Milford chronicle., 1955-02-04
DAY REMEMBER

he other day in the old Treaty Room" of
he Qargantuan building next to the White
Iouse-that used to be the State, War and
Navy building and which presently houses
he staff of the Executive Department. Here
.ameras and recording equipment captured,
or the first time, the scene and the sounds |
If a Presidential press cOnference-fOr sub
sequent presentation to Americans every
where by televisiOn and news-reels. OF the |
otal SO minutes of the conference, the White |
House released 20 minutes of film.
And the Presidents answer to re-
porter's question on the desirability of seek |
ing a truce between the Chinese Reds and
the Chinese Nationalist through the inter
vention of the United Nations, could be as
apochal as the cameras and micrOphOnes
that recorded his words for pOsterity.
''Well," replied the President, Il should
like to see the United Nations exercise its
good offices, / believe because wherever
there is any kind of fighting and open ViO-
lence in the world, there is always Ait is
always sort of a pOWder-keg.
Whether" he continued, "the United
Nations could do anything in this particu-
/ lar place. / don't know, because probably
each side would insist that it was an inter-
nal affair, although from our viewpoint that
/ it might be good thing to have them take
look at the problem"
The above which is the Presidents COM
plete answer to that particular question, is
widely interpreted as giving his approval
and sanction to British feelers in this di-
rection. But this apparently studied reply
might also suggest that Americas conf
dence in the UN may be wearing bit thin
at the highest levels. The Presidents own
words: whether the United Nations could
do anything in this particular place, / don't
know =" were released by the White House
for direct quotation.
At his own press conference, an hour or
so after the Presidents, Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles said the U. S. would not
object to u. N. action in this matter. And
he is reported to have indicated previously
to U. N. Secretary Dag HammarskjOld that
many Americans do not share that gentle
mans optimism for the freedom, via u. N.
efforts, of the Americans held in Red China.
Certainly in the eyes of increasing mil
, lions of Americans, the u. n. has struck out.
It's appalling bungling as the top allied au-
thOrity in the Korean War was strike one.
Its failure to enforce the Korean Truce was
strike two. It's further and latest failure to
. secure the return of our POWs is number
three. Thus, it should not be too surprising
: if our policy makers are beginning to won
der if it isn't time for another batter.
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WE AREN'T SELF-SUFFICIENT
r A good many people seem to think that
: the United States is economically self-suth
y cient-that everything we need in war OF
r peace can be found within our own borders
= This would be happy situation if it eX
5. listed. But it ldOesn't-as Secretary Of Com
y merce Weeks recently pointed out.
n He said, "Of the SO important minerals
d and metals vital to American production, tn
II United States is self-sufficient in only nine
If We cannot enjoy peace or wage war withOu
l. adequate imports of the other %, large pOr
re ton of which must come from overseas. w
D. must be prepared to bring in essential raw
4 materials by ship"
E. That isn't all. Foreign trade is a two
is way street, and it's a busy thOrOughfare i
both directions. Great numbers of farmer
ly and industrial workers depend, directly 0
te indirectly in whole or in part, on our e2
b. ports for their jobs, markets and livelihood
IS Those foreign sales are vital to armies c
rs people who may have never seen an Oceal
ce and who live in the great mid-continent il
k dustrial and agricultural regions. And mo!
of that traffic moves by ship, just as does til
u traffic in imports.
o. Obviously, it would be potentially disa
he trous to depend on foreign merchant marine
a to provide the service-they could be lost
al us at once in case of war That's why v
ne must keep big and up-to-date America
NJ merchant marine plying the high seas.
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