The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-16
Truman Backs FDR's
 Ideals In Address
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 Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never for- get their sacrifices. Because Of these sacrifices, the dawn of jus- tice and freedom throughout the world slowly casts its gleam across the horizon.
 Our forefathers came to our rug ged shores in search of religious tolerance, political freedom and ec- onomic opportunity. For those fun damental rights, they risked their lives. We well know today that such rights can be preserved only by constant vigilance, the eternal price of liberty!
 Within an hour after I took the oath of office, I announced that the San Francisco conference would proceed. We will face the problems of peace with the same courage that we have faced and mastered the problems of war.
 In the memory of those who have made the supreme sacrifice,-in the memory of our fallen president,- WE SHALL NOT FAIL!
 Complicated Task It is not enough to yearn for peace. We must work, and if nec- esSary, fight for it. The task of creating a sound international or ganization is complicated and dif- ficult. Yet, without such organi- ration, the rights of man on earth cannot be protected. Machinery for the just settlement of inter- national differences must be found. Without such machinery, the en- tire world will have to remain an armed camp The world will be doomed to deadly conflict, devoid of hope for real peace.
 Fortunately, people have re- tained hope for a durable peace. Thoughtful people have always had faith that ultimately justice must triumph. Past experience surely in- dicates that, without justice, an enduring peace becomes impossible.
 In bitter despair, some people have come to believe that wars are inevitable. With tragic fatalism. they insist that as wars have always been, of necessity, wars will always be. To such defeatism, men and women of good will must not and can not yield. The outlook for hu- manity is not so hopeless. During the darkest hour of this horrible war, entire nations were kept going by something intangible -hope! When warned that abject submission offered the only saliva tion against overwhelming power, hope showed the way to victory.
 Hope has become the secret wea- pon of the forces of liberation! Aggressors could not dominate the human mind. As long as hope remains, the spirit of man will never be crushed.
 But hope alone was not and is not sufficient to avert war. We must not only have hope but we must have faith enough to work with other peace loving nations to main- tain the peace. Hope was not enough to beat back the aggressors as long as the peace loving nations were unwilling to come to each others defense. The aggressorS were beaten back only when the peace loving nations pnited to defend themselves.
 If wars A the future are to be pre- vented the peace-loving nations must be united in their determin- atlon to keep the peace under law The breaking of the peace anywhere is the concern of peace-loving na- tions everywhere.
 Nothing is more essential to the future peace of the world thas, continued cooperation of the nations which. had to muster the force nec- essary to defeat the conspiracy oi the Fascist powers to dominate the world.
 Serve, Not Dominate
 While these great states have g special responsibility to enforce the peace, their responsibility is based upon the obligations resting upor all states, large and small, not tc use force tl international relations except in the defense of law. The responsibility of the great states is to serve and not dominate the peo- ples of the world.
 To build the foundation of en- during peace we must not only work in harmony with our friends abroad but we must have the united sup port of our own people.
 Even the most experienced pilot cannot bring ship safely into har- Dor, unless he has the full cooper ation of the crew. For the benefit of all, every individual must do his duty.
 appeal to every American, re- gardless of party. race, creed, or col- or, to support our efforts to build strong and lasting United Nations organization.
 You. the members of Congress. surely blow how feel. Only with your help can I hope to complete one of the greatest tasks ever as- signed to public servant. With divine guidance, and your help, we will find the new passage to far better world. a kindly and friendly world. with just and lasting peace.
 With confidence I am depend- Ing upon all of you.
 To destroy greedy tyrants with plans of world domination. we can-