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your initiative will put us in q
position to get 1t under the best
conditions.
Calls Peace Imperative
Eisenhower: Well, Harold, 1
think there is one. thing we
should be very sure about when
we are talking about peace. We
are talking about something
now that is the imperative Of
our time.
War has become so theaten-
ing in its capacity for destruc-
ton Of the whole Of civilization
that we, and I mean all people
as well as statesmen, have the
responsibility of making sure
that our actions, the things we
try to do, are all directed by
this single purpose and directed
with as much intelligence as
we can marshal with such
brains as the good Lord gave
us, so that these different meet
ings we are having, the meet
ings that I am making in West
ern Europe now. the ones I ex-
pect to have with Mr.. Khru-
shchev, they are always hav-
ing as their background this
sense that peace is an impera-
tive, and we must all under
stand that, and indeed II we
are to have a summit I am
sure of this, Mr.. Khrushchev
must understand that exactly
as you and I do.
If we do that then I think
there is real hope, and we
should have a summit. And I
mean If he does things that
show that he recognizes that
just as you and I do. then !
think a summit meeting could
be profitable.
"Other Peoples In World"
Macmillan: I agree, but Of
course we talk now about the
two great groups, the Commu-
mist group and our group. Then
there are lots of other peoples
in the world. too. These coun-
tries outside. some of them not
yet truly developed. some of
them a bit backward. What
about them, Mr.. President?
Eisenhower: I believe that
in a sense the problem of the
undeveloped nation is more
elastic. more important for
Western civilization than this
problem Of the Soviet-Western
differences, and quarrels. And
there are IL billion people
today living without sufficient
food, shelter, clothing and
health facilities.
Now they are not going to
remain so quiescent. They are
learning something about their
own lot and they are compar-
ing their lot with ours.
Sitting here this evening
they are Just going to have an
explosion If we don't help.
I believe that the biggest CO.
operative job that all the world
that call themselves civilized.
including the Soviets, ought to
address themselves to (is) this
problem on q cooperative
basis. help to solve it so these
people can achieve their legiti-
mate aspirations-and that is
a problem that every one of us
must address himself to ard
see what we can do. what our
proper part Is.
Divisions Lessened
Macmillan: I agree with you,
because in a sense it Is what
we have done in our own coun-
tries. A hundred years ago
there were deep divisions be-
tween rich and poor. great
cleavages.
The greatest Of our Conserv-
alive statesmen wrote a book
called Two Nations" We
made one nation.
There's a difference, Of
course. but not the deep divi-
sion-the same as you have
done in your country.
L think, like you, it isn't
right that We and our people
should have all these things
houses and health services and
hospitals and education-and
that there should be these peo-
pie In poverty and misery, and
in q way we have a certain
knowledge Of this because 1t
Is the story Of our Empire and
Commonwealth.
Sign Of Strength
I am going to take the OPP
portunity to say a word to you
about that. Now know what
colonialism means to Ameri-
cans because my mother was
American. 1t means the Boston
Tea Party and George III and
all that.
But colonialism had a good
side too, and now we are
changing the old Empire into
the new Commonwealth. We
have got a lot of problems
aneaQ OF US SClll IN Africa ana
so forth. but we will solve them.
You have only to look around
and see what is happening; In
dia. Pakistan, Ceylon, Ghana,
Nigeria soon, the West. Indies.
1t is the road on which we
are travelling, and 1t is not a
sign Of weakness-it is q sign of
strength. Do not let anyone in
America think it is the sun
setting on the British Empire
1t is the dawn rising on the
new Commonwealth and it is
all part Of the same story.
Trade Goals Cited
Eisenhower agree. I think
you have expressed that very
splendid thought not only for