The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-02


the future of Europe and the world.
i France has been invited to &C
cept zone of control in Germany,
and to participate as fourth
member of the Allied control
council Of Germany.
She has been invited to join as
a sponsor of the international con-
fei ence at San Francisco.
She will be a permanent men,
Der of the international security
council together with h e other
four major powers.
And, finally, we have asked that
France be associated with us IN
our joint responsibility over the Ii
berated areas of Europe.
Agreement was also reached On
Yugoslavia, as announced in the
communique; and is in process Of
fulfillment.
Quite naturally, the Crimean
Conference concerned itself only
with the European war and with
the political problems Of Europe
and not with the Pacific war.
At Malta, however, our combin-
ed British and American stats
made their plans 10 increase the
attack against Japan.
The Japanese war lords know
that they are not being overlook
ed. They have felt the force of
our B-29's, and our carrier planes;
they have felt the Naval might of
the United States, and do not ap-
pear very anxious to come out and
try it again.
The Japs know what it means
to hear that "the United States
Marines have landed'' And we
can add, having Two lima in
mind: THE situation is well in
hand"
They also know what is in store
for the homeland of Japan now
that General Macarthur has COM
pleted his magnificent march back
to Manila, and Admiral Nimitz is
establishing his air bases right in
the back yard OF Japan itself-in
Two Jima.
1t is still a tough, long road to
Tokyo. The defeat of Germany
will not mean the end Of the war
against Japan. On h e contrary,
America must be prepared for
a long and costly struggle in the
Pacific.
But the unconditional surrender
OF Japan is as essential as the
defeat of Germany-lf our plans
for world peace are to succeed.
For Japanese militarism must be
wiped out as thoroughly as Ger
man militarism.
On the way home from the Cri-
mea, I made arrangements to
meet personally King Farouk of
Egypt, Halle Selassie, Emperor of
Ethiopia, and King Ibn Saud of
Saudi Arabia. Our conversations
had to do with matters of COM
mon interest. They will be of great
mutual advantage because they
gave us an opportunity of meeting
and talking face to face, and of
exchanging views in personal con.
versation instead of formal cores
pondence.
On my voyage, I had the bene-
tit OF seeing our Army and Navy
and Air Force at work.
All Americans would feel as
proud of our armed forces as 1
am, If they could see and hear
what I did.
Against the most efficient pro-
fessional soldiers and sailors and
airmen of all history, our men
stood and fought-and won.
This is our chance to see to it
that the sons and grandsons Of
these gallant fighting men do not
have to do it all over again in
few years.
The conference in the Crimea
was turning point in American
history. There will soon be pre-
scented to the Senate of the United
States and. to the American peo-
pie a great decision which will
determine the fate of the United
States-and of the world-for gen
erations to come.
There can be no middle ground
here. We shall have to bear the
conflict.
know that the word planning"
is not looked upon with favor in
some quarters. In domestic affairs,
tragic mistakes have been made
by reason Of lack of planning; and,
on the other hand, many great
Improvements in living, and many
benefits to the human race, have
been accomplished as result of
adequate, intelligent planning-rec-
lamations of desert areas, devel-
opments of whole river valleys,
provision for adequate housing.
The same will be true in re-
lations between nations. For a Sec
ond time, this generation is face
to face with the objective of pre-
venting wars. To meet the objec-
tive, the nations of the world will
either have a plan or they will
not. The groundwork of plan has
now been finished, and has been
submitted to humanity for discus
sion and decision.
No plan is perfect. Whatever is
adopted at San Francisco will
doubtless have to be amended time
and again over the years, just as
our own constitution has been.
No one can say exactly how long
any plan will last. Peace can en-
dure only so long as humanity
really insists upon it, and is willing
to work for it-and sacrifice for
it.
Twenty five years ago. Ameri-