The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-07-04
After The War What?
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only possible foundation OF national reconstruction.
However, IL can be said with equal truth mat there
is also strong internal problem. for lasting peace
depends on social justice within states. no less imam
political justice between states.
Thus, as our President has outlined, IN the future
days wish to make secure. We look forward 10 a
world founded upon four essential human freedoms;
/. Freedom OF speech and expression. anywhere II
the world.
?. Freedom of every person to worship God in his
way
3. Freedom from want-which. translated into
world terms means that economic understanding
will secure 10 every nation healthy peacetime Ike
for its inhabitants.
A. Freedom from fear which in world terms
means worldwide reduction OF ornaments, 10 such
point and in such thorough fashion that no nation
will be in a position commit an act OF physical
aggression against any neighbor
Our ambas sador to Britain, John G. Winant. look
ing TO the day of victory, said:
Political democracy must be broadened TO in
clude economic stability and social security. The
OF which is being effectively elm
mated in time OF must not be allowed to return
once peace has come. No opportunity to enlarge The
social content OF democracy must be lost No OPP
portunity 10 strengthen the fundamental, social aud
civil rights TO the great majority Of citizens must he
neglected. No opportunity TO wipe out the want and
the hopeessness OF the pre-war period must be ig-
nored"
II these goals are to be attained however, ways
and means must be found OF returning the world ID
peacetime economy with few disturbances and
disocatons possible. To begin with, each gov
eminent must bring about the orderly decentralization
its armament economy along parallel lines.
To bridge the transitional period through which
private industry moves from war production 10
peace production. government without doubt will
pend public funds for useful public works. Gov
eminent, moreover. will be expected to undertake
parallel industrial expansion programs in which the
deferred demand for military public works and
untitled consumer requirements will provide con-
siderable impetus The victorious countries will
counted on to provide vitality needed capital in
various countries stimulate urgent ndustrializa-
ton. American resources will be largely called IN
on feed the impoverished and under-nourshed
populations which have been under Nazi domino
ton.
Yet. the setting in motion and eventual realiza-
ton OF all these carefully thought-out ideas will,
merely dispose OF the immediate postwar emergen-
lshed
Fullest collaboration in the economic field
conemplaes in the view OF Secretary OF State Cor
dell Hull, "a broad program OF world economic re-
construction He believes
l. Extreme naturalization must not again stag.
nate wcrd trade by excessive trade restrictions.
2 Equality OF treatment in all commercial rela-
tons exist, without dscrimna alton gainst par
tcular countries. This is the reciprocal trade pol
icy OF Mr. Hull as conrasted with the barter trade
policy Of Hiter)
g. Raw material supplies must be made available
to all nations without discrimination
T. ANY agreements regulating the supply OF com.
modties must protect tho interest OF the consuming
countries and peoples.
There Is widespread conviction that the world
belongs to the common people, as Ambassadof
Winant has said, and it is in such spirit that our
postwar adjustments and postwar posterity are
being planned.
The unity Of purpose. the efficiency and the econ
omy which are part of our wartime schedule mnst
be carried over into the peace, all thinking persons
agree Every nation and race must find the fullest
opportunity for self-expresson. No longer the
peace-time planners say shall any proportion OF the
people he lifted -housed ill-clohed In the post
war world as projected. every man is to enjoy his
civil rights 10 the utmost. the common man s slst-
ed 70 win his struggle for a real political and So
cial democracy