Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-23

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with flrmness, can work WON
ders in the field Of civil rights.
But unless a President works
at 1t, day and night, and shows
the people where he stands.
you can expect the demagogues
Ito move in and make trouble.
Be that as 1t may. for the DEM
locratic Party there can be no
compromise which will deny
to any of our people the enjoy
ment of their basic rights of
citizenship.
. Democratic principle num-
Der three: The Democratic
Party must believe in. and work
for a constant economic growth
and a rising standard of living.
Progress is an article of faith
with us. We believe that our
economy can continue to grow
steadily year after year, pro-
ducing more and more goods
and services for more and more
lpeople-and that there is no
inevitable law of nature that
requires periodic downturns
where everyone is put through
the wringer" Moreover, we be-
lieve the Government has a
considerable measure Of re-
sponsibility for creating con-
ditions in which steady eco
nomic growth will take place.
The Democratic Party must be
prepared to fulfill that respon-
sibility completely and Shouts
constantly develop plans and
programs to that end.
. Democratic principle num-
Der four: In foreign policy. the
Democratic Party must stand
firmly for cooperation and
concerted action with other
free nations. The business of
working with allies from many
lands, allies who have varied
interests and diverse points Of
view. is always difficult and
complex-and is frequently eX-
asperating. But in the world
of today there is no acceptable
alternative. The contest be-
tween our free way of life and
the totalitarian system of the
Communist bloc is a grave chal-
lenge to the continued existence
of the United States as a SOW
ereign nation and to our con-
tinued existence as free men.
This is a contest we cannot
afford to lose. And in the long
run, it is likely to be deter
mined by the economic strength
and industrial power of the
contending forces arrayed on
either side.
Today, the free nations to-
gether have a preponderance of
economic strength. > but the
United States cannot go it
alone. 1t requires the co-opera-
ton Of the whole Free World
to maintain our economic and
military superiority. Russia
and her satellites are gaining
rapidly in strength. The free
nations have an extremely
tough struggle even if we
stick together. If we fall apart,
We can only expect the worst.
International cooperation
must be not only the watch
word of our foreign policy. it
must also be the central
theme of our whole national
life-shaping our course in ev-
erythiIig We do, domestic as
we'll as foreign. aef
Q Democratic principle num-
Der FIVE: The Democratic Party
must support an adequate ma
ton defense. whatever the cost.
There are some basic facts ev-
eryone ought to understand in
order to see this problem in the
proper perspective. For one
thing, there is the fact that
our struggle with communism
is a life-and-death struggle. We
hope and pray that this struggle
can be settled by peaceful
means, but we know the Rus
slams will settle it by conquest
if they can. We are dealing
here with the question of our
survival.
Modern weapons are so ter