Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-16

so far-flung that we believed
that we would serve best, not
by earmarking forces for partic-
ular areas of the Far East, but
by developing the deterrent OF
mobile striking power, plus
strategically placed reserves.
This viewpoint was accepted.
Thus, the treaty will not require
us to make material changes in
our military plans. These plans
already call for our maintaining
at all times powerful naval and
air forces in the Western Pacific
capable of striking at any ag-
gressor by means and at places
of our choosing. The deterrent
power we thus create can protect
many, as effectively as it pro-
tects one.
In addition to agreeing to and
signing the Manila pact, there
was also drawn up and signed
a declaration known as the PA
cif1c charter. This proclaimed
certain basic principles in rela-
ton to the rights of peoples to
self determination, self-goyern-
ment and independence.
This Pacific charter was the
idea of President Magsaysay of
the Philippine Republic. He is
a distinguished fighter for free
dom against communism. and
he felt it very important that
our Manila Conference should
make clear that we were seeking
the welfare of the Asian peoples
and we were not, promoting
"colonialism"
Promotes Independence.
In my opening address to the
conference, I emphasized that
one of the most effective weapons
of communism was to pretend
that the Western powers were
seeking to impose colonialism
on the Asian peoples. I said we
must make it abundantly clear
that we intend to invigorate
independence. "Only thus can
the West and the East work
together in true fellowship"
This Manila Conference faced
up to that issue. 1t was the first
conferences where representative
nations of Asia and of the West
sat down together to work out
a program of mutual security.
The result was. the Pacific
charter which, in ringing terms,
dedicates all the signatories to
uphold the principles of self
determination, self-government
and independence for all coun-
tries whose peoples desire it and
are able to undertake it's re-
sponsibilities.
Whenever there arises in Asia
a power that wants to conquer
others. it adopts the motto:
Asia for the Asians. The jap
anese, when they were dominated
by the war lords, used that
slogan. Today the Soviet and
Chinese Communists have
adopted it. They want to pre-
vent the free countries of Asia
from getting the help they need
to preserve their independence.
The Pacific charter, on which
the East and the West did meet,
may we'll prove to be the most
momentous product of the con-
ference.
The Communists attitude was
shown, during the conference, by
vicious propaganda attacks and
even more significantly by new
military activity in a nearby
area. Apparently they hoped to
intimidate the members of our
conference and perhaps prevent
some from signing the security
pact.
Efforts to intimidate by
violence are typical of the Com
munist technique.
Abundant Examples.
When the Korean arnistice
negotiations were reaching their
Climax, the Chinese Communists
opened their bloodiest assault
against the United Nations posi-
ton in Korea.
Once it had been agreed to
discuss peace in Indo-C China, the
Communist forces of Ho Chi
Mimi. backed by Communist
China. opened their murderous
assault on Diem Bien Phu.
And as the Manila Conference
opened. the Chinese Communists
opened their artillery fire on
Quemoy. an island which has
been part of Free China ever