Evening star., 1955-06-21
Mans Ancient Dream

President Eisenhower was at his in
spirational best in addressing the 10th
anniversary session of the United Nations
last evening.
The appropriate" elements of our
foreign policy in the prevailing world
situation will be spelled out later in the
week by the Presidents "close friend and
associate" Secretary of State Dulles, who
will speak with Mr.. EiSenhower'S full
confidence and concurrence" For his
own part, the President, on this occasion,
chose to deal in broad terms with what
he called mans ancient dream"-the
dream of world in which it will be pos
Sible to divert the energies and the genius
of men from the demands of war to the
development of the rich potentialities of
peace.
Mr.. Eisenhower began with a warm
tribute to the performance of the U. N.
over the past decade. He conceded that
there have been failures as we'll as sue
ceSSes. But he said: "Clear it is that
without the U. N. the failures would still
have been written as failures into his
tory. And, certainly, without this or
been achieved; instead, they might well
have been recorded as human disasters.
These, the world has been spared"
Taking note of the disappointed
hopes for peace which were so high in
1945, the President, speaking primarily
of and to the Russians, said that the
heartfelt longings of countless millions
for abundance and justice and peace now
seem to be commanding everywhere" a
response from their governments. CAL
most, he added, "it seems that men, with
souls restored, are, with faith and cour-
age, resuming the march toward the
greatest human goal"
Mr.. Eisenhower was cautious as he
turned to the forthcoming four-power
conference. He said he did not know
whether the heads of state would be able
to reach the initial decisions that will
start dismantling "the terrible apparatus
of fear and mistruSt and weapons"
erected since the end of the Second World
War. He added, however, that the basis
for success at Geneva is simply that every
individual attending the meeting be
loyal to the spirit of the U. NJ and dedi-
Gated to the principles of it's Charter.
Certainly, he was unequivocal in his
solemn pledge that the United States
will keep the faith-that we will reject
no method, however novel, that holds
out any hope, however faint, for a Just
and lasting peace"
mo one should suppose that the
Russians are going to yield to sheer
rhpfnrip ri fLa
But this address of his was carefully
drafted to stimulate and encourage all
of the pressures that are working for a
new kind" of peace-a peace that will
be more than "a mere stilling of the
guns" AS the President depicted it, this
peace must be glorious way of life," a
peace in which the atom, dedicated once
as mans slayer will become his most
productive servant" peace in which
science will beat down the ravages of
disease and the pangs of poverty, peace
in which all men will be encouraged to
work together for the common welfare.
Perhaps this is doomed to be rhetoric
and nothing more. Perhaps the President
spoke in vain of this bright and attain
able future. Perhaps the Soviet leaders
will be guilty of the criminal folly of
plunging the world into war which will
reduce man and all his dreams to ashes.
But it is hard to believe that this is so.
1t is better to believe that war is no
longer bearable for anyone, that true
peace really is eventually attainable, and
to strive by every rational means to
achieve It,