Evening star., 1943-08-25

of dealing with his neighbor is first
to delude him with lies. Then to
attack him treacherously, then beat
him down and step on him, and
then either kill him or enslave him.
The same thing is true of the
fanatical militarists of Japan.
Because their own instincts and
impulses are essentially inhuman,
our enemies simply cannot compre-
hend how it is that decent. sensible,
individual human beings manage to
get along together and live together
as good neighbors.
That Is why our enemies are doing
their desperate best to misrepresent
the purposes and the results of this
Quebec conference They still seek
to divide and conquer Allies who
refuse to be divided just as cheer
fully as they refuse to be conquered.
We spend our energies and our re-
sources and the very lives of our
sons and daughters because a band
OF gangsters in the community of
nations declines to recognize the
fundamentals of decent, human con-
duct.
Lesson to Be Driven Home
Once and for All.
We are making sure-absolutely,
lrrevocably sure-that this time the
lesson is driven home to them once
and for all. We are going to be rid
OF outlaws this time. 80.
; Every one of the United Nations
believes that only a real and lasting
peace can justify the sacrifices we
are making, and our unanimity gives
us confidence in seeking that goal
1t Is no secret that at Quebec there
was much talk of the postwar world.
That discussion was doubtless du-
plicated simultaneously in dozens
of nations and hundreds of cities
and among millions OF people.
There is longing in the air. 1t
is not a longing to go back to what
they call "the good old days"
have distinct reservations as to how
good "the good old days" were.
would rather believe that we can
achieve new and better days.
Absolute victory in this war will
give greater opportunities to the
world because the winning of the
war in itself is proving that con-
certed action can accomplish things.
Surely we can make strides toward
a greater freedom from want than
the world has yet enjoyed Surely
by unanimous action in driving out
the outlaws and keeping them under
heel forever we can attain freedom
from fear of violence.
Prefers to Be Builder
Instead of Wrecker.
/ am everlastingly angry only at
thoSe who assert vociferouslv that
the -Four Freedoms and the Atlantic
Charter are nonsense because they
are unattainable. II they had lived
century and half ago they would
have sneered and said that the
Declaration of Independence was
utter piffle. If they had lived nearly
thousand years ago they would
have laughed uproariously at the
ideals of the Magma Charta And If
they had lived several thousand
years ago they would have derided
Moses when he came from the
mountain with the Ten Command
ments.
We concede that these great
teachings are not perfectly lived up
to today, and we concede that the
good old world cannot arrive at
Utopia overnight. But I would rath-
er be a uilder than a wrecker.
hoping always that the structure of
life is groWing-not dying,
May the destroyers who still per-
sist in our midst decrease. They,
like some of our enemies have a
long road to travel before they ac-
| cept the ethics of humanity.
Some day, in the distant future
perhaps-but some day with Ger
tainty-all of them will remember
with the Master-"Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as thyself."
(Mr. Roosevelt spoke the fol-
lowing paragraph in FrenchD
My visit to the old city of Quebec
has recalled visibly to my mind
| that Canada is nation found on
union of two great races. The
harmony of their equal partnership
Is an example to all mankindLan
example everywhere in the world