Evening star., 1945-06-23
j. ). Must Use Power
Wisely, Grew Tells
Graduating Glass

Inc wise ana DenenCent use OF
Americas tremendous power in the
postwar world confronts the people
OF the United States with "the
greatest challenge in all their his
tory" Acting Secretary of State
Grew declared today in an address
to the graduating class Of the New
School of Advanced international
Studies at the Friends Meeting
House, Florida avenue and Decatur
place NV.
America should be factually aware
of its power, the veteran diplomat
continued, and take care neither
: to whisper nor to shout about it.
neither to boast nor to apologize. u
Rather, he said, our task is to use 1t
in the interest of bulwarking peace,
helping to rebuild the world and
maintaining high living standards
and full employment at home.
I'VE can not for a moment sur
render to what Winston Churchill
called the craven fear of being
great" he said. Power can not
for moment be left idle like money
in an old sock. 1t must be used
constantly and wisely to fortify the
friends of peace everywhere In the
world, and thereby to fortify our
selves"
To the class of 13 graduates, Mr..
Grew sounded the warning that they
would hold in their hands "a tiny
segment of the foreign relations OF
the United States
For years to come" he added,
"the work of American civilians who
follow in the wake of our armed
forces overseas after the war will
be conditioned by the impression our
forces have left behind
Cites Responsibilities.
In discussing the responsibilities
inherent in the power America
weilds today, Mr.. Grew pointed out
that "the tragedies of history are
the tragedies of the misuse OF
power"
Historians never tire Of point
ing out that the decline of nations
and civilizations inevitably and
logically follow the fatal possession
of great power without the exercise
of great leadership =" he said.
I'VE can profit, we must profit,
by the lessons of history, but IN
the end, we shall have to solve the
problems of our own power IN our
own particular way. That We shall
solve them I do not for a moment
doubt. But I believe that these
problems of power confront the
American people with the greatest
challenge in all their history
Glorious Opportunity.
Americas economic power, he
said, provides us with glorious
opportunity" 1t must be used first
to raise our own standards of liv-
ing and our own level of employ
ment, and secondly, it must be used
"in such a way as to enable our
friends, whose countries have been
devastated. to get back on their
feet again ."
Peoples abroad, he went on, have
bsen tremendously impressed OF late
by two American characters and two
American actions. He referred to
the late President Roosevelt, who
was held in a regard "verging on
reverence" and Gen. Eisenhower,
who has earned the afIectionate
admiration of millions of Euro
peans." The actions he cited were
Americas grant of independence to
the Philippines and the lease-lend
program.
only by such uses of power" he
declared, "by such examples OF
craftsmanship and enlightened
self-interest, can we hope to pre-
serve the greatness Of America as
people and as an idea"
The degree of Master of Arts was
awarded to the following at the ex-
ercises today: Edna Fisher Bruce,
Mary Ann Buckley, Ernesto Castil-
lero, Catharine Aileen de Barry,
Alphonse de Rosso, Roy Eugene
Foulke, Ellen Hildegard Gut, Me-
herwan Cavasji 1rani, Elfriede Dor
othea Lott, James William Morley,
lieutenant q. g. U. s. N. r.; Mary
Margaret Reminger, Adeline Write
Taylor and Carol Virginia Wolff.