Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-03
Hull Makes Appeal
For Allied Unity in
Issuing White Book
Asks United Motions
= 0 Hold Firmly to
Principles Of Justice
~ tke, Associated Press.

~ The Associated Press.
; Secretary of State Hull appealed
hst night to the United Nations tc
''hold fast to the eternal principles
Of international morality.
There will be confident hope TO,
the future" he asserted in a state
ment announcing publication OF
documents covering 10 years OF
American diplomacy before the at
tack on Pearl Harbor, provided
our people and other peoples hold
FAST to the eternal principles OF
law, Justice, fair dealing and moral
1ty which we have constantly pro-
Claimed and sought to apply"
The Secretary said the White
Book, issued last night as an in
production to the documents now In
process Of publication, would help
Americans Ito a clearer under
standing Of the problems and tasks
which have confronted us, of those
which confront US now, and Of
those which will confront US in the
crucial days ahead"
q. s. Policy Recorded.
The text Of his statement follows:
I'VE are issuing today Saturday
Q publication entitled Peace and
War. prepared in the Department
Of State. 1t is an introduction to
. collection of documents concern
ing the foreign relations of the
United States during the fateful
decade 1931-l941. This book and
the collection of documents which
is in the process of publication
present a record of policies and
acts by which the United States
sought to promote conditions of
peace and world order and to meet
the worldwide dangers resulting
from Japanese, German and Ital-
tsn aggression As those dangers
arose.
THAT record shows, I think, that
throughout this period our Govern
ment consistently advocated, prac-
ticed and urged upon other coun-
tries principles Of international con-
duct on the basis Of which the ma
tions OF the world could attain
security, confidence and progress
Much was accomplished in the face
OF immense dif1culties. 1t is for the
establishment of those principles
that we and our associates are
fighting today.
II am convinced that, had those
principles been adopted and ap-
piled by the nations Of the world,
all legitimate grievances and con-
troversies between nations could
have been satisfactorily adjusted by
peaceful processes and without re-
sort to force. We and all mankind
would have been spared the hor-
rors Of this world-enveloping war
thrust upon us by the criminal am
billions of the leaders of Japan,
Germany and Italy. who-intent
upon conquest-rejected all prin-
ciples of law, justice. fair dealing
and peaceful negotiation and re-
sorted to the sword
Calls for Allied Unity.
Tn making this information more
fully available to the people of the
United States we earnestly hope
that a study of it will help our
citizens to a clearer understanding
Of the problems and tasks which
have confronted us, of those which
confront us now and Of those which
will confront us In the crucial days
ahead.
There will be confident hope for
the future provided our people and
other peoples hold fast to the eternal
principles Of law, justice, fair deal
ing, and morality which we have
proclaimed and sought
to apply, and which must underlie
any practicable program of peace
full international collaboration for
the good of all.
"Our people and the peoples OF
the United Nations will need to have
In the future, as they have today, a
unity Of purpose and a willingness
to make appropriate and indispens-
able contributions toward the
achievement of military victory and
toward the establishment and main
tenance Of a peace that will en-
dure. With unity of purpose and
common effort, there can be
achieved peace that will open to
all mankind greater opportunity
than has ever before existed for
welfare and progress in every ave-
nue. OF human endeavor."