The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-09-24
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

Speaking at the opening session or
the Institute on World Organization
held at the American University,
Washington, d. c., recently, G. j.
Hambro, president of the Norwegian
Parliament and of the Assembly of the
League of Nations, pointed out that
there is strategy of peace just as
there is a strategy of war" He al
luded to the vigor of the League of
Nations, saying that there are 46 mem
Der states in 1912 and that all invaded
countries ar paying their contribution
and have pledged for 1912 and 1943.
Hambro spoke of the constructive
work which is being conducted by the
League of Nations and the Interna-
tional Labor Organization, referring to
the resolutions on postwar reconstruc-
tion adopted by the conference of the
Information Labor Office held in the
United States, last year; the meeting
of the emergency committee of the 1LO
in London and the economic and fin
ance committee of the League; the lilo
joint maritime commission meeting in
London and the recent meeting of the
supervisory body of the league in Mon
treal.
In emphasizing the universal as
poets of peace, Hambro referred to
Aristide Brands statement to the eff
feet that peace is one and indivisible
and is not confined to Europe, America,
or Asia.
1t is the oceans rather than the con-
tinents, he said, which have united the
nations. The oceans have been the
paths of commerce, traffic, and of the
spread of ideologies.
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Referring to the various plans for
postwar reconstruction HambrO urged
the Importance of a realistic approach
pointing out that no idea has neces-
sarily any factuai basis in itself.
Describing the heroic struggle of the
countries that have been Overrun by
aggression, Hambro said that they are
fighting not merely for social and eco
nomic welfare but primarily for the
things of the spirit "There are certain
things" he stressed, "that are more
important to human beings than being
well fed every day."
Paying tribute to the ideal of the
Atlantic Charter, Hambro urged that
the public recognize that the provisions
of the charter are not binding until
they have been ratified by the Senate
Of the United States and approved by
the British Parliament.
Discussing the problems of postwar
organization he suggested that the
initial steps will probably come through
number of small functional confer
ences rather than through a universal
peace conference. Thess small confer
ences could later be the basis for
general world organization. He out
lined the urgent work of reconstruction
that will confront the world at the
end of the War-need for feeding Starv
ing peoples, the prevention of cpl
denies, and the stupendous problems of
migration made more acute by the
wholesale destruction of transportation
facilities.
OF paramount Importance in building
a peaceful world organization, Hambro
placed the development of education in
the understanding of their common
problems by the peoples of the world
The same dynamic character which
is essential for education is vital to
democracy. Yesterdays liberalism is
today's conservatism, according to
Hambro. Democracy has to be reborn
and revitaliZed in every generation.