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shared by all the people. The task
was too big and too vital to be en-
trusted solely to any one political
party, he added.
The Secretary declared the hui
man race was confronted by the
greatest crisis in its long history
He said this generation has the
responsibility of determining which
way the course of civilization Is
going. and it is responsibility that
cannot be shirked. Because of this,
he appealed for a wide public un-
derstanding and interest In the
present effort to build a structure
to preserve peace.
World War Lessons Vain.
Mr.. Hull said, humanity has
failed to prevent another catastrophe.
despite the lessons of the World
War, and it must not fail again.
Mr.. Hull asked for a revival OF
the American spirit of Samuel
Adams, prophet OF the American
Revolution, who was SO obsessed
with the struggle for liberty that
he entirely forgot his own welfare
and when the first assembly of
patriots was called was unable to
attend because he had no trousers
To- wear.
The Secretary, a veteran of the
Spanish American War, also re-
ferred to the struggle against Spain
for Cuba's independence in 1898
as another example of an epoch
in which the American people cru
saded for liberty.
Secretary Hull's comment came as
proposals for a sort OF regionalized
responsibility for peace on the part
of the big four nations were heard
in advance of next weeks security
talks.
In his reply to Gov Dewey's state
ment Mr.. Hull recalled that In the
Moscow declaration the four nations
placed themselves on record as ad-
vocating general international
organization, based on the principle
of sovereign equality of all peace
loving states and open to member
ship Of all such states, large and
small, for the maintenance of inter-
national peace and security"
Embodied in Connolly Resolution.
The Secretary emphasized that
this statement was embodied in the
Connally resolution passed in the
United States Senate by an over
whelming bipartisan vote of IS to S."
Gov. Dewey in his statement yes
terday said it would be the "rankest
form of imperialism" to "coerce" the
smaller nations.
Mr.. Hull said the Dumbarton Oaks
meeting is for the purpose of a dis
cussion among the four signatories
Of the Moscow declaration as to the
most feasible and desirable methods
Of establishing the kind of organiza-
ton invisaged in that declaration
and in the Senate resolution.
Called Timely Warming"
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio
called Gov. Dewey's statement "a
timely warning" Senator Hill,
Democrat, of Alabama labeled 1t
cheap political talk" Representa-
tive Fish, Republican, of New York,
whose denomination Gov. Dewey op-
posed, said he was ''in entire accord
with Dewey's stand for the rights
Of small nations"
The talk Of a regionalized peace
security arrangement, gaining favor
in military circles of the Capital, is
on the basis of sharing primary re-
sponsibility roughly along these
lines:
United States-Western Hemi-
sphere and Pacific.
Soviet Union-Eastern Europe
and, jointly with China, Eastern
Asia.
China-The Orient, in conjunction
with Russia in East Asia and the
United States in the area of the
Pacific around Japan.
Britain-Western Europe, includ-
ing the Mediterranean area, with
joint responsibility with Russia in
the Middle East.
Under this arrangement France,
Brazil, Australia and other nations
would be counted In on the decisions
involving their areas of primary in
terest, and, as rapidly as they were
able, would be expected to help out
In any cases involving use of force.
The big four would be limited
to using their forces only in ac-
cordance with the decisions of the
world security agency which the
Dumbarton Oaks meeting is ex-
pected to design to the extent that
the governments of Britain, Russia,
China and the United States will
know tentatively what they can
agree on.
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