The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-02
TO CRUSH ENEMIES
Moscow Conference Sets
Tone For Greatest Ef-
fort In History
VENGEANCE is AHEAD
Those Responsible For
Atrocities To Be Full
ly Punished

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL
R)-America, Britain, Rus
STA and China told the world
today they are jointly deter
mined to crush their epemles
into unconditional surrender
and then, as peacetime part
ners, work together for "in-
ternational peace and secur-
ity."
In solemn words, the his
toric Moscow conference -
the first of it's kind - thus
set the tone for the greatest
Allied effort in history: in
sistence on full victory, a
lasting organization of peace
loving nations, and cold ven-
geance for those of the ene-
my who have bloodied their
hands with barbarism.
The account of what was
decided by the governments,
represented in conference by
Secretary of State Hull of
the United States, Forei n
Minister Eden of Britain and
Foreign Commissar Molotov
of Russia, and Joined in by
Ambassador Foo Ting-sheung
for China, was announced si-
simultaneously in their CAPT.
tails.
On present and future matters.
these decisions stood out:
l. There shall be unity of ac-
ton and consultations between
powers with a common enemy
PRUSSIA is not at war with "a
pan and there was no int'm ION
she should be- until the day Of
unconditional surrender.
2. There shall be established as
soon as possible "a general in
ternationaJ organization, based on
the principle of the sovereign
equality of all peace-loving states,
and open to membership by all
such states, large and small, for
the maintenance of international
peace and security"
8. There shall be cooperation
by all hands "to bring about
practicable general agreement with
respect to the regulation of arma-
ments in the postwar period"
4. There shall be swift and sure
justice for those Germans guilty
Of atrocities in occupied lands.
America, Britain and Russian
Joined in this; Japanese of this
type have already been promised
punishment by President Roose-
welt. The German slaughterers Of
helpless people will be tried in
their victims homelands and if
necessary will be pursued ito the
uttermost ends of the earth for
delivery to their accusers.
The Moscow agreements gen.
orally were hailed in Congress as
taking long step toward collec-
tive action for world peace, but
there was difference of opinion
in the Senate as to how they af-
fected the pending postwar poll
cy declaration.
Senator Pepper D-Fla), who
wants commitments by the Unit
ed States to a specific plan for
crushing future aggression, sug-
gested that the Connally resolu-
ton be redrafted on terms Of the
Moscow statement.
Senator Connally D-Tex) object
ed, saying that his resolution for
establishment and maintenance
of international authority against
aggression and the preserve peace
was right in line with what the
meeting advocated.
No details came from Moscow
on plans for dealing with Ger
many and establishing the new in.
ternational organization for peace
but the nations provided means
for working together, and did
specify that a non-Fascist Italy
must be established, and that Aus
tria, first free country to fall
a victim to Hitlerite aggression"
shall be liberated.
With the diplomatic bigwigs IN
Moscow were military men from
the comforting nations and it was
stated that the October 19-October
80 conference was marked by
frank and exhaustive discussions
of the measures to be taken to
shorten the war against Germany
and her satellites in Europe"
Also:
advantage was taken Of the
presence of military advisers re-
presenting the respective chiefs Of
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