Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

FOLLOWING is the tert of Presi-
dent Trundn's radio address to
the Nation last night on the
national en,ergency:
I am talking to you tonight about
what our country is up against, and
what we are going to do about it.
Our homes, our Nation, all the
things we believe in, are in great
danger. This danger has been
created by the rulers of the Soviet
Union.
For five years we have been work.
ing for peace and justice among
nations. We have helped to bring
the free nations of the world to-
gether in a great movement to es-
tablish lasting peace. Against
this movement for peace, the rulers
of the Soviet Union have been
waging a relentless attack. They
have tried to undermine or over
whelm the free nations, one by one.
They have used threats and
treachery and violence.
In June, the forces of Communist
imperialism broke out into open
warfare in Korea. The United Ma
tons moved to put down this act
of aggression, and, by October, had
all but succeeded.
Then, in November, the Com
munists threw their Chinese armies
into the battle against the free ma
lions.
Real Meaning of Events.
BY this act, they have shown
that they are now willing to push
the world to the brink of a general
war to get what they want. This
is the real meaning Of the events
that have been taking place in
Korea.
That is why we are in such grave
danger.
The future Of civilization depends
on what we do-on what we do now,
and in the months ahead.
We have the strength and we have
the courage to overcome the danger
that threatens our country. We
must act calmly, wisely, and reso-
lutely.
Things We Will Do.
Here are the things we will do:
First, we will continue to uphold,
and If necessary to defend with
arms, the principles of the United
Nations-the principles of freedom
and justice.
Second, we will continue to work
with the other free nations to
strengthen our combined defenses.
Third, we will build up our own
Army, Navy and Air Force, and
make more weapons for ourselves
and our allies
Fourth, we will expand our econ
omy and keep it on an even keel.
Now. I want to talk to you about
each one of these things.
First: We will continue to uphold
the principles of the United Ma
tons.
No Aggressive Purpose.
We have no aggressive purpose
We will not use our strength for
aggression. We are a tolerant and
restrained people, deeply aware
Of our moral responsibilities and
deeply aware of the horrors of war
We believe in settling differences
by peaceful means, and we have
made honest efforts to bring about
disarmament. We will continue those
efforts, but we cannot yield to ag-
erosion.
Though the present situation is
highly dangerous, we do not believe
that war is inevitable. There is no
conflict between the legitimate in
terests of the free world and those
Of the Soviet Union that cannot be
settled by peaceful means. We will
continue to take every honorable
step we can to avoid general war.
But we will not engage in ap-
peasement
Cannot Buy Security.
The world learned from Munich
that security cannot be bought by
appeasement.
We are ready, as we have always
been, to take part in efforts to reach
a peaceful solution of the conflict in
Korea. In fact, our representatives
at Lake Success are taking part in
just such efforts today.
We do not yet know whether the
Chinese Communists are willing to
enter ITO honest negotiations to
settle the conflict in Korea. If ne
gotiations are possible, we shall
strive for a settlement that will
make Korea a united, independent
and democratic country. That is
what the Korean people want, and
that is what the United Nations has
decided they are entitled to have.
Meanwhile, our troops in Korea
are continuing to do their best to
uphold the United Nations.
Cites Military Report.
Gen. Collins, Chief of Staff of the
Army, who returned few days ago
from Korea, reported that our mill
tary forces there are well organized
and well equipped. I am confident
that our military forces, together
with their comrades in arms from
many nations, will continue to give
a good account of themselves. They
know they are fighting for the free
dom and security of their own
homes and families.
The danger we face exists not
only in Korea. Therefore, the Sec
ond thing we are going to do is to
increase our efforts, with other free
nations, to build UP defenses against
aggression in other parts of the
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