Evening star., 1953-04-16
President Calls
For Joint War
Aquinst Poverty

The President held out to the
Kremlin's new leaders the prom
Text Of President Eisenhower's Address
To Editors. Page "A
Use that if they prove the sin
cerity of their current peace
gestures, this Nation would be
prepared to join them in "a new
kind of war"
"This," said Gen. Eisenhower,
"would be a declared, total war,
not upon any human enemy, but
upon the brute forces of poverty
and need"
A substantial part of the saw
ings achieved by disarmament.
he suggested, could be devoted to
an international fund for world
aid and reconstruction.
The alternative to such a pro-
gram, the President said, is at
worst atomic war and at best
unending fear which finds 'hu-
manity hanging from a cross of
iron"
Talks Before Editors.
The Eisenhower plan-sure to
create a sensation at this stage
of East-WeSt RELATIONSHIPS laid
down in the Presidents first full
dress speech on foreign policy
since he took Office in January.
It was delivered before the Amer
lean Society of Newspaper Edi-
tors at a luncheon at the Hotel
Statler. The address was broad
cast by all radio and television
national hookupS.
Gen. Eisenhower made it plain
Russia would have much to do
to establish good faith before
disarmament could become
reality. But he did not say prog
ress toward disarmament must
wait for the completion of all
the steps the Kremlin should
take to prove its peaceful inten-
tions. On the contrary, he said,
reduction of ornaments could
proceed "concurrently" with the
resolving of cold war disputes.
Outlines Disarming Plan.
Here are examples listed by
Gen. Eisenhower as the kind of
disarmament agreement the
United States would welcome,
assuming Russia gave real indl-
cations of abandoning its ag-
gressive attitude:
/. Limitation, by fixed ceilings
or by percentages, OF the mill
tary and security forces of all
nations"
2. A pledge by all nations to
limit production of strategic
materials for military purposes.
3. International control OF
atomic energy for peaceful pur-
poses land to insure prohibition
of atomic weapons"
4. Limitation or prohibition OF
other weapons of "great de-
structiveness."
S. Enforcement of all these
agreements by adequate safe
guards, including a practical sys-
tenn of inspection under the
United Nations"
Disclaims Perfect Formula.
The United States and Russia
have long been at loggerheads in
negotiations over such disarna-
ment proposals in the United
Nations. But Gen. Eisenhower
indicated the American position
is not inflexible.
The details of such disarma-
ment programs are manifeStly
critical and complex" he said.
Neither the United States nor
any other nation can properly
claim to possess a perfect, i'm
mutable formula.
But the formula matters less
than the faith-the good faith
without which no formula can
work justly and effectively"
Here was the Presidents Spe-
cific list of steps which would
establish good faith between the
Soviet and the free world:
l. Conclusion of an honorable
armistice" in Korea, followed by
political discussions leading to
free elections in a united
Korea"
2. An end to Red aggression in
Indo-China and Malaga.
3. Completion Of an Austrian
peace treaty.
4. Unif1cation of Germany.
S. Creation of European
community with full independ-
ence of the East European ma
tions."
Honest Acts Wanted.
Gen. Eisenhower emphasized
that deeds like this, not words,
will convince the United States of
the genuinenesS of Russia's
peace offensive"
1--WE welcome every honest act
of peace" he said. I'VE care
nothing for mere rhetoric"
The President made it clear
there has been no basic change
in this country's froeign policy,
despite the change in administra-
tion. He took care to pinpoint
this in at least two instances
referring to the Marshall plan
which was launched in 1947 and
then having a good word for the
Point -Four program to help the
1 have-not nations of the world.