Evening star., 1946-10-03
Text Of Byrnes' Address

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policy I Was able to say recently
with the approval Of the President
and I am happy TO be able to re-
affirm here In France-that So long
as there Is an occupation army IL
Germany the armed forces Of the
United States viii be In the army
of occupation.
Interested In Lasting Peace.
/ would not want you to believe
that our course In this regard Il
entirely unselfish. It Is true that
the United States wants no terri
tory and seeks no discriminatory
favors. The United States Is inter-
ested in one thing. above all else
a just and lasting peace.
The people of the United States
did their best to stay out OF two
European wars on the theory that
they should mind their own busi-
ness and that they had no business
in Europe. 1t did not work.
The people Of the United States
have discovered that when a Euro
pean war starts, our own peace and
security inevitably become involved
before the finish. They have con-
cluded that If they must help finish
every European war. 1t would be
better for them to do their part to
prevent the starting Of a European
war.
Twice in our generation doubt as
to American foreign policy has led
other nations to miscalculate the
consequences Of their actions. Twice
in our generation that doubt as to
American foreign policy has not
brought peace, but war.
That must not happen again.
France, which has been invaded
three times in the last rs years by
Germany, naturally does not want
to be in doubt as to American for
eign policy toward Germany.
To dispel any doubt on that score
the United States has proposed that
the Soviet Union, the United King
dom, France and the United States
shall enter into a solemn treaty moi
only to disarm and demilitarize
Germany, but to keep Germany
disarmed and demilitarized for 4
years. And the treaty can be ex.
tended II the interests Of interna.
tional peace and security require.
Disarmament Agreement.
On June 5, 1945. Gen. Eisenhower
zhukov. Montgomery and De Tas.
signy entered into an agreement
In detail for the disarm-
and demilitarization Of Ger
many.
The treaty I proposed on behalf
of the United States contains al
the provisions of that agreement
It provides that all German armed
forces, all para military forces, and
all the auxiliary organizations shall
be kept demobilized. It provides fur
ther that the German general stan
and the stats of any para-military
shall be prohibited and
no German military or para-mili-
tary organizations in any form OF
disguise shall be permitted In Ger
many. It provides for the complete
and continued demilitarization Of
her war plants and for continu-
Ing system Of quadripartite inspec-
ton and control to make certain
that Germany does not rearm OF
rebuild her armament plants or re-
convert her civilian industries fol
war.
So long as such treaty Is in force
the Ruhr could never become the
arsenal Of Germany or the arsenal
Of Europe. That is q primary OBJ
jective OF the proposed treaty.
The United States. Is QrWY op-
posed % the revival of Gefnsanyt
military power. 1t is firmly opposed
to a struggle for the control Of Ger
many which would again give Ger-
many the power to divide and con-
quer. It does not want to see Ger
many become pawn or q partner
in struggle for power between the
east and west.
Effective Inspection Plan.
The United States does not op-
pose but strongly urges the setting
up Of effective inspection and con-
troll machinery to see that Germany
does not rearm, does not rebuild her
industries or convert her
industries for war.
We propose that the Allied occu-
patton of Germany should not ter
inmate until a German government
does accept the required disarma-
ment and demilitarization clauses.
Even then the proposed treaty en-
visages the need for limited but
adequate Allied armed forces, not
for occupation purposes, but to in
sure compliance with the treaty.
To keep watch over war potential
in this industrial age engineers are
more important than infantry. En-
gineers can detect at an early stage
any effort upon the part Of manu-
facturer Of motor cars to convert
his machinery to manufacture Of
tanks or other weapons Of war. En-
gineers can probe the mysteries Of q
chemical plant; infantry soldiers
cannot.
If violations are discovered they
must be Immediately reported to the
commission Of control. If the COM
of control finds that the
violations are not Immediately cor
rected by orders of the engineer in
spectors, the commission should at
once demand that the German gov
ernment close the plants and punish
the violators Of the treaty.
II the government does not COM
ply, the Allied representatives in "A
hours should order the necessary
forces to enforce compliance.
If the Allied representatives deem
It necessary they should be in a
to call for bombers from
France, Britain, the United States
,r the Soviet Union. These planes
,ould fly to Germany to enforce
immediate compliance.
Steps TO ThwArt Invasion.
After the last war, the great
French war leader, Clemenceau,
hoped to secure . guaranty that the
Allies would come to the aid of