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to IIU
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In western
cflnllo,
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IS IN
tho
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It now in
fcllILL who
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In not predict n,!(
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enemy " neuvo
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hw with Hi" relics of, u
".. n.ii lip i nd the
R'eg,H. oi inlcrntU decoy
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f i'.....i..n I. Miirh thnt
! ..prnl noes to Uorllll he
I jinow whrllKT ho It to
chill olno w addressing
I -j.. it.- IK ttmt U hft,
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Icr tlcmcnU of the 15th
n nny t""vu
It the rockrt const) mny
1o no P 'P ""
KlUBO 1 DEFEATED,
.hit remains is to destroy
1 corrrjpondrntu are fond
I ihe expression: "A ring
il hi) been drown around
tmv." Don't let yourself
tied by tlila tomowhot too
111 language.
fiNT t ring of steel In the
of i solid mans of troops
hi ihoulder to shoulder
feMied artillery and tanks
hi axle to axle. Thero are
I In the line, ana turougn
taps broken units of uer
lire able to filter especial
light. "
I consldorable ORGAN-
Ibodfr of Gcrmun troons try.
fight lis way out would
JfrOPPED. but Iho fence
light enough to hold ALL
rsggiers.
INANTS ot n broken and
pcited army straitKllnK
over the Seine won't be
Mi value to Hitter. when
inch tho other bank.
InWHILE Pnlloli has oslab-
tihed a firm bridge
C over the Seine at Mantes,
iilet northwest of Paris.
!tnlt bridgehead ho Is pour
Is trmorcd forces, ana ono
rs that as they Ket across
Will tonnpntn nim nnlumn
jg to the left DOWN THE
Fht to cnclrclo Paris and
frana mo makae,
Ihcr of his armored spear
ll iwinolntr nrnonrl Duel
h touth. The capture of
i a reported to Do still In
Hal In mi. ..inn- n..M Uln
p transiting tho Germans
in normnnoy, and If pos-
K'tvcMiiiiK timers lorccs
m&Klnff n (nnr4 nn Ikn
i right bonk. ,
confusion In Paris must
',lnUl4..l ...... . ..
"ismiui. insiao mo city,
n natrints nm (i.fi.n.,
pn arid allied flogs havo
i wsu in several places,
hands nf inn. r ...i
UDDl PB km... . .. I
rr- - .... v UUUH U1U1JUCU
m by allied planes. Huge
w raging.
lie south of Franco, we have
Wsscd Toulon and Mar
is w ?,w Pllsl,lnK UP tho
e; We'll iiko Marscllfo and
mSiiT, lolsurc- Tho signs
'I'P'y ng that the nazla
'o abandon ALL of Franco
! of Paris. .
r.KaK8or Laval (probably
, .? 'S Ws boots) Is reported
t Belfort, just this sldo
? uormnn border, whore
.Modgeovcr like a rabbit
j'n hasn't been definitely
t nni.U- i- . . . .
lbrJn. "Is J"st landed at
S i to nLnd "PPnrently In-
- uver wncn fans
wfc",s nro slln 8ttlnR
ar...thrlr noxt Imymnkor.
Wn. n P'ne nrolmd Warsaw,
'"il over, the border Into
Ln, nla.,nnd "nuldatlng
K in Ltho BnHIi. , ThS
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of Air
av&tlol1'8' 21, W-Amerl-'ructl
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cl todnyPUt nshoro- ll waa
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In The ShaHlaCancada Wonderland
August 21, 1944
Max. (Aug. IB) 83 Min. .
Precipitation last 24 hours
Stream year to date
Normal . 12.33 Last year
Forecast! Clear. ,
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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1944
Number 10242
IK HUBBLE
FRENCH
TROOPS
BREAK'.: Irani TOO
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South France
Invasion Sped
By Advances
By NOLAND NORGAARD
ROME, Aug. 21 (') French troops have cracked into the
wettern and northern sections of the great naval bate of Toulon
on the Mediterranean coait, the allied commjnd announced to
night. The Invasion of southern France continued to progreit at an
muting rate. American infantrymen stabbed SO miles inland,
seising the highway center of Valentole, north of Toulon, and
fanned out into the Ae river valley to the north. At Valoniola
the Amerlcani were a third of the way to Lyon, populous con
trol point on the Rhone river.
Other troopt of Ma. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's army were
only about nine miles from Marseille, France's second city.
Troops Enter at Dutk
French forces fought their way Into Toulon at dutk yester
day. It was announced, after winning domination of Mont Faron,
the 2000-foot peek from which Napoleon shelled British and
French republicans out of the city early in his career.
The olficlal announcement tailed to give any Indication of
the nature of the action within the city, but front line dispatches
said allied warships shelled the harbor defenses with a thunder-
otis bombardment all day yes-
vurcuiy.
21 (VP)
second
WASHINGTON, Aug
B-20 bombers in the
wave of Sunday's double-strike
at Japan reported today sight
ing tho flnmiTti uf destruction
wrought by tho daylight flight
of Superfortresses while still a
linlfhour flight from Industrial
targets on Kylshu.
Four ot tho huge bombers
wero reported lost to enemy ac
tion in tho coordinated day and
night attacks by tho 20th air
force.
The announced losses all were
sustained by the day raiders
which met strong fighter oppo
sition. Yawata Target
The) Important Yawata Indus
trial section was tho target of
both flights.
Our planes shot down 13 ene
my fighters, whllo 13 wero prob
ably destroyed and 12 damaged.
Tho Tokyo radio as usual
termed damuge "negligible" and
(Continued on Pago Three)
Patton's Army .
Inflicts Heavy
Casualties
WITH THE U. S. THIRD
ARMY IN FRANCE, Aug. 21 ()')
Lt. Gen. Patton's U. S. third
army has Inflicted 100,573 casu
alties on tho Germans since Aug
ust 1, in his dash across Brittany
and northern Franco to the out
Skirts of Paris.
Tho third army has captured
40,050, killed 11,025 and wound
ed an. estimated - 48,000. The
losses constituted a total ot about
11 nazi divisions in their present,
depleted state,
Tokyo Forecasts
New Offensives
' LONDON, Aug. 21 (VP) Ber
tin broadcast a Tokyo dispatch
today reporting lively allied air
activity north of Australia which
tho Japanese said "probably
foreshadowed fresh offensives
operations In that area."
Tokyo carllor broadcast an Im
perial headquarters communique
asserting that 23 of 00 bombers
which raided the Japanese home
land vesterday wero shot down.
Provlotis Japnncso brondcusts
had rcDortod 20 ot 7 auacKing
planes downed.
Tho French entered the sub.
urbs of Les Quntrc Chcmlns,
Les Routes and Valbourdin and
clamped a slego-llko ring
around the city which left only
the coastal road open for nazi
escape.
Occupy Two Towns
They occupied Cugcs-lcs-Plns
and Lo Ucausset, 14 and six
miles northwest of the city, cut
ting tho main road. No. 8, and
virtually severing Toulon's com
munications with Marseille. .
Tho French also drew tighter
their net to the cast of Toulon
whero Gorman rcsistanco had
boon toughest. About a milo
from Hyercs, naval forces joined
ground troops in smashing and
capturing the Hotel de Golf,
which the nuzis had converted
Into a strong point. Mont Rcdon
also was captured after heavy
fighting. The nazi garrison In
Hcycrs, 81 miles from Toulon,
wus almost cut off.
Overwhelm Garrison
To tho northwest In the rapid
ly maturing drive toward th6
Rhone river, ' American troops
joined French Maquis in finally
overwhelming the surrounded
German garrison at Pcrtuis, 26
miles north of Marseille.
Continuing to brush aside rc
sistanco in a direct attack on
Murscillo itself, allied troops ap
proached Aubagne, nine miles
east of the city.
Another of Major. Gen. Alex
ander M. Patch's American col
umns charged on several miles
to the northeast of Aix, key
Junction of seven highways 15
miles north of Marseille. Anoth
er unit was last reported in the
outskirts of Aix and today pos
sibly had completed occupation
of that town.
Previously, Shelled
(The German radio said allied
warships shelled Toulon yester
day. It claimed hits on one of
"several" battleships and ono of
nine cruisers In tho attacking
fleet by nazl shoro batteries,
which, it was claimed, also
struck a destroyer and torpedo
boat.)
A dispatch from Joseph Dy
non, Associated Press correspon
dent with French troops driving
on Toulon, said French comman
dos, joined with patriot forces
and former members of the
French -navy, were dominating
the Faron area just north of Tou
lon. . .
Tho nazi garrison In Hyercs,
about eight miles east of Toulon,
wos virtually isolated, Dynan
said. s
GOP BOARD TO MEET
SALEM, Aug. 21 (IP) The
state executive board of tho
Young Republican Clubs of Ore
gon will meet at the Marion
hotel here next Sunday, direc
tors announced today.
Community Fund Drive Organization Shapes Up
V f
it -V",'
1 1 1 in " x 1 1 -mi 11 1 11 JB
With the Klamath Community Fund drive slated to' start September 11, Drive Chairman John Ebinger called the above men
Into his office for a conference on drive organisation.- Left to right: M. Epley. member-executive board; Andrew M. Collier, spe
cial contributions) Mitchell Tillotson. industrial payrolls; G. & Blohnv treasurer; Nick Long, organization contributions; Phil
Hitchcock,' outlying towns; John Ebinger, drive chairman; Fred Southwell, vice chairman; L. O. Sisemore, general solicitation;
DeLot Millsrural solicitation; Charles Stark,- secretary;. John Houston, .publicity. The -departmental, chairmen will name drive
chairmen and other workers. v " ;":, r .':: ." - .. "-' '; .
Angus Wcwton.' who has been
aotivQ here for many years in
veteran and fraternal circles,
came out today for city council
man from the first ward, assur
ing a contest In' that ward. Joe
Balthazor, grocer, took out pe
titions for tho same office a few
days ago.
Newton, a painter and paint
ing contractor, is former com
mander of the American Leg
ion, and was head of the Santa
Claus clan which was . active
here for a number of years in
behalf of children at Christmas
time. He had charge of the
Elks lodge flying cadet recruit
ment and headed the Elks war
committee for a long time. He
is a member of the Kiwanis
club. .
The councilman filing was the
only local political development
of the day. Willis Mahoney,
former - Klamath mayor, was
due to set up his headquarters
here this week in his contest
for United States senator
against Guy Cordon. ..
Turner to Leave
For Duties at.
Pasco Air Field
Lt. Commander B. M. Turner,
executive officer of the Klamath
naval air station, will become
commanding officer of the naval
air station at Paseo, Wash., it
iun rllsclnsed today. It had been
nroviouslv reported LU Com-
mnnrw Turner would become
c. 0.. at the North Bend auxil
iary station. . '
Lt. Commander Harvey C,
Fleming will come here as execu
tive officer, succeemng turner,
it was announced by Command
er R. R. Darron, captain of the
station here.
War Bulletin
IRUN, Spain, Aug. 21 (VP)
Uniformed, officers of the French
inv took oossession of the in
ternational bridge at Handaye at
5:30 p. m. today in the name of
the French committee 01 nation
al liberation, thus comoleting
French occupation of the entire
Pyrenees frontier.
Boys Offer $20 Bills to Passersby;
Generosity Leads to Investigation
It wasn't Christmas, so people downtown
Saturday night wero a little suspicious when
three small bovs started offering $20 ; bil s to
passersby on the streets, remarking "Wo havo
plenty of money."
Tho three, two of them 0 years old and the
other 7, also aroused tho suspicion of a worn
'.!.. '' . .14 ..nj thnm In tho a lev outside
.'her house dividing and counting money. Do-
c dins that it was ioo mumi
youngsters to have, she questioned them and
they 'explained that their father had given it
to them. However, she called city police and
reported what sho had seen.
City police picked up the three sick little
boys, who, although they had stomach aches
from eating so much candy bought with their
new found riches, refused to take castor oil.
Before the had been taken into custody,
however, the boys had- .given the money,
about. $850, to two 16-yeor-olds. .
One of the older boys took most of the
money and handed the rest on to his broth-cr-ln-law,
who is also being questioned by
police. One of the 16-year-olds who is thought
to have quite a bit of the loot Is being ques
tioned by juvenile officers today. '
After some Investigation, lt was, found that
tho three small boys had picked up a tobacco
pouch containing the, $850, where it had been
lost in Walgreen's by E. E. Huffman, em
ployed at the Wlnema farms, near Tulelake.
So far about $600 has been recovered and
police are still looking for the missing boy
and the rest of the money.
The only complaint made by the three
youngsters to juvenile officers was that they
did not get a suitable reward for finding the
tobacco pouch and the money.
Church Blames Washington
For Pearl Harbor Disaster
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21- (IP)
Rep. Church (R-Ill.) told the
house today that the 'full - story
of the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941 'W1U
shock the -world" and added:. -
"Washington was. to blame."
Church spoke in connection
with a public letter addressed
to. Senator Truman (D-Mo.) by
Rear Admiral Husband E. Kim
mel who -was removed ' from
active command after the Pearl
Harbor disaster. Klmmel told
Truman a report on the attack
prepared under the chairman-.
BY SOVIET T
LONDON, Aug. 21 (VP) '
Moscow confirmed tonight that
soviet troops had withdrawn
from the town of Tukums, 33
miles west of Riga, in the area
where the Germans, said they
had reestablished contact' with
two nazl Baltic armies which
had been cut off.' .
Farther south,, red army
troops advanced, driving across
the Bialystok-Warsaw. railway,
northeast of Warsaw and cap
turing more than 50 places in
an effort to force a wedge, be
tween the Polish . capital and
East Prussia.
Push Past Tukums
Today's German communique
said that nazi troops had pushed
past Tukums and tonight- the
broadcast Russian communique
announced that "by order of
the command our troops left the
town of Tukums and retired to
more favorable positions."
The Russians also .said that
German attacks continued north
(Continued on Page Three)
French Troops
Capture Toulouse
LONDON, Aug. 21 (P) The
Algiers radio said today that on
Sunday .the Maquis captured
Toulouse, sixth largest city of
France.
: Toulouse (Pop. 213,200) is in
southwest France, 60.m il es
north of the Spanish border.
Frequent neutral, reports have
told of German withdrawals
from that area.
. Another Algiers radio report
said French forces of the inter
ior were fighting German troops
in the streets of threatened
Marseille, second city .of France,
which lies close to American
seventh army advance units.
Nazis Damage
Areas in Warsaw
LONDON. Aug. 21 '(VP) The
Germans are laying waste large
sections of Warsaw with artil
lery and planes, trying to smash
underground forces battling nazi
troops within- the city, Polish
quarters here said today.
Much of the old city has been
virtually wiped out and the fa
mous 15th century cathedral has
been almost pulverized, the in
formants said.
ship of Associate Justice Owen
J, ;Koperfs ot - me -supreme
court does not contain tne
basic truths of the Pearl Harbor-catastrophe"
. and that ' a
magazine - article- -b y Truman-
contained "false.- statements.'
- "Political .Document".:
'('The Roberts-reoort is noth
ing more than a political docu
ment," Church said in the
house. "It was designed to allay
the public clamor for informa
tion as to the party or parties
responsible for our armed forces
being taken by surprise.
"It was designed not to pre
sent the truth but to . prevent
the people from knowing the
truth."
Washington Blamed . .'
"I am personally convinced.
and I believe that a true inves
tigation will - substantiate me.
that the ' people . really, respon
sible for the Pearl Harbor ca
tastrophe were here . in Wash
(Continued on Page Three)
Cruisers Shell
Bayonne Sector
: IRUN, Spain, Aug. 21 (P)
Three light allied cruisers beean
shelling' almost non-existent Ger
man defenses in the Bayonne
area of southern France before
dawn today.
Spanish residents of this bor
der town 18 miles to the south
naa 8 grandstand seat. ' - '
The cruisers which .first pa
trolled, the . coast south of Bor
deaux evidently were ieeling out
German defenses, but drew only
an occasional reply from two
or .three coastal batteries nearl
Bayonne.
Liberator Sinks
Jap Cruiser
.CHUNGKING, Aug. 21 (VP)
A Liberator bomber of the U. S.
14th air force has sunk a 14,200
ton Japanese cruiser in a sweep
off the Chinese coast east, of
Hongkong, Gen. Joseph W. Stil-
well's headquarters announced
today.
' The attack took place Satur
day, the announcement said.
The Liberator . made four
bombing runs over the cruiser,
scoring three direct hits and one
probable, the announcement
said, and "on the-fourth run the
crew saw the enemy warsnip
sink. . . ., ; , . i
Yank Submarines
Sink 79 Ships
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21 (P)
American submarines in the Pa
cific and Far East have sunk 19
more Japanese ships, including
a light cruiser and an escort ves
sel, the navy reported today,
bringing to' 706-the total of en
emy vessels sunk by submarines.
Making its first report on
United States submarine activi
ties in 11 days, the navy said
these vessels had been sunk:
One light cruiser, one escort
vessel, one large tanker, three
medium cargo transports, 11 me
dium cargo vessels and two
small.-cargo vessels.-
SET FOR SEPTEMBER
September l'f 'has been set as
the date .for. the opening of the
K I a m a th Community , Fund
drive.- the joint campaign, for. all
public v .money-raisina . purooses
uere-except uie rtea i.ros0,-. .
John . Ebinger, drive chair
man, said it t is hoped to. com
piete the campaign with; .the
soa.uou quota raised in 10 days,
He' said that, cooperative.. atti
tude of labor, business;, farmers
and , all other elements of fthe
community is already In -evi
dence and there is ereat. hone
for early success.' ' . ... , - .
ne announced ine operations
organization as follows:- vice-
chairman,, Fred Southwell
treasurer, . G.J C. Blohm; secre
tary, C. R. Stark; general so
licitation, L. O r t h Sisemore:
special contributions. A. M: Col
lier; rural solicitation. . DeLos
Mills'; outlying . towns, . . Phil
Hitchcock: industrial havrnlls.
Mitchell Tillotson; school solici
tation, Arnold Gralapp and Fred
Peterson; military .installations,
t-aui i,andry; special, events.
Fred . Heilbronner: ' miihlinitv
John Houston; organization on-
iriouuons, nick L,ong.
Represented on the executive
boaid is organized labor,-, with
Vernon Chase representing the
uiu ana can mdsaii. the AFii,
(Continued on Page Three), .
Enemy Withdraws
From Moluccas
: GENERAL HEADQUARTERS,
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC' Aug. 21
(P) Japan is withdrawing her
planes from .the Moluccas -and
ripping up .the abandoned
dromes, leaving that -island- clus
ter below the Philippines wide
open for allied invasion.-
. Largest island of the Moluccas
group, also known as. the Spice
islands, is Halmahera, 200 miles
west of New Guinea ' and only
300 south of Mindanao..
SEINE ABOVE,
BELJPIS
Resistance Slight as
Allies Push Near
Capital
By WES GALLAGHER -
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY ,
FORCE.. Aue. 21 lPl XI. S -
third army tanks have -hurdled 1
tne heme both above and below .
Paris and have stormed into the .
area of the western suburb of
Versailles where virtually no re.
sistance was met. - .
aen. oir- .Bernard L,. Mont- '
gomery, directing the ground :
sweep which threatened to iso- -
late tne i rench capital and to da. r
stroy further the German forces '
in northwestern France, declared :
the enemy had suffered a "defi
nite, complete and decisive" de--feat
and that the war's end was
in signt." . , - ,
Communications Cut
Lt. Gen. George S: Patton's
armored lightning, in strokes ,
rapidly .cutting Paris commuiu- i
cations with southern France
and the channel coast, crossed ;
the Seine m the Fontainebleau i
area 35 miles southeast, of the --
capital and established a strong 1
bridgehead across the river near -Mantes,
25 miles northwest of T
the capital.' ' '
The northern thrust, threaten
ing the remainder of the German -i
7th and- 15th armies below the -Seine
and along the rocket coast, :
was meeting heavy resistance,,
however, as Field Marshal Gen, rt
Guenther von Kluge sensed his
peril. - ., ...... i;
t orcee Deployed . ;&
Patton's forces were denlover! -
from the Fonta Fontainebleau ;
area to Melun. and Corbeil, 1? i
mites southwest ot Fans, where -they
might sweep on a 20-mile z
front 'toward Soissons,, Reims;
and the Marne battlegrounds ot
the First world war.. .-. ?
- Within; Farif. Itself, . relugeel i
esctiping uuo American .lines n
said there-was a rising wave of
violence as French underground-.
freedom, - . - . .
. .: Allied Flalgs Tlf. ' -Allied
flags - were reported
already flying over parts of- the:
capital, as the resistance: forces
anticipated the hour- of- libera- .
UUII.- f. . - -
Resistance Was fed by allied -
air forces." Hundreds of Ameri-, .
can and RAF -heavy bombers .
on several - occasions have
dropped great loads of. arms to-,
resistance forces,- it was- an-,
nounced. ""'':. .: '
. ' : 49,650 Prisoners
Already, it was announced
411411, . J-ll. V7644. UCUlfiC a. . v-
ton's third army in its sweep to
Paris had captured 49,650 Ger
mans, killed 11,025 and wound
ed 48,900 a total of 109,575.
- Now -Patton's invasion of the
territory north- of the Seine- at
-(Continued oh Page Three) :
Ear Green Safe
After Being
Reported Missing
" Flight Officer Earl W. Green,,
reported missing over "France
on D-Day,; June 6, has cabled
his father, Marion M. Green,: of
137 . Mill, that he is . safe, and
sound although he can't men
tion -where. . "..-.'
Word came that Green was
missing on June 15 and shortly
thereafter his father received
word, .that somebody had .seen
him parachute from his plane
and. land safely somewhere in
France.. ' :;- '. - -
Green was the pilot of a
Thunderbolt fighter plane based
in England, at the time he was
reported missing. He was a stu--dent
at KUHS before entering
the national guard unit in 1939.
Delegates Agree Security
Rests: on Sovereign Rights
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER.
. WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 IP)
Representatives of the 'United
States, Great Britain-and Russia
today began planning a world se
curity organization which ' all
agreed must- be1 based- on' the
'.'sovereign quality", of large and
small nations alike, and must be
backed by military forces avail
able promptly 'and in-strength.
Secretary of State Hull-opened
the initial session, of the his
toric conference . at Dumbarton
Oaks at 10:30 a;m. (EWT), with
a sharp rap of the gavel, on the
horseshoe oak table and said: .
. "The conference will come to
order." - , - 1
In his opening address, Hull
called for strong commitments to
use force when necessary, saying
it "must be 'available promptly,
in adequate -measure and with
certainty." , - - '
. Ambassador Andrei A. Gro
myko, chief Russian delegate, re
sponding to Hull, likewise em
phasized thp need for force
ennnhle- nf nreventlnt? a recur
rence of World war; While he
stressed the responsibility for
world security to be borne by
the - great powers because oi
their strength, he said, the foun
dation of a world organization
must be "the principle 1 of the
sovereign equality of all freedom
loving countries." : -v ..
Positive Results
Gromyko expressed the conviction-
that the war-created
unity among the United States,
Britain and' Russia guarantees
that the ' "present exploratory
discussions - will bring positive
results." f He praised, the United
States government for,- taking
the initiative in forming peace
organization.-
Sir Alexander Cadogan, . the
British delegation's leader, , like
Hull and Gromyko emphasized
the-need for force and for fair
treatment ... small nations, but
he declared additionally that
"peace may come sooner than
some expect" and that therefore
the conference should move
swiftly toward setting up some
framework of future internation.
al cooperation. v' -