Evening star., 1951-07-25
Peril Has Not Eased,
Secretary Says in Talk
Al Detroit Celebration
BY the Assoeiated Press

DECT CTGLuTy " DLLtC ACIkCSOt uU~
dress at the opening of the cele-
bration of the 250th anniversary
OF the founding OF Detroit fol-
lotDS:
Mr.. Chairman, I am honored tc
be here today to take part in De-
troit's 250th birthday party.
This is an occasion Of import
ance-to our country and to the
world, as is evidenced by the pres
ence here of the distinguished
ambassadors of Great Britain, o1
France, and of our next-dooI
neighbor, Canada. Their presence
reminds us of the many contribu-
tions their countries have made
to the fabulous growth Of this
community.
We are also honored tonight by
the presence Of DR.. Ralph Bunche
citizen not only Of Detroit, but Of
the world.
Two hundred and fifty years
ago, this twenty-fourth Of July
Cadillac brought ashore his hun
dred men to build a fort where
Detroit now stands. In the Ian
guage of our reports from the
front this might be called estab-
fishing an outpost in platoon
strength. But this would wholly
miss it's significance, and his own
idea Of what he was doing.
Saw Secure Position.
In the narrow strait command
ing the passage between the two
great lakes of Erie and Huron,
Cadillac saw a secure position, a
commanding position, an economic
position for trade and commerce.
And he saw all of this with the
eyes and mind of a pioneer
shrewd, aware of dangers, aware
of opportunities, but dominated
always by the driving power of
an idea-the idea Of discovery, of
building, of creating, of enlarging,
of leaving behind him something
new and challenging and alive
something which would change
the whole life of man on this
globe.
To the pioneer, security came
first. He knew the dangers beyond
every bend in the river, behind
every tree. He had seen hundreds
Of charred or smoking ruins and
the horrors around them. He kept
his equipment operational and his
powder dry. He understood propa-
ganda, although he didn't know
the word. Whatever the word was,
1t didn't fool him. Most of his
people made bullets. sharpened
their cutting weapons, built forts
and mounted guard while the
others cleared the fields, cultivated
them, and traded. If the military
program failed everyone got killed.
Cadillac was building for a fu-
ture greater than he could have
known. How little could he have
toreseen the majestic and powerful
community which Detroit has be-
come, a symbol to all the world of
the new worlds industrial might.
Making Beginnings.
We, too, are pioneers. We, too,
are making beginnings that arch
in+o the future beyond the limits
of our vision-the beginnings of
a world secure, free and infinitely
productive. Like the founder of
Detroit, we draw upon our faith in
the future to meet the dangers of
the present.
Here in the heart of this Ma
tion's great productive power is
a fitting place from which to look
ahead to the job that faces us in
the world. For the factories of
Detroit, built by American labor,
commerce. and industry, symbolic
the power Of American production
which may tip the balance of his
tory in our times.
For us, as for all pioneers, secur-
1ty comes first.
We are in great danger, greater
perhaps than many Americans
now appreciate. This danger is not
less than it was month ago, al
though some of us seem to think
30.
You may recall Aesop's old fable
about an argument between the
North Wind and the Sun. They
were trying to see which one could
take off the coat of a man who
happened to be passing by.
The wind tried first. It blew
and blew, and the icy blasts made
the poor man Shiver with cold.
But the more the wind blew, the
more the man clutched his coat
about him, and finally the wind
gave UP.
Then came the sun. Out from
behind cloud it came, and shone
gently and warmly. :
And the man, Of his own ac-
cord. removed his coat.
Ready for Rocking Chair.
This fable illustrates our pres
ent danger. The icy blast Of
Korea made many people realize
the need for building our strength.
But, as soon as the slightest break
in the clouds appeared, some of
our fellow citizens were ready to
relax into the nearest rocking
chair.
In Korea, Gen. Ridgway and
his command are alert against a
trap
But are we alert against falling
into bigger trap here at home?
Will the warm sunshine of false
propaganda peace" campaign
lead us to think that our prob
lens are solved and that we can
safely let-down our defense ef-
fort? That would be dangerous
and costly mistake.
Whether or not an armistice re-
suits from the talks in Korea, the
fundamental job ahead of us will