The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1950-11-11
Edith s. Sampson
Alternate United Representative to the General
Assembly. before the Herald Tribune Forum al me
Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Thursday. Oct a. 1851
World Security Begins At Home

At the close of this United Nations Day it fitting
for us think together about the problem OF woro Sc
curity. That two word summary OF the great soa
OF the United Nations
Sir Gladwyn Jebb has traced the history of this vol
untary association of nations Ambassador Pearson has
discussed the problem of collective security. These
statesman have in various capacities over the years
helped shape the character of this international nsttu
ton.
am freshman in this Fifth Assembly. Mos' Oh my
life have lived and worked on the Soutn ooe VI IN
caeo From this vantage point have learned sometnng
abo,t the word security. AS social worker ana
lawyer-Q am not corporation lawyer, you Know
have long listened the problems OF ORDINARY people
Security means something very real and personal 10
them II means opportunity to work and advance In
their work. educate their children; to be sale IN tner
homes on their streets be saeguarded in their heatn
to be secure and independent in their old age to have
their savings safe in the bank and worth something
year or years hence to be free to think what they
please and say what they think and to join free assoca
tons protect and their interests as workers
or farmers businessmen professional people; 10 De
fair trial with all that implies TO be Tree 10
worship God according to conscience And security also
effective defense of all these things against
aggression
A ladv know living in fourth-floor, one-room
apartment on State Street whose only son is writing
letters from foxhole in Korea wants this security we
are talking about tonight
In 1949 conversed with people In score OF coun-
tries around the world dicovered that security means
the same things to them Only few understand the
ms and outs Of international politics-the highlevel
language we hear at the United Nations But the most
iterate peasant does understand the simple longings
in his heart for the kind of security have been descrb-
hing.
So conclude that world security is just big wrap
up term to express the individual local and national
concerns of a billion and half human beings.
It isn't something that only foreign Offices
presidents, premiers. and diplomats Foreign policy to
get world security is the personal concern of every c
zen want to address myself to the question: what
the individual do about it?
hold in my hand 99page booklet setting forth
OUR FOREIGN POLICY in simple terms Each OF you
here received copy tonight with your program
The individual American who believes that world Sc
curity begin home and wants to do his part
take simple step tomorrow morning. He write
to the Department of State in Washington DC for his
copy of this booklet on OUR FOREIGN POLICY and
read it, He get his friends to read it. He talk
il with them in his home. And then he can
decide what he personally and member OF some
group do to realize the aims of this foreign policy
I'm going to make few specific suggestions what
individuals do But first should get one
thing clear in minds. The pamphlet on OUR FOR
EIGN POLICY says this better than So will
read from the opening paragraphs:
There is no longer any real distinction between
domestic and foreign affairs.
Practically everything we do the way we tax
and spend our national income, the way we run
our public and private businesses the way we
settle the differences among ourselves and with
other nations, what we say in newspapers
over the air and on public platforms our attitudes
toward each other and toward other people-all
these things affect not only our security and we'll
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