The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-24

between n n S in accordance
with principles of law and justice.
The difficulty is that it is easier
to get people to agree upon peace
as an ideal than to agree upon
principles of law and justice or to
agree to subject their own facts
to the collective judgment Of man.
kind.
But difficult as the task may be,
the path along which agreement
may be sought, with nope of sue
cess, is clearly defined.
In the first place, every member
OF the United Nations is legally
and morally bound by the charter
to keep the peace. More specifi-
cally, every member is bound to
refrain in its international re-
lations from the threat, Or use, of
force against the territorial in
tegrity or political independence of
any state.
In the second place, l remind
you that % members of the Unit
ed Nations have bound themselves
by the charter of the Nuremberg
tribunal to the principle that plan
ming, initiating or waging a war
Of aggression is a crime against
humanity for which individuals as
well as states shall be tried before
the bar of international justice.
The basic principles upon which
we are agreed SO far, but not far
enough, in removing fear of war
from the world. There must be
agreement upon a positive, con-
structive course of action as well.
The peoples Of the world know
that there can be no real peace
unless it is peace with justice for
all-justice for small nations and
for large nations 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.
We shall attain freedom from
fear when every act of every
nation, in its dealings with every
other nation, brings closer to real
ization the other freedoms free
dom of speech, freedom of re-
ligion, and freedom from want.
Along this path we can find justice
for all, without distinction be-
tween the strong and tn weak
among nations, and without dis
elimination among individuals.
After the peace has been made,
I am convinced that the United
Nations can and will prevent wal
between nations and remov the
fear of war that distracts the peo-
pies of the world and interferes
with their progress toward a bet
ter life.
The war has left many parts of
the world in turmoil. Differences
have arisen among the allies. 1t
will not help us to pretend that
this is not the case. But it is not
to exaggerate the diff
ferences.
For my part, 1 believe there is
no difference of interest that need
stang in the way of settling these
and settling then. In ac-
cordance with the principles of the
United Nations Charter. Above all,
we must not permit differences in
economic and social systems to
stand in the way of peace, either
or in the future. To permit
the United Nations to be broken
into ire concilable parts by differ
ent political PHILOSOPHERS would
bring disaster to the world.
So far as Germany and Japan
are concerned, the United States
is resolved that neither shall again
become a cause for war. We shall
continue to seek agreement upon
peace terms which ensure hat
both Germany and Japan remain
disarmed, that nazi influence In
Germany be destroyed a n d that
the power Of the war lords in ia
pan be eliminated forever.
The United States will continue
to seek settlements arising from
the war that r just to all states,
large and small, that uphold the
human rights and fundamental
freedoms to which the charter
pledges all its members, and that
do not contain the seeds of new
conflicts.
A peace between the nations
based on justice will make posi-
BILE an early Improvement In llv-
ing c 0 ons throughout the
world and a quick recovery from
the ravages of The world Is
crying for a just and durable
peace with an intensity that must
force its attainment at the earliest
possible date.
If the members of the United
Nations are to act together to re-
move the fear of war, the first
requirement is for the allied ma
tons to reach agreement On the
peace settlements.
Propaganda that promotes dis
trust and misunderstanding among
the allies will not help us. Agree
ments designed to remove the fear
Of war can be reached only by
the cooperation Of nations to re-
spect the legitimate interests of all
states and act as good neighbors