Evening star., 1953-11-09
Lodge Informs U. n.
Disarming Depends
On Soviet Change
BY the Assoeiated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Nov.
9.-The United States told the
United Nations today disarma-
ment and world peace depend on
a change of mind and attitude"
by RuSSia's rulers.
In a major policy speech pre-
pared for the U. N. ASSembly'S
60-nation Political Committee,
Chief United States Delegate
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr., said:
"The fighting in Korea obvi-
ouSly made disarmament talk
unreal. But now we have an arm
istice and the United States con-
tinues, therefore to hope that de-
spite the diScouraging nature of
the Soviet note of November 3 in
connection with a four-power
conference on Germany, the Sow
let leaders will yet give concrete
indications that they actively de-
sire to remedy the current state
of international affairs"
Must Ease Tensions.
Mr.. Lodge said no balanced
disarmament program ~can be
put into effect until world ten
sions have been reduced by set
tlement of some of the major
political issues between the So
Wet Union and the free world"
But, he added, agreement on
such a disarmament program
would help ease the world ten
sionS.
THE existence of interna-
tional security depends on a
change of mind and attitude on
the part of the rulers of the
Soviet Union.
so long as they believe that
they have the only good idea
for conducting human affairs
which idea they must impose on
the rest of the world whether
it likes it or not-and so long as
they live in baseless fear that
the rest of the world seeks to
destroy their idea, just so long
will Communist imperialism con-
tinue in all its manifestations:
SubverSion of peaceful govern
ments by force and violence,
mendacious propaganda on the
German warfare model, and even
promoting actual warfare as in
Korea and Indo-China."
Heads Western Speakers.
Mr.. Lodge headed a weeks
lineup of Western speakers call
ing for new attempts by the U. N.
disarmament commission to win
world agreements next year on
arms reductions. A 14-nation
resolution before the committee
provides that course.
The chief United States dele
gate detailed statements by
President Eisenhower, express
Sions by the United States Sen
ate, and hopes of scores OF pri-
vate United States organizations
aimed at getting a safeguarded
disarmament program.
Mr.. Lodge said the Russians
have attacked the idea of West
ern bases overseas without offer
ing a look at Communist air
bases under its own flag or in
other countries.
He said the Soviet Union con-
demned propaganda which it
charged prepared a new war
while it is silent on the fact
that the Communist Party all
over the world under direction
from Moscow, seeks to overthrow
peaceful governments by force
and violence"
Discounts Vishinsky Peldge.
Referring to the speech by
RuSsia's Andrei VishinSky on the
disarmament question last week,
Mr.. Lodge discounted Mr.. vi
shinSky'S promise that Russia
would not spend "a thousandth
of a millionth part of a ruble
for atomic weapons" if the U. N.
declared them banned.
Britain opened the debate last
Friday. Frances Jules Moch and
other Western SpokeSmen expect
to take the floor after Mr.. Lodge,
perhaps tomorrow.
The Political Committee
yielded it's afternoon debate
schedule to a UN Security Coun-
Gil meeting to hear Gen. Vagn
Bennike of Denmark, chief UN
Palestine truce observer, answer
recent questions about the Bit
ter ISraeli-Arab border situation
and charges by both sides of
armiStice violations.