Evening star., 1947-08-21

the East than in this hemisphere
Our problems are long range peace
time problems requiring more in
tensive economic planning for the
more efficient use of the tools OF
production and of the abundant re-
sources at our disposal with which
to raise the general standard of liv-
ing of this hemisphere. The re-
sources and technical skill of private
enterprise, the resources of our Gov
ernment and of international agen-
cles such as the Pan American IN
ion, the World Bank and Interna-
tional Monetary Fund, must be in
telligently applied to the efficient
and fair development of this pro-
ductive capacity.
The Government of the United
States of America has assumed I'M
usually heavy burdens in a de-
termined effort to meet the mini
mum economic requirements of the
areas devasted by war and now
threatened with starvation and eco
nomic chaos. In assuming this
burden We have not lost sight of the
economic problems of the Western
Hemisphere. AS a matter of fact
the economic rehabilitation of
Europe is vital to the economy of
this hemisphere. My government
will continue to take up economic
questions, with its sister republics
and seek a sound basis for practical
corporation. Each of our countries
must do its part in the achievement
of this goal.
The economic problems caused by
the war have developed political and
moral problems in Europe and the
east which cannot be ignored. We
of the American republic won our
freedom in the name of democracy
We have fought for the dignity of
the individual-an individual en-
dowed with certain inalienable
rights that cannot be taken from
him by any law or decree, an indi-
Ividual whose standards of moral
conduct are the essence of a peaceful
world. But what is more important,
we are devoted to the principle that
states and nations should be bound
by the same standards of moral
conduct we set for the individual.
Good faith and fair dealing, honesty
and friendly cooperation, mutual
respect and freedom of intercourse
these we expect of each other as in
dividuals, these we should demand
of each other as states.
Rejects Encroachment.
This is the basis of our funda-
mental belief in the equality of in
dividuals, of the equality of states
We must reject encroachment
upon the fundamental rights of the
individual with the same determi-
nation that we reject any encroach-
ment upon the fundamental rights
of the state. I am confident that
we all agree that the state exists
for man, not man for the state
and that we abhor any limitations
upon the freedom of expression of
men throughout the world. For only
when we have access to the thoughts
of men to the forces of public opinion
free of coercion or connivance, only
then can we develop wholesome
common interest while at the same
time respecting separate national
traditions.
We of the Americas, I think,
have achieved this goal-we have
no secrets from each other-we
have confidence in our pledged
words because we know the forces
of public opinion from which they
stem. We stand to all the world as
an example of states striving to live
in harmony determined to abide by
the same principles of moral con-
duct we demand of the individual
citizen.
With foundation of these prin-
ciples we can have faith and assur-
ance that we can solve the problems,
that may present themselves in the
years to come Today, at Rio de
Janeiro, our concern is with mutual
defense and security; tomorrow at
Bogota we shall go on to reorganize
and strengthen our inter- American
system and to make it more
effective agency of cooperation in
the pursuit of our common interest.
With good will and mutual respect
for one another both of the objec-
tives will be attained. And the world
will learn. hope. a great lesson.