Evening star., 1949-04-19
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These include one from China,
two from Cuba. one from England,
three from France. two from
Hawaii and one from Italy.
Standing Rules Presented.
Standing rules for procedure Of
the congress, presented by Mrs.
Roy Valentine Shrewder, antic-
ipated the voting for nine vice
presidents general during this con-
gress. One of the rules specified
that nominating speeches for can
didates would be limited to one
nominator's speech Of two minutes.
and that no nomination would be
seconded.
A warning against communism
from both Mrs. O'Byrne and the
chief guest speaker, Senator
Mundt. Republican, of South Da-
kota, keynoted the opening session
Of the congress last night.
Senator Mundt divided his ad-
dress between an attack on the
administrations policy toward
China and a proposal that the
OAR help to organize a country
wide campaign against COM
munism "on the local level"
AssaiIs China's Omission.
Assailing omission of China from
ECA aid, the Senator told the
Congress delegates:
las YOU know. we have no policy
on China. I thought understood
the Marshall Plan to mean, that,
to the extent of our ability, the
United States was resolved to give
assistance to countries anywhere
in the world who were willing and
able to resist further Communist
aggression and who would join
with each other and with us in
this noble objective.
II supported ECA appropriations
as member of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee last year. A
week ago. however, I voted for
further appropriations for ECA
with much less enthusiasm than
a year ago. The reason is simple.
They have struck out from ECA
the words. countries anywhere in
the world Nothing is going to
China"
The South Dakota Senator
quoted Secretary of State Ache
son as declaring the administra-
Uion's policy in China as being Ito
let the dust settle for awhile" and
then told the Congress:
Speaking as a fellow who grew
up in Americas dust bowl, I say
it's going to settle in the eyes of
the State Department. And it's
going to be kicked up again in
Moscow.
Local Committees Urged.
"We cannot do q job with half
the fence blown down and nobody
doing anything to put the fence
up again to keep the Communists
out of Asia" asserted the speaker.
To combat communism within
the United States. Senator Mundt
urged that the OAR and other
civic groups organize local Amer
lean Enterprise Committees"
which would seek to weed out
Communist conspirators," elimi-
nate subversive textbooks. see that
courses on Whats right in
be introduced in all
schools and colleges and sponsor
patriotic education campaigns in
all communities.
In her address. Mrs. OByrne
pleaded for q strong national de-
fense.
This Nation must have consoli-
dated air power, integrated with
land and sea power to meet any
challenge to national security" she
declared. I'VE do not intend to
permit any cold war to become a
deep freeze. We can turn on a
little heat If necessary and
we have the fuel"
Urges Patriotism Be Taught.
The taint of communism must
be rooted out of our Government
Offices. schools and colleges and
from domination of labor organi-
cations, the president general con-
She stressed the need for
education in citizenship and
recommended the teaching OF
patriotism in all schools.
In letter of welcome. President
Truman described the North At
lantic pact as Americas most re-
cent effort on behalf of world
peace and security.
''In this treaty. the United
States puts any would-be aggres-
sor on solemn notice that the Sc
curity of the larger community.
Of which we are a part. will be
zealoaasly guarded against any as,
sault either, on ourselves or on any
OF our democratic- partners" the
message continued.
Our people are united In the
that . strong. secure
United States Is the key to peace
and progress now and In the days
TO come"
The traditional assembly cali BY