Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-09-23
u. S. Won't Barter
Freedom ofOthers,
Assembly Is old
BY the Asseciuted Press

PARIS, Sept. 23.-Secretary of
State Marshall said today in
thinly yelled warning to the
Soviet Union that American pa
thence should not be mistaken
for weakness.
Gen. Marshall outlined the United
States basic foreign policy in a
speech to the fail session of the
United Nations General Assembly.
He referred to the Russians and
their six Eastern European satel-
lites as the small minority" which
consistently boycotts the Balkan
and Korean U. N. commissions and
the Little Assembly"
TT would be a tragic error" the
American declared, IF, because OF
misunderstanding, the patience OF
others should be mistaken Tor
weakness
No Compromise on Principles.
Gen. Marshall served notice that
the United States will not com
promise the essential principles" or
"barter away the rights and free
dom of other peoples"
In an apparent reference to the
Berlin crisis. Gen. Marshall said the
United States sis prepared to seek In
every possible way. in any approprl-
ate forum, a constructive and peace
full settlement of the political con-
troversies which contribute to the
present tension and uncertainty"
The first reply to the American
Secretary from the Soviet bloc came
from Polands Foreign Minister,
Zygmunt Modzelewski who savagely
attacked the European Recovery
Program and Western efforts to
unite their zones of occupation In
Germany.
Romulo Urges Third Force.
Brig. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo OF
the Philippines led off the general
debate in the Assembly with call
to the small nations of the world to
unite in a third force that could
maintain balance of power be-
tween East and West.
Gen. Romulo said, The con-
science of the world deserves a
stronger voice than has spoken for
it during the past three years. Let
the small nations, speaking in uni
son. be that voice" |
Gen. Marshall then spoke and
said: The United States does not
wish to increase the existing ten
sion"
TT Is its wholehearted desire to
alleviate that tension. But we will
not compromise the essential prln-
ciples. We will under no circum-
stances barter away the rights and
freedom of other peoples.
Respect for Freedoms Urged.
Gen. Marshall said il was ap-
propriate that We should here re-
affirm our respect for human rights
and fundamental freedoms.
DELEGATES of the United Nations
So member countries should renew
our determination to develop and
protect those rights and freedoms,
Marshall said.
The people of the world, he added,
must not be misled by those who IN
the name of revolutionary slogans
would prevent reconstruction ana
recovery or hold out the illusions OF
future we'll being at price OF star
walton and disorder today"
despite the cooperative action
OF most nations to rebuild peace and
vell-being." Gen. Marshall con-
tinued, tension during the past
wear has increased. The leaders OF
other nations are creating a deep
rift between their countries and the
rest of the world community. We
must not allow that rift to widen .
any further and We must redouble
our efforts to find a common ground. /
I'VE are confronted with the need
to save not only succeeding gen.
erations, but our own Gen. Mar
shall said.
The elementary requirement Tor
cooperation between nations. the
American Secretary said, is that IN
terna tional obligations be respected
and that relations among states be
based on mutual confidence, respect
and tolerance" !
He promised that the United
States would do everything in its
power to reach "a constructive,
peaceful settlement to political con-
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