Evening star., 1955-11-19

East ana west.
On this occasion no positive
results were achieved. But re-
call that President Eisenhower,
after returning from Geneva,
said that he was profoundly Inn
pressed with the need for all Of
us to avoid discouragement
merely because our own pro-
posals, our own approaches, and
our own beliefs are not always
Immediately accepted by the
other side" And he pointed to
the difficulty Of bridging the
wide and deep gulf between in
dividual liberty and regimenta-
tion and between the concept Of
man made in the image of God,
and the concept of man as the
mere instrument Of the state.
That gulf has created OBJ
stacles so great that they could
not be overcome at this recent
Geneva Conference.
That does not mean that our
efforts at that conference were
wasted. The proposals we ad-
yan6ed were basically sound and
respected the legitimate interest
OF all. When solutions come,
they will have to take into ac-
count the principles which we
sought to apply.
Claim to Be Realists
The Soviets pride themselves
on being realists. They have
shown in the past that they will
adapt their policies to facts and
realities once they recognize
them. We believe that the free
nations, by maintaining and
strengthening their unity, can
make it apparent to the Soviet
Union that solutions such as we
proposed are In its real interest
land will benefit them more than
the local and temporary advan-
'ltages to which they now seem
Ito attach overriding importance.
i OF course the Soviets will not
change their policies If they be-
llieve that the free world is going
TO fall apart. That is why con-
Itinuation Of the present partner
ship Of the independent nations
lis indispensable to a peaceful
solution Of present problems.
/ 1t is vital that all free nations,
Including ourselves, clearly un-
Iderstand this basic tyuth.
/ I am happy to be able to make
la good report about this partner
ship.
! In Paris. before the Geneva
conference. we had q useful ses-
sion Of the NATO Council. 1t
twas attended by virtually all Of
1.-THE foreign ministers of the IS
member countries. 1t served
further to cement the unity rep
Presented by the council.
/ While in Europe / also con-
suited with leaders Of the move
lment to develop still further the
unity Of Europe. This move
|ment is again becoming vigorous.
In my talks. I made clear that
Ithe initiative for further steps
toward European integration
must come from the Europeans
themselves but that the United
States stands ready and eager
TO help to realize this great idea.
/ Ties Of Friendship
| I went to Spain, italy and
IYugoslavia. In each place I had
ia full and helpful discussion of
1.-THE international scene. The re-
suit was. ! think, to create better
understanding and firmer ties Of
friendship.
/ Finally. q most important fact
is that at the Geneva Conference
There were the closest personal
land working relations between
1.-THE British Foreign Minister. Mr..
Macmillan, and the French For
leigh Minister, Mr.. Pinay, and
myself. We also worked closely
'Iwith the representative Of the
Federal Republic Of Germany in
matters that concerned it.
/ This spirit Of fellowship, which
fortified our common effort in a
common cause, is one of the Inn
Iportant products Of the Geneva
conference.
| The statement which I make
ito you tonight follows extended
'iconference with President Eisen-
hover. He authorizes me to say
Ithat he fully shares the eyalua-
ltion which ! have made Of the
Geneva conference and Of its
impact upon our national poll
Icies. That evaluation stems from
1.-THE Presidents ruling and life
purpose for q fair. Just and dura-
Ible peace for the world, q pur-
lpose which I share and which,
with him. ! strive to implement.
And now. in closing, let me
read from my verbatim notes Of
Jour conference at Gettysburg
this morning. As ! was leaving.
the President turned to me and
said:
II know that no setback, no
Iobstacle to progress will ever
deter this Government and our
people from the great effort to
establish a Just and durable
peace. Success may be long in
comingg but there is no temporal
force so capable Of helping
achieve 1t as the strength, the
might. the spirit Of 1856 million
free Americans. In striving to-
ward this shining goal. this