Evening star., 1947-07-04
Truman AssaiIs
Red Refusal 10
Join Aid Plan
Failure to Cooperate
Is Declared Folly
In Monticello Address
(Tert on Page A-4.)
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff Correspondent

S11A1LLO1 L Ed v 1h1E, va, y uIy
4.-President Truman, calling
for tolerance and restraint
among nations to build an en-
during peace, today described as
folly" the refusal of any Euro
pean nation to take part in a
cooperative plan for the CONT
nent's economic recovery.
In a speech that patiently was
aimed at the uncompromising at
titude of Russia in the international
scene, although the Soviet was not
mentioned by name, the President
blasted the "organiZed mistrust'
which he said leads the world S
peoples away from peace and
unity" and demanded an end of
propaganda attacks on other
nations"
Speaking from the broad veranda
of Monticello. home of Thomas
jefferson, Mr.. Truman asserted the
United States is living up to its
responsibilities for creating the
economic conditions of peace" "
Then-obviously referring to the
breakdown of the preliminary Paris
Conference on Secretary of State
Marshalls foreign aid proposal, the
President added:
yet, certain nations today are
withholding their support of re-
construction plans on the ground
thic would inf
by some nations in the internal
affairs of others. = Surely after
two World Wars nations should
hay- '""r~ed the folly of a ma
tionalism so extreme as to block
cooperative economic planning
among nations for peaceful recon-
struction."
Parallel Drawn.
Mr.. Truman drew deadly parallel
between the democratic ideals
espoused by Jefferson which became
the cornerstone on which the Amer
lean republic grew, and the Iron
curtain" principles which today
dominate the U. S. S. R..
Terming the charter of the United
Nations that great declaration of
inter-dependence' (among nationS)
as compared to the Declaration of
Independence which jefferson au-
thored, the President tersely spelled
out his views on the principles
which should govern the relation
ship of the nations of the world.
1T is now the duty of ali ma
items to converge their policies
toward common goals of peace" he
said "Of course we cannot expect
all nations, with different histories,
institutions and economic condi-
tions, to agree at once upon COM
mon ideals and policies. But it is
not too much to expect that all ma
tionS should create, each within its
own borders, the requisites for the
growth of worldwide democracy
The President, who came down
from Washington yesterday after
noon for holiday interlude at
the Blue Ridge foothills home of
Stanley Woodward, State Depart
merit chief of protocol, spoke at q
Fourth of July observance arranged
by the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Association. The speech, which was
broadcast, was delivered after Mr.
Truman had laid a wreath at the
tomb of the third President. who
died on July 4, 1926, just so years to
the day after the Declaration of
Independence was promulgated.
Guest at University.
Afterwards, the President was the
guest of honor at a luncheon al
the Colonnade Club on the campus
of the University of Virginia, which
jefferson founded. His hosts there
were Edward r. Stettinius, former
Secretary of State, now rector OF
the university; Colgate w. Darden
jr., president of the university and
former Governor of the Old Do
minlon State, and Gov Tuck of Vir-
ginia.
In his speech, President Truman
set out four requisites" for worle
peace-and he amplified in each
instance, what these should empody
The first, he said, "is common
adherence to the principles tha
governments derive their just pow.
ers from the consent of the gov.
erned." a basic principle of tht
United Nations.
He added:
'In many countries however
progress toward that goal is ex.
tropoe1v S1ou Tn other countries
progress in that direction is non.
existent. And in still others. tht
course of government is in the
opposite direction"
when all governments derive
their just powers from the consen
of the governed, there will bt
enduring peace" he continued.
The second requisite, the Presi
dent said, is common respect
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