HUMANITY UNION

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20863, 15 August 1942, Page 3

HUMANITY UNION

ALLIED NATIONS CHARTER~PRINCIPLES ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright.) (British Official Wireless.) (10.30 a.m.) RUGBY. Aug. 14. To-day is the first anniversary of the signing of the Atlantic Charter by Mr. Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt. Tire formation of a great union of humanity, based on the Atlantic Charter, is proclaimed by President Roosevelt in a message he sent to Mr. Winston Churchill and the heads of the United Nations. “A year ago to-day, the Prime Minister of Britain and I, as representatives of two free nations, set down and subscribed to a declaration of principles common to our peoples. We based and continue to base our hopes for a better future for the world on the realisation of these principles. This declaration is known as the Atlantic Charter. “A year ago to-day the nations resisting the common barbaric enemy were unions or small groups fighting for their existence. Now these nations and groups of nations in all continents of the earth have united. They have formed a great union of humanity dedicated to the realisation of that common programme and purpose, the principles of which were set forth in the Atlantic Charter, through world wide victory over their common enemies. Their faith in life, liberty, independence, religious freedom, and in the preservation of human rights and justice in their own lands, as well as other lands, has been given form and substance as the United Nations. “Freedom and independence are today in jeopardy the world over. If the forces of conquest are not successfully resisted and defeated, there will be no freedom, no independence, and no opportunity for freedom for any nation. It is, therefore, to the single and supreme objective of defeating the Axis forces of aggression that the United Nations have pledged all their resources and efforts. When victory comes, we shall stand shoulder to shoulder in seeking to nourish the great ideals for which we fight. It is a worth-while battle. It will be so recognised through all the ages, even amid the unfortunate peoples who follow false gods to-day. We reaffirm our principles. They will bring us to a happier world.”