Evening star., 1943-12-07

there is no prob
lem or contro- -
versy that can
not be salts aes9 , ss''''
factorily ad- David Lawrence.
justed or amicably defined.
The President staked everythin,
on that basic idea and, judging b,
the words of the Teheran declara'
ton and the news dispatches tina
have told us of this eventful meet
ing, his theory was vindicated.
For the American people tn,
agreement represents a milestone o
human progress. In the midst o
war, in the midst of bitter hate
and demands for revenge, in tn,
midst of the british spirits that wa
inevitably engenders, the heads O
three great nations sat down to-
eether to deal dispassionately, calm
ly, effectively with the problem o
winning the German people away
from their Nazi rulers.
No Swashbuckling Cry.
No swashhuckling cry of "uncon.
ditional er"-though this i;
still applicable to the armies of the
enemy-Was uttered to confuse the
issue and stimulate last-ditch re-
sistance and help Hitler stir his war.
tired people to desperate resistance
No ultimatum declaring that the
German nation must be destroyed OF
the German entity diSmembered or
as some extremists have urged, no
statement threatening the virtual
determination Of the German people
by enforced measures of virtual
slavery came out of the Teheran
conference.
There will be many folks who will
be disappointed by this and who
will call it soft" but there are mil
lions of parents in America who do
not want this war to last one single
hour beyond absolute necessity
And If the war can be shortened
by forcing a revolt inside Germany
by means of Teheran declarations
or any other public statements that
give the German people a feeling
that they have something to gain
and nothing to lose by overthrow
ing Hitler, then the move made by
Messrs. Churchill, Roosevelt and
Stain will meet with universal ap-
proval. There will be time enough
to discuss measures of a punitive
nature affecting the several thou
ssnds-pernaps even hundreds OF
thousands-Who are guilty of atroci-
ties. But the immediate Job is tc
carry out this predictions. INC
power on earth can prevent our de-
stroying the German armies by
land, their U-boats by sea, and THEN
war plants from the air. Our at
tacvk will be relentless and increas-
ing"
Bid to German People.
Unlike the Cairo declaration
which promised the virtual extinc-
ton of the japanese empire and
the virtual confinement of the
Japanese to their island archipelago
and their boundaries of 1895, the
Teheran declaration left open an
invitation to the German people
thus:
I'VE shall seek the cooperation
end active participation of all ma
tons. large and small, whose peo-
piles in heart and mind are dedi-
Gated. as are our own peoples. tc
the elimination Of tyranny and slav-
cry. oppression and intolerance. We
will welcome them, as they may
choose to come. into a world family
Of democratic nations"
There is no mlStaking the breadth
Of this appeal to the peoples of the
Axis countries and occupied areas
AS if to emphasize the sincerity OF
the promise, the declaration of Te-
heran adds:
Emerging from these cordial con-
ferences, we look with confidence to
the day when all peoples of the
world may live free lives, untouched
by tyranny, and according to theil
varying desires and their own con-
sciences =
What a different tone and what
q different pronouncement than the
Axis propaganda machine has beer
broadcasting as a possible Alliec
declaration in the hope of stirring
to almost suicidal resistance the
spirit of the German people!
God Guided Statesmanship,
The Teheran declaration is God
guided craftsmanship. 1t has the
restraint and objectivity which only
the leaders of free men. conscious
of the rightness of their cause, can
truly proclaim.
The words of Pope Plus XII in his
historic address of last September
on the occasion of the beginning of
the fifth year of the war, come back
significantly to us. He said:
ITO all those whose task it is to
promote agreement and harmony
for peace =" do not disturb or i'm
pede the desires of peoples for peace
by actions which instead of en-
couraging confidence rather in
flame hatreds anew and strengthen
determination to resist. Give all
nations a justified hope of worthy
peace which does not clash with
their right to live and their sense
of honor. Let it be clearly seen that
there is loyal accord between your
principles and your decisions, be-
tween statements of just peace
and facts"
Our action already in helping tc
liberate the Italian people is dem
onstration of our good faith. We
can accomplish the same for the
German people if they truly wish to
be liberated from the NaZi yoke.
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