Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-03
Text of Queen JuIiono's Address to Congress

7 ext of Queen
The tert of Queen Juliana's
address to a joint session OF
Congress today tollows:
I am grateful to be invited tt
speak to you-as once my Mother
did-to you. the elected represent.
atives Of the American people
and I do so first of all because
of the gratitude my husband ano
I and all of the Netherlands
people feel for the wonderful well
come given to us by your country
which calls itself rightfully the
land of the free and the home
of the brave, in this it's very
sanctuary.
We feel we appear here in the
name Of a nation of your COM
rades in the recent war-that cru
SADIE against evil-in which each
performed his particular part. A
brotherhood was born there in
the depth Of distress and in the
height Of joy. The Dutch people
hold in deep respect and grateful
memory your brave !, men, who
sacrificed their lives wherever we
have been fighting side by side.
Before you came to our aid, we
already had a comradeship, con-
sisting of a close kinship of de-
scent and Of a similarity in our
national history and growth as in
dependent and democratic ma
tions. We even also seem to share
some Of our virtues and vices. But
nevertheless there is still always
need to deepen our understanding
for each other. Because it is this
we need more than anything else,
as contact among mankind is
growing ever closer, we have never
before been so keenly aware that
in this world of ours we need CO.
operation as intimate as that
among the cells of one body.
Once More On Own Feet.
You have seen this, and have
planned a program for aid to the
countries robbed and ruined by
totalitarian war-help on such a
scale as has never been conceived
before. We in the Netherlands
were deeply impressed by your
great plans and their execution.
They enable us to stand once more
on our own feet. We shall do so
as soon as possible in ever sounder
economic circumstances.
On this occasion again and In
this hall especially. I want to ex-
press the thanks Of the Neither
lands for this proof of generous
friendship, offered by your Gov
eminent and by your people
through the voice Of Congress and
by countless private voices. The
call for transoceanic friendship
then became very strong.
If America does not want to
stand alone-and I know she does
not-1 feel that she not only likes
to give her help to others, but that
she also counts on their support.
The Netherlands can give you that
support, in your eyes perhaps a
small amount In the form Of goods
or money, but much in the form of
good will.
Feeling Of Free for Free.
That is not the indebted feel
ing of the beneficiary. or the feel
ing of the debtor towards the
creditor; it is not the feeling of
the small towards the great, or
the feeling of the planned-for to-
wards the planner: but the feel
ing Of friendship and relationship
Of the free for the free, of those
who can carry responsibility for
those who can carry it too, and OF
mutual respect for each other and
for all, sprung from that general
and very deep-rooted sense for
the connection, brotherhood and
coexistence Of all mankind:
One human race, under the law
and the love Of one God.
"Our human legislations seek
from afar to follow the divine
law. They mostly fail. but they
strive on.
We live in the dawn Of q time
when we must seek to do this as
one human race.
Mankind should be one kind.
A split humanity is like a split
personality; it is inclined to go
from bad to worse, unless 1T re-
covers its unity Of purpose, comes
to coordinated thinking, and gains
sanity and happiness.
The sane part Of the mind Of
humanity must always remember
it is responsible for the other part.
The sound half is the one which
is designated to save the other
half.
The American people have en-
trusted you with the honor and
the grave mandate Of working