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sinister people and that contact with
them is pregnant with danger-we
cannot believe that such insinua-
tions are advanced in good faith,
and we cannot be blind to the
obvious implications of such an
attitude.
Seven. Distortion of Motives of
Others.
In general, the Soviet leaders
could refrain, I think, from system
atically distorting to their own
peoples the picture of the world
outside their borders, and of our
country, in particular. -
What are we now to conclude
from the morbid fancies which their
propaganda exudes of a capitalist
encirclement, of a United States
craftlly and Systematically plotting
another world war? They know,
and the world knows, how foreign
is the concept of aggressive war to
our philosophy and our political
system. They know that we are not
asking to be the objects of any in
sincere and effusive demonstrations
of sentimental friendship. But we
feel that the Soviet leaders could at
least permit access to the Soviet
Union of persons and ideas from
other countries so that other views
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people.
These are some of the things
which we feel that the Soviet lead
ers could do, which would permit
the rational and peaceful develop
ment of the co-existence of their
system and ours. They are not
things that go to the depths of the
moral conflict. They are not things
that promise the Kingdom of
Heaven. They have been formulated
by us, not as moralists but as serv-
ants of government, anxious to get
on with the practical problems that
lie before us, and to get on with
them III a manner consistent with
mankind's deep longing for a respite
from fear and uncertainty.
Will to Achieve Peace.
Nor have they been formulated as
one-sided bargain. A will to
achieve binding, peaceful settle
ments would be required of all par
ticipants. All would have to produce
unmistakable evidence of their good
faith. All would have to accept
agreements in the observance OF
which all nations could have real
confidence.
The United States is ready, as 1t
has been and always will be, to
cooperate in genuine efforts to
find peaceful settlements. Our atti-
tude is not inflexible, our opinions
are not frozen, OUR positions are not
and will not be obstacles to peace.
But 1t takes more than one to CO.
operate.
If the Soviet Union could join in
doing these things I have outlined
we could all face the future with
greater security. We could look for
ward to more than the eventual
reduction Of some of the present
tensions. We could anticipate a re-
turn to a more normal and relaxed
diplomatic atmosphere, and to prog
ress in the transaction of some of
the international business which
needs so urgently to be done.
I fear, however, that I must warn
you not to raise your hopes. No one
who has lived through these post
war years can be sanguine about
reaching agreements In which re-
tjiauce can be placed and which will
fbe. observed by the Soviet leaders
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We must not, in our yearning for
peace, allow ourselves to be be-
,trayed by vague generalities or be-
guiling proffers of peace which are
unsubstantiated by good faith solid
lily demonstrated In daily behavior.
We are always ready to discuss, to
negotiate, to agree, but we are un-
derstandably loath to play the role
Of international sucker.
Genuine Evidence Needed.
We will take the initiative in the
future as we have In the past In
seeking agreement whenever there
lis any indication. that this course
will be fruitful one.
What is required is genuine evi-
dence in conduct, not just in words,
of an intention to solve the imme-
diate problems and remove the ten
sions which divide us.
I see no evidence that the Soviet
leaders will change their conduct
until the progress of the free world
convinces them that they cannot
profit from a continuation Of these
tensions.
So our course of action in the
world Of hard reality which faces us
is not one that is easily charted. ""s
We want peace, but not at any
price. We are ready to negotiate,
but not at the expense of rousing
false hopes which would be dashed
by new failures. We are equally de-
termined to support all real efforts
for peaceful settlements and to re-
SlSt aggression.
The times call for a total diplo-
macy equal to the task Of defense
against Soviet expansion and to the
task Of building the kind of world in
which our way of life can flourish
We must continue to press ahead
with the building af free world
which is strong in its faith and in
its material progress. The alterna-
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