Evening star., 1948-03-06
The Memoirs Of CordeII Hull
Hull Urges Patience With Russia, Moderation
Toward Other Nations and Support for u. N.

gathered from that policy is suf-
ficient warrant for the planting Of
further seed. In our time Of need
our friends to the south, with one
exception. became our friends in
deed Let the good neighbor
policy become q permanent corner
stone Of our foreign policy. In
sowing crop of cooperation in our
own garden we can give the world
an example of the highest type OF
political harvest.
We should maintain forever the
friendhest relations and the closest
cooperation with the United King
dom and the British Doniinions,
but with the proviso that this be
not exclusive. Let us not be per-
suaded that union of the English
speaking peoples Is the cure e-all for
the ills Of the world. Let us con-
suit with other interested nations
whenever We consult with Britain.
Patience Toward Russia.
Despite the dangerous conduct Of
the Soviet Union in the last several
years let us follow in respect to her
q policy Of patience, combined with
firmness. inspired by calm strength,
and rooted In an answering deter
mination that, so far as lies in our
power. mankind shall ut long last
attain just and peaceful world
order ..
In dealing with the Soviet Union
We must never waver In this deter
mination. or give any evidence Of
weakness, or cease to insist that,
although she Is entitled to freedom
from intervention In her domestic
affairs by any other, nation, her
government has no right to force
communism on other nations or to
intervene in their domestic affairs
in any other way.
During my years as Secretary of
State, We consistently pursued the
board policy of nonintervention,
and we lost no opportunity to con-
denim and oppose all practices In
violation Of that precious doctrine,
whether these were conducted by
Germany or Japan or the Soviet
Union or any other country.
We repeatedly emphasized to the
Soviet government that its idea Of
penetrating into other countries by
promoting within them suversive
movements designed to supplant
their established forms of govern
ment with Communist systems like
Its own, while at the same tins
claiming for the Soviet Union I'M
munity from such Intervention, was
hopelessly unsound and hazardous
theory Of international relations.
No nation that had once dedi-
Gated itself to popular forms Of
government could tolerate in
definitely the enforced substitution
for its free institutions of a system
Of tyranny. destitution and lower.
ing OF all moral standards that are
the inevitable comcomitants Of Q
police state. We repeatedly stressed
our hope that the Soviet leaders
would themselves in due course
recognize this.
Freedom Cardinal Principle.
The sovereign equality of all
peaceful nations, large and small,
and the right Of each of them to
freedom from Intervention in Its
internal affairs, are among the car
dinal principles OF the United Ma.
tions, to which the Soviet Union.
together with us and with more
than so other nations, has pledged
her solemn adherence. The faithful
observance Of these principles con-
stitutes an indispensable foundation
for international cooperation with
out which no nation can progress or
feel secure.
Much time. perhaps many years,
of unremitting effort may be neces-
sary before the Soviet leaders come
to understand fully that the ways Of
cooperation with other nations ara
to their own country's benefit as
we'll as to ours. However difficult
and hopeless the task may on occs-
sion appear to be. let us take this
time, employing neither denuncia .
ton nor threats, but a friendly, hon.
est. stalwart approach. Every feas-
ible opportunity should be used to
converse with the Soviet leaders.
within the United Nations or wher-
ever possible.
i, 1t may be that our efforts will
fall and the leaders of Soviet Rus
sia will fall into the same tragic
error that has brought to their doom
so many ancient and modern mas
ters OF police states. II that utter
calamity should come to pass, let 1t
not be said that the United States
had neglected any honorable means
to avert it. While keeping ourselves
strong to face any eventual1ty, let
us work INCREASINGLY toward the end
that the leaders of the Russian peo-
pie and we may ultimately come to
see eye to eye on the values OF hu-
man freedom and on the precious
ness of enduring peace based on
justice and fair dealing.
i I conclude these memoirs WITH TINS
abiding faith that our destiny as
Nation is still before us, not BEHIND
us. We have reached maturity. but
! at the same time we are youthful
: Nation in vigor and resources. and
one OF the oldest OF the nations In
i, the unbroken span Of our form OF
government. The skill, the energy
{. the strength of purpose, and the
natural wealth that made this Ma
ton great are still with us, aug
mented and heightened.
Il, If we are willing from time tt
} time to stop and appreciate our past
appraise our present and prepare
} for our future, ] am convinced tina,
the horizons of achievement still
} stretch before us like the unendinl
: plains. And no achievement can b'
higher than that of working In har'
mony with other nations 50 that the
lash of war may be lifted from oul
backs and a peace OF lasting friend
ship descend upon us.
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+ OF Mr.. Hulrs memoirs. Another
article specially pritten BY Mr..
Hull ,oill appear in tontorrotr's
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