Evening star., 1946-01-21
UN0 Only Beginning
OF Peace System,
Truman Declares
By GARNETT d. HORNER.

one society,"" President Truman
Informed Congress today il
pledging continued effort t,
build a permanent peace basee
upon Justice no less than upor
power"
1t is mot enough" the Presiden
declared. for nations to come to-
gether as separate states in tn,
UNO Assembly and Security Coun
ell as they are doing now in wha
ne described as minimum es
sential beginning" toward the goa
OF preserving peace forever.
Our ultimate security REQUIRE.
more than a process of consultation
and compromise" he said. TT re.
quires that we begin now to develor
the United Nations Organization a.
the representative of the world a.
one society,""
Ideals to be Maintained.
Emphasizing in the first peacetims
state-of-the-union message anc
budget proposals to Congress in five
years the size and complexity oi
the undertaking to prevent inter.
national war in which the United
States has now enlisted for the du.
ration of history the President
also:
l. Asserted that this country will
neither sacrifice its own ideals OF
vital interests nor ignore those OF
its friends in trying to solve diff
culties with other nations.
2. Expressed confidence that UNO
can develop effective means to pre-
vent use of atomic energy for de-
structive purposes.
3. Pointed out that American pow-
er demonstrated during the war un-
derlies every phase of our foreign
rel3tions, and said the "clinching'
of victory will require an armed
force of 2,000,0 ,000-Army, Navy and
Air-a year from now, probably ne
cessitating extension of selective
service.
4. Estimated economic assistance
to other countries, designed to pro-
mote our own prosperity and help
maintain peace through expansion
of world trade, will involve cash
outlays aggregating $2,754, 600, 900 for
the 1s47 fiscal year.
s. Estimated the State Depart
ment will need appropriations OF
S146, 705, 100 for the 1947 fiscal year,
an increase of $56, ,565, 786 over 1916,
TO finance the conduct of foreign
policy generally.
UNO Influence Promised.
Mr.. Truman pledged that the
United States will use all its in
f1uence to foster. support and de-
velop' the United Nations Organ
1zation, whose first meeting now
going on in London he described as
the real beginning of our bold ad-
venture toward the preservation of
world peace"
He did not elaborate on what he
had in mind for development of
UNO as more of a "One World"
organ, but pointed out that the
new era in world history" requires
development of relations between
nations lin new and intricate ways"
Stressing the role of small ma
tions in UNO, the President pledged
continued efforts to insure them a
voice in international councils and
in the making of peace treaties with
Germany and Japan.
IF peace is to endure" he de-
clared, sit must rest upon justice
no less than upon power We
know from day-to-day experience
that the chance for a just solution
is immeasurably increased when
everyone directly interested is given
voice. That does not mean that
each must enjoy an equal voice, but
it does mean that each must be
heard"
Mr.. Truman reiterated the II
fundamental foreign policy objec-
tives which he outlined last Octo-
ber q in New York, renouncing for
this country any territorial expan-
sion, disapproving any territorial
changes affecting friendly peoples
that does not accord with their
freely expressed wishes and support
Ing eventual return of self-govern-
ment to- all peoples which have been
the victims of force.
Enemy Control Promised.
He admitted that attainment OF
American objectives may be delayed
in some cases, but declared that
we will not give our full sanction
and approval to actions which fly
in the face of these ideals"
Our most immediate task" the
President asserted, "is to deprive
our enemies completely and forever
OF their power to start another
war"
Referring to the recent Moscow
agreement giving interested Allies
voice in formulating policy to-
ward Japan, he said the United
States retains primary authority
and primary responsibility" there
and will continue to do so until
the japanese people, by their own
freely expressed choice, choose their
own form of government.
The four-power Allied Control
Council plan for control of Ger
many has not met with unqualified
success" he acknowledged. Much
action has been blocked in Berlin
by exercise of the veto power ac-
corded each of the four members.
Mr.. Truman said he believed, how
ever, that the council has made
encouraging progress in the face OF
most serious difficulties"
we are determined" he declared
that effective control shall be
maintained in Germany until we
are satisfied that the German peo-
pie have regained the right to a
place of honor and respect"
Declaring that I'VE cannot escape
the responsibility" which power
"thrusts upon U.S." the President
emphasized that the end of fight
ing docs not mean that we can
completely disband our fighting
forces"
Demobilization Reviewed.
He reviewed the demobilization
program, pointing out that half OF
the 100000 in the armed forces on
We day already have been released
and promising efforts tn avoid in