The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-03-02
FDR Says America Must
Share In World Peace
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work Of peace-as we did Is years
ago when American fighting mer
looked in vain to the statesmen
of the world, he said I'VE failed
them then. We cannot fail them
again, and expect the world again
to survive"
On the most controversial action
taken at the Crimea Conference
fixing Of Poland's boundaries-Mr.
Roosevelt departed from his pre-.
pared text to defend the settlement
by which Russia will get the por.
ton of Poland east of the Curzon
Line and Poland will be compen-
stated with German territory.
II didn't agree with all of it by
any means" he said. But he ex-
planned that none of the Big Three
got exactly what they wanted on
this compromise, under which Po-
land will be compensated with
most of East Prussia.
He said he was convinced, how
ever, that the compromise ''is the
most hopeful agreement possible
(under the circumstances for a
free, independent and prosperous
Polish state.'
In defense of the decision, he
said:
at is we'll known that the peo-
pie east of the Curzon Line are
predominantly White Russian and
Ukranian; and that the people west
of the line are predominantly
Polish. AS far back as 1919, the
representative of the Allies agreed
that the Curzon Line represented
fair boundary between the two
peoples"
Mr.. Roosevelt assured Congress
that the constitution would NOT be
by-passed, either on the world Sc
curitv organization charter to be
drawn up at San Francisco or 9TH
er decisions, some Of them secret,
made at Yalta.
II am we'll aware O. the con-
stitutional fact-as are all the
United Nations-that this charter
must be approved by two-thirds of
the Senate of the United States
as will some Of the other arrange
ments made at Yalta.'
He also assured that the future
peace will be based on "the sound
and just principles of the Atlantic
|Charter.'' Some critics have charg-
ed that the Polish settlement rep
resented an abandonment of char
ter principles.
And he gave assurance that the
future peace would be based on
1.-The guarantees of tolerance and
freedom of religious worship
When the Crimea communique was
issued February II, some observ-
ers pointedly noted that freedom
of worship was not mentioned.
Mr. Roosevelt's speech was re-
ceived warmly by Democratic
leaders in Congress, but most Re
pubicans voiced disappointment
that he revealed little new about
the Crimea decisions.
Mr.. Roosevelt also explained
why France was not included in
the Crimea Conference-a fact
which piqued Gen. Charles de
Gaulle and presumably prompted
the French leader to snub an in
vitation to meet the President at
Algiers.
He said France did not take part
because it was meeting of the
three major military powers on
whose shoulders rest the chief re-
sponsibility and burden of the war.
But, he said, this should not de-
tract from the recognition that
France was accorded at Yalta.
He spoke briefly of the agreement
reached on Yugoslavia. Then, he
departed from text to say that
there were a great many Prima
donnas in the world who want to
be heard" And there may be
some delay while we hear some OF
the prima donnas," he added with
out explanation
There was speculation whether
the 'prifna donna" reference ap-
piled to de Gaulle, King Peter of
Yugoslavia or others who have evil
denced some recalcitrance on GER
tain Allied matters. Rep. John M.
Vorys, (R.-O) deplored the remark
as "a slap at de Gaulle.'
Major points of the speech:
THE Crimean Conference did
not discuss the war in the Pacific,
where America must be prepared
for long and costly struggle. "
Japan was discussed at Malta be-
fore the Big Three meeting.
2-The conference had two main
purposes to speed the defeat
OF Germany with the smallest pos.
sible loss of Allied men and ~
to continue building the foundations
for an international accord looking
to lasting peace. Tremendou.
strides were made toward both
goals.
3-Not only did the Big Three
unanimously agree on every prob
lem discussed at Yalta, but 1--WE
achieved a unity of thought and a
way of getting along together"
This doomed Hitler's that some
slight crack might appear in the
solid wall Of Allied unity.