Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
With Justice for All

IN MS welcoming ADDRESS TO JIle
United Nations General Assembly.
President Truman said nothing
that he and Secretary of State
Byrnes have not said before. But
he was speaking to kind of world
parliament. and in that particular
setting, at this particular time, the
points he made were well worth
being repeated and emphasized.
1.-THE heart of our foreign policy"
he declared, sis sincere desire for
peace" The peace we have in mind,
however, is not one that would be
little more than an armistice, but a
peace with justice for all-justice
for small nations and for large ma
tons and justice for individuals
without distinction as to race, creed
or color-a peace that will advance,
not retard, the attainment of the
four freedoms"
Fully aware of the harsh realities
of the present, the President made
clear to the Assembly that he does
not expect that these freedoms
freedom of speech, freedom of re-
ligion, freedom from want and free
dom from fear-will be established
everywhere at an early moment.
Yet, despite the immense difficulties
to be overcome, he expressed his
faith that the United Nations will
be able, slowly but surely, to spread
them throughout the world in
step-by-step process. In any event,
since there can be no real peace
unless it is peace founded on law
and justice, America is determined
to work patiently and persistently
against war and for an ever-widen-
ing area of liberty by every means
consistent with self respect and Sc
curity."
Time and again throughout his
speech, the President placed special
emphasis on the idea Of Justice for
all" No less than the American
people, he said, "the people of every
nation are sick of war;" and all sane
governments know that another
world conflict would shatter the
hopes of mankind and completely
destroy civilization as We know it,"
However, although there is universal
agreement on peace as an ideal, it's
difficult to get the different powers
to agree ON common principles of
law subjecting their own acts to the
collective judgment of mankind"
Yet, as the President declared, the
path toward full agreement in this
sense is already clearly defined.
Thus, under the United Nations
Charter, every member is legally
and morally bound to promote and
maintain an international order
that upholds human rights and is
just to all countries. Thus, too, the
judges of Nuremberg have obligated
themselves to abide by the new prin-
ciples established by their judgment.
With this as a basis for governing
itself, the world can move forward
by stages-frst with fair treaty set
Elements for the vanquished and
next with such measures as rigid
control of the atom-toward reali-
cation of the four freedoms in an
everlasting peace"
All this, of course, will require the
utmost in perseverance and good
faith" But il every nation-and
Russia still is the great question
mark-will come to realize that it's
own self-interest demands the full
est international cooperation, with
justice for all" the world will enter
the finest era in its history. Presi-
dent Truman has done well to re-
state these things directly and in
person before the United Ma tons
and to reaffrm Americas complete
commitment to the good cause.