Evening star., 1944-04-10

longer issue from the smoking ruin
of German factories. We ask ther
only, but with insistence, to ceas
aiding our enemy.
On Verge Of Great Events.
. The Allied strength has no
grown to the point where we are o
the verge of great events. OF mil
itary events 1 cannot speak. 1t
enough that they are in the hand
of men who have the complet
trust of the American people. w
await their development with abso
lutte confidence. But I can an
should discuss with you what ma
happen close on the heels of mil
itary action.
AS I look at the map of Europe
certain things seem clear to me. A
the Nazis 60 down to defeat, the,
will inevitably leave behind them il
Germany and the satellite states o
Southeastern Europe a legacy o
confusion. 1t is essential that w
and our Allies establish the control
necessary to bring order out of thi
chaos as rapidly as possible and d.
everything possible to prevent it
spread to the German-o -occupie,
countries of Eastern and Western
Europe while they are in the throe!
of establishing government ant
repairing the most brutal ravage
of the war.
If confusion should spreae
throughout Europe, it is difficult tt
overemphasize the seriousness of tn,
disaster that may follow. Therefore
for us, for the world, and for the
countries concerned, q stable Europ'
should be an immediate objective o1
Allied policy.
Period Of Accomplishment.
Stability and order do not ant
cannot mean reaction. Order there
must be to avoid chaos. But it mus
be achieved in manner which viii
give full scope to men and womer
who look forward, men and womer
who will end Fascism and all its
works and create the institutions oi
free and democratic way of life
We look with hope and with deer
faith to period of great democratic
accomplishment in Europe Liberia
ton from the German yoke will give
the peoples of Europe a new and
magnificent opportunity to fulfill
their democratic aspirations, both In
building democratic political institu-
tions of their own choice, and in
achieving the social and economic
democracy on which political de-
mocracy must rest.
It is important to our national
interest to encourage the establish
ment in Europe Of strong and pro.
gressive popular governments, dedi-
Gated like our own to improving the
social welfare Of the people as q
whole-governments which will joir
the common effort of nations in ere.
ating the conditions of lasting peace
and in promoting the expansion o1
production, employment and the ex.
change and consumption of goods
which are the material foundations
Of the liberty and welfare of al
peoples.
Policy Toward France.
1t is hard to imagine a stable
Europe If there is instability in Its
component parts, of which France Il
one of the most important. What
then, is our policy toward France:
Our first concern is to defeat the
enemy, drive him from French terri
tory, and the territory of all the
adjacent countries which he ha,
oyerrun. To do this the supreme
military commander must have un-
fettered authority. But we have nc
purpose or wish to govern France
or to administer any affairs save
those which are necessary for mill
tary operations against the enemy
1t is Of the utmost importance that
civil authority in France should be
exercised by Frenchmen, should be
swiftly established, and should op.
crate in accordance with advanced
planning as fully as military opera
tions will permit. 1t is essential
that the material foundations o1
the life Of the French people be a,
once restored or resumed. Only ir
this way can stability be achieved
1t has always been our thought
in planning for this end that we
should look to Frenchmen to under.
take civil administration and assist
them in that task without com.
promising in any way the right
Of the French people to choose the
ultimate form and personnel Of the
government which they may wish
to establish. That must be left te
the free and untrammeled choice
lof the French people.
The President and I are clear
therefore, as to the need, from thu
outset, of French civil administra
tion--and democratic French ad.
ministration-in France. We ar.
disposed to see the French Com.
mittee of National Liberation exer.
else leadership to establish law ant
order under the supervision of tn.
Allied commander in chief. TIL,
committee has given public assur.
ance that it does not propose te
lperpetuate its authority. On thu
Contrary, it has given assuranc.
that it wishes at the earliest pos.
sible date to have the French people
exercise their own sovereign viii
in accordance with French consti
tlltional processes
Can't Recognize Committee.
The committee is, of course, no
the government of France and WI
cannot recognize it as such. II
accordance with this understandin,
of mutual purposes the committe,
will have every opportunity to un
dertake civil administration and ou
Incorporation and help in every prac
tical way in making it successful.
has been a symbol of the spirit O
France and of French resistance
We have fully co-operated with
in all the military phases of the wa
effort, including the furnishing O
arms and equipment to the Frencl
Iarmed forces. Our central and abid
ing purpose Is to aid the Frenc
people, our Oldest friends. in pro
viding a democratic, competent an
French administration of hberate
French territory.
Interests In Italy.