Evening star., 1951-07-05

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LESS of any country's blood. Victory
may be in your hands, but you are
winning a greater thing than mili-
Itary victory, for you are vindicating
!. 1.-THE idea of freedom under interna-
Itional law. This is an achieve
ment that serves all mankind, for
lit has brought all men closer to their
..lgoal Of peace.
;. Turning Point in History.
It is an achievement that may well
prove to be a turning point in world
history.
| Our aims In Korea are just as
clear and just as simple, as the
: things for which we fought In the
American Revolution. We did not
fight that war to drive the British
, out of the North American con-
tinent. We did not fight 1t to de-
stroy the military power Of England,
or to wipe out the British Empire.
We fought it for the simple, limited
aim of securing the right to be free,
the right to govern ourselves. We
fought it to secure respect for the
principles of the Declaration of In
dependence.
1t Is much the same with Korea.
We are not fighting there to con-
lquer China, or to destroy the So
Wet Empire. We are fighting for q
simple aim-as important to us
today as the goal Of independence
was In 1776-the aim of securing
the right Of nations to be free and
to live in peace.
The Charter Of the United Ma
tions says that its purpose is to
maintain international peace and
security" and ito take effective COL
lective measures for the sup
preston Of acts Of agression."'
We are fighting to uphold this
purpose Of the United Nations
That is what we have been doing
in Korea.
We have made it clear that those
words mean what they say. We
have taken collective measures to
> suppress aggression, and we are
; suppressing it.
Charter Is Very Real.
!, We have shown the world that
the United Nations Charter is not
just . scrap Of paper-but some
thing very real, and very powerful
To establish this is worth all the
sacrifices and all the effort we have
been making, because this is the
way to peace.
Our constant aim in Korea has
been peace, under the principles oi
! the United Nations. Time and again
! since the aggression started, we
have proposed that the fighting be
/ stopped, and that peace be restored
in accordance with those principles
Now, at last the Communist
leaders have offered to confer about
|, an armistice. It may be that they
have decided to give up their ag-
gression in Korea. If that is true
j the road to 3 peaceful settlement
Of the Korean conflict is open.
But we cannot yet be sure tina,
the Communist rulers have any
such intention. It is still too early
to say what they have in mind.
do not wish to speculate on thu
outcome Of any meetings Gen
Ridgway may have with the com.
manders on the other side. I hope
| these meetings will be successful
! If they are not, it will be because
the Communists do not really wan
{ peace. Meanwhile, let us keep oul
; heads, and be vigilant and ready
> for whatever may come.
We must remember that Kores
! is only part OF wider conflict. TIT
attack on freedom is Worldwide
And it is not simply an attack BY
FIRE and sword. 1t Is an attack thai
! uses all the weapons that a dicta.
torship can command: Subversion
}. threats, violence, torture, imprison.
! ment, lies, and deceit.
Z Danger Of Other Outbreaks.
= We cannot ignore the danger o.
t military outbreaks In other part.
J, OF the world. The greatest threa
I to world peace, the tremendous
e armed power of the Soviet Union
= Will still remain, even II the Korean
e fighting stops. The threat O.
Soviet aggression still hangs heayy
o over many country-including oul
own. We must continue, therefore
to build up our military forces Al
, a rapid rate. And we must continu,
= to help build up the defenses o.
other free nations.
Furthermore, we must continu,
the struggle to overcome the con.
slant efforts of the Soviet ruler!
to dominate the world by lies ane
5 threats and subversion.
The Soviet rulers are trying Il
: destroy the very idea of freedom
! in every part of the world. The,
e are trying to take from us the con.
f1dence and friendship Of othe,
nations. They hate us not becaus,
= we are Americans, but because ",
/ are free-because we are the great.
est example Of the power of free,
dom.
/ The Soviet rulers are engaged i,
a relentless effort, therefore. t,
1 persuade other nations that W,
: do not, in fact, stand for freedom
:, They are trying to convince tn,
people Of Europe that we intent
to exploit them. They are tellin,
the people Of Asia-who are fo
= the most part Ill informed abou
y our purpoSeS-that we mean t,
: fasten new chains upon them
9 They are trying to make the res
7 OF the world believe that we wan
y to control them for our own prof
= THAT the ideas Of our Declara
u ton Of independence are a shan
: and a fraud.
{ This shrewd, this unscrupulous
: this evil propaganda attack-w
cannot overcome with militar
weapons. You cannot transfix
- - lie with bayonet, or blast decei
~ with machine-gun fire. The onl
't1 weapons against such eremies ar
u :, truth and fair dealing.
!, Must Live Up to Ideals.
q The way to meet this attack
! to show that it is false-to liv
a up to our ideals-to prove that W
u mean them.
v, The world looks to us. Thi
II country is living proof that per
10 sonal liberty is consistent wit
le strong and stable Government
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