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straint upon its own selfish impulses.
what was the most sinister fea.
ture of the years which preceded the
present struggle?
1T was the deliberate debasement
of international conduct In which
Germany, Italy and Japan engaged
to further their own selfish plans.
Axis Technique.
"It was the practice Of these
powers not only persistently to vio-
late their engagements but to use
the new engagements they so read.
lily undertook after each aggression
as cloak to cover their next crime.
This was their technique.
But what was the result? There
came a time when the outraged
forces of civilization had to call q
halt to these practices and so in
evitably the world was plunged into
another war.
Great powers have a special re-
sponsibility to guard against the re-
currence OF such practices"
One essential condition of sue
cess, Mr.. Stettinius told the con-
ference, "is the voluntary co-opera-
ton of all peaceful nations. large
and small, acting with full respect
for the equal sovereignty Of each, to
promote justice among nations, to
foster respect for basic human rights
and to solve those common prob
lens upon which the security and
the economic and social advance
ment of their peoples so largely de-
pend"
Early Action Emphasized.
Mr.. Stettinius reminded the dele
gates that their only task at San
Francisco was to set up a world Sc
curity organization, leaving other Is
sues to later conferences.
preparation of the charter OF the
world organization should not, there
fore, be entangled with the many
and complex political and economic
issues involved in the defeat of Ger
many and Japan" he said. And the
imminent collapse of organized Ger
man resistance makes it all the more
important that the world organiza-
ton be established at the earliest
possible moment.
ITO deal with these other issues,
there will have to be many other
conferences, and many other dec1-
sions, both national and interna-
tional. We have no time to lose.
Success at this conference will
not of itself assure enduring peace.
The whole structure will take years
to build. But without agreement
on a charter Of the world organiza-
ton the structure of peace cannot
be built at all.
"A house cannot be built without
a plan or without a foundation. Here
at San Francisco the United Ma
tions must draw the plan and lay
the foundation"
Parallel Drawn.
Drawing a parallel between the
difficulties encountered by the Amer
ican founding fathers" in drafting
the Constitution and the present
labors of the delegates at San Fran
cisco, Mr.. Stettinius said:
I'VE cannot expect at this con-
ference to produce a charter which
will answer all the questions or
resolve all the problems No char
ter, no constitution, no basic docu-
ment was ever drafted that was
not open to improvement.
Let us construct the charter Of
the world organization as soundly
as we can. But let us not sacrifice |
approval to perfection. ,s,,,. .,,.x,,s,
DR.. Soonk Speaks. ~ s...s..'s1,.
DR.. Soong told the conference
that "a long effort is required Of
all of us before an effective rule of
law is established in world affairs"
He warned, too, that each nation
must be prepared to surrendeF, b
segment of its national sovereignty
in the interest OF world order, !
adding: I
If there is any message that my
country-Which has been one of
the principal victims Of aggression
and the earliest victim-wishes to
give to this conference, it Is that we
are prepared, in conjunction with
other nations, to yield if necessary
part of our sovereignty to the new
international organization In the in
terest of collective security.
I'VE must all be ready to make
some sacrifices in order to have al
new international peace organiza-
tion of any effectiveness. Among
nations, no less than among individ-
uals, we must forthwith accept the
concept of liberty under law.
Strive for Common Goal.
I'VE of the Chinese delegation
come from part of the world with
teeming populations whom the cata-
clysm of this war has stirred to the
very depths of their souls: they have
witnessed the rise and fall of mighty
empires; they have gauged by the
precepts of their own PHILOSOPHERS
the depth of villanies perpetrated by
the exponents of brute force, and
they have appreciated fully the ma
jestic surge of the power Of free men
joined in comradeship.
And they now strive ardently to
attain the common goal of human
liberty within a commonwealth of
free peoples"
Declaring that 1--WE must lose no
time" he said:
"We must not leave this confer
ence without achieving the high
purpose for which we are here as