Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09

otOgraph made from a television
Of Congress today.
The only thing that can defeat
us is our own state of mind. We
can lose if we falter.
The middle period of a great
national effort like this is a very
difficult time. The way seems long
and hard. The goal seems far
distant. Some people get dis
couraged. That is only natural.
But if there are many among
us who think we ought to ease ur
in the fight for peace, I want to
remind them of three things-just
three things.
First: The threat of world war is
still very real. We had one Pearl
Harbor-let's not get caught off
guard again. If you don't think the
threat of Communist armies is
real, talk to some of our men
UdCk from Korea.
Second. If the United States
had to try to stand alone against
a viet-dominated world, it would
destroy the life we know and the
ideals we hold dear. Our allies are
essential to us, just as we are es-
sential to them. The more shoul-
derS there are to bear the burden,
the lighter it will be.
Third: The things we believe in
most deeply are under relentless
attack. We have the great respon-
sibility of saving the basic moral
and spiritual values of our civiliza-
ton. We have started out we'll
with a program for peace that is
unparalleled in history. If we be-
lieve in ourselves and the faith we
profess. we will stick to the job.
This is a time for courage, not
for grumbling and mumbling.
What Has to Be Done.
Now, let us take a look at the
things we have to do.
The thing that is uppermost in
the minds of all of us is the situa-
ton in Korea. We husband we
will-keep up the fight there until
we get the kind of armistice that
will put an end to the aggression
and protect the safety of our
forces and the security of the Re
public OF Korea. Beyond that, we
shall continue to work for a settle
ment in Korea that upholds the
principles of the United Nations
We went into Korea because we
knew that Communist aggression
had to be met firmly if freedom
was to be preserved in the world.
We went into the fight to save the
republic of Korea, a free country
established under the United Ma
lions. These are our aims. We will
not give up until we attain them.
Meanwhile, we must continue
to strengthen the forces of free
dom throughout the world.
I hope the Senate will take
early and favorable action on the
Japanese peace treaty, on ou1
security pacts with Pacific coun-
tries. and on the agreement to
bring Greece and Turkey into the
North Atlantic Treaty.
We are also negotiating an
agreement with the German Fed
eral Republic, under which it can
play an honorable and equal part
among nations and take it's place
in the defense of Western Europe
But treaties and plans are only
the skeleton of our defense struc-
ture. The sinew and muscle of
defense forces and equipment must
be provided.
In Europe, we must go on help
ing our friends and allies to build
up their military forces. This
means we must send weapons liz
large volume to our European al
lies. have directed that weapons
for Europe be given a very high
priority. Economic aid is neces-
sary. too, to supply the margin Of
difference between success ano
failure in making Europe strong
partner in our joint defense.
In the long run, we want te
see Europe freed from any de.
Ipendence on our aid. Our Eu.
ropean allies want that Just AZ
much as we do. The steps that
are now being taken to build Eu,
ropean unity should help bring
that about. Six European coun-
tries are pooling their coal and
steel production under the Schu-
man Plan. Work is going forward
on the merger of European ma.
tional forces on the Continent into
a single army. These great projects
should become realities in 1852.
We should do all we can to help
and encourage the move toward
a strong and united Europe.
In Asia, the new Communist
empire is a daily threat to NIL
lions of people. The peoples OF
Asia want to be free to follow
their traditions against Com
munism. just as much as We
want to preserve ours. They are
laboring under terrific handicap.
poverty, i'll health, feudal sys-
TENS Of land ownership, and the
threat of internal subversion OF
External attack. We can an6
must increase our help to them.
i That means military aid. es-
'Ipecially to. those places like Indo.
China, which might be hardest
Init by some new Communist at.
tack.
! It also means economic aid