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It's instruments are a formidable
machine of war and the interna-
tional Communist movement.
Never before have we faced 9
menace of this magnitude. :.
Great Urgency Seen.
''It is a threat which has fol
us the greatest urgency, a threat
which calls upon us as people
and as nations to defend our free
dom.
1T calls upon us for action
now"
Mr., Acheson outlined in general
terms the proposed action that he
is expected to spell out in detail
later in resolutions submitted to
1.-THE conference. He suggested:
! l. Measures to enable the Inter-
American Defense Board ito pre-
pare at the earliest possible time
"a co-ordinated defense for this
hemisphere"
2. Strengthening of "our de-
termination to make fullest use
lof available machinery for the
peaceful settlement of disputes
to prevent weakening of the total
hemisphere defense effort by any
inter American arguments.
/ 3. Developing methods for the
Americas to best support the
United Nations in strengthening
its capacity to deal with aggres-
sion"
Would Combat Subversion.
4. Careful examination and i'm
Iprovement where necessary" of
procedures to- deal with "subver-
sion and other forms Of indirect
aggression by the international
Communist movement
! S. Practical steps to Ensure the
maximum protection and strength
ening of our basic democratic in
stitutionS.''
6. Concerting Of "our joint eco
nomic forces for the common de-
fense."
7. Ways be sought to deal to-
gether with the problem of effect
ing emergency increases in pro-
duction of essential materials
without at the same time inviting
disaster when a more normal sit
uation returns"
| 8. Strenuous Joint effort to
keep inflationary tendencies un-
der control"
Looking ahead to intensification
of the mobilization program, Mr..
Acheson said cit is evident that
the closest working relationship
must be established among all of
us in the Americas in order that
our common effort for our COM
mon defense may realize the best
that is in all of U.S."
Constitution Hall Packed.
Constitution Hall was packed
almost to its 1000 capacity for
the inaugural session of the con-
ference yesterday afternoon. Flood
lights of neWsreel cameramen
played on the stage where the
Foreign Ministers Of the other
American Republics and their Am
bassadors to Washington sat with
President Truman and Secretary
Acheson.
After his welcoming address,
Mr.. Truman put in headphones
to hear a simultaneous English
translation of reply delivered in
Portuguese by Brazilian Foreign
Minister Joa Neves da Fontura.
Mr.. Neves said the conference
here was responding to "a new
kind of mobilization-the mobili-
Ization for peace" in meeting to
bolster continental security.
He called for Campaign
against subversive ideologies."
Permanent Economic Plan Sought.
On the economic front he said,
I'VE all are ready to bear our
share of sacrifices but said I'VE
must work out here a formula
for mutual economic cooperation
which could last beyond the
emergency and provide for future
reconstruction
At the morning session today
the Conference elected by acclama-
tion the Brazilian, Haitian and
Bolivian Foreign Ministers and
Mr.. Acheson as members of a CO.
ordinating and drafting committee
The Ell Salvador, Colombia and
Paraguay Foreign Ministers were
named to a credentials committee
All che Americas are represented
on the Technical Committees hold
ing their first meetings this after
noon.
President Hits Soviet System.
In his address to the ministers
Mr.. Truman said:
We must now plan as a pri-
mary task for the strengthening
and co-ordinated use of our de-
fense forces in this hemisphere
We must also consider how we may
best use our strength to support
tthe cause of freedom throughout
the world"
Describing the Soviet system as
"one of unbridled power, imposing
slavery at home and aggression
abroad" the President said that
"our future progress, our very sur
lvival. lie in the defense Of the