The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-24

TO RUSSIA
BY TRUMAN
Fool Proof" Unanimous
Agreement Needed on
Disarmament Plan
BY Ernest b. VaccarO


FLUSHING MEADOW, New York
Oct. 24-tR-President Truman pro-
posed today unanimous agreement
among nations upon a fool proof"
disarmament plan to pave the way
for a concerted war against want.
The President made it clear he
feels the United States and other
free nations have no choice except
to use their collective strength to
curb aggression as long as there
are some who will resort to war"
if it suits their ends.
A fool proof" disarmament plan,
he told the United Nations General
Assembly, must outlaw not only at
omic and hydrogen bombs but cover
conventional war weapons as we'll.
Given a rousing welcome on the
Fifth Anniversary of the United
Nations, Mr.. Truman avoided nam
ing Russia of its Communist sat-
elites.
Andrea Y. Vishinsky, Soviet. For
eign Minister and chief Russian
delegate, was among those who
greeted him upon his arrival at the
Assembly hail. Vishinsky and the
six other UN vice presidents sat on
the platform with Mr.. Truman as
he spoke. They arranged to attend
Subsequent reception and a
luncheon with the President.
Challenge To Russia
His speech was thinly-veiled
challenge to Russia to agree to his
disarmament plan, which called
for international inspection to as
sure compliance.
The United States and other free
nations, Mr.. Truman said, will con-
tinue to build up their military
forces as insurance against agrees
sion until there is unanimous agree
metn on international control Of
atomic energy and the reduction
of ornaments and armed forces"
The United States, now commit
ted to that course, will follow it as
long as necessary, the President
said in an address at the United
Nations General Assembly on the
Fifth Anniversary of the day on
which the UN charter came into
force.
Armed Strength Required
He left the door open for east
west peace talks both lin the Uni
ted Nations and elsewhere"-a re-
ference he did not expand-but
said the free nations have learned
the hard way that negotiation alone
will not preserve peace. There must
be armed strength as well, he
said, to resist aggression.
Mr.. Truman's indictment Of Com
munist aggression followed the
lines of his San Francisco speech
week ago.
At that time, he said the Soviet
Union and its colonial satellites
in both Europe and Asiar-are main
tanning vast armies which pose "a
constant threat to world peace"
World Disarmament
Much of today's talk was devoted
to the hope of world disarmament.
In that connection, he said, the
UN might well consider whether
it's work in that field might
be revitalized" through merger Of
two groups it has had working on
the problem, one on general dis
armament and the other on con-
troll of atomic energy.
Mr.. Truman offered these three
basic principles" for disarmament:
What Aggression Does
First, the plan must include
all kinds of weapons. Outlawing
any particular kind of weapon Is
not enough. The conflict in Korea
bears tragic witness to the fact
that aggression, whatever the wea-
pons used, brings frightful destruc-
ton.
Second, the plan must be based
on unanimous agreeemnt. A major
ity of its nations is not enough. No
plan Of disarmament cap work
unless it includes every nation hav-
ing substantial armed forces. One
sided disarmament is a sure invita-
ton to aggression.
Must Be FOOl-Pr00f
Third, the plan must be fool
proof. Paper promises ere not
enough. Disarmament must be bas-
ed on safeguards which will in
sure the compliance Of all nations.
The safeguards must be adequate
to give immediate warning OF any