The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-07-09

the world is big enough for all OF
us, 1t is only when, in their per-
versity, they govern their con-
duct by the law Of the Jungle
that the world becomes too small.
The problems of the world are
problems Of the relations among
its people. They are human
problems, and therefore they
should be and are susceptible to
mans reason and conscience and
elemental decency. I believe that
the world has a rich supply of
men and women Of good will and
vision, Of peace-loving individ-
uals, and that these men and
women, working through the
channels afforded by the United
Nations, can light the way to
universal peace and justice in
our time.
The United Nations experience
in Palestine is demonstrating
cogently that although the United
Nations is not world govern
ment, that although lacking in
enforcement machinery its voice
can be an instrument Of tremend-
GUS influence and great good.
This is voice which must be
forcefully and increasingly heard
and needed in all the troubled
areas OF the world. 1t is, per-
haps, more difficult to wage peace
once war has begun. Nor is there
any easy way to give expression
to the will of the overwhelm-
ing majority OF the people
throughout the world that peace
shall reign. 1t is only by tireless,
persevering and courageous ac-
ton Of the United Nations that
peace can be secured, whether in
Palestine or elsewhere in the
present-day world.
But it is not only on behalf of
a world at peace that the, voice
of the United Nations is raised.
That voice is also being increas-
ingly heard and felt for a Just
world, a good world, a world fit
to live in for all the people. A
just world, in the eyes of the
United Nations, and, submit, in
the eyes of all honest and fair
minded people, is a world in
which racial and religious bigo-
tries are universally outlawed, a
world in which all peoples, ire
spective of race, or creed, are ac-
cepted as equals in fraternal
bond Of human kinship; world
IN which the right of a people
to self-determination is unchal-
lenged; a world in which dis
elimination, segregation, UNDER
privilege, imperialism and CO.
lonialism will have become the
unsavory relics Of a dark age
happily past. To ensure peace in
the world it is not enough to stop
wars once they are started or are
threatened. It is indispensable
that secure foundations for peace
be laid. The foundations for
peace will be insecure and un-
easy SO long as hundreds of mil
hons of non-self- governing peo-
pies throughout the world are
denied the elemental right to
control their own destines. to
govern themselves, and reason
able hope for the realization of
their aspirations. The Charter of
the United Nations has recog-
nized this and holds forth the
promise Of a new day and a new
way Of life for the colonial peo-
pies. That promise remains a
long way from fulfllment.
The Charter also reinforces and
gives new inspiration to the
heroic struggles of racial and re-
hgious minorities as, for example
the colored people and Jews Of
America, to free themselves Of
unjust disabilities which thew
suffer only because of race or
creed.
There is much to be done in
our world. But in a democracy
what needs to be done can be
done if the people are alert and
determined. I have great fait
in democracy because 1 hav