Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Asia Seeks Freedom
Indonesia Chief Says
Joint Session
IsAddressed
By Sukorno
BY MARY McGRoRY

told a joint session of Congress
today that if they fail to under
stand the nationalism of Asia
and Africa mo amount of think
ing, no torrent 81 words and no
Niagara of dollars will produce
anything but bitterness and dis
illusionment.
"For U.S." the Indonesian rev.
dictionary leader said, national
ism means the rebuilding of our
nations; it means the effort to
provide equal esteem for our peo-
piles; it means the determination
to take the future into our own
hands"
The dynamic president, who
has captivated the Capitol in the
first two days Of his visit with
his friendlineSs, was received in
Congress after a morning spent
at Arlington Cemetery and
Mount Vernon.
Says Struggle Continues
President Sukarne, the leader
of his country's struggle from
Dutch rule and co-signer of its
declaration of independence IL
years ago. said that the struggle
is not yet at an end. He reaf-
firmed his country's determine
ton to annex West Irian West
New Guinea, which is still un-
der Dutch control, and which he
called "a colonial cancer in the
body polite of our Motherland."
He Scoffed at the notion that
the people of West Irian are not
ready for independence and need
continued Western guidance.
I'VE know this guidance" said
DR.. Sukarno, I'VE have had ex-
perience of this training! It left
us, after three hundred and fifty
years with an illiteracy rate Of
"a per cent. 1t left us without
sufficient doctors to treat even
those who are sick unto death. +,
In the IL years of our in.
dependence. the Indonesian ma.
ton has made more human prog
reSS, and has been the scene of
greater human happiness, than
in all the tens of generations Of
colonialism that went before"
Hero of Indonesians
The popular hero of Indonesia,
which remains uncommitted in
the cold war, thanked the Con-
greSsmen for the technical as
sistance granted his country, but
told them that military aid is no
Substitute for Asian stability"
THE main aim," he said,
should be for the people Of
Asia, like the western nations,
to become economically stable
but also politically stable, and
thus be able to defend their
freedom against all assaults"
He said that Indonesia will
accept with the greatest appreci-
alton any assistance that may
come to us. from whatever quar-
ter it may come, for that as
sistance will tighten our burdens
and shorten our struggle"
Shortly before DR.. Sukarno
spoke, the House Foreign AZ
fairs Committee Topped $500
million off President Eisenhow-
er's request for Asian economic
add
In his speech. DR.. Sukarno did
not specifically mention COM
munism or Russia. but his re-
marks were interpreted to mean
that his neutralist country would
not turn its back on any Soviet
offef of help.
Will Maintain Freedom
At the same time, however.
President Sukarno seemed to re-
assure his listeners about the
possibility of the 80 million citi-
zens of his country falling under
Communist domination.
But from whatever quarter of
this divided globe that assistance
comes, we are determined that
no material advantage will buy
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