Evening star., 1950-10-24
Truman Proposes
Disarmament Under
'fooIproof' Plan
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used the text intently, seemingly
marking some passages.
Mr.. Truman spoke slowly ano
earnestly% ..-.
At one point he interpolated te
say he was Sorry that the mora.
authority of the U. N. had not
been able to halt aggression.
Mr.. Vishinsky DID NOT join
in the applause which marked the
end of the Presidents speech, but
he rose with the other delegates
as Mr.. Truman concluded.
After the ceremonies, there was
a reception which gave MI. Tru-
man an opportunity to greet the
delegates, and he then was guest
at a private luncheon at the home
OF Mr.. Lie in Forest Hills.
The President was up at GAS
am. and took his regular morning
walk despite rainy looking skies.
ndlhS wear mace Track.
His route partly paralleled the
Belmont Park race track, near
which his train was stopped. and
Mr.. Truman was clocked over
about IA miles in 80 minutes.
MI. Truman walked beside one
Of his Secret Service men, Henry
Nicholson, and was followed by
other Secret Service agents and
about 40 newspaper photographers
and reporters.
While Mr.. Truman was steer
ing clear of New York politics on
this trip, an unexpected change
in plans brought him through
crowded Manhattan in late after
noon, when he drove from Long
Island to the Pennsylvania Sta
tion to board his special train for
the return to Washington.
Earlier it had been announced
that Mr. Truman would forego the
customary ride through the down.
town district, and get back on the
train at the Belmont siding. The
President was accompanied by a
motorcycle guard of Ill men, the
largest, it was said, which was ever
employed to escort a dignitary
around New York. The total po-
lice detail assigned to him num-
bered nearly 1,400.
Cites U. N. Action in Korea.
At the outset, Mr.. Truman
hailed the United Nations as an
expression of the demand of the
men and women of the whole
world for a system of interna-
tional order and justice.
He declared that the U. N.
action in Korea proved that the
Charter sis a living instrument,
backed by the material and moral
strength of members. large and
small"
Il believe that the people of the
world rely on the United Nations
to help them achieve two great
purposes" Mr.. Truman continued.
They look to it to help them i'm
prove the conditions under which
they live. And they rely on it to
fulfill their profound longing for
peace"
THE Charter obligates all of US
to settle our disputes peacefully"
be said at another point. To-day
is an appropriate occasion for us
solemnly to reafflrm our obliga-
tionS under the Charter"
War Is Not "Inevitable."
President Truman said that
"the fear of another great inter-
national war now overshadows all
the hopes of mankind" because
of the tensions in the world and
the recent outbreak in Korea; but
he stressed that this country does
not look on war as inevitable"
The United Nations is one great
reason for this optimism, Mr..
Truman explained.
This Nation, he said, lis pre-
pared now, as always, to enter into
negotiations" looking toward
peaceful settlement of world prob
lens, "but we have learned from
hard experience that we cannot
rely upon negotiation alone to
preserve the peace"
Recalling the disappointments
in the search for peace that five
years have brought. he took an
cblique crack at Russia for con-
tinuing to maintain menacing
armed forces while other nations
were cutting down.
And this year." he added, "the
invasion of Korea has shown that
there are some who will resort to
outright war, contrary to the
principles of the Charter, if it
suits their ends"
Cites U. N. Action.
Under such conditions, the
President said. the U. NJ, if it is
to be effective, must use the COL
lective forces of it's members.
That, he continued, was done in
Korea.
Praising steps being taken by
the U. N. members to move speed
lily in future cases of aggression,
Mr.. Truman asserted that "how-
ever much they may regret the
necessity, they will continue to
build up their strength until they
have created forces strong enough
to preserve peace.
At the same time, however, the
President stressed that efforts
must be continued to get inter-
national control of atomic energy
which Russia has blocked-and
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