Evening star., 1950-02-28
Wonnen's
Clubs
McMohon Defends
Peace Offensive
In ORT Address
By Frances Lide
Womon's Club Editor

Senator Mcmahon. Democrat, of
Connecticut. defended his pro-
posed peace offensive" of eco
nomic aid to other nations against
criticisms that it is a "bribe" in
an address yesterday before the
Washington Region of Womens
American ORT.
The Senator, who spoke at a
luncheon at the Shoreham Hotel,
said that if such were the case any
offer one nation makes to another
might be called a bribe.
"A bribe," he declared, quoting
the dictionary. lis price. reward,
gift or favor bestowed or promised
with a view to pervert the judg-
ment or corrupt the conduct of a
persion in a position of trust
II will just leave it up to you to
decide" he asserted.
In recent Senate speech, Sen
ator Mcmahon suggested that this
country set off a peace crusade by
proposing a five-year program in
which all nations would contribute
tWo-thirds of their present arma-
ment-spending toward peaceful
goals in return for effective inter-
national control of atomic energy
He emphasized yesterday that
his plan, which would be carried
out through the United Nations,
would institute an inspection sys-
TEN and that other countries will
have to take part.
Pointing out that this country
spends SIS billion annually for
armaments, he declared that to
put two-thirds of that expendi-
ture In the United Nations would
give the people of the world
visual and visible demonstration
of our deep-seated desire for
peace"
The Senator, who is chairman
Of the Joint Congressional Atomic
Energy Committee, stressed that
10 most parts of the world people
want to ''live out their full life
span in an era of peace and good
will"
"If we will wage peace in the
united way in which we've waged
war when we've had to, we will
win" he maintained.
Senator Mcmahon, who also
heads a subcommittee considering
the genocide convention now be-
fore the Senate, said he hoped
that it would be ratified.
The hearings, he declared, have
demonstrated the need for a re-
statement by nations of the moral
principle that men are not to be
killed or tortured because of ma
tionality. race, creed or religion.
He disagreed with arguments
that the proposed treaty is in con-
fict with the Constitution and
said he would try to convince the
Senate of its constitutionality if,
and when, it reaches the floor.
Senator Mcmahon made his
talk at the annual luncheon held
by Washington members of the
Organization for Rehabilitation
Through Training which provides
an extensive program of trade
schools designed to make refugees
and displaced persons self-sup-
porting.
Sharing the program was Ira
Hirschman, author and lecturer
who formerly served with UNRRA
and as a special attache at the
United States Embassy in Ankara.
Mrs. Ludwig Kaphan of New
York, national president of the
organization, also was a guest
and spoke briefly.
Mrs. Ernest Wolff, luncheon
chairman, opened the meeting and
introduced the president of the
Washington Region, Mrs. Abe M.
Cohen, who challenged the group
to increase its local membership
from 800 to 1,500. The invoca-
ton was pronounced by George
Pilser of the Jewish Social Service
Agency.
Mr.. Hirschman praised ORT's
approach of reconstructing lives
and ways of living in world "in
which we speak glibly of war and
DEATH"
Recalling his observations in
DIP camps, he declared: Those
who are occupied and those who
are building with their hands
need no handout."