Evening star., 1944-03-22
Hull Gives II Points
As Basis Of American
Foreign Policy
ny The Associated Press.

A 17-point foreign policy
statement by Secretary of State
Hull today gave the United
States a bid for postwar political
leadership, and at the same time
brought into sharper relief a
half dozen questions Of i'm
mediate diplomatic concern.
The Hull statement was viewed
here as setting goals for long
international cooperation and Sc
curity on basis of sovereign equal
ity of all countries, large or small
beyond the limits to which other
world leaders have committed them
selves.
1t appeared, too, to reply to criti-
ciSm that the United States has nc
clear foreign policy and to clarity
some of the questions which have
been raised in connection with re-
cent American moves in the diplo-
matte field.
Based ON Hulfs Speeches.
The immediate questions for
which his program furnishes back
ground are outside the scope of his
statement, which was based on Mr.
Hull's speeches the last two years
But they may be decided in the
light of the principles he laid down.
They are:
/. What kind of relationship, mill
tary or diplomatic, is this Gov
ernment ready to extend to the
French Committee of National Lib
Grafton or possibly other patriotic
groups, in preparation for the lib
Grafton of France by Allied invasion
armies?
2. Should the United States now
break relations with Finland over
Helsinki's rejection of Russia's peace
terms, which official Washington
considered lenient in view of Fin
lands inevitable defeat?
3. II Russia, whose armies are
penetrating steadily deeper into
Poland, decides finally against deal
ing with the Polish government in
London, will the United States land
Britain as welD recognize new
Polish government?
4. What measures is the United
States prepared to support for be-
ginning the political, reconstruction
of Italy after Allied armies reach
Rome, at which point the Badoglio
government is supposed to relinquish
control?
Question Of Argentina.
S. How long can the United States
maintain its present policy of with
holding recognition from Argentina
without actively implementing its
dislike of the present regime through
economic measures?
6. Will the United States in COL
laboration with Britain further
tighten restrictions on pro-Axis
Spain and pro-Allied Turkey if those
neutrals do not sever trade relations
with Germany, and on neutral Ire
land if it persists in harboring Axis
diplomats?
Several of the Secretary's II points
were considered pertinent to cur
rent problems even though in the
main he was concerned with Clarity
ing American policy for the postwar
period. He declared that "at the
present time, the paramount aim Of
our foreign policy is to defeat our
enemies as quickly as possible"
Insofar as diplomatic actions now
are designed to hinder the enemies
war effort, this is considered to be
their underlying principle.
Other points known to be appli-
cable to current situations, such as
the French recognition problem, in
clude statement that each nation
should be free to decide for itself
the forms and detail of its govern
mental organization" q basic belief
which prevents this Government
from committing itself to the sup
port of any political force in oc-
cupied European countries before
the peoples of those countries have
chance to express their will
International Peace Agency,
Another point which had the ring
Of summons to people under the
Axis yolk to rally now to the United
Nations cause, was Mr.. Hulrs asser-
ton that there is no surer way for
men and for nations to show them
selves worthy of liberty than to fight
for its preservation"
On the long range questions OF
international organization, the Sec
retary called for creation OF an in
ternational agency backed by ade-
ouate force to maintain peace, the
settlement of dangerous political
differences by negotiation, the
organization of an international
court to solve legal disputes, and the
reduction of ornaments so far as
they may be reduced without en-
dsngering the force necessary TO
maintain peace.
Along with a reaffirmstion of
faith in the Atlantic Charter, Mr..
Hull placed full reliance in the dec
lsration signed by the Soviet Union,
Great Britain, the United States
and China at Moscow last fall as an
instrument Of laying the foundation
for successful cooperation once the
war Is won.
Mr.. Hull issued his statement
because, he said. there has been a
growing interest in American for
eign policy, as evidenced by increas-
ing requests for information.
Scott Assails Lack Of Policy.
In House speech entitled, How
to Lose Friends and ALLEVIATE Peo-
Pile" Representative Scott, Repub-
lican, OF Pennsylvania declared YES
terday that the lack of Clear
sighted" foreign policy by the
United States has led TO the posi-
bility OF "pro-Russian Europe
after the war" the loss of French
friendship and diplomatic defeat
in Latin America.
The Philadelphisn attacked the
"personalized" foreign policy OF
President Roosevelt as an improvi.
sation made 'on a 24-hour basis'
which has caused this Nations Dip
lomatic relations with the United
Nations and neutral countries tc
deteriorate dangerously"
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