Evening star., 1950-06-23
Acheson Urges Soviet
To Adopt Policy Of
Live and LET Live
BY the Associcted Press

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yesterday hopes of reaching an
understanding with Russia rested
on Soviet leaders first adopting
a Give and let live" philosophy
Until then, he said solemnly
mo approach from the free world
however imaginative, and no Tro-
jan dove from the Communist
movement. will resolve our mu-
tual problems.
Yet the Secretary of State held
the United States is ready to sit
around the international confer
ence tables" any time.
Mr.. Acheson told the Harvard
Alumni Association that despite
the obstacle posed by the Gin
ordinate ambition" of Soviet lead
ers that war was not inevitable.
New Period in Peace Quest.
Speaking from the same plat
form where Gen. George C. Mar
shall launched the Marshall
Plan" to rebuild Europe's economy,
just three years ago. Mr.. Ache
son said the United States and it's
allies were ION the threshold of
a new period" in their quest for
peace.
Giving an optimistic report on
the European Recovery program,
the Secretary of State said: "An
unprecedented rate of economic
recovery has now brought the pro-
ductivity of Western Europe for
the most part above the prewar
levels"
More than 10000 crowded in the
famed Harvard Yard for the uni
versity's 299th commencement
cheered as the Secretary of State
asserted:
I'VE are building our strength
in order that we may eliminate
the conditions which would give
rise to war. and we are on the
threshold of a new period in the
successful forward movement of
this effort"
Wants Clarity of Purpose.
Without celebrating he went on
to say: I'VE face this new period
with confidence, but we must be
very clear in our minds about our
purposes in times that lie ahead"
Declaring the nations of the
North Atlantic were building up a
common defense system for the
primary purpose" of prevent
ing aggression, Mr.. Acheson said
frankly:
"These measures of coalescence
and of strength evidence the deter
mination of the free world that the
Soviet Union shall not, by coercion
or subversion, destroy the inde-
pendence of free states"
Without mentioning directly
critics of the Administrations pol
icy in Asia. Mr.. Acheson contended
the United States has given help
wherever free men and their gov
ernments have been determined to
preserve their freedom and their
independence"
Aid Is Supplement Z
But, he emphasized, "our aid IS
a supplement and not a substitute.
We have seen in China that even
help on great scale cannot re-
place the will of the people and
their government to preserve their
independence"
Just before Mr.. Acheson spoke,
Philippine Ambassador Gen. Car
los7P. Rofnulo declared from. the
same platform that democracy
could be sold to the Asian peoples
only by raising their standard of
living along with giving them
freedom.
The retiring president of the
United Nations General Assembly
insisted that western policymakers
must see Asia through Asian
eyes and Gen. Romulo warned
"any decisions about the future
OF Asia and its peoples, by whom
ever they may be made, must take
due account of the genuine in
terest of the Asian peoples them
selves"
Both Mr.. Acheson and Gen.
Romulo were awarded honorary
doctor of laws degrees at one of
Harvard's biggest commencements
with 3,021 students getting
diplomas.
Mr.. Acheson had to cross a
picket line to enter Harvard Yard.
About 40 pickets, led by an Epis-
copal clergyman and including a
flve-year-cld boy marcher. car
ried signs reading: We're for
Trygve Lie not Acheson" and
"Acheson-jobs not bombs"
The clergyman gave his name as
the Rev. Robert M. Muir, head of
the Massachusetts, Action Commit
tee for peace. He is not connected
with any church at present but
was formerly rector of st. James
Protestant Episcopal Church. West
Somerville.
The pickets dispersed quietly at
police request.