Evening star., 1948-01-16
|Women's 5 Conference
Hears Mundf Urge
Firm Foreign Policy

Declaring the Marshall Plan alone
cannot win the peace, Representa-
tive Mundt, Republican of South
Dakota. proposed i've other steps in
. talk today before the twenty sec
ond Women's Patriotic Conference
on National Defense, meeting In the
statler Hotel.
While the European recovery plan
must be part Of the program, he
said. the State Department and the
White House must not rely too
much on cash register psychology
He suggested that these other
steps be taken:
l. Facing of the fact that the
United Nations is serving the cause
Of Communism and not Of peace
and an analysis to determine why
the U. N. is not getting the jot
done" Mr.. Mundt said earlier that
one of Russia's objectives is to block
the U. N. from doing anything con-
structive for peace until Russia hal
been able to build in Europe
continent SO strongly conmunistit
that she no longer need fear q war.
2. Spending of $4,000, 900 a veal
carrying the story Of freedom te
people on both sides Of the iron
curtain"
Would Use Ruhr Output.
3. Immediate abandonment Of the
Morgenthau plan and Potsdam
agreement for Germany and the use
Of the mines Of the Ruhr and Ger
many's machinery for the things
Europe needs.
4. Tightening Of resistance against
communism at home and adoption
Of a realistic program toward Rus
sia abroad. The realistic and recip-
rocal program, he said, should apply
in the matter of granting visas and
the exporting of farm machinery.
5. Keeping America strong mill
tarily.
Senator Lucas, Democrat, Of ILL.,
nois suggested that congressional op-
ponents of the Marshall Plan should
suffer some slight embarrassment in
finding themselves in complete
agreement with the Communist
Party line"
1.-THE plans being made by the
Comintern in the western democra-
cies Of Europe to sabotage the Mar
shall Plan should be sufficient to
convince doubtful Americans" he
said
80 Organizations Attend.
Representative Bolton, Republican
Of Ohio declared that the New
World" which is being born is one
In which womanhood must play a
responsible role"
More than 80 organizations are
attending the conference, which
runs through tomorrow, with en-
phasis on the theme, How to De-
fend America"
Pleas for universal military train
ing last night featured the opening
of the conference.
Here in this country we are ali
reaping the benefits of insurance,
Representative Georgia Lee Lusk
Democrat, Of New Mexico. said
"Why not think of universal mill
tary training as insurance. 1t is ar
insurance If war should come, ano
like all insurance 1t has dividends.
Joseph C. Grew, former Under
secretary Of State and prewar Am
bassador to Japan, said that with
out preparedness diplomacy. Ii
helpless and democracy's first line
Of defense is bankrupt"
Another speaker was Senator
Brooks, Republican, of Illinois.
Urges Skilled Administration.
Whatever is done about the Mar.
shall Plan, he said, 1t should hs
under an agency Of skilled people
who know what they are doing arr
how to administer 1t. ~
The address of welcome was giver
by Mrs. Lee w. Hutton, chairman
Of the meeting and national presi.
dent Of the American Legion Auxil.
iary, which Is the hostess group
This afternoon addresses were te
be by Representative Katharine st
George, Republican, Of New York
and Senator Hickenlooper, Repub-
lican, of Iowa.
Defense Secretary Forrestal anc
former Gen. Omar Bradley will
speak at a banquet at 8 O'Clock
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