Evening star., 1954-10-26

Welfare Secretary Hobby, Civ
tary Mitchell, Postmaster Gel
retary Benson, U. N. Ambass;
1t was about to meet, and while
it had been suggested that we
should go right ahead in Europe
without regard to the United
Nations Assembly, we felt and
concluded that we ought not to
have a meeting in Europe which
would compete with and distract
attention from this opening of
the United Nations Assembly. So
we arranged with Mr.. Eden that
the European conference would
not be called until after the Cen
eral Assembly had been in ses-
sion for about a week. and that
enabled me to get back here to
appear in the so-called opening
debate of the General Assembly.
I had the chance at that time
to develop further, Mr.. Presi-
dent, your plan for the dedica-
ton of atomic energy to an in
ternational agency for construc-
tive purposes. That is
Henry Cabot Lodge, United
States Ambassador to the U. NJ:
Perhaps I can interrupt to say
that your plan for the peace
full uses of atomic energy
is regarded by most peo-
pie in the United Nations
as the greatest single pro-
posal for the well-being of hui
manity, and that I hope steps
will be taken at this session to
promote it and give it effect.
Delay Not Wasted.
Mr.. Dulles: 1t is well worth
while to have gotten that project
under way at this assembly, and
I think that the delay that oc-
CURED between the 1st of Sep
tember and the 29th of Septem-
ber was by no means wasted as
far as Europe was concerned,
because it gave time for so much
needed SOLDERING thoughts, and
it gave time to pick up the pieces
after EDO collapsed.
Then on September %, we
did have this meeting in Paris
of the nine foreign ministers, the
representatives of six countries
which had been expected to form
the European Defense Commu-
nifty, that is. France, Germany
and Italy. Belgium, Netherlands
and Luxembourg. and in addition
there was the United Kingdom
and Canada and the United
States.
We met gathered around a
table much like this. We all had
the feeling that our gathering
was going to be momentous from
the standpoint of history. The
critical days of the conference
came on Wednesday when the
United Kingdom. and I for the
United States. made a statement
of our positions.
I was the first to speak, and I
pointed out to our colleagues the
history of United States action
in relation to Europe, both our
positive action and our negative
action. and I said whenever Eu-
rope was really working to get
together in unity and strength,
then American help was being
given, and we were generous in
what we did. But, I said. that
when Europe goes in the other
direction. tends to be divisive and
quarrelsome and creates the re-
current cycle Of war, then we
pull away.
And I said at the moment
there is a great wave of disillu-
sionment that has swept all over
the united states.
But I said if it is possible to
find a new pattern of unity and
strength so that the hopes which
we had all placed in this Euro
pean Defense Community could
honorably and honestly be trans
ferred to a new organization.
then. I said, I would recommend
to you, MIR. President, that you
would renew the same statement
of policy which you had made
in relation to the European De-
fense Community, namely, under
those circumstances that We
would continue to bear a fair
share of the burden of the de-
fense Of Europe as long as the
danger persisted.
And concluded by saying, !
believe If you will do that and
come together for strength, then
you will continue to- find that
the American flag will fly beside
yours In Europe.
And then, Mr.. Eden followed
with a very generous tribute to
the help that the United States
had given. and he went on to
make a historic commitment. He
said that the United Kingdom
was prepared to Join the conti-
mental countries not only to Gre
ate q council Of Western Euro
pean union but also that he was
prepared TO commit to the CONT
nent Of Europe the four British