Imperial Valley press., 1945-06-27

ward future agreement in the years
to come.
This conference owes its sue
cess largely to the fact that you
have kept your minds firmly on
the main objective. You had the
single job of writing COnstitu-
tion-a charter for peace. And
you stayed on that job.
In spite of the many distractions
which came to you in the form CT
daily problems and disputes about
such matters as new boundaries,
war criminals, the form of govern
ment of some of the European
countries in spite of all these, you
continued in the task of framing
this document.
HARD PROBLEMS
These problems and scores of
others, which will arise. are all
difficult. They are complicated.
They are controversial and danger
Gus.
But with united spirit we met
and solved even more difficult
problems during the war. Ana with
the same spirit, if we keep to our
principles and never forsake our
objectives, the problems we now
face and those to come will also be
solved.
We have tested the principle of
cooperation in this war and have
found that it works Through the
pooling of resources, through joint
and combined military command,
through constant staff meetings,
we have shcwn what united
strength can do in war. That
united strength forced Germany to
surrender. United strength will
force Japan to surrender.
The United Nations have also
had experience, even while the
fighting was still going on, in
reaching economic agreements for
times of peace What was done on
the subject CT relief at Atlantic
City. food at Hot Springs, finance
at Breton Woods, aviation at Chi
cago, was fair test of what can
be done by nations determined to
live comparatively in a world where
they cannot live peacefully any
other way.
LESSONS LEARNED
What you have accomplished in
San Francisco shows how well these
Lessons of military and economic
cooperation have been learned You
have created a great instrument
for peace and security and human
progress in the world.
The world must now use it.
If we fail to use it, we shall be-
tray all those who have died in
order that we might meet here in
freedom and safety to create it.
If we GEEK to use it selfishly-
for the advantage of any one ma
tion or any small group of nations
we shall be equally guilty CT that
betrayal.
The successful use of this instru-
ment will require the united will
and firm determination of the free
peoples who have created it. The
Job will tax the moral strength and
fibre of us all
We all have to recognize-no mat
ter 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
privileges which harms any other
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 we are all willing
to pay that price, no organization
for world peace can accomplish its
purpose
And what reasonable price that
is.
DUTY is CLEAR
Out of this conflict have come
powerful military nations. now
fully trained and equipped for war.
But they have no right to dominate
the wcrld. 1t is rather the duty of
these powerful nations to assume
the responsibility for leadership
toward a 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