ABSTRACT
On December 29, 1943, Grew was a guest at the ninetieth anniversary dinner of the Illinois Education Association in Chicago, where he gave a speech entitled "War and Post-War Problems in the Far East." In this address, commonly called the "Chicago speech," Grew appealed to Americans to meet the coming peace with tolerance and the highest qualities of statesmanship. War criminals had of course to be severely punished, but peace talks should not be allowed to fall victim to feelings of revenge, arrogance, or prejudice.
