Evening star., 1944-04-16
Model for the World

Corporation and unity of purpose
between country and country in the
Western Hemisphere are not perfect,
but nowhere else in the world, in
any area of comparable size and di-
versity, have nations been able to
work so we'll together to their mu-
tual advantage. Men of little faith
may expatiate upon the flaws exist
ing in it, yet for all practical pur-
poses, as Secretary Hull declared in
his Pan-American Day address last
Friday, this great and unique COM
munity has produced such a vast
amount of concrete good that it
stands out as an Indispensable work.
ing model for the establishment of
collective security on a global scale.
In Mr.. Hulls words, "It is the COM
mon pride of the American republics
and the good fortune of mankind
that the torch of international CO.
operation has burned at it's brightest
in the affairs of this hemisphere
precisely at time when it was be-
ing blacked out elsewhere" The New
World has shown the old that ma
tions, no matter how much they may
differ in race, culture, language,
size or power, can organize and op-
crate a common program of action
for their common good. There was
period when the Americas were
intensely suspicious and jealous of
each other, but the long and patient
efforts of wise craftsmanship put an
end to that. First, set of prin-
cfples was agreed upon-principles
recognizing the right of every coun-
try to life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness. Then a cooperative
organization was built around the
principles to put the principles into
effect.
The Americans learned, as Mr..
Hull says, that an international
organization, whether in the field of
inter-American cooperation or in
the broader field of world peace,
must have two main supports
first, mutual trust and confidence
and agreement on right and just
principles, and second, such an
essential framework and machinery
and such an acceptance of their
obligations on the part of it's mem
bers as will enable it to act promptly
and effectively in times of crisis"
The historic conferences at Monte
video, Buenos Aires, Lima, and Rio
De Janeiro-taking place over
period of years-built up and Or
ganized the present solidarity of the
hemisphere, and by a similar proc
ess, through such meetings as those
already held at Moscow, Teheran
and Cairo, we have reason to hope
that the main supports for a uni
versal system of collective security
and collaboration can be built.
There is nothing easy in any of
this. 1t requires faith, patience,
hard work and constant, unflagging
cultivation. Mr.. Hull is of course
right: The point that must be kept
constantly in mind is that an en-
during world peace will never be
realized on the idea that any one
nation can live unto itself, or can
solve it's problems by itself or is
entitled to broWbeat and exploit it's
neighbor. The opposite idea-the
idea of cooperation in mutual trust
and conf1dence-needs to be trans
lated into action on global basis.
1t has worked well in this hemis-
phere, and we must see to it that it
continues to work well, for in itself
it is teacher and example of what
men and nations everywhere must
do if we are to prevent another war
even worse than the one now tor
mentlng US.