Evening star., 1950-09-02

ident Trnm1n'S radio address
to the Nation last night on the
fighting in Korea:
Tonight, I want to talk to you
about Korea, about why we are
there, and what our obiectives are.
AS I talk with you, thousands of
families in this land of ours have
la son, or brother, or husband
fighting in Korea. know that
your thoughts and hopes are con-
stantly with them-and so are
mine.
These men OF ours are engaged
once more in the age-old struggle
for human liberty. Our men, and
The men of other free nations, are
defending with their lives the cause
of freedom in the world They are
fighting for the proposition that
peace shall be the law of this
earth.
We must and shall support them
with every ounce of our strength
and with all our hearts. We shall
put aside all else for this supreme
duty, 8
No Cause Ever More Just.
No cause has even been more just
or more important.
For the first time in all history,
men of many nations are fighting
under single banner to uphold
the rule of law in the world. This
is an inspiring fact.
If the rule of law is not upheld,
we can look forward only to the hor-
ror of another world war and ul-
innate chaos. For our part, we
do not intend to let that happen.
Two months ago, Communist i'm
perialiSm turned from the familiar
tactics of infiltration and subversion
to brutal attack on the small Re-
public of Korea. When that hap
pened, the free and peace-loving
nations of the world faced two pos
sible courses.
One course would have been to
limit our action to diplomatic pro-
tests, while the Communist aggres-
sors went ahead and swallowed up
their victim. That would have been
the course of appeaSement. If the
history of the 1930s teaches us any
thing, it is that appeasement of
dictators is the sure road to world
war. If aggression were allowed to
succeed in Korea, it would be an
open invitation to new acts of ag-
gression elsewhere.
The other course is the one which
the free world chose. The United
Nations made its historic decision
to meet military aggression with
armed force. The effects of that
decision will be felt far beyond
Korea. The firm action taken by
the United Nations is our best hope
of achieving world pieace.
Our Liberty Involved.
It is your liberty and mine which
is involved. What is at stake is
the free way of life-the right to
worship as we please, the right to
express our opinions, the right to
raise our children in our own way,
the right to choose our jobs, the
right to plan our own future, and
the right to live without fear. All
these are bound up in the present
action of the United Nations to
put down aggression IN Korea.
We cannot hope to maintain our
own freedom if freedom elsewhere
is wiped out. That is why the Amer
ican people are united in support
Of our part in this task.
During the last five years, We have
worked day in and day out to
achieve a just ana lasting peace
We have given every possible proof
of our desire to live at peace with
all nations. We have worked for
liberty and self-government for
people the world over. Nest ma
tions have joined with us in this
effort, but the Soviet Union and
the nations at controls have un-
ceasingly hampered all efforts to
achieve just peace.
The Soviet Union has repeatedly
violated it's pledges of international
cooperation. 1t has destroyed the
independence of its neighbors. 1t
has sought to disrupt those coun-
tries it could not dominate. 1t has
built up tremendous armed forces
far beyond the needs of its own de-
fense.
Communist imperialism breaches
peace but practices aggression.
Compelled To Act.
In these circumstances, the free
nations nave been compelled to take
measures to protect themselves
against the aggressive designs of
the Communists.
The United Nations was able to
act as it did in Korea because the
free nations in the years since