Evening star., 1957-12-19

principles and the communion
the North Atlantic Treaty orr
The declaration OF prin-
clples:
We. the representatives of
Is nations OF the North At
lantic Alliance. believing IN the
sanctity Of those human rights
which are guaranteed 10 all
men OF free nations by their
constitutions. laws and Gus
toms. rededicate ourselves and
our nations to the principles
and purposes Of the North At
lantic Treaty. This treaty has
been IN effect for nearly nine
years. II was founded to pro-
tect the right Of our peoples
to live In peace and freedom
under governments of their
own choice. Il has succeeded
in protecting this right. Build
Ing on our experience and con-
fident In the success already
obtained. we have agreed to-
gether upon means to give
added strength to our alliance.
At the end Of the Second
World War the armies of the
West were largely dishanded.
The Soviet Union did not de-
mobilize. Its expansionist poll.
icy impelled US TO establish our
treaty and to build UP our
armed forces.
Purpose Outlined
We are an organization of
free countries. We have
learned to live and work to-
eether in the firm conviction
that our fundamental unity
and our combined strength are
Indispensable to our own se-|
curity and to the peace Of the
world.
The meaning Of our alliance
Is clear. We have given q SOL
emn guarantee, each to the
other. TO regard an attack upon
one as an attack upon all. to
be resisted with all the forces
at our command. Faithful to
the charter of the United Ma
tons we reafiirm that our al
lance will never be used for
aggressive purposes. We are
always ready to settle inter-
national problems by negoti-
alton, taking into account the
legitimate interests of all. We
seek an end to world tension.
and intend to promote peace.
economic prosperity and social
progress throughout the world. /
We continue firmly to stand !
for comprehensive and con-
trolled disarmament. which we
believe can be reached by
stages. In spite of disappoint- I
ments. We remain ready to dis
euss any reasonable proposal !
TO reach this goal and to lay
. solid foundation for a dur
able peace. This is the only
way TO dispel the anxieties
arising from the armaments
race.
Russian Threat Cited
The free world faces the
mounting challenge Of interna-
tional communism backed by
Soviet power. Only last month
In Moscow the Communist
rulers again gave clear warning
OF their determination to press
on to domination over the en-
tire world. II possible by sub /
version. II necessary by vio-
lence. Within the North At
lantic Treaty there is no place
for the concept OF world domi- I
nation. Firmly believing in
peaceful change through demo-
cratic means. cherishing the I
character Of our peoples and I
vigilant to safeguard their free /
dom, We will never yield to such /
q threat.
For the entire world II is
both a tragedy and a great !
danger that the peoples under
International Communist rule
their national independence,
human liberties and their
standard of living as well as
their scientific and technoloei- I
cal achievements-have been |
sacrificed to the purposes OF |
world domination and military |
power. The suppression Of their |
liberty will not last forever. Al !
ready in these countries there |
is evidence Of the growing de-
sire for intellectual and eco I
nomic freedom. II the free ma
tions are steadfast, the totali- !
tartan menace that now con-
fronts them will eventually re-
cede.
Cooperation Promised
Established to defend the
peace. our alliance will also en-
able US TO reach our objectives
OF economic and social prog
ress. For this purpose we have
agreed TO cooperate closely TO
enable us TO carry the neces-
sary burden Of defense with
out sacrificing the individual
liberties or the welfare of our
peoples. We shall reach this
goal only by recognizing our
interdependence and by COM
bining our efforts and skills in
order to make better use Of our
resources. Such efforts will
be applied particularly TO the
peaceful use Of atomic energy
and TO the development and
better organization OF scientific
cooperation.
To the many nations which
have gained their independ-