Evening star., 1945-06-27
Security
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France and Russia, plus % of the
IS other United Nations.
Before the Presidents forma,
presentation Of the Charter, two
Senate representatives in the Amer.
ican delegation to the conference
here will open the ratification drive
Connally and Vandenberg Leave.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee and
Senator Vandenberg, Republican, oi
Michigan, left by plane last nigh,
with Secretary of State Stettinius
and were expected to arrive In
Washington around noon today
Senator Connally will speak to the
Senate tomorrow, and Senator Van.
denberg will give his report Friday
Secretary Stettinius left Leo Pas
volsky, an assistant and ranking
American expert on the United
Nations organization, here to at
tend an organization meeting of
the United Nations Preparatory
Commission today. This commits
sion, including representatives OF
all SO nations, with headquarters in
London, will prepare for the crea-
tion of the United Nations organi-
zation and recommend q site for
permanent headquarters.
In the Presidents speech, broad
cast to the world, he expressed his
faith in the charter adopted here,
and warned that failure to live up
to its principles means disaster.
THE charter of the United Ma
tions which you have just signed
Is a solid structure upon which we
can build a better world" he said.
Victory Against War.
History will honor you for it. Be-
tween the victory in Europe and the
final victory in Japan, in this most
destructive Of all wars, you have
won a victory against war ITSELF"
IF we had had this charter a few
years ago." the President continued,
"and above all, the will to use it,
millions now dead would be alive.
If we should falter in the future in
our will to use it, millions now living
will surely die"
Mr.. Truman said that the charter
is only the first step to enduring
peace, and declared firmly that "the
important thing is that all our
thinking and all our actions be
based on the realization that it is In
fact only a first STEP"
He compared the framing Of the
charter to the drafting of the Con-
stitution of the United States-the
product Of many minds, and of
conflicting views, and said "this
charter, like our own Constitution,
will be expanded and improved as
time goes on.
Interrupted by Applause.
The President was interrupted fire.
quently by the applause of delegates,
one of the loudest bursts came
from the seats of the smaller ma
tions-nations which in some in
stances had claimed the new instru-
ment gave too much power to the
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eve 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 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.
"And what a reasonable price it is.
"Out of this conflict have come
powerful military nations, now fully
trained and equipped for war. But
they have no right to dominate the
world. 1t is rather the duty of these
powerful nations to assume the re-