{"id":113507,"date":"2021-04-14T16:39:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T23:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=113507"},"modified":"2021-04-14T16:39:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T23:39:44","slug":"d-s-senanayakes-instructions-to-j-r-jayewardene-prior-to-the-san-francisco-peace-treaty-conference-in-september-1951","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2021\/04\/14\/d-s-senanayakes-instructions-to-j-r-jayewardene-prior-to-the-san-francisco-peace-treaty-conference-in-september-1951\/","title":{"rendered":"D.S. Senanayake’s instructions to J R Jayewardene prior to the San Francisco Peace Treaty Conference in September 1951"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senaka Weeraratna<\/strong> <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n

The then Prime Minister (D.S. Senanayake ) was invited to participate at the San Francisco Peace Treaty Conference in September 1951 after World War II to propose punitive provisions and the enforcement of arbitrary restrictions and embargoes for Japan. At the time DS was not in a position to attend that meeting and sent his nominee, J R Jayewardene. Prior to his departure, Jayewardene had a discussion with the Prime Minister who strongly advocated the idea of granting freedom to Japan. DS emphasized on requesting the world leaders that Japan be given a pardon. As Buddhists, everybody should be compassionate, kind and forgive this suffering nation, he added. The action he took to make this a reality has been documented by the first Executive President J R Jayewardene. (D.S. Senanayake \u2013 The reflection of Prakramabahu, 226pp)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who should\nget the credit for the speech that moved the world?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ninstructor ( D.S. Senanayake – Prime Minister of Ceylon) or his messenger (\nJ.R. Jayawardene – Finance Minister of Ceylon) who carried out the instructions\nof his leader to quote the Buddha ‘ Hatred ceases not by Hatred but by love’\nand not demand punitive measures on a fellow Asian country Japan, or should\nboth ‘DS’ and ‘JR ‘ share the credit for this greatest diplomatic achievement\nof Ceylon ? In this context it must be noted that India refused to take part in\nthe San Francisco Peace Treaty Conference in September 1951. Jawaharlal Nehru,\nthen Prime Minister of India explained as follows: ‘ What wrong has Japan done\nto India for us to take part in a Conference trying to impose punishment on\nJapan’ To this day the older Japanese who still remember the Conference\ngratefully acknowledge the great service rendered by J.R. Jayewardene to Japan\nby his speech that day. Several other Asian countries had attended the\nConference with big lists of demands for reparations. from Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But when\nthey heard J.R. Jayewardene calling for compassion and Asian Buddhist\nsolidarity towards Japan, they had quietly and silently withdrawn their lists\nseeking compensation from Japan, and thereby saving Japan from paying a larger\namount of money which Japan could ill afford at the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

http:\/\/dailynews.lk\/2019\/02\/04\/features\/176453\/statesman-who-stemmed-tide<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.sarasavi.lk\/Book\/D-S-Senanayake-The-Reflection-of-Parakrama-Bahu-9556719148<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

J. R. Jayawardene – The Speech that Moved the World <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Every now and then, a great speech changes perceptions forever. In 1951, a young J.R. Jayawardene is about to ascend the podium on a global stage. Find out what happens next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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