Evening star., 1950-10-24
District Joins
InCe|ebration
0fU. N. Day
Hull Cites World
Groups Contribution
To Peace and Security

Korea may have established a nev
~ policy for the maintenance 0
world peace.
From Washington to Com
munist-encircled Berlin and war
torn Korea, the observances wer'
marked with fresh enthusiasm
and faith in the revitalized aim
of the U. N.
Former Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull, known as the "fathe
OF the U. NJ sent a message tt
the official Washington observance
declaring that the U. N. "ha
made a solid contribution to in
ternational peace and security
Charter Called Law of. Land.
The ceremony on the steps a
the District Building began a
1905 pm. just as the Freedom
Bell in Berlin sounded its f1na
strokes at an observance there
The bell-ringing in Germany wa
hroadcast by major radio net
works.
"It is a good custom to observ.
the anniversary of the coming intt
force of the United Nations
Charter" Mr.. Hull wrote. "Ths
Charter is the law of our land
The overwhelming majority of tht
other peoples of the world are alst
committed to its principles. 1t.
provisions express the longing o.
men everywhere for peace and fol
a better life.
During the five years of it
existence the U. N. has movet
forward toward the realization o
the principles Of the Charter {. . :
Mr.. Hull called on American
to support he U. N. in every pos
sible way because the "waginl
of peace is an endless process
which requires vigilance day il
and day out, year in and yea
out"
Message Read by Hildreth.
The message was read by At
torney Melvin Hildreth. chair
man of the Citizens COMMITTEES
for U. N. Day. The COMMITTEES
sponsored the exercises joint.
with the National Capital Sesqui
centennial Commission.
Second 1t. Trevor w. SWEET o.
4402 Stanford street, Chevy Chase
Md, who was wounded in actor
in Korea, made a brief talk
The lieutenant is undergoing
treatment at Walter Reed Hos
pital.
The program featured the Army
Band and the American University
Chorus of 80 voices under direc-
ton of Miss Jeannette Wells. Mis-:
Roberta Long, colored employt
of the Department of Commerce
sang solo selections. She has beer
heard frequently over Station
WQQW.
Others participating in the exer
cises included the District Com
missioners, Msgr. James E. Cow
hig, chancellor of the Archdiocese
of Washington; Rabbi Isador'
Breslau, president of the Jewisl
Community Council of Create
Washington, and DR.. Frederick E
Reissig. executive director, Wash
lngton Federation of Churches.
Super Forts Garry Leaflets.
Meanwhile, the Associated Pres
reported from Tokyo that b.!
Super Forts took off for Kore;
today from bases in Japan ant
Okinawa carrying U. N. leafet
instead of bombs.
Three million of these message
were to be showered on popula
tion centers. Printed in Korean
they point out that the United
Nations Charter became effectiv'
five years ago today.
At the same time, United Ma
tions Day was being celebrated
in Indo-C China, the Western out
post in Asia now battling Com
munist expansion in force.
Planes dropped leaflets supplied
by the United States ECA Infor
nation Office. The Vietnamest
people were asked to join th'
Americans in a fight for "peact
and prosperity and not misery
through terror"
Acheson Statement On Radio.
Secretary of State Achesor
said in a statement for broadcasI
to the armed forces that victory
in Korea assures the world it il
possible to devise IAN interna.
tional rule of law which woule
stop war" He added:
Men have long dreamed of ar
international rule of law which
would stop war Now we have the
means of making that rule of Law
reality. You are not only
soldiers of your country. You are
the first soldiers to serve in {
great effort which has united S:
nations to resist wanton aggres
sion in common cause and unde,
common banner-the U. N
flag"
On the other side of the Irol
Curtain, millions were reminded
of the anniversary by Communis
press articles praising the concep
of the u. N. Soviet writer's de
clared, however, the U. N. has onl
two paths to choose from-th
path of serving peace pointed ou
by the Soviet Union" and the patl
of "abetting aggressors.
In liberated Seoul, special serv
ices were held. Speakers includes
President Syngman Rhee an,
United States Ambassador John J
Muccio.
u. N. Weathers First Storm.
British Foreign Secretary Ern
est Bevin said in London that il
Korea the U. N. had "weatherel
its first big storm, with the re
suit that "the possibility of peac
In nearer than it ever has been,