The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-20
FOur-POWer Accord

Sumner WelleS, formerly secretary Hull {
chief aid in the State department. whose res
ignation hung fire for months until President
Roosevelt selected Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
to succeed him, has come forward with
plan for a four-party postwar policy. 1t may
be significant, or it may mean nothing, that
it's announcement followed Wendell Willkie' S
St. Louis bid for the Republican presidential
nomination by only a day.
However this may be, he presented his pro-
posal for an agreement among the united
States. Great Britain, China ana Russia by
which he believes the peace of the world may
be maintained at the twenty-fifth anniversary
meeting of the Foreign Policy Association.
notable feature of his address was trlo-
ute to President Roosevelt of whom ne SAID
no President in the nations history was so
s,,nerbly fitted to undertake his constitutional
RESPONSIBILITIES, and for whose fourth term
he put in plug by adding: 1.-The people OF
this country look to him once more for that
inspired leadership of which he is supremely
capable"
PNAAsNSS'
which hardly conforms to preconcelved ideas
of the dignity associated with the organlza-
tion addressed, Mr. Welles idea OF what
might be arranged through cooperation for
future world security deserves recognition not
alone because they have some intrinsic value.
but also because of his intimacy with the dip
Ionaatic relations of this nation with other
world powers. He declared such tour-power
a agreement as he proposes should include
these five cardinal points,
1. Undertake jointly the task of keeping
peace, in conjunction with other members
of the United Nations, notably certain OF
our neighbors of the New World and what
we all hope will be the fourth French Re-
public; define the nature OF the armed
contribution each will make.
g. Agree now upon the machinery which
in the postwar years will provide for the
progressive reduction of ornaments.
g. Agree upon a common policy OF re-
alstic justice to be pursued toward Ger
many and other conquered Axis powers
to render them incapable of aggression.
a. Agree not to take Independent action
which affects sovereign rights of any other
nation save with concurrence OF the Otner
three powers.
S. Agree to perfect a universal world
organization in which, when it is estab-
ished, the proposed agreement would be
merged.
His reference in the third item to realistic
justice'' toward Germany needs some explain
ing and the explanation must come from per-
sons competent to judge what course will
hold the Germans, both the run-of-the-min
people and the militaristic element, under
restraint through the years to come.
Perhaps Emil Ludwig, biographer and his
torian, may be numbered among these. His
long association with Germans and deep stud
les of their racial traits would seem to qualify
him.
It is his opinion that the Allies must enter
Germany as conquerers and rule with strict
discipline and order to guard against the pos
sibility of losing the respect of the German
people. The slightest show Of friendliness, he
says, would stir their contempt They know
only one life-that of rigid military control
Maybe this is the only realistic justice"
that can prevent third World war later on.