Evening star., 1943-03-27
Eden
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another world war. declaring that
the United Nations, and in par
ticular the United States. the Brit
lSh Commonwealth. China and the
Soviet Union, must act together in
war and peace
The greatest peace aim. he assert
ed. is TO insure that never again
/ shall unScrupulous leaders be able
to carry their peoples into war and
bring tragedy to the world"
The British Foreign Secretary
mentioned only briefly the confer
ences he has been carrying on here
for the last fortnight with Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary of State
Hull and others He said he was
well pleased at the result adding !:
You will not expect. l trust. sud-
den and sensational developments.
For there will be none. But there
has been a meeting of minds be-
tween us about the present and
future that will, we are sure, bear
fruit.
EncOura cement for China.
He warned that I'VE have vet far
to travel before the final triumph
over our enemies in the west and
in the east and predicted there
would be strains and stresses. set
backs and disappointments' before
final victory.
Apparently in a special effort to
assuage Chinese feelings reported
upset by Mr. Churchill's Sunday
speech. Mr. Eden had several words
of particular encoura cement to
China.
Let China not mlsdoubt us" he
said. We shall not forget how for
years she resisted aggression single
handed. The day will come
when the Burma road will once
again be open.
Mr.. Eden emphasized but did not
dwell on the question of close COL
laboratlon with Russia, mentioning
it only in connection with the
broader theme of United Nations
cooperation in war and peace.
Declaring that in the period be-
tween the two world wars the inten-
tions of the peace loving nations
were excellent but their practice
weak. he said:
Ii there is one lesson We should
have learned from the diStresses of
those years, 1t is surely this: That
we cannot shut our windows and
draw our curtains. and be careless
OF what is happening next door or
on the other side of the street. No
Nation can close its frontiers and
hope to live secure. We cannot have
prosperity in one country and misery
IN its neighbor. peace in one hemi-
sphere and war in the other. r x We
shall never find security or progress
within heavily defended national
fortresseS We shall only find them
bv the greR test possible measure of
cooperation. The United Nations,
and in particular the United States.
the British Commonwealth. China
and the Soviet Union. must act to-
gether in war and peace"
Enforced disarmament of the
'9angster nations is imperative. he
declared, and must be maintained
IN tull effectiveness for whatever
period may be necessary The
United Nations must be strong
enough TO protect and maintain
whatever settlement we devise"
And one thing. I am sure" Mr..
Eden ADDED lis above all essential
Never again must the civilized world
be ready to tolerate unilateral in
fraction of treaties. For that would
be to sap the whole foundation of
the secure interna tional life which
it is our principal purpose to re-
store
No Territorial Aims.
Here Mr.. Eden emphasized that
Britain has no secret engagements
with any country, nor do we seek
as result of this conflict to extend
our boundaries OF increase our DOS
sessions
We in the British Common
wealth. he said. have grown up in
the thought of cooperation. Some
parts of the commonwealth-the
self governing dominions - enjoy
complete independence. while others
are moving toward this goal Our
enemies have looked to this war,
AS they looked to the last great war.
to sound the death knell of this
great association. Nothing in the
world is more unlikely. The COM
monWealth is a voluntary union. It's
bonds are the will of peoples and
races with common past and a
common purpose to travel the same
way. The British Empire is
the first in history to evolve the
idea of self-2 governing dominions
That is an entirely new conception
in the world. We believe that it can
help us to reach our common aim.
mans freedom and government
under the rule of law"
1T is in this spirit" Mr.. Eden
continued. with possible reference
to Indian demands for independence
and their repercrssion in the United
States. that we shall administer
our trust for the people in our en-
pire. whom it is our duty and our
pledge to lead to full membership of
our community of nations"
Mr.. Eden spoke In Marylands
historic State House. which was
dedicated in l772 by his great-great-
grandfather, Sir Robert Eden. the
Free States last proprietary Gov
ernor
Prior to Mr.. Eden's speech the
Maryland House of Delegates adopted
resolution commencing on behalf
of Marylanders Great Britain's
''noble struggle"
Coy. and Mrs. O'Conor enter
tanned members OF Mr.. Eden's