator
class-this time you shall not des-
troy that which we have gained.
This time you shall not lose the
peace"
Two Objectives Pledged.
DR.. Boudreau announced that the
national board of the League OF
Nations Association, at meeting
yesterday afternoon, had pledged
the organization to two objectives-
winning the war. and winning the
peace. 1t also indorsed the prin-
ciples of the Atlantic Charter, and
the declaration of the United Ma
tions.
The League of Nations Associa-
ton believes that the people OF the
United States and their Allies must
accept this greatest challenge of our
time, must and will meet it by vic
tory in the war and victory in the
peace" he said. 1T believes that
the two tasks are one and in
separable-the overcoming of inter-
national violence. and the establish
ment of system of international
law and order" The league, he
added, should be used as part of
the machinery in establishing a new
world order. after the war is won.
Senator Thomas said that the
League of Nations "was greater in
concept than in realization" De-
spite the failures of the League, he
predicted that ultimately we shall
not fail"
Pope Urges Cooperation.
THE only way to preserve peace
Is through the principle of the
League of Nations" former Senator
Pope told the association. He voiced
the hope that the present war will
teach the United States and other
nHLlOIlS UIldG lllcN uluSt Co-OpCl dOC
hereafter in preventing future wars.
THE stature of Woodrow Wilson
and his great ideal of the League OF
Nations towers over the wreck of
time" Senator Glass said in
statement to the association read by
former Secretary Roper. Every Will
sonian, he declared, stands 100 per
cent behind the declarations of
President Roosevelt and Prime Min
lister Churchill that the democracies
intend to win not only the war, but
to win also the peace"
The present tragedy would never
have come to curse the world" if the
vision of Woodrow Wilson had been
translated at Geneva by the United
States occupying the seat prepared
for this country by Wilson, former
Secretary of the Navy Daniels de-
clared In a message to the associa-