Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-22

10 act.
with the tyrants rose from the
hearts and souls and sinews of
the American people. They faced
reality; they appraised reality:
and they knew what freedom
meant.
The power which this nation has
attained-the moral, the political,
the economic and the military
power has brought TO us the
responsibility, and with it the
opportunity-for leadership in the
community of nations.
u. s. MUST NOT SHIRK
In our own best interest. and
In the name of peace and human
ity, this nation cannot, must not.
and will not shirk that RESPONSE
bility.
There are some who hope to see
a structure of peace. completely
set up Immediately, with all the
apartments assigned every
ones satisfaction, with the tele-
phones in, the plumbing complete,
the heating system and the electric
Ice boxes functioning perfectly,
all furnished with linen and silver
and with the rent prepaid.
The United Nations have not
yet produced such comfortable
d yelling place. But we have
achieved very practical express
sion of a common purpose on the
part of four great nations. who
are now united to wage this war,
that they will embark together
after the war on greater and
more difficult enterprise-that of
waging peace. We will embark on
it with all the peace-loving nations
of the world-large and small.
Our detectives. as I stated 1C
days ago, is to complete the or
ganization of the United Nations
without delay and before hos tilities
actually cease.
Peace, like war, can succeed
only where there is will to en-
force it, and where there is
available power to enforce it.
The council of the Unite,
Nations must have the power I,
act quickly and decisively to kee,
the peace by force, if necessary
A policeman would not be a yer,
effective policeman if, when h,
saw felon break into a house
he had to 60 to the town hall anC
call town meeting to issue Z
warrant before the felon could b,
arrested.
1t is clear that, if the worlC
organization is to have any realit,
at all, our representative must bt
endowed in advance by the people
I h e m elves, by constitutions
means through their representa-.
tives in the Congress, with au'
thority to act.
IL we do not catch the inter.
national felon when he have ouI
hands on him. if we let him get
away with his loot because the
town council has not passed an
ordinance authorizing his arrest
then we are not doing our share
TO prevent another world war
The people Of the nation want
their government to act, and not
merely to talk, whenever ard
wherever there is threat to
world peace.
We cannot attain our great OBJ
iectives by ourselves. Never again
after cooperating with other
nations in a world war to save
our way of life, can we wash our
hands of maintaining the peace
for which we fought.
OAKS TALK LAUDED
The Dumbarton Oaks confer
ence did not spring up overnight.
1t was called by Secretary Hull
and me after years of thought,
discussion. preparation and consul
tation with our Allies. Our state
department did a splendid job in
preparing for the conference and
leading il to a successful termi-
nation. II was another chapter in
the long process of cooperation
with other peace loving nations
beginning with the Atlantic Char
ter conference, and continuing
through conferences a Casa
blanca. Moscow. Cairo, Teheran.
Quebec and Washington.
II is my profound conviction
that the American people as a
whole have very real under
standing of these things.
The American people know that
Cordell Hull and I are thoroughly
conversant with the Constitution
Of the United States and know
that we cannot commit this ma
ton to any secret treaties or any
secret guarantees which are in
violation of that Constitution.
After my return from Teheran.
l stated officially that no secret
commitments had haau y,adn The