Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-12
Hoffman Warns
j. ). Must Build
Secure Peace
BY CASPAR NAMES
Star STAFF Correspondent

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April IL
"A leading industrialist today
warned the American people
solid peace can only be achieved
by "non-military means"
Paul G. Hoffman of South
Bend. Ind. chairman of the
board of Studebaker Packard
Corp, declared. 1T is of vital
Importance that we maintain
sufficient military strength to
prevent any encouragement to
aggression.
IN A TO should bel
strengthened, not weakened. :.
We would, in my opinion, disSi-
pate our chance to make prog
resS in this area if we permitted |
any deterioration in our present
military strength.
But we must realize that
strength does nothing but buy
us time, time we need in which |
to build a more secure peace
We must wrap our minds around !
the fact that peace can only be
built by non-military means"
400 Leaders Attend
Mr.. Hoffman spoke at the
opening session of the third Ma
tional Study Conference on the
church and economic life. Nearly
400 of the Nations leaders in
Government, industry. labor,
agriculture. education and the
ministry are attending the four
day meeting. 1t is sponsored by /
the Department of Church and F..
Economic Life of the National
Council of Churches.
The speaker listed four areas
our country must explore If
permanent peace is to be
achieved.
!. I'VE must counter the
Kremlin's efforts to create dis
sension among the free nations
Of the Western World. Every
individual can and must take a
personal part in combating the
efforts of the Cominform to Gre
ate dlStrust. 1t is time that
we OF the free nations begin to
believe the best and not the
worst we hear about each other"
2. We must strive diligently
to promote better understand
Ing between the Western nations
and the new nations that have
emerged and are emerging in
Asia and Africa" The major
responsibility for this devolyes
upon the United States, because
we have had our full share in
creating those misunderstand-
ings.'
3. Despite every discourage
ment we must attempt to pro-
mote a better understanding be-
tween the peoples and leaders of
the free world and the Com
munlSt world. i. I, for one. am
willing to let the cold war simmer
down to competitive co-exist-
ence.' do not see how our free
society can fail to win the COM
petition if we apply ourselves
boldly and vigorously"
4. we should greatly
strengthen our support of the
United Nations. Time and again
the U. N. has proved itself a
great force for peace. We should
wherever possible work through
1t and not around it."
Standard Oil Chief Speaks
Robert E. Wilson of Chicago.
Chairman Of the board of STAN
dard Oil Of Indiana. said our Ma
tons prosperity is based upon
individual freedom. the COM
petition that results from this
freedom, and the research that
makes possible the advances that
competition dictates"
Methodist Bishop Lloyd CJ
Wicke of Pittsburgh spoke at
the worship service today. OPEN
ing the conference. in Smithfield
Evangelical Protestant Church
DR.. Eugene Carson Blake of
Philadelphia, president of the
National Council of Churches
presided.
The 400 delegates will be
divided into IL discussion groups
tomorrow They will probe such
issues as full employment. how
to improve tne distribution of
huying power. equality of oppor- /
tunity, and automation and aid
10 underdeveloped countries.
Charles P. Taft, Mayor of Gin (
cinnati and conference chair
man, VIII preside at all plenary