Evening star., 1946-10-04
Kiwanis Told
i. n. Charter
Holds Peace Key
District Convention
Hears Mosser Urge
AII-Out Support

All out support OF the United
Nations Charter as an instrument
that is mot perfect, but the best
thing we have had in 1000 years
OF seeking peace" was urged today
by j. Belmont Mosser, Kiwanis
International treasurer.
Speaking to some 500 delegates
attending the Kiwanis Capital Dis
trict Annual Convention, Mr.. Mosser
reminded his listeners that Kiwanis
was one of the AZ organizations
which helped form the u. N. Charter
at the San Francisco Conference
last year.
"The Charter is designed to bring
peace and prosperity to the world,
just as the Constitution of the
United States is designed to bring
those objectives to the people Of the
United States" the speaker said.
I'VE must make both of those in
struments work."
Trigger Age" Gone.
'The trigger age is gone. The age
of the pushbutton is here today
when the first stroke will be the
last"
MIR. Mosser said the United States
cannot ask for world leadership
unless it can adjust its problems at
home. He said club members could
contribute their strength to Nation
al and civic betterment and thus
help solve the problems of recon-
version both nationally and locally.
He urged club members to help
veterans by informing them of their
rights and instructing them how
best to achieve those rights.
The problem of juvenile delin-
quency, one of the most serious
threatening America, must be solved
in the American home, Mr.. Mosser
declared.
Communism Attacked.
I'VE must also mobilize public
opinion to support individual enter
prise and opportunity" he asserted.
Hitting at Communism in this
country, the speaker asserted that
the best defense against it Is to in
crease spiritual values by church at
tendance.
"Yet only "a per cent of Americans
attend any church." he declared.
I'VE are our brothers keeper and
must see to it that he is cared for"
Robert M. McClintock, State De-
partment special assistant in the
Office of Special Political Affairs,
told the delegates that whether the
United Nations Charter worked de-
pended On the good will of the ma
tions involved.
He asserted that the covenant Of
the League of Nations was good
document, but failed because good
will was lacking.
THE United States allowed its
practically to overcome its ideal
ism, he stated, land refused to have
any dealings with the League. The |
Charter is the greatest common de-
nominator of agreement that could |
be reached between statesy It is a
good document"
Welcomed by Young.
The convention opened last night
in the Mayflower Hotel, with an in
vocation by the Rev. Edward H.
Roach, pastor of st. Jerome Catho-
Lie Church.
Commissioner John Russell Young
gave the address of welcome, In
which he told the Kiwanians that
mo other city in the world will COM
pare with Washington in. beauty
when present renovation plans are
carried out
The Rev. John w. Rustin, pastor
of Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church, in a speech following Mr..
Young's urged the delegates to de-
velop sound, solid, sensible citizen
ship"
Before the convention closes to-
morrow night more than 1000 dele
gates from Maryland, Virginia, Del
aware and Washington are expected
to attend the sessions.