The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-27
it. The job will tax the moral
strength and fibre of us all.


We all have to recognize-no
matter how great our strength
that we must deny ourselves the
license to do always as we please.
No one nation, no regional group,
can or should expect, any special
privilege which harms any othe-
nation. If any nation would keep
security for itself, it must be
ready and willing to share security
with all. That is the price which
each nation will have to pay for
world peace, unless weS are all
willing to pay that price, no or
ganization for world peace can
accomplish it's purpose.
And what a reasonable price that
is!
Out of this conflict have come
powerful military nations, now
fully trained and equipped for war.
But they have no right to domi-
nate the world. It is rather the
duty of these powerful nations to
assume the responsibility for
leadership toward world of
peace. That is why we have here
resolved that power and strength
shall be used not to wage war,
but to keep the world at peace,
and free from the fear of war.
By their own example the strong
nations Of the world should lead
the way to international justice.
That principle of justice is the
foundation stone of this charter.
That principle is the guiding spirit
by which it must be carried out
not by words alone but by con-
tinued concrete acts of good will.
There is a time for making plans
and there is a time for action
The time for action is now! Let us,
therefore, each in his own nation
and according to its own way, seek
immediate approval of this charter
and make it a living thing.
l shall send this charter to the
United States Senate at once. l am
sure that the overwhelming senti-
ment of the people of my country
and of their representatives in the
Senate is in favor of immediate
rat ific alton.
A just and lasting peace cannot
be attained by diplomatic agree
ment alone, or by military coop
GRAFTON alone. Experience has
shown how deeply the seeds of
war are planted by economic riv-
airy and by social injustice. the
charter recognizes this fact for it
has provided for economic and
social cooperation as well. 1t has
provided for this cooperation as
part of the very heart of the en-
tire compact.
It has set up machinery OF in
ternational cooperation which men
and nations of good will can use to
help correct economic and social
causes for conflict.
Artificial and uneconomic trade
barriers should be removed-to
the end that the standard of llv-
ing of as many people as pos
sible throughout the world may be
raised. For freedom from want is
one of the basic four freedoms TO-
ward which we all strive. The
large and powerful nations OF the
world must assume leadership IN
this economic field as in all 9TH
ers.
Under this document we have
good reason to expect the framing
of an International Bill of Rights,
acceptable to all the nations in
volved. That Bill of Rights will be
as much a part,of international life
as our own Bill of Rights is a
part of our Constitution. The
Charter is dedicated to the
achievement and observance OF
human rights and fundamental
freedoms. Unless we can attain
those detectives for all men and
women everywhere-without re-
gard to race, language or religion
we cannot have permanent peace
and security.
With this charter the world can
begin to look forward to the time
when all worthy human beings may
be permitted to live decently as
free people.
The world has learned again
that nations, Like individuals, must
know the truth if they would be
free-must read and hear the
truth, learn and teach the truth.
We must set up an effective
agency for constant and thorough
interchange of thought and ideas.
For there lies the road to a better
and more tolerant understanding
among nations and among peoples.
All Fascism did not die with
Mussolini. Hitler is finisned-but
the seeds spread by his disorder
in