Evening star., 1944-04-10

CLASH ON ARMY LEADERSHI
refused to accept the post of in
forces after Gen. Charles de G;
ton of commander in chief, WI
ing. Gen. Giraud refused to r
The men are shown here as tt
in North Africa in May, 1943. e
lpolitical reconstruction of their
country along democratic lines
The eventual regime there must be
wholly non-Fascist and democratic
Policy Toward Neutrals. -.
4. The United States is adopting
sterner policy toward neutrals
who are drawing, upon the re-
sources of the Allied world when
they at the same time contribute
to the death of troops whose sacri-
flee contributes to their salvation
as well as ours" His remark was
Significant in view of the annoy
ance here over the use of. Argen-
tina and Ireland as alleged bases of
Espionage and Sweden's shipment of
|high-quality steel to Germany.
He probably had in mind, too,
Turkeys continued close trade re-
lations with Germany, despite its
receipt of lease-lend aid, and SPANS
refusal of an Allied request to en-
barge the shipment of wolfram to
Germany.
S. Americas Nazi- Fascist enemies
lin Germany and Japan can ex-
|pect no negotiated peace, no COM
promise, no opportunity to return" !"
6. The United States and other
United Nations now are working on
Iplans for postwar peace union
including an international court,
and committees Of Congress are
being asked to cooperate.
Z. The administration is making
no secret agreements in the field Of
foreign policy.
Secretary Hull, after recalling the
weakness, of America and the Al
lies following the fall of France in
1910, said our strength has now
grown to the point where victory
is a certainty. The outcome of the
war, he said, is sure but "is far
from achieved and there are des-
lperate periods still before U.S." Yet
we are now in position to start
planning the postwar world.
The Secretary toresaw, after Ger
many's fall, legacy of confusion"
there and in Southeastern Europe
where it would be necessary that
I'VE and our Allies establish the
controls necessary to bring order
out of this chaos as rapidly as
possible"
Stability and order do not and
cannot mean reaction" he contin-
|ued. "Order there must be to avoid
chaos. But it must be achieved IN
a manner which will give full scope
to men and women who look for
ward, men and women who will
end Fascism and all its works and
create the institutions of a free
and democratic way of life"
With this prelude, Mr.. Hull
turned to the future of France,
which he termed "one of the most
important" elements in European
stability. After making 1t clear
that Gen. Eisenhower must have
full authority during the period Of
military operations, he added:
THE President and are clear
therefore, as to the need, from the
outset, of French civil administra-
tion-and democratic French ad-
ministration-in France. We are
disposed to see the French Com
mittee of National Liberation exer-
else leadership to establish law and
Forder under the supervision Of the
Allied commander in chief.
"The committee has given public
assurance that it does not propose
to perpetuate it's authority. On the
contrary, it has given assurance that
it wishes at the earliest possible date
to have the French people exercise
their own sovereign will in accord
ance with French constitutional
processes.
Not Government of France.
"The committee is, of course, not
the government of France and we
cannot recognize it as such.
I'm accordance with this under
standing of mutual purposes the
committee will have every opportu-
Unity to undertake civil administra-
ton and our cooperation and help
in every practicable way to make 1t
successful. 1t has been symbol
of the spirit of France and of French
resistance.
1--WE have fully co-operated with
| it in all the military phases Of the
war effort, including the furnishing
of arms and equipment to the
French armed forces. Our central
and abiding purpose is to aid the
French people, our oldest friends, in
providing a democratic, competent
French administration of liberated
French territory"
Turning then to the vast question
of reorganizing the postwar world
for peace, Mr.. Hull expressed his
opinion that the whole effort was
futile without the full cooperation
of the United States, Great Britain
Russia and China.
Essential Understanding.
"This essential understanding and
unity of action among the four ma
tions," he said, lis not In suhstitu-
tion or derogation Of unity among
all the United Nations. But it i,
basic to all organized international
action, because upon its reality de-
pends the possibility Of enduring
peace and free institutions rather
than new coalitions and a new pre-.
war period.
Nor do I suggest that any con.
clusions of these four nations car
or should be without the partici-