Evening star., 1953-11-14
President Asks
Joint Defense in
A-Bomb Peril
Canadians Warned
Quick Action Is VituI
On Soviet Threat
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff Correspondent

Eisenhower today told a Joint
session of the Canadian Parlia-
ment that the security plans of
the United States and Canada
must now take into account
Soviet ability to employ atomic
attack on North America"
Warning that "the threat is
present" and that, consequently,
the two nations must act to-
gether to build defenSes without
loss of time, the President
summed up:
THE basic threat of Com
muniSt purpose still exists. In
deed. the latest Soviet communi-
cation to the Western world is
truculent, not to say arrogant.
in tone. Our security plans must
now take into account Soviet
ability to employ atomic attack
on North America, as well as
countries friendly to us, lying
closer to the U. S. S. r. Their
atomic stockpile will, of course.
increase in size and means Of
delivery will improve as time
goes on"
Anxious for Peace.
The President said once more
that the United States is anxious
to explore every avenue that
might lead to peace as he
stressed that "the bankruptcy OF
armament races and the suicide
of nuclear war" cannot be toll
Grated long.
Gen. Eisenhower spoke in the
chamber of the House of Com
mons, where House and Senate
convene jointly. The address was
broadcast, and for the first time
in Commons history the proceed
ings there were televiSed. Mrs.
Eisenhower heard the speech
from the speakers gallery.
Gen. Eisenhower got into the
question of joint defense after
urging patience and understand
ing on the part of the Canadians
on two other issues involving the
relationship of the two coun-
tries: Trade and the st. Law
renee Seaway development.
Prefacing his blunt warning
against Soviet use Of atomic
weapons with the assertion that
Canada and the United States
"can and will devise" measures
to guard against surprise air
attack, the President said firmly
that I'VE shall achieve the de-
fense of our continent without
whiting ,our pledge to Western
Europe or forgetting our friends
in the Pacific"
Act as Partners.
Throughout the discussion Of
defensive mechanism. Gen. Ell
Senhower emphasized that the
United States and Canada must
work in the effective partner
ship" that is a recognized factor
on both sides of the border.
StreSsing the presence of the
Communist threat, the President
indicated that a program already
was ready for presentation when
he said:
THE measures of defense have
been thoroughly studied by Off
cial bodies of both countries.
The permanent Joint Board on
Defense has worked asSiduously
and effectively on mutual prob
lens. Now is the time for action
on all agreed measures.
The President talked at some
length about trade. an important
subject right now in Canada.
which is hopeful of seeing more
liberal foreign buying policies
adopted by the United States.
Economies Enmeshed.
Calling for recognition of the
fact that trade barriers adopted
to protect a country's economy
often, instead, bring injury, Gen.
Eisenhower nevertheless pointed
out that the economies of the
United States and Canada are
enmeshed too intricately with
world economy to permit quick
changes.
1--WE cannot risk sudden dislo-
cation in industry and agricul-
ture and widespread unemrloy-
ment and distress, by hasty de-
cisions to accomplish suddenly
what inevitably will come in an
orderly economic evolution he
said.
MAKE haste slowly is a
homely maxim with international
validity"
The President told of creating
the commission headed by Clar-
ence G Randall to study trade
and tariffs. He said that from
this study will come. we hope,
a policy which can command the
support of the American people
and which will be in the best
interest of the United States
and the free world"
Turning then to the newly
created joint United States-Can-
tSee EISENHOWER, Page A-3)