Evening star., 1944-04-30
Halifax Urges Strong
Postwar Defenses
For u. ). and Britain

While looking forward to the Or
ganization of postwar world ruled
by law, Lord Halifax, British Am
bassador, last night sounded a warm
ing that >the United States and
Great Britain must not again aban-
don their weapons except on a
proved and established basis of Sc
curity." He spoke at a dinner at
the Carlton Hotel marking the close
of the 3sth annual convention OF
the American Society of Interna-
tional Law.
The gathering of eminent jurists
and Government officials also heard
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee de-
clare that "the United States must
be a member of any international
instrumentality to preserve the
peace of the world"
DR.. Felix Morley, president of
Haverford College and well-known
writer on foreign affairs, warned
of growing trend toward total-
tarianism in the United States. In
discussing changes in American
psychology, he also referred to a
"slapdash general" who tells us
that it is our destiny to rule the
world" an obvious reference to a
remark of 1t. Gen. George Patton
at the opening of q service club in
London last week.
Tribute Paid to Knox.
Lord Halifax opened his remarks
with tribute to the late Secretary
of the Navy, Frank Knox, who died
Friday. He praised Col. Knox's "ro-
bust judgment, courage and fighting
spirit" and added that he "by word
and example did as much as any
man could do to foster real COM
radeship In arms between your navy
and ours and between your people
and mine"
After predicting the certain de-
feat of the Axis powers, Lord Hall
fax reviewed the diplomatic history
of the years following the last war.
recalling that America and Britain
pushed on with their own disarma-
ment while failing to control effec-
lively the rearmament of those who
had lately been our enemies.
IF there is one thing I would
suppose was quite certain about our
postwar action this time" he con-
tinued, "it is that neither you nor
we shall be so mad as to disarm
our nations except on a proved and
established basis of security"
Lauding the cooperation of Brit
ish and American troops, the Am
bassador asked If 1t were not true
that 1.-THE best way to prove
ourselves not unworthy of their
company is to build that same fell
lowship between our peoples of
which they, our noblest and our
best, have shown the pattern?"
Urges Close Allied Unity.
Senator Connally, looking for
ward to the postwar organization
for peace, said that any agency
formed must "be armed with ade-
quate military and naval power to
preserve the peace and to prevent
aggression" 1t should also, he
added, provide for the continuance
and development of world court.
In the interim before such a system
Is set up, he said, it was vital that
the United States, Great Britain.
Russia and China Cooperate closely
to preserve order.
The Senate's passage of the Con-
nally resolution calling for American
participation dh a postwar peace or
ganization and the recent appoint
ment OF Senate Committee to work
out plans with Secretary of State
Hull were cited by Senator Connallv
as evidence that this time the United
states expects to accept its full
snare of responsibility for main
tanning peace.
DR.. Morley said he was worried"
over the implications in a recent
speech by Secretary Hull which
Illustrate a changing American
toward the countrv,s
concept of neutrality. The speech
ne referred to was one delivered |
early this month in which the secre-
tary said the Allies were taking q
f1rmer position toward those neu- |
Irals who continued to aid the Axis
u: 5. Neutral Ability Questioned.
1here has been increasing doubt |
>" he said, "of the ability of
the United States to maintain neu-
trallty in any protracted war be-
tween major belligerents. Most of
u.s. l suppose, are now dubious of
the validity of Jefferson's assertion
tnat war between two nations can
not diminish the rights of the rest
OF the world remaining at peace "
But heretofore we have, to nv
knowledge, never questioned the
validity of the doctrine of neutral
ity as such - u %
Inc acid test in such a policv as
that announced by Secretary Hull
is whether or not we regard it
as unllateral. whether or notNff the
situation were reversed-we would
oe wiling to have the same reason
ing applied to us. We must homo
tnat. under whatever postwar au-
tnority is established, we shall ac-
cept that measure of restraint For
otnerwise it will be difficult to es-
1anhsn a retrospective legality for
our demand that others shouId
abandon a right which we have
heretofore regarded as inalienable
for ourselves" q 'te
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