Evening star., 1950-10-24

its fifth anniversary:
Five years ago today, the Charter
of the United Nations came into
force. BY virtue of that event, Octo-
ber "a, 1945, became a great day
in the history of the world.
Long before that day, the idea of
an association of nations able to
keep the peace had lived as dream
in the hearts and minds of men.
Woodrow Wilson was the author OF
that idea in our time The organi-
zation that was brought into being
on October "a, 1945, represents our
greatest advance toward making the
dream reality. ~
The United Nations was born out
of the agony Of war-the most ter
rible war in history. Those who
drew up the Charter really had less
to do with the creation of the United
Nations than the millions who
fought and died in that war. We
who work to carry out its great
principles should always remember
that this organization owes its
existence to the blood and sacrifice
of millions of men and women. It
is built out of their hopes for peace
and justice
Idea of Universal Morality.
The United Nations represents the
idea Of universal morality, supe-
rior to the interests Of individual
nations. It's foundations do not rest
upon power or privilege, but upon
faith. They rest upon the faith of
men in human values-upon the
belief that men in every land hold
the same high ideals and strive
toward the same goals of peace and
justice.
This faith is deeply held by the
people of the United States of
America and, I believe, by the peo-
Piles of all other countries.
Governments may sometimes fall
ter in their support of the United
Nations, but the peoples of the
world do not falter. The demand of
men and women throughout the
world for international order and
| justice is one of the strongest forces
in these troubled times.
Demonstrated In Korea.
We have just had vivid demon
stration of that fact in Korea. The
invasion of the Republic of Korea
was direct challenge to the prin-
ciples of the United Nations. That
challenge was met by an over
Whelmlng response. The people of
almost every member country sup
ported the decision of the Security
Council to meet this aggression with
force. Few acts in our time have
met with such widespread approval.
In uniting to crush the aggression
in Korea, these member nations
have done no more than the Char
ter calls for. But the important
thing is that they have done it, and
have done it successfully. They have
given dramatic evidence that the
Charter works They have proved
that the Charter is a living instru-
ment backed by the material and
moral strength of members, large
and small.
The men who laid down their
lives for the United Nations in
Korea will have place in our mem
ory, and in the memory of the
world, forever. They died in order
that the United Nations might live.
Able to Fulfill Hopes.
AS a result of their sacrifices, the
United Nations today is stronger
than it has ever been. Today. it is
better able than ever before to full
fill the hopes that men have placed
in it.
I believe the people of the world
rely on the United Nations to help
them achieve two great purposes.
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.
These two purposes are closely
interviewer. Without peace, it is i'm
possible to make lasting progress
toward better life for all. Without
progress in human welfare, the
foundations of peace will be in
secure. That is why we can never
afford to neglect one of these pur-
poses at the expense of the other.
Aspirations of Mankind.
Throughout the world today, men
are seeking better life. They want
to work out their own destinies.
These aspirations of mankind can
be met-met without conflict and
bloodshed-by international cooper
alton through the United Nations.
To us in this assembly hall, the
United Nations that we see and hear
is made up of speeches, debates, and
resolutions.
But to millions of people, the
United Nations is a source of direct
help in their everyday lives. To
them it is case of food or a box
OF school books; it is a doctor who
vaccinates their children; it is an
expert who shows them how to raise
more rice, or more wheat, on their
land; it is the flag which marks
safe haven to the refugee, or an
extra meal a day to a nursing
mother.
Aid To Spiritual Values.
These are not the only ways in
which the United Nations helps peo-
n