The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-04-07
Rabbi Thurman
Addresses Meet
Of N. G. Sorosiis

The April business meeting Of
North Carolina Sorosis was held
rbursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
in the Sorosis clubhouse with Mrs.
r WAYNE Spencer, president, pre-
.;ding Routine reports were given,
outstanding among these reports
wos that presented by Mrs. L. L.
Matte finance chairman, announc-
w. IN at Sorosis was now free from
debt the debt Of remodeling Of the
clubhouse some years ago has
been paid up.
One new member was voted into
.be club, Mrs. G.. C. Scott. A short
discussion on the Federal Educa-
+ion bill was held by the members,
of4e~ which the announcement OF
+be annual business meeting to be
held on May 3 was given at which
time all officers and chairmen OF
The various departments will pre-
cent their annual reports. Follow.
ing the business session Rabbi M.
M Thurman was presented to the
club by Mrs. Spencer.
Rabbi Thurman spoke briefly on
D,nbarton Oaks. His speech in
part follows:
What is commonly referred to as
..Dumbarton Oaks" is the result
of the exploratory conversations
~ International organization held
At Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown,
Maryland by representatives from
Great Britain, Russia, China and
The United States. These CONVEX
sations continued for seven weeks,
beginning on August 81, 1914 and
ending on October 7, 1914. The
first phase of the conversations,
between representatives of Bri-
tain. Russia and the United States
took place from August 81 to Sep
+enber %; the second phase, be-
tween representatives Of Britain,
China and the United States was
held from September % to Octo-
Der 7.
The Dunlbarton Oaks Proposals
are recommendations by the rep
resentatives of the four participant
ing nations for the establishment
of an international organization for
the maintenance of peace and
security. The proposals were made
to the four nations for official ac-
ceptance according to each ma
tons syste of government.
These proposals are now being
studied by the four governments
and are being discussed by the
peoples of all countries.
Noteworthy, therefore, is the far
visioned request submitted in a
declaration of principles drawn up
by the General Federation of
Women's clubs that a Commission
of Human Rights and Fundamental
Freedoms be included in the set
up of the United Nations organiza-
ton to be established at San Fran
cisco, beginning April 25th, so as
to guarantee the consideration of
individual injustices which lead to
war, and the protection of socio-
logical tights of human beings es-
sential to spiritual as well as ma
terial growth" Allow me to COM
mend the officers and membership
OF the General Federation of Wom-
ems clubs for their vision and
courage and profound understand
ing of our unpostponable tasks and
unacceptable duties in creating a
world order of peace, security and
justice for all the children of men.
There can be no hope for an en-
during peace unless there is re-
conversion of the human spirit. All
the most perfected, practical ma
chinery in the world for maintain
ing peace will not avail until with
in men, as well as nations, there
is created the spirit of the will to
peace, justice, and the recognition
of the essential worth and dignity
and sanctity of human personality.
Unfortunately, the Dumbarton
Oaks Proposals, as did the Coven-
ant Of the League of Nations, lacks
the prophetic passion to stir and
capture the universal spiritual and
ethical values inherent in the soul
OF men. The making of an endur-
ing peace is challenge to these
values. The Proposals provide
the machinery for the possible pre-
Ventlon Of future wars, not for the
establishing of universal peace;
lney provide for the suppression Of
International violence after these
occur, not for their prevention;
'hey provide mechanism cal
culated to rectify and adjudicate
international strife, not an instru.
ment to eliminate the basis OF
strife and violence and war. I'm
less justice and righteousness are
entnroned as the capstone of the
ann OF any organization that pro-
poses to achieve it, the world can
nave no hope for a permanent
peace.
Despite the admitted tentative
ness and incompleteness of the
DulAnafton Oaks Proposals, we
iai'lerlcans can acclaim the temper
~ winch they were drawn. The
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