The Wilmington morning star., 1946-04-07
TRUMAN ASKS STRONG|
MILITARY FORCES to-
UPHOLD WORLD PEACE


Our universal foreign pO1cy,
Mr.. Truman asserted, must guide
our relations with every country,
no matter how remote it is from
our shores.
Will Back UN To Utmost
The United Nations, which he
said the United States would back
to the utmost" has a right, he
declared fatty, to insist that the
sovereignty and integrity of the
Near and Middle East countries
must not be threatened "by CO.
ercion and penetration'' through
outside rivalries which might
'erupt into conflict"
Mincing no words in his role as
a spokesman for the weak every
where, he expressed the hope of
his country ''for the peaceful set
Element of difference which have
arisen between colonial people and
colonial sovereigns in all areas"
To back up his strong language.
he renewed his plea for extension
Of the selective service act another
year, a program of universal train
ing and merger of the Army and
Navy into single department of
national defense with the air forces
having co-equal status.
Prior to his speech, in a wind
swept, chilly, seven-hour visit to
Chicago he was cheered by thous-
ands in brief parade to his hotel.
questioned for 20 minutes by quick
thinking high school journalists and
feted at civic luncheon.
He told his unprecedented teen
age news conference that he favor
ed extending to 18-year-olds the
right to vote since boys of that age
had proved in time of war their
devotion to the highest principles
of citizenship. He told them also
to read and study the sermon on
the mount to prepare themselves
for the days ahead.
The Army, Mr.. Truman said at
Soldier Field, can be Continuously
and adequately supplied for anoth-
er year only by the selective serv-
ice act" Universal training is nee
essary, he said, to assure the coun-
try of a trained citizenship in time
of crisis.
mo one knows yet what would
be needed in terms of infantry, ar
tillery, pilots or bombs" in "the
atomic age" he continued solemn
ly, but modern warfare requires
''the total mobilization of all men
and all energies"
"First Target"
Next tin1e-if there must be
next time-we are likely to be the
first target" he said.
The President expressed convic-
ton that the United Nations Secur-
ity Council is fully capable" of
settling disputes between any ma
tons of the world, however differ
ent their PHILOSOPHERS, traditions
and interests, if it reflects "the
legitimate aspirations and needs"
of fellow members.
1.-The United States" he an
nounced at one point, intends to
join with the other sovereign re-
publics of America in a regional
pact to provide a common defense
against attack"
Explaining Americas interest in
outside rivalries all over the globe.
the President said simply:
Remember that the first World
War began in Serbia, that the
peace of Versailles was first brok-
en- in Manchuria and that the sec
ond World War began in Poland"
Control and reform of Japan,
he said, sis only a beginning of
American policy in the Orient. In
that connection he mentioned:
The U. S. working in Korea with
Korean leaders and Soviet Rus
sian allies ''to create provisional
democratic government
Chinese leaders, through "wise
counsel of special Envoy Gen.
George c. Marshall, con the road
to achieve political unity by peace
full democratic processes"
The Philippine alth on
July 4 becoming "a fully sovereign
and independent nation"
Mr.. Truman said: 1--WE seek to
encourage quick revival of eco
nonic activity and international
trade in the Far East. To do that,
we stand ready to extend credits
and technical assistance to help
build the peace"
The President recognized ''im-
portant interests of Great Brit
ain, Russia and other nations in
the Far East, but asserted: Gin re-
turn we expect recognition by them
that we also have an interest in
maintaining peace and security in
that area"
He said nations confronted with
grave, problems of the near and
middle east, due to land, air and
water communicate of great
economic and strategic import
ance, "are not strong enough, indi-
vidually or collectively, to with
stand powerful aggression.
SIT is easy to see, therefore," he
continued, chow the near and mid
die east might become an arena of
intense rivalry between outside
powers and how such rivalry might
suddenly erupt into conflict. No
country, great or small, has legiti-
mate interests in the near or mid
die east which can not be recon-