The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-21
1 SPEAKERS TALK
 TO ROTARY CLUB,
 WORLD SECURITY

In well-planned forum, four speakers discussed important as- poets of the United Nations as the program feature of todays weekly luncheon meeting of the Juneau Rotary Club.
 Mrs. Ernest Gruening, leader of the United Nations Study Group, gave the first talk, Our Goal ot World Security" prefacing 1t by a summary of Seattles activities during United Nations Week, and related projects of the Seattle Ro- tary Club She reported that 66 Juneau High School students have entered the nationwide LIN essay contest, and urged Rotarians to support such participation, by en- thusiasm and by serving as local judges.
 Defining security as freedom from war" Mrs. Gruening outlined procedures of the United Nations, from original agreement and ratifi- cation through development of a Universal Security System capable of enforcing international law to settle disuputes peacefully. She stressed the need for "a great in- her moral strength" calling this a more important kind of power than natural and economic resources and military might.
 we must develop a sense of world unity" she said, "as well as developing a world security sys- tenn.
 Speaking on Progress Made tc Date" the Rev J. P. Porter call ed the LIN General Assembly "a new kind of Town Meeting oi the Air" in which the light of pub licity is turned on the dealings between nations. He cited the effect of public opinion in the handling of atomic energy control, resolv- ing the Balkan situation, helping Southern Korea establish a na- tion, stopping the war in Palestine removal of troops in Iran and es- tablishment of the Indonesian re- public.
 Porter said, too, For the first time in the history of the world, a small nation can criticize a large one and get away with it."
 To Carry Education
 What is needed now is to car " education to the common man throughout the world. This step will take patience, but it must be done"
 Discussing international law and the preservation of human rights, Mrs. Mildred Hermann called at tention to work of the LIN interna- tional commission in codifying and classifying international law all through the ages, and the addition by the General Assembly of a new rerime-genicide-and provision fol prevention and punishment.
 If civilization is to survive" she said, the United Nations idea must have the world behind it, and this means that each citizen must re- cognize his own responsibility"
 Continuing this approach, George Megrath spoke on "The Next Steps" saying that the future re- quires United Nations implement tation on the common level as well as the national one. He suggested this six-point program to make the LIN an effective tool: CD Un- derstand the problem. @ Under stand the North Atlantic Pact as realistic device to preserve LIN gains. (3 Think in personal terms for moral support. (4 Evaluate whether the LIN is using its ma chinery to the best advantage. t5) Reserve the privilege of criticizing both the United States and the United Nations. (6) Re-evaluate ourselves as citizens of the world
 Each speaker introduced the succeeding one in talks that were smoothly linked together. William Ellis, chairman of the international service committee, was in charge of the program.
 Keith G. Wildes, Rotarian CO., chairman with Lion Ava Blacker- by, for the basketball game Fri day, urged all Rotarians to attend rehearsals tonight, tomorrow ano Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm.
 Workouts
 Rotary Captain Stan Grummett also stressed the need for work