Evening star., 1950-04-23

North Atlantic Treaty and the Or
ganization Of American States.
The free nations of Europe have
banded together in the Council Of
Europe. in the Marshall Plan Or
ganization and in a smaller group
known as Western Union. We
can work with all Of these organ
iZations. We can use whichever
is best suited to accomplish a par
ticular purpose. What we need to
do is to expand the machinery we
have, to improve it, to use it with
boldness and imagination. and,
where necessary, to supplement it
with new machinery.
Now our program Of action
would not be complete if I did
not go on to a sixth field. and that
is the area of our relations with
the Soviet Union and the countries
that have fallen under Communist
control. In this field, as in our
relations with the free nations. we
have the machinery of negotiation
at hand. In the United Nations
we have a dozen or more confer
ence tables. at which our differ
ences could be thrashed out. where
unfortunately the Soviet chair
stands empty at the present time.
We shall 60 on trying to find
common ground for agreement,
not perfect or eternal agreement.
but at least better arrangement
for living together in greater
safety.
Idea Of Aggression.
But one thing is clear. There
can be no agreement, there can
be no approach to agreement un-
less one idea is done away with,
and that is the idea of aggression.
And that word AGGRESSION in
cludes not only military attack,
but propaganda warfare and the
secret undermining of free coun-
tries from within.
We do not propose to subvert
the Soviet Union. We shall not
attempt to undermine Soviet in
dependence. And we are just as
determined that communism shall
not by hook or crook or trickery
undermine our country or any
other free country that desires to
maintain its freedom. That real
and present threat Of aggression
stands in the way of every attempt
at understanding with the Soviet
Union. For 1t has been wisely
said that there can be no greater
disagreement than when some one
wants to eliminate your existence
altogether.
If. as, and when that idea of
aggression, by one means or an
other, can be ruled out of our re-
lations with the Soviet Union, then
the greatest single obstacle to
agreement will be out of the way.
AS the results of our actions be-
come clear and the free world be-
comes stronger. it will. I believe,
become progressively easier..to get
agreements with the Soviet Union.
These then. are the main lines
Of action by the Government and
people of the United States in
dealing with their present danger.
Now you may be thinking, We'll,
that's the story" But that is only
the beginning of the story.
On several occasions lately, I
have used the phrase total
diplomacy" to describe a method
of dealing with our problems. Let
me explain again what I mean by
total diplomacy"
mean first that there is no
longer any difference between for
eign questions and domestic ques-
tions. They are all parts of the
same question. When we con-
slider any matter, whether it is
the size of the budget or the
amount of taxes we pay, or the
regulation of our commerce or the
regulation of immigration or mill
tary policy or foreign aid, it is
all part of the same thing.
Every one of these things is
part of the problem of our ma
tional safety and every part of
the problem is serious.
All the problems of the United
States are related to the problem
of preserving it's existence as the
kind of a country which we know
and love.
Party Cooperation.
When we understand this fact of
the WholeneSS of our problem.