Evening star., 1945-03-08

OF importance
tion seizure from enemy best be held in form
of joint United Nations title rather Of any
individual nation.
Let us also make it clear that the United Nations
associations of nations and peoples now in existence is
definitely not adverse to the British Commonwealth Of
the United America various assoca-
tons OF nations through treaties and friendships
With the background of the Atlantic Charter and the
commitments of Secretary conference at MOSCOW
the declarations of Teheran the proposals Of Dubaon
message Congress last week and the never-endfng
wholesome study and discussion throughout America,
for the drafting definite for contin-
ing United Nations action in with the overwhelm
ing support of the people of the country of United
States Senate for the steps proposed.
Winning Beachhead at San Francisco.
We should look, therefore, upon the San Francisco
Conference as golden opportunity to win beachhead
IN the battle Tor just and lasting peace
The beachhead is of crucial importance and requires
many sacrifices and never lending determination
And also, the beachhead is not the final goal, but
only the jumping place for the long, hard drive toward
victory.
Francisco The results of successful conference will be
of incacuable Importance but they will not be the final
answer to our world problems for They will only
be the first step. -
In a discussion of the development of and
onder Yes would be good step but it would violate
the rule of absolute nationalistic sovereignty.
Let us meet. this issue squarely
do not want my country to face another generation
OF youth marching of to the horrors of and I'VE
prevented conflict,
had cling principle of absolute ma
tionastc sovereignty. That will not be acceptable
answer.
There may be many diplomats who do net know it;
there may be many political leaders who afraid to
admit it, there may be many people who do not under
stand it, but the extreme principle Of absolute natonasc
Sovereignty is of the middle and it dead died
with the apane the radio, the rocket and the robomb
In its place must develop the principle the
rights duties and responsibilities of each nation to the
other nations and of each and each to the
other people of the world.
No nation has any right in the modern world to do
it peases without regard to the effects of its actions
the peoples of other nations True sovereignty rests
in the people, and the people know that for their
future welfare they must exercise portion of that
vef.' level - ' 'ee' p'''e Vi Vic ""'''"''S'''
One of the most striking facts which has been DEM
onstrated the enormous productive capacity
of America 1t has been huge power for destruction
and for victory.
be equally great power for world constrllc-
ton and progress after the if but lift eyes
to its oppop 9nties and responsibilities and take the
necessary steps for world stability.
This will require increased investments by American
capital In the and facilities of other nations
and increased trade with lower tariffs throughout the
world, We must explode the view that II
develop production in other parts of the world will
preempt our own markets. We will create markets
The capacity OF the human to consume is just
great the capacity of the human to produce 80
Contributing to the Worlds Progress.
Vast of charitable assistance will needed
the immediate postwar period but this should definitely
separated from the careful investment capital
development of other nations It better that
American capital be invested and various
countries of the world to assist in raising their
of living and indirectly develop Jobs in America in the
process than that it be sterile stagnant America
This does not mean Santa Claus role Most of the
peoples OF the world do not want charity beyond the
emergency conditions. They want to be self-reiant
They want to rebuild their and develop their
own economy 1t is healthy and wholesome for them and
Tor the world that they should.
Nor is this all just dealstic dream. Never did a
country for Its own sake need to clear the cobwebs
If it does not lift eyes and use its brain and its
Drawn for of the world will wither and deter-
crate in petty internal struggles the division
But if it contributes progress of the world will
itself share in that progress in high standards of living
This is also true of other peoples Any attempt to
poht by one nation at the expense of other peoples will
The world must advance together and there is room
in the world for all the peoples who live in it.
World opinion is almost unanimous that the Germans
and the japanese must be stripped of their of max
ing war This can best be done by joint action of the
victorious nations through the United organza-
uon with continuing joint occupation and inspection
Under that military rule all ndemnities and penal
ties and reparations should take place Then and only
then the gradual development of sefgovernment should
be permitted to arise. -"
Freedom of information to the citizens of these coun-
tries must be fundamental rule Open the children
of Germany and japan and Italy the full to the
radios and publications and books of the world and we
right in our basic concepts in America, believe
we are in generation or two We will have different
Germany and different Japan. When the change is
demonstrated they should be permitted to become self
governing and be granted membership organ
izaon but then there why they should
be permitted there is every reason to pre-
vent them from rearmng =
Peace Backed by Strength.
We ourselves should remain strong We should main
tain powerful, modern Navy We should keep alert,
air force We should constantly train efficient
land force.
We should do this to fulfill the police force respons-
bility which will enforcing and supporting the
world code of justice and the United Nations organza
on and also to future security prog
ress We should make it plain that much as we want
peace we will fight again, and will fight any who
baslcaly violates world justice and faunt our
pOIC1eS IL
To those who scof at thoughts like these expressed
tonight as abstract idealism simply ask that look
out the worldwide tragedy war today When the
terror OF war has reached the scale that today
IL is time Tor some thinking for grand scale.
And add that will work with you with Just as much
hardsheed realism the emergency today and with
Just as much doWn-toearth practcaism the problems
Of tomorrow II =
But our ideals will determine the al-important ques-
ton of the basic course that we take.
We need scoffers today. We need men Men to
assault the plboxes Of lethargythe emplacements Of
preJudlce-the splitting of intolerance Men
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