Evening star., 1953-01-20
President Reveals
Nine Principles 10
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ciples" that must guide America
in its leadership for world peace,
President Eisenhower coupled
with it pledge to engage with
any and all others in joint effort
to remove the causes of mutual
fear and distrust among nations,
and so to make possible drastic
reduction of armaments."
The all-embracing pledge
clearly was directed to Soviet
Russia and its Communist satel-
1ites. President Eisenhower. how
ever, laid down conditions which
must be met, saying:
THE sole requisites for un-
dertaking such effort are that
in their purpose-they be
aimed logically and honestly to-
ward secure peace for all; and
that, in their result. they pro-
vide methods by which every
participating nation will prove
good faith in carrying out its
pledge.
The first Republican president
In twenty years. Gen. Eisen-
hover sounded call for inter-
national cooperation, and
pointed out that destiny had
oecreed the United States should
take the leadership among the
free nations in their drive for
peace. The man who lead the |
armies of the Western allies to
victory in the last great war, laid
all emphasis today on peace, and
the need to make the United
Nations work.
Within a short time. Gen.
Eisenhower will senc to Congress
a message on the state of the
Union. In it he will advance the |
program of Legislation which he |
recommends to Congress and the |
people.
President Eisenhower's address
dealt almost exclusively with
world conditions - conditions
that confront and drastically af-
feet the people of America today
In it he pledged program of
assistance to the other free ma
tions: that there would be no
let-down in our effort to
strengthen them and to aid them
in the event of Communist ag-
gression. -
His promises will doubtless
fall on welcoming ears in Eng
land, France, Italy and other
nations which were torn by the
last war. He was warm. too. in
his pledge of cooperation with
the nations of the Western
Hemisphere.
The President promised that
all nations will be treated alike,
with fairness and friendship, in
the effort to bring peace to the
world. The United States, he
said, will never seek to impose
its ideologies or form of govern
ment on any nation. Here.
again, he seemed to imply that
the Communist nations could live
at peace with the rest of the +
world, provided they ceased their
aggressive program.
The whole tone of President
Eisenhower's address was one of
gravity in the face of conditions
that have arisen in recent years.
Gods guidance, he said. must be
sought, and throughout his re-
marks ran deeply religious
feeling.
I'm the swift rush of great
events" he said, 1--WE find our
selves cropping to know the full
sense and meaning of the times
in which we live. In our quest
of understanding, we beseech
Gods guidance"
Cites Powers in Mans Hands.
Then he asked:
"Are we nearing the light-a
day of freedom and of peace for
all mankind? Or are the shad-
ows of another night closing in
upon us?"
He commented that this trial
comes at a moment when mans
power to achieve good or to in
f1ict evil SurpasSeS the brightest
hopes and the sharpest fears of
all ages.
I'VE can turn rivers in their
courses, level mountains to the
plain" he said. ocean and
lands and sky are avenues for our
colossal commerce. Disease di-
minishes and life lengthens.
yet the promise of this life is
imperiled by the very genius that
has made it possible. Nations
amass wealth. Labor sweats to
create-and turns out devices to
level, not only mountains, but
also cities. Science seems ready
to confer upon us. as its final
gift. the power to erase human
life from the earth.
''At such a time in history, we
who are free must proclaim anew
our faith. This faith is the abid-
ing creed of our fathers. 1t is
our faith in the deathleSs dignity
of man, governed by eternal,
moral and natural law"
Will Protect Interests of All.
President Eisenhower, in gen.
eral terms gave promise that the
interests of all the people,
whether worker or industrialist
or statesman will be protected.
He declared that the faith which