Evening star., 1945-10-27

THE HUDSON RIVER-The out
ne serves as dim backdrop for
les Fleet swinging idly at their
terms to the trade and the raw ma
terials of the world.
Full Economic Collaboration.
9. We believe that the sovereign
states of the Western Hemisphere,
without interference from outside
the Western Hemisphere, must work
together as good neighbors in the
solution of their common problems.
TO- We believe that full economic
collaboration between all nations,
great and small, is essential to the
improvement of living conditions all
over the world, and to the estab-
lishment of freedom from fear and
freedom from want.
IL. We shall continue to strive to
promote freedom of expression and
freedom of religion throughout the
peace-loving areas of the world.
IL. We are convinced that the
preservation Of peace between ma
tions requires a United Nations
Organization composed of all the
peace-loving nations of the world
who are willing jointly to use force
if necessary to insure peace.
That Is the foreign policy which
guides the United States now. That
is the foreign policy with which 1t
confidently faces the future.
It may not be put into effect to-
morrow or the next day. But none
the less, it is our policy; and we
shall seek to achieve it. 1t may
take a long time. but it Is worth
waiting for, and 1t is worth striv-
ing to attain.
Difficult International Phase.
The Ten Commandments them
selves have not yet been universally
achieved over these thousands of
years. Yet we struggle constantly to
achieve them, and in many ways we
come closer to them each year.
Though we may meet setbacks from
time to time, we shall not relent in
our efforts to bring the golden rule
into the international affairs of
the world.
We are now passing through a
difficult phase of international re-
lations. Unfortunately, it has al
ways been true after past wars, that
the unity among allies, forged by
their common peril, has tended to
wear out as the danger passed.
The world cannot afford any let
down in the united determination
of the Allies in this war to accom-
plish a lasting peace The world
cannot afford to let the cooperative
spirit of the Allies in this war dis
integrate. The world simply can
not allow this to happen. The peo-
pie in the United States, in Russia,
and Britain, in France and China,
in collaboration with all other
peace-loving people, must take the
course of current history into their
own hands and mould 1t in a new
direction-the direction of con-
tinued cooperation. 1t was a COM
mon danger which united us be-
fore victory. Let it be a common
hope which continues to draw us
together in the years to come.
Requires Moral Stamina.
The atomic bombs that fell on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki must be
made signal, not for the old process
of falling apart but for new era
an era of ever-closer unity and ever
closer friendship among peaceful
nations.
Building peace requires as much
moral stamina as waging a war.
Perhaps it requires even more, be-
cause 1t is so laborious and pains
taking and undramatic. 1t requires
undying patience and continuous
application. But it can give us, If
we stay with it, the greatest reward
that there is In the whole field of
human effort.
Differences of the kind that exist
today among the nations that fought
together so long and so valiantly for
victory are not hopeless or irrecon-
cilable. There are no conflicts of
interest among the victorious powers
so deeply rooted that they cannot
be resolved. But their solution will
require a combination of forbearance
and firmness. 1t will require a
steadfast adherence to the high
principles we have enunciated. It
will also require a willingness to find
a common ground as to the methods
Of applying these principles.
Our American policy is policy
of friendly partnership with all
peaceful nations, and of full support
for the United Nations organization
It Is q policy that has the strong
backing of the American people. It
is policy around which we can
rally without fear or misgiving.
Loss Of Faith Dangerous.
The more widely and clearly that
policy is understood abroad, the
better and surer will be the peace.
For our own part, we must seek to
understand the special problems Of
other nations. We must seek to
understand their own legitimate
urge toward security as they see it..
The immediate, the greatest threat
to us Is the threat of disillusion-
ment, the danger of an insidious
skepticism-a loss of faith In the
effectiveness Of international CO.,
operation. Such q loss Of faith
would be dangerous at any time. In
an atomic age. it would be nothing
short Of disastrous.
There has been talk about the
atomic bomb scrapping all nayies,
armies, and air forces. For the pres
| ient. I think that such talk IS 100
per cent wrong. Today. control Of
the seas rests IN the fleets Of the
United States and her allies. There
| Is no substitute for them. We have
learned the bitter lesson that the
weakness Of this great republic In
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