The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-06
. BEHIND THE SCENES
m WASHINGTON .

are found In Palestine, the
Argentine, the Balkans, Ger
many. Japan, Korea and else
where.
Truman's first point-deny-
Ing u. S. ambitious for territorial
expansion or selfish advantage
Is point one of the Atlantic
Charter.
His second point-calling for
self-government and sovereign
rights for all peoples deprived
Of them by force-is point three
of the Atlantic Charter.
His third point-demandin,
no territorial changes unless the
people involved approves
point two of the Atlantic Char
ter.
"HANDs OFF" IS
TRADITIONAL POLICY
TRUMAN'S fourth point
self-election of government by
all peoples without interference
lis the traditional "hands off"
policy. 1t Is to be found in points
IA and IS Of Hull's March, 1914.
statement, covering non-inter-
vention In the affairs OF foreign
governments.
Truman's fifth point - Eve
shall try to attain a world in
which Nazism. Fascism and mill
tary aggression cannot exist
merely carries forward the Unit
ed Nations Declaration Of Janu-
ary. 1912, in which cooperation
was pledged to defeat the Axis,
and the principles of the United
Nations Organization charter.
Now you come to something
which appears to be really new.
1t Is Truman's point six-setting
up the principle of denying re-
cognition to any government i'm
posed by force on any nation by
a foreign power. It would take
only . little stretching to make
this apply equally to future
Soviet domination Of any of the
Balkan or Baltic governments.
Dutch dominance In the East
Indies or British dominance In
India. So interpreted. this be-
comes an important new mile
stone In u. s. foreign policy.
Truman's point seven-free-
dom Of the seas for all nations
and the rights Of international
transit on boundary rivers and
waterways, Is both old and new.
Freedom. Of the seas was the
second Of Wilson's II points.
back In 1918. It was restated ~
point seven In the Atlantic Char
ter. Opening up boundary rivers
and waterways in Europe was
decided upon at the Potsdam
Conference last August.
MONROE DOCTRINE Is
RESTATED
TRUMAN'S point eight -
equal access Of an nations TO
world trade and raw materials
lis q restatement Of point four
of the Atlantic Charter.
His point nine-solution Of
western hemisphere problems
without interference from out
side-is simply the old reliable
Monroe Doctrine.
Truman's point ten-calling
for full economic collaboration
Of all nation-is point five Of
the Atlantic Charter.
His point eleven-freedom of
expression and religion through
out the world-comes from
President Roosevelt's Four Free
doms. These two are not found
In the Atlantic Charter, which
mentions only freedom from
fear and want. Freedom Of relig-
ion and speech were left out In
the haste of August, 1941. But
when Roosevelt sent the Atlantic
Charter Congress, he wrote
that II should Of necessity In
clude freedom Of religion ana
freedom Of information" 80
here they are.
Truman's point twelve-ths
preservation of peace depends
upon . functionins United Ma
tions organixation-brings up to
date Hull's earlier statements on
the necessity for postwar inter-
national CO. cooperation, recognix-
Ing the fruition Of Hull's dreams
for aaworld organization to keep
the peace after the war had been