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6/6/45.
business. Thus may the forces of the law be mobilized on the side of
peace.
Any legal position asserted on behalf of the United States will
have considerable significance in the future evolution of International
Law. In untroubled times, progress toward an effective rule of law in
the international community is slow indeed. Inertia rests more heavily
upon the society of nations than upon any other society. Now we stand at one
of those rare moments when the thought and institutions and habits of the
world have been shaken by the impact of world war on the lives of countless
millions. Such occasions rarely come and uickly pass. We are put under
a heavy responsibility to see that our behavior during this unsettled
period will direct the world's thought toward a. firmer enforcement of
the laws of international conduct, so as to make war less attractive to
those who have governments and the destinies of peoples in their
INATIONAL
co SERVICE'* AND
ARCHIVES
V.
RECORDS
CONTINUED
I have left until last the first question which you and the
American people are asking - when can this trial start and how long will
it take. I should be glad to answer if the answer were within my control.
But it would be foolhardy to name dates which depend upon the action of
other governments and of many agencies. Inability to fix definite dates,
however, would not excuse failure to state my attitude toward the time
and duration of trial.
I know that the public has a deep sense of urgency about these
trials. Because I, too, feel a sense of urgency, I have proceeded with
the preparations of the American case before completion of the diplo-
matic exchanges concerning the Tribunal to hear it and the agreement
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