Fruits of Victory

Marking the eighth anniversary of the U.N. Charter-signing at San Francisco, Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold spoke his mind on the U.N.'s role.

"The U.N. action in Korea marks the first attempt in history to meet aggression with unified force under an international standard . . . The approach is a new formula in the history of political conflicts.

"We must adapt ourselves to accept such unfamiliar developments as a war which ends without total victory for any party, but only for a principle. Such a victory, although it may not be considered as satisfactory by those who still believe in unconditional surrender ... is a full vindication of those brave men who have sacrificed their lives.

"A victory of the kind I have in mind will have to be followed by a peace without vengeance. The U.N. Charter provides for all manner of actions to repel aggression, but it makes no provision for the ultimate punishment of the aggressor once the fruits of his aggression are taken away from him ... It does not foresee the use of force to secure the fruits of victory in terms of land and power."

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