MUST BE TURNED BACK

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 20 May 1941, Page 5

MUST BE TURNED BACK

WORLD ORDKR OF FUTURE [ OUTLINED BY MR HULL lU.P.A.—By Electric TelegraDh-Copyrtsht] Washington, May 18. j i The Secretary of State, Mr! j Hull, in a broadcast address in-augurating-World Trade Week, said: “There is little use talking, and planning foreign trade unless the outcome of the war is favourable to the free peoples, j At present our foreign trade j consists increasingly of making j the tools of defence and placing \ i them in the hands of the nations that are resisting unlawful attack; and this trade is futile if the goods don’t reach those for whom they are intended. When ! we set ourselves a task we finish i it, and we will not permit our i j purpose to be frustrated. Only i ! thus can we look forward to a j i brighter day. 1 “During 1 lie past year we have seen ; ruthless aggression against the en- , j slavement of nations that were too ' [ weak to resist and were crushed by i ; unbounded military frightfulness. In | the conquered territory organised ; I brutality and coercion have been carried on to the utmost. The safety of 1 ‘ our nation—of every free nation—is in mortal danger. It is a mistaken assumption that two oceans, plus our ! desire for peace, will protect us. The ; dictators’ paramount purpose is to j secure control of the high seas, which : is essential to their programme of , world domination. Every considers- • lion of our own defence and safety requires that we see that Britain re- ! ceives adequate supplies for a success- j ful resistance. INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERAT/ON ) ' “We must not be weakened by in- I • --imii "h vision; we must devote our, ic a oi i i U . l .< cl >u u\ ss eorr.p, icvncy iw by strike-, which j would gravely endanger the national safety. The greatest national effort must be made, or we will find ourselves surrounded by the aggressors and compelled to fight virtually alone against great odds for our national | existence.” Mr Hull outlined principles on which the policies of the world must be based after the war, such as avoid- : ance of extreme nationalism: no dis- ; crimination in raw materials which ; should be made available to all ; nations; international agreements to j protect the interests of the consuming 1 . countries; and an international finance | ; structure that would facilitate essen- i tial enterprices and the continuous de- | velopment of all countries permitting i payment consonant with the universal j , welfare. “Unless we have a system of open \ trade it w :1 l be impossible in the j future to buy or sell except on mili- . tary terms,” Mr Hull said. “Unless the system of open trade becomes firm- ,| ly established there will be chronic | political instability and recurrent I economic collapse. In the final reckon- ! ing, the problem is the establishing of j the foundations of an independent ! order in which the independent nations j will co-operate freely. Such a world ,! order would not be new. but it would j jbe renewed, and it would liberate i rather than enslave. “We cannot do this till we are free ' 1 from the scourge of a military menace j | and malign political intrigue of the I I basest character, and only then will i

! the foreign trade revert from cargoes |of weapons and explosives to com- ' modities that nourish, heal and enrich. “This nation is resolved to evade no issues and to face the harsh facts. We believe we can create a safer and more prosperous world. We have the tools and resources, the brains and the hands, but first the tide of force must be turned back.”