world. I believe that the education furnished us by
the Germans in two world wars, plus the continuity of
interest which such a trusteeship would stimulate is
sufficient insurance that we can be trusted to deal
with the problem. The unnatural destruction of this
industry would, on the other hand, be so certain, in
my Judgment, to provoke sympathy for the Germans that
we would create friends both in this country and abroad
for the Germans, whereas now most of the peoples of the
world are thoroughly antipathetic to them.
 
 
 The other fundamental point upon which I feel we
differ is the matter of the trial and punishment of
those Germans who are responsible for crimes and depredations. 
Under the plan proposed by Mr. Morgenthau, the
so-called arch-criminals shall be put to death by the military 
without provision for any trial and upon mere 
identification after apprehension. The method of dealing with
these and other criminals requires careful thought and
a well-defined procedure. Such procedure must embody,
in my Judgment, at least the rudimentary aspects of
the Bill of Rights, namely, notification to the accused
of the charge, the right to be heard and, within reasonable 
limits, to call witnesses in his defense.  I do not