Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-29
By Frances Lide

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A former delegate to the
United Nations, Mrs. Roosevelt |
resigned after the November |
election. Later, she offered her |
services two mornings a week to |
the American Association for the |
United Nations, she recalled.
Welcomed warmly" by the |
executive director, Clark M. |
Eichelberger, she soon learned |
that the A. A. U. N. has chapters |
in only "a of the 48 States. |
with the commitments that I |
had already made. have a feel
ing that this is going to turn into |
a full f1ve-day-a-week job" she
added.
The A. A. U. N. is a private
organization for boosting the
United Nations.
In addition to building UP its |
membership, Mrs. Roosevelt said |
she wants to cooperate" with |
the OAR, the American Legion,
civic, labor and business groups
and many others in setting up
discussions on the U. N.
She indicated that one of her
prime detectives would be to an
swer attacks against the United
Nations and the specialized
agencies which she described as
the action part" of the peace
organization.
She cited the World Health
Organization as one which should
be OF special interest to the
United States because it is cru
sad1ng to wipe out tuberculosis
and malaria through pilot pro-
grams designed to show the way
to combat these diseases. You
can't have trade with other ma
lions unless their people are able
to work, she said. world health
Is a part Of the foundation of
the Point Four program-the ul-
innate hope of giving less aid
and getting more trade" she
stressed.
AS for the "furor in this coun-
try against UNESCO," she said
1t has come from various groups
which have accused it of teach
ing children godlessness and un-
dermining' patriotism, among
other things. Actually, she said,
UNESCO'S main goal is to help
make it possible to spread
knowledge of democracy and of
how you can take part in a
democracy.
Noting attacks against series
Of UNESCO pamphlets entitled |
Towards World Understanding, !"
she pointed out they were
merely records on seminars held
Tor educators from member ma.
tons to discuss how you can in
crease in children a sense of
world understanding. Naturally,
she continued, they contained
different views because they re-
ported what representatives of
But they were not designed
to be put in the hands of chill
dren." she stressed. And if we
can't trust our teachers to read
what others have said, we have
come to a pretty pass"
Asked if she anticipated there
would be any changes in rules of
the United Nations when they
come up for consideration in
1855, Mrs. Roosevelt said that in
the last administration "the feel
Ing had almost been reached"
that it would be best to give up
the veto. mo one likes to give
up any sovereignty" she said,
but the feeling was we would
gain more than we would lose."
She added that she had no
idea what the attitude of the
United States will be in the fu-
ture.
Mrs. Faye Marley, president of
the National Capital Chapter of
Theta Sigma Phi, presided at
yesterdays. luncheon. held at
the Woman's National Demo-
cratic Club.
ReminiScing of her first days
as a United Nations delegate,
Mrs. Roosevelt recalled that she
undertook the assignment "in
fear and trembling" because she
knew that they didn't want |
me" and if she failed people
would say women can't do that |
sort Of thing"
On shipboard, en- route to |
London for the first organization
meeting, she was told by
Senator Arthur Vandenberg that |
we've decided you will work on |
Committee Three" she related.
AS a delegate, she privately |
thought she might have had a
part in the decision. But she |
replied only that she would be
glad to learn what she needed |
to know. "Oh, you'll be told what |
to do" Senator Vandenberg said. |
AS it happened. one of the
subjects discussed in Commit
tee Three was whether or not |
displaced persons should be sent |
back to their countries against |
their will. she continued. Over
the opposition of the Soviet |
delegate. the committee voted |
that people had a right to re-
fuse to return to the country |
of their origin.