Evening star., 1946-10-03

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France and the people Of Europe
need not fear the efforts Of the
German people to rebuild their de-
yastated country and rebuild !.
peaceful Germany.
Encouragement to Democracy.
We do want to give encourage
ment to the peaceful. democratic
forces Of Germany. We cannot do
this unless we do give them .
chance to govern themselves demo-
cratically.
For our own security as well as for
the welfare Of the German people
We do not want to see an over-cen-
tralized government In Germany
which can dominate the German
people instead Of being responsible
to their democratic will.
In the American zone, we have
placed great emphasis upon the de-
tvelopment of sense of local respon-
sibility and have taken the lead In
creating laender or states so that
the people will look to the states and
not to q central government on all
matters that do not basically require
national action.
We want to see the federal gov
ernment OF Germany created by the
states and not the states created by
the central government. II we so
proceed we do not think we will find
that the responsible representatives
of the states will want to give ex-
cessive powers to the federal gov
ernment.
We want a peaceful, democratic
and disarmed Germany which will
respect the human rights and fun
damental freedoms of all her in
.habitants and which will not threat
en- the security of her neighbors.
No Early Threat Of War.
We want such Germany not be-
cause we want to appease Germany,
but because we believe that such a
Germany is necessary to the peace
and security of France, our oldest
Ally, and is necessary to the peace
and security Of q free and pros
porous Europe.
After every great war which has
been won by the combined efforts OF
many nations, there has been con-
fiict among the Allies In the making
of peace. It would be folly to deny
the seriousness of the conflict In
viewpoints among the Allies after
this war. -'
To ignore that conflict or mini
mize its seriousness will not resolve
the conflict or help us along the
road to peace. To exaggerate that
conflict and its seriousness, on the
other hand. only makes more din
cult the resolution of the conflict.
I concur most heartily IN the view
recently expressed by Generalissimo
Stain that there Is no immediate
danger of war. I hope that his
statement will put an end to the
unwarranted charges that any ma
ton or group of nations is seeking
to encircle the Soviet Union, or that
the responsible leaders Of the Soviet
Union so believe.
I do not believe that any response
BILE official of any government wants
war. The world has had enough of
war. The difdculty is that while no
nation wants war. nations may pur-
sue policies or courses of action
which lead to war. Nations may
seek political and economic advan-
tages which they cannot obtain
without war.
That is why, If we wish to avoid
war, we must decry not only war
but the things which lead to war.
Care to Avert Future War.
Just because war Is not now i'm
minent, we must take the greatest
care not to plant the seeds of q
future war. We must seek less to
defend our actions in the eyes of
those who already agree with us
and more to defend our actions In
the eyes of those who do not agree
with us. But our defense must be
the defense OF justice ana freedom.
the defense Of the political and eco
nomic rights not Of few privileged
men or nations but all men and all
nations.
It is particularly appropriate that
here in the birthplace Of the doc
trine Of the rights Of man I should
reatirm the conviction of the Gov
eminent and the people Of the
United States that 1t Is the right Of
every people to organize their own
destiny through the freest possible
expression of their collective will.
The people of the United States be-
lieve in freedom for all men and all
nations, freedom of speech, freedom
Of worship, freedom Of assembly,
freedom to progress. The people Of
the United States have no desire to
impose their will upon any other
people or to obstruct their efforts to
improve their social, economic or
political conditions. In our view
human freedom and human progress
are inseparable.
We want to give the common men
and women Of this world who have
borne the burdens and sufferings Of
war . chance to enjoy the blessings
Of peace and freedom. We want
the common men and women OF
this world to share In the rising
standards Of life which science
makes possible In q free, peaceful
and friendly world.
Buruch a
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policy, was released September II.
His resignation came shortly after
wards.
Mr.. Baruch said his difference