The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-04-28
The Atlantic Pact

r government and eleven other countries have just
signed the North Atlantic Pact THIS action the
result of the disrupve tactics which the USSR has pu
sued in the United Nations and IN countries adcet 70
Russia AS Russia threatened European countries Wc re-
sponded to Secretary Masha proposal for aid IN econ
omc recovery she fumes at countries which nave o
ed the Atlantic Pact to maintain peace. ~
Within the United Nations the agents OF the O.o.oI
nave used their privilege of to protect the sover
eighty their nation but in arbitrary fashion lhey
have prevented the Security Council from ORGANIZING It's
military forces in accord with provisions OIL tne
they have prevented the United Nations from dealng WIN
atomic power and weapons they have retraned from f
cipatng in number OF the agencies OF tne onteu No0
and number of projects authorized by 1T they nave syc
y violated contracts and ruthessy created noetS R o
poruntes for aggression and aggrandzemen they nave
violated the principles of international law and the deas Oh
world peace by maintaining their fifth columns suDect 10
the direction of the Potburo in countries with whch hey
The United Nations proved powerless to help such ma
tions Greece Czechosovaa Hungary and the Cnnese
provinces bordering Siberia The Soviet siege OF Berlin
was intended to other Allied nations out of the Ger
capital preliminary to occupation by Russia OF all OF
Germany.
The treacherous attacks which Moscow has made upon
minaton to destroy free institutions and the rights OF Tree
These are some of the considerations that undere the
Atlantic Pact The democratic nations saw that they must
band together and stand together watch democracy killed
by the USSR in country after country as 1t has already
been killed in a number OF countries
The USSR. has set up in opposition to the democratic
countries bloc of nations overpoweled by the Communist
Party In the spirit of humanity and spiritual freedom IN
defense Of peace and to prevent World War ILL., our govern
negotiated with the free countries bordering on the
Atlantic agreement to and maintain those things
which free people value most The democratic nations hav
ing the repeated crushing of segovernmen by the
USSR in the nations of Eastern Europe could not fail to
recognize these step to their subug
alton by tyranny that is the worst the world has ever
known.
1t is plain that the first response to aggression must be
the armies of the nearest countries but these will be sup
plemened quickly possible by the armies of all sigma
to the pact The Atlantic Pact relies upon the
poses and principles of the Charter of the United Nations
its guides action and Article 81 for the exercise of the
right of individual collective sefdefense This right is
all the necessary because the United Nations has not
been able to prepare for it's military responsibilities The
force.
The defensive measures of the Atlantic Pact should be
augmented by positive strategy of peace We cannot trust
to chance planning for constructive peaceful relations The
Atlantic Pact puts in position to insist upon manten-
of democratic principles and the rights of democratic
nations and effectively to protest threats of aggression