The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-01
Sen. Johnson's Peace
Resolution

Editor, Peoples Voice
Dear Sir: Sen. Edwin c. johnson
introduced the following resolution II
the United States Senate on May II;
..WHEREAS, To permit civilization
to be destroyed by World War III Is
utter insanity and unworthy of the meI
of this century, and
WHEREAS. The Korean War has
every appearance of being a hopeless
conflict of attrition and indeclslon aho
a breeder of bitter racial hatred, and
WHEREAS, a limited war, like a
limited and smoldering fire, is grave
" dangerous. for it may burst forth
into a world wide conflagration at any
moment, and
WHEREAS. The North and South
Koreans. the Chinese and the United
Nations have suffered more than one
million casualties, with the only tang
ible results so far the indescrlbable
misery which has been heaped upon
the Koran people, ana
WHEREAS. Tremendous strides have
been made in the development of hlth-
erto unused lethal and destructive
weaDons of war with the potential of
unbearable fury and horror, and
WHEREAS, BY slaughtering addi-
tional millions of humans, an uneasy
peace might in time be forced upon
the vanquished, and
WHEREAS, The people of the United
states additionally have held the peo-
lie Of China in the highest esteem and
affection and still do, and
WHEREAS, The people of the United
States have long recognized the wis
dom of the principles of the Monroe
Doctrine so eloquently portrayed by |
the slogan of Asia for the Asiatics II |
il were TO be applied to Asia, and
WHEREAS 1t has been the policy of
the American people that no nation
should seek to extend its form OF gov
eminent on any other nation or people,
but that as an inherent right every
people should be left free to determine
its own form of government and its
own way of life unhindered and un-
afraid, the little along with the great
and powerful, and
WHEREAS, The traditional policy
and desire of the people of the United
States of America is now and has been
a just and enduring peace, and
WHEREAS, 1t is never too early for
God-fearing and peace-loving people
to earnestly endeavor to stop needless
human slaughter, now,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
7 hat it is the sense of the Senate that
the United Nations call upon all ma
tons and all groups now engaged in
the war in Korea to cease fire and de-
clare an armistice effective at 400
m. Korean time June 25th, 1851 and
hat prior thereto the United Nations
'orces retire to points south and the
opposing forces retire to points north
If the 3Sth Parallel, and before De-
cmber l. 1851 all prisoners of the
Korean War be exchanged and all non l
Korean persons, military and non-mil- s
tary, except the ordinary diplomatic
representatives., shall depart from 9
-orth and South Korea" q
1 believe that Senator Johnson has
18th this resolution injected the voice D
f peace into the great debate, from
-hich it has been largely absent. Sup u
ort for his petition and his policy it
utlines is very great, potentially at u
,ast There is a virtual curtain of D
lence in the press and radio, which
ave almost ignored Sen. Johnsons ic
roposal. The widest possible circu
ton of its text, in my opinion would IL
? of great service in stopping the drift d
ward war OF
More than that, believe that humid
IDS and thousands of letters to Sen. is
)hnson and to our own Sens. Murray d.
Id Ecton in support Of the resolu- pl
on can be of great value. 1t is not &C
accident that it has come from a
ocky Mountain politician. I have be- ST
re me a clipping from the BUTTE la
OST of January % reporting that
he office of virtually every senator
ON New Mexico, Colorado. Wyoming D
ID Montana reported that the flood of ID
tiers and postcards is extremely
ANY,"
Nothing we do for peace is wasted
have written both Sen. Johnson and IN
MS Murray and EctOn, and urge that IN
grass-roots campaign of support be Or
veloped throughout the state Ell
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