Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-11
Dulles Warns Reds
Against Attempts 10
Expand in Pacific
BY the Asseeiosed Press

SAN FRANCISCO, June IL
Secretary Of State Dulles says
there is danger that Communist
China may try to capture free
world positions in the Western
Pacific with a view to driving
the United States back to Cali
fornia.
Mr.. Dulles warned the Red
Chinese to keep hands Of"
Addressing the San Francisco
World Affairs Council last night
on a West Coast tour, Mr.. Dulles
said that If Red aggression oc-
ours in the Western Pacific the
United States will consider it a
direct threat"
1--WE would. we hope with the
help of the U. N, deal with it,"
he said. He added. however,
that even without the help of
its allies, the United States
would consider such Communist
advances "a direct challenge"
Won't Wait for Others.
"Our action would not depend
upon others but upon what
was vital to the security Of the
United States" Mr.. Dulles as
serted.
AS the climax of a Western
speaking tour, Mr.. Dulles win
deliver a major foreign policy
address in Los Angeles today
aimed at clarifying United
States policy toward the Com
munist danger in Indo-C China.
Turning to South America in
last nights speech, Mr.. Dulles
spoke in diplomatic terms but in
language just as plain.
3 He said the Monroe Doctrine
applies not only to European
powers attempting to enlarge
their domain on this side of the
Atlantic, but also to any Euro
pean country trying to extend
its political system to this hemi-
sphere.
Speaking specifically of Com
munist influences in Guatemala.
Mr.. Dulles said: when I saw
the situation (there) it seemed
to be time to remember the Sec
ond half of the Monroe Doc
trine."
The Secretary said the recent
massive" arms shipment to
Guatemala from Red Poland had
caused "a major shift of power"
in Central America.
Won't Fight for COlOnialiSm.
Earlier, in Seattle, Mr.. Dulles
had told an international audi
ence: THE United States will
never fight fol colonialism."
In an address to the Inter-
national Rotary Clubs conven-
ton, which has drawn members
from all parts of the non-Com-
munist world, he also challenged
the theory that creation of q
United Nations peace obServa-
ton commission for Indo-China
might impede negotiations at
Geneva.
Discussing colonialiSm and
what he labeled as a new and
despotic colonialism of the Com
munists. the State Department
head declared:
THE United States some time
ago outlined the conditions,
which in its opinion, would JUS
tify the creation of a collective
defense of Southeast Asia. At
the head of the list was the
stipulation that there must be
assurance that the French will,
in fact. make good on their July
3, 1858, declaration of intention
to grant complete independence
Ito Indo-China). The United
States will never fight for
colonialiSm."
Time for Unity EbbS.
In warning for a speedup of
European Defense Community
action, Mr.. Dulles admonished
sharply: The time for unity is
fast running out"
He cited France and Italy
specifically for failure to ratify
the defense pact.
IF Western Europe is to re-
main divided and hence per-
petually weak" he said, "then
there may have to be a basic
shift in United States policy"
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