Evening star., 1950-06-09

the leadership Of MIR. Gordon
Gray. Later this year, I expect
him to submit recommendations
concerning the actions. both pub
lie and private, we should take
toward this goal.
In the process. the advice of in
terested private citizens and
groups will be actively sought. We
shall need the wisest and most
mature thought on this subject we
can obtain, for world economic
prosperity is vital to the success of
our efforts for peace.
II We know already some of the
things we must do. We know,
first of all. that we must continue
to reduce our tariff and other i'm
port barriers in return for similar
reductions by other countries.
Furthermore. we must develop in
ternational principles for fair
trade. such as those which would
be established by the Interna-
tional Trade Organization, the
charter of which is now before the
Congress for approval.
Calls for Point Four.
We also need what has become
known as the point four program
if we are to build a healthy world
trade and investment. Under this
program we will help to raise the
standards of health, education,
and production in the under
developed areas of the world. We
need to do this in our own in
terest as well as theirs.
Some people seem to think that
if we help the underdeveloped
areas produce more, our sales
abroad will be cut down. Those
people just do not understand how
such things work out.
When various parts of our own
country, such as the Middle West
and the Far West. were developed,
there were a lot of people who
thought that would be bad for the
East. But it didn't work out that
way. Instead, the development of
the West meant more prosperity
for our whole country, the East
included And the same thing
will happen with industrial and
agricultural growth in the under
developed areas of Asia and
Africa and Latin America. AS
they grow in economic strength
and prosperity. they will increase
the economic strength and pros
perity of the whole world.
Promises Better Future.
This point four program is a
constructive, creative enterprise,
full Of promise for a better future.
We, in our country, can under
stand that sort of enterprise, for
we are strong, youthful nation,
with the enthusiasm and vigor
that characterizes free men.
The world into which this COL
lege class is graduating today
needs that sort of constructive,
creative leadership in foreign eco-
nomic affairs. I hope some men,
bers of this class will go into that
field of endeavor.
If you do so, you can be conf
dent that you are working for
peace. For the peace we seek is
essentially a condition in which
mans creative abilities can be ex-
ercised, freely and in cooperation
with his fellows, toward a better
world for all.
You know that if we are to have
that kind of peace we must be
willing to work hard and long for
it. We must be willing to bear
the temporary costs of defensive
ornaments as we'll as those of
constructive economic develop
ment. But those costs of defense
do not express our true purpose
we assume them so that we can
achieve our true purpose, which
is to work constructively for
human advancement in q free
society.
That purpose is worthy of your
devoted efforts, and I am sure that
you will make them. For the
young and the free can look be-
yond the immediate difficulty to
the promise of the future.