Evening star., 1952-05-17
Campaign for Peace
On Verge Of Success,
president Declares
By Chorles J. Yorbrouqh

BY ChorIes J. Yorbroueh
The struggle for peace is ION
the verge of success" President
Truman declared last night.
But he threatened trouble for
Congress if it hamstrings, with
TOOL legislative riders" the funds
he considers necessary to pursue
that struggle.
Addressing an Armed Forces
Day dinner in the Hotel Statler.
Mr.. Truman was as relaxed as
q man who isn't running for Of
flee until he squared of on men
in and out of Congress whom he
accused of playing petty politics
with defense appropriations.
1t was an optimistic report. de-
livered in seven minutes, from
notes.
Less Chance of War.
"We have made enough prog
ress so that the path of an ag-
gressor would be much more diff
f1cult, and that means that the
chances of third world war are
just that much less" he asserted.
The President followed Secre-
tary of State Acheson, who ex-
pressed his firm belief that
United States and United Nations
action in Korea had helped break
the chain of events that might
have led to World War III.
Their audience sparkled with
the gold braid of all the services
and top figures in Government
and the military establishment.
Secretary Acheson asserted that
only coalition of free nations led
by the United States can prevent
Russia from engulfing the world.
Can't Act Alone.
"One basic fact is that no
combination of powers which does
not include the United States is
adequate to deal with Soviet
power and Soviet ambitions" he
said.
This means that either we
join in such an effort, or the
effort is not made. 1t is also true
that the United States acting
alone could not prevent further
dangerous accessions of territory
and people by the Soviet power.
What follows from this is that
we must join our efforts with
those of other free nations. We
must adjust ourselves to the 9TH
ers who are part of it.
I'VE cannot dictate; we cannot
dominate.
Mr.. Acheson lashed out at
the widespread misunderstanding
that what we are seeking to
create is a static containment
situation"
Must Insure Freedom.
This" he said. lis not at all
the case. The function of the
force we must build is to insure
that we shall continue to have
freedom of choice, freedom to deal
with the dynamic social forces in
the world, freedom to bring into
play all the affirmative measures
that have to do with the way
people live.
1.-THE function of the force we
must build is to prevent these
opportunities from being fore
closed by the use of force from
the other side"
He had high praise for the grow
ing cooperation and mutual
understanding between the mill
tary and diplomatic services.
His speech drew praise from
President Truman, especially the
reference to the close collaboration
between the State and Defense
Departments and its emphasis on
American leadership.
The President looked back over
the year since the last Armed
Services Day dinner, which he
addressed.
II told you we were in the midst
of one of the greatest crises this
country had ever faced" he said.
Position Better Today.
"Our position Is much better
today than it was year ago. Our
armed forces are stronger. our
defense production is rolling on a
large scale. We have made re-
markable progress in firming up
our defense arrangements with
|other countries"
He said the defense effort can
not be carried forward without
necessary appropriations, and he
declared that talk of defense funds
as a burden on the Nation is
'poppycock."
The only people who have suf-
Ifered as a result of the American
efforts, he stated emphatically,
are the men in the Korean fight
and their families back home.
Obviously shooting another barb
lat Congress-, Mr.. Truman referred
Ito the men in the field. in the mud.
lin the air and on the sea in the
Korea fight and pleaded:
"You must not do anything that
will cause those men to get shot in
the back"