Evening star., 1944-04-10
Allies and Congress
Members Laud Hull
Talk on Foreign Policy
Four-Power Understanding u
VitoI to StobIe Peace,
Secretary Declares
(Tert of Hull Address on Page A-s.
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

Americas allies as well as
members of Congress today
warmly applauded Secretary of
State Hulps new pronouncement
of American foreign policy, in
which he declared an enduring
understanding among the big
four" powers was basic to world
peace and stated that Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower must have
"unfettered authority" in France
during the coming military op-
erations there.
The British Embassy called Mr..
Hull's declaration of policy "a fine
statement, full of meat" French
men in Algiers believed 1t offered
hope of a working agreement for
the administration of France. And
the few members of Congress now
in Washington who commented were
overwhelming in viewing the decla-
ration as a clear-cut statement of
the role this country expects to play
in winning the war and establishing
peace. "Details on Page A-5.)
Replies to Critics.
The Secretary's answer to Con-
gressional and other critics who
have charged that this country
lacks cohesive foreign policy was
made in 45-minute speech last
night over national radio hook up.
Mr.. Hull conceded that while a
stable postwar peace was the con-
cern OF all the United Nations, it
could not be established without
firm collaboration and understand
ing among the United States, Rus
sia, Great Britain and China.
His statement was seen as highly
significant in view of recent diver
gences of policy among Washington,
London and Moscow. It indicated
to some observers that a -four pow
er" pact may be sought as a pre-
liminary to larger international
peace organization.
Pleads for National Unity.
Secretary Hull also noted that
this is an election year. In this con-
nection, he pleaded with the public
for unity of national action, and
urged an avoidance of needless
controversy in the formulation of
your judgments" Recalling the
strife over foreign policy that fol-
lowed the last war, he warned:
Should this happen again, it will
be tragedy to you and your chill
dren."
Apparently having in mind re-
cent pickering among the big four"
powers over such matters as the
Russian-Polish dispute and differ
ences between London and WASH
ington on censorship and policy to-
ward Italy, Mr.. Hull declared:
However difficult the road may
be, there is no hope of turning vic
tory into enduring peace unless the
rea- interests of this country, the
British Commonwealth, the Soviet
Union and China are harmonized
ana unless they agree and act to-
gether. This is the solid frame
work upon which all future policy
and international organization must
Understanding Must Endure.
without an enduring under
standing among these four nations
upon their fundamental purposes,
interests and obligations to one
another. all organizations to pre-
serve peace are creations on pa
per, and the path is wide open for
the rise of a new aggressor.
Other salient points in the Sec
'retary's speech were
l, The United States is convinced
that free governments and Nazi
and Fascist governments cannot
exist together in this world" The
latter must be stamped out COM
pletely.
2. Civil authority in France after
the invasion must be exercised "by
Frenchmen," but the Allied COM
mander in chief must have "unfet-
tered authority" during the period
of military operations. The United
States is agreeable to having the
French Committee of National Lib
Grafton exercise leadership to estab-
lish law and order under the SUPER
vision of the Allied commander in
chief" But it is not the govern
ment of France" Our central and
abiding purpose" Is to aid the French
(See HULL. Page A-5.1