The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-22


 the peace among nations in the future" Hull repeated this deter- imitation to employ force and in- ternational cooperation to keep the peace in n speech delivered in September, l943. two months before his Moscow conference with British, Russian and Chinese foreign min. isters.
 What is perhaps not generally ape preciated is that the Declaration of Moscow itself was first drafted in Washington and taken to the con. ference by Secretary Hull for adop- tion almost without change.
 CLAUSE { OPENS MEMBERSHIP TO ALL PEACEFUL NATIONS
 The important part Of the Mos- COW declaration. bearing on the Dumbarton Oaks conference, is Clause in which the four large nations jointly declare:
 That they recognize the neces- sity of establishing at the earliest practicable date a general interna- tional organization, based on the sovereign equality of all peace-lov- ing states, and open to membership by all states. large and small, for the maintenance of international peace and security"
 While the Dumbarton Oaks coTl- ferences will be between represen- tatives of the American, British and Russian governments, China join- ing later. Secretary Hull has taken great pains to make clear that any international peace organization agreed upon shall consist of both large and small nations. Reporting to a joint session Of Congress after his return from Moscow, the secre- tary declared that ''The principle of sovereign equality of all peace- loving states. irrespective of size and strength. as partners in a future system of general security. Will ne the foundation stone upon which the future international organiza- ton will be constructed"
 Representatives of the smaller nations have criticized the apparent domination by the larger powers and Secretary Hull in his April ? address on U. s. foreign policy sought to overcome these suspicious by explaining that there could pc no enduring peace unless the Uni' ted States, Great Britain. Russia and China first agreed to act to- gether. In other words, anything agreed on by the technical experts in the Dumbarton Oaks conference and later ratified by the four goy' ernments, will then be submitted to the more than 90 United Nations. large and small, for full and equal participation.
 HULA HAS BOTH LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE BACKING
 In preparing the American pro' posal, Secretary Hull has been careful to see that they had the backing of both the legislative and executive branches of the goyern' ment, and that the legislative branch should approach the ques' ton as a non- partisan issue. To re- move the subject completely from politics. the U. s, proposals were drawn up in conferences with elgnL senators of the Foreign Relations Committee, four Democrats and four Republicans, Their work was completed May 20. at which tune Hull sent copies of the American plan to British. Russian and Chln' csc governments with invitations 10 attend the Dumbarton Oaks eonseF' enees in Washington.
 on June l5 President Roosevelt gave the only official statement so far made public on the general na- ture of the American proposals. They include: 1, An ipteFnatlonal organization of all peaee-loVlng na- tions in 6 full representative body of broad responsibilities. ?, 4 goy. ernlng council, elected annually tG include the four large nations ana a suitable number of other nations 8. An international court of justlee' (. Maintenance of adequate forces for joint action when neeessaFy 10 prevent future war, n,,,,
 It Is on this basis that the pnm' barton Oaks confeTees VIII go 10 work,