Evening star., 1942-12-02
Allies Must Prevent
Post War Aggression
Eden Tells Commons
Legislation to Deal
With Reconstruction
To Be Introduced
py the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 2. - The great
military might of the United
States, Britain and Soviet Rus
sia must be used in peace to pre-
vent any repetition of aggression,
Anthony Eden told the House of
Commons amid cheers today.
The Foreign Secretary, who also is
government spokesman, informed
the House that legislation to deal
with postwar reconstruction prob
lens would be introduced.
Our aim must be to insure that
the cooperation achieved among
the Allies during the war Is con-
tinued in the years OF peace, and it
is not going to be easy because we
are going to get an inevitable re-
action" Mr.. Eden declared.
Europe's first need he said. is to
build up an enduring system
against the possibility of renewed
German aggression, and, he added,
I'VE are prepared to make our con-
tribution to that system"
/ Labor Party Motion Withdrawn.
Mr. Eden said the government did
not accept the idea that theological
/ differences between Britain and
Russia make postwar cooperation
impossible and explained that the
British-Russian treaty pledged Brit
ain to 20 years of cooperation after
the war.
His statement was made during
debate on Labor party motion
calling for prompt government ac-
ton to produce postwar program
4 and the motion was withdrawn after
his statement of the government S
intentions.
I'VE are determined to do what
we can within our power to help in
the immediate relief of post
Europe, even though it means ex-
penSe and sacrifice to ourselves,
Mr.. Eden said.
Beveridge to Defend Plan.
Sir William Beveridge today pre-.
pared to carry the defense OF his
freedom from want" social security
plan into the strongest of his sever
est opposition-a powerful Conser.
vative party committee in the House
of Commons.
With full knowledge that strons
private insurance and benefit so.
cieties would oppose his revolution.
ary blueprint for postwar society
because they felt it threatened theil
extinction, Sir William prepared fol
arguments before the So-called 1892.
Committee in what was scheduled
as a secret meeting
, Champions of the insurance com
, panies and government whips wer,
expected to attend the session a.
searching inquiries were put to tn,
head of the commission that drafted
the 300,000word report given t.
Commons yesterday after being /
months in the making.
/ Conservatives Organize Opposition
: The parliamentary Labor part,
: already had set up number of sub
S committees to study the report ant
other political parties shaped thei
studies in anticipation of Common
debate expected early in 1943.
t Even before the plan was mad
public, the Conservatives had be
S gun to organize opposition, chief,
to the greatly increased govern
S ment expenditures that would TO
cost Of s2.780, 900. 900 in its frs
year. OF that the government
would provide 81 ,4O4. .000, 900 towar,
the postwar plan of aiding ever
Briton from the cradle to the grave
The Liberal party, Britain's thir,
U largest, issued a statement givin
y immediate and unqualified approva
y Of the three guiding pEinciples of tn
j Beveridee plan," VIII N the Labo
party, the second strenSest in Com