Evening star., 1951-09-05
achievement, full of meaning for
all Asia.

all Asia.
Restoring Full Sovereignty.
Through these and other re-
forms, the japanese people have
been developing a stable economy
and a democractic society. They
still have a long way to go, but
they are well on the road to build
ing'a new Japan-dedicated to the
arts of peace and the well-being of
the people.
Because of these accomplish
ments, it is possible at this time
to restore full sovereignty to the
japanese people.
This does not mean that the
slate has been wiped clean. The
United States has not forgotten
Pearl Harbor or Bataan, and many
of the other nations represented
here have similar memories that
will not easily be erased. The new
Japan will not find the world en-
tirely friendly and trusting. It
will have to keep on working to
win the friendship and trust of
other peoples over the years to
come.
But the foundations for a peace
full future have been laid. 1t is
now time to move ahead with the
restoration of normal relations be-
tween Japan and the rest Of the
world.
After Year of Effort.
This conference is the result of
a year cooperative effort toward
that end.
A year ago this month, at my
request, Mr.. JohL Foster Dulles
began to consult other govern
mentS about a treaty of peace
with Japan. Mr.. Dulles has per-
formed this task faithfully and
well, guided by the highest tradi-
tionS OF craftsmanship.
There were, of course, differ
enceS of opinion among the ma
tions concerned as to many of the
matters covered by this treaty.
The text of the treaty now before
us is the product of long and
patient negotiations, among many
nations, which were undertaken
to reconcile these differences.
I think it is fair to say that it
is a good treaty. 1t takes account
of the principal desires and ulti-
mate interests of all the partic-
ipantS. 1t is fair to both victor
and vanquiShed.
Looking to Future.
But, more than that, it is a
treaty that>will work. 1t does not
contain the seeds Of another war.
1t is a treaty of reconciliat ton
which looks to the future, not the
past.
The treaty re-establishes Japan
as a sovereign, independent ma
tion. 1t provides for the restora-
ton of japanese trade with other
nations, and it imposes no re-
strictions upon Japan's access to
raw materials.
The treaty recognizes the prin-
ciple that Japan should make rep
arations to the countries which
suffered from its aggression. But
1t does not saddle the japanese
people with a hopeless burden of
reparationS which would crush
their economy in the years to
come.
In all these respects, the treaty
takes account of the peaceful ad-
vanceS the japanese have made
IN recent years, and seeks to
establish the conditions for fur
tner progress However. there is
one thing we must all recognize.
There can be no progress unless
the japanese people and their
neighbors in the Pacific are made
secure against the threat of ag-
SreSSlOn.
Aggression Under Way.
At the present time, the Pacific
area is gravely affected by out
right aggression and by the threat
of further armed attack. One of
our primary concerns in making
peace with Japan, therefore. is
to make Japan secure against
aggression and to provide that
Japan, in it's turn, will so conduct
itself as not to endanger the Sec
urity of other nations. To accom-
plish this, it is important to bring
Japan under the principles of the
United Nations, and within the
protection of the mutual obliga-
tions of United Nations members
The treaty expresses Japan'l
intention to apply for membership
in the United Nations. The other
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