| Show u. u S. S to Insure Delivery Of Aid Pledges Hull WASHINGTON May 19 P C-P W JP- Secretary of State Hull HuU defining Americas America's position in the world as one of mortal danger told the country we will find a way to I guarantee delivery of adequate supplies to Great Britain He repeated his belief that Britain's successful defense was vital to this nations nation's security andin and andin andin in a radio address Sunday night he put forward the five peace points which the administration feels should guide any postwar settlement Hull spoke of no peace now however First First he emphasized the tide of force must be turned back Wh Wheeler eler Urges Peace Try In contrast to this attitude Senator Wheeler D D. D Mont re renewed renewed renewed re- re re- re his suggestions that the time was ripe for President Roosevelt to take the initiative for a negotiated peace in Europe's war The Montanan a strong critic of administration foreign policy saw a wonderful opportunity for peace overtures in the fireside fireside fireside fire fire- side chat which Mr Roosevelt has scheduled for May 27 I I dont don't bell believe eve that Hess is a stooge of Hitler Wheeler ler told reporters I think in flying to Scotland he represented a large segment of the German population population population tion which is anxious to obtain peace It would seem to me that the president at this time could well afford to seek a peace which would save England her empire and the British fleet and would stop the slaughter of human be be- be ings Sees Peoples People's Peace It is not necessary to have a Hitler-dictated Hitler peace or a dictated Churchill-dictated peace I think we could have a peace that could be written in the interest of the people of Europe as distinguished from the dictators and imperialists imperial imperIal- of Europe I would like to see a federation federation federation federa federa- tion of European countries countries-a a United States of Europe where Europe where I every country would be represented represented represented in a democratic form of government Hull took a different approach on the question of eventual peace contending that until a system o of open trade is firmly established there will never be a peace in any real sense of the term The occasion for his address was the observance of foreign trade week His peace points 1 Extreme nationalism mus must not again be permitted to express itself in excessive trade Opposes Discrimination 2 Nondiscrimination in international International in international in- in commercial relations must be the rule so that international international international inter inter- national trade may grow anc and prosper I 3 Raw m mat material a t e r ria i a l 1 supplies must be available to all nations without discrimination 4 International agreements regulating the supply of commodIties commodities commodities com com- must be so handled asto as aso asto to o protect fully the interests of the he consuming countries and their people eople 5 p 5 The institutions and arrangements arrangements ar- ar of international fi fiance finance fi- fi finance nance ance must be so set up that they lend end aid to the essential enterprises enterprises enter- enter rises and the continuous development development devel- devel of all countries and permIt permit permit per per- mit the payment through processes processes proc- proc esses of trade consonant with the welfare of all countries Holds folds Foes Predatory Against this program he set the predatory policies and methods of f the the- totalitarians which he characterized as a system of economIc economic economic eco spoliation i rather than of economic cooperation Speaking of aid to Britain Hull mentioned no specific methods for assuring safe delivery of supplies but rat he emphasized that whatever was necessary must be done We are a practical people he argued When When we we set ourselves a task we finish it We have set ourselves to the task of arming and supplying those whose successful successful suc- suc defense is vital to our se se- se I have said it before and andI I repeat We will not permit this purpose to be frustrated We will willind find ind a way to insure that the weapons pouring in ever increasing increasing ing ng volume from our factories will reach the hands which eagerly eagerly eager- eager ly y await them |
