Evening star., 1952-04-15
OAR Quickly Rebuffs
Truman on Plea for
u. n. Endorsement

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President Truman last night
asked the 61st Continental Con-
gress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution for an over
all Endorsement of the United
Nations-and was promptly turned
down.
His proposal, made in his ira
ditional message at the opening
conclave of the OAR Congress,
met with immediate opposition by
Mrs. James B. Patton, president
general of the Daughters.
Stressing that the OAR is in
favor of the United Nations "as
it was first set up," Mrs. Patton
declared, 1--WE are not in favor
of the U. N. of today"
"We oppose the socialistic trends
now emerging in the United Ma
tions," she said. "We do not
believe in socialism"
MRS. Patton, speaking for the
Daughters. who have repeatedly
opposed world government, de-
clined to name these trends" but
she explained they would come
out in resolutions to be brought
before the convention later in the
week.
Want Peace, Too.
1--WE want peace just as much
as Mr.. Truman does" she said,
"but different people may want
to arrive at the same point by
different roads. We do not be-.
lieve that peace can be attained
by surrendering our national
sovereignty"
OF the President, Mrs. Patton
said: 1--WE are pleased to have the
Presidents message and would
have been honored to have had
him appear in person at the
continental congress"
Following the reading Of the
message by Mrs. Warren Shattuck
Currier, recording secretary gen.
eral, Mrs. Patton addressed the
opening session on the subject,
Safeguarding Our Future"
With that theme in mind, she
called specifically for a survey of
the entire Asiatic situation, as well
as general foreign and domestic
survey, which would reveal toI
the American people our true sit
uation and make plain the dras-
tic steps which must be taken.'I
Raises Several Questions.
what does the United Nations
ultimately intend to do in Korea"
she asked. What about Red
China? What is our policy in
regard to the Nationalist govern
ment of China, now held in For
mosa? What about Burma, Indo-
China, possible theaterS of big
scale Red invaSions?
"All of these questions have al
bearing on the safeguarding of
America"
A non-partisan survey would
show just where plans for national
defense should be rearranged to
become more effective, she told
the Daughters.
Clarification Of United States
objectives in Europe and of "our
own program in the North At
lantic Treaty Organization" also
would come out of the survey, Mrs.
Patton said.
Mrs. Patton predicted women
will be major force in bringing
strict economy into government
and combating imitation.
Greater Voting Strength.
1--WE have it in our power toI
insist upon reforms because we
outnumber men and have a POI
tential voting strength far greater
than ever before" she said.
1--WE want action to safeguard
our children from the influences
of the racketeerS, the drug ped
dlers and those who encourage,
instead of fight, juvenile delin-
quency."
Gov. Battle of Virginia, the
main speaker at last nights af-
fair, advocated immediate and
careful study Of the possibility of
the Federal Government with
drawing from fields of operation
which would be handled-andI
should be-by the State and local
governments.
1.-THE trend" he continued,
SHOULD not be toward centraliza-
ton, but toward decentralization.
Sees Nation Strengthened.
"This would constitute one of
the most helpful steps that could
be taken in strengthening the
Nation. 1t would mean revitali-
zation of our structure of Gov
ernment, and it would rebuild
those inner Sinews SO necessary
to national unity.
''The best defense against the
subversive isnS' is to make the
meaning Of democracy a live and
compelling force.
This we can do if we resolve
not to let ourselves sideslip into
the abyss of lost liberty through
big government or socialized gov
ernment and reserve for ourselves
and our communities the rights
of local government which the
writer's of our Constitution so
wisely left within our control"
Gov. McKeldin Of Maryland,
also scheduled to speak at the
convention, sent his regrets from
Israel, where he is on Govern