Evening star., 1960-09-22

! The people of the United
States join me in saluting
those countries which. at this
session of the General Assembly,
, are to be represented for the
! first time. With the admission
of new members. mainly from
I the giant continent of Africa,
almost 100 nations will be
Joined in a common effort to
construct permanent peace,
with justice, in a Sorely trou-
bled world.
The drive of self-determina-
ton and of rising human as
pirations is creating a new
world of independent nations
of Africa, even as it is pro-
ducing a new world of both
| ferment and Of promise in all
developing areas. And awaken
ing humanity in these regions
demands as never before that
we make a renewed attack on
poverty, illiteracy, and disease.
Side by side with these
startling changes, technology
is also in revolution. 1t has
brought forth terrifying weap-
ons of destruction, which for
the future of civilization, must
be brouht under control
through a workable system Of
disarmament. And it has also
opened up a new world of outer
space-a celestial world filled
with both bewildering problems
and dazzling promise.
This is, indeed, a moment
for honest appraisal and his
toric decision.
Must Start Now
We can strive to master
these problems for narrow ma
tional advantage or we can be-
gin at once to undertake a Pc
riod of constructive action
which will subordinate selfish
interest to the general we'll
being of the international COM
munity.
The choice is truly a mo-
mentous one.
Today, I come before you be-
cause our human common
wealth is once again in a state
Of anxiety and turmoil. Urgent
issues confront us.
The first proposition I place
before you is that only through
the United Nations organiza-
ton can humanity make real
and universal progress toward
the goal of peace with justice.
I believe that to support the
United Nations organization
and its properly constituted
mechanisms and selected Off
GERS is the road Of greatest
promise in peaceful progress.
To attempt to hinder or stul-
tify the United Nations or to
deprecate its Importance is to
contribute to world unrest and,
indeed, to incite the crises that
from time to time so disturb all
men. The United States stands
squarely and unequivocably in
support of the United Nations
and those acting under its
mandate in the interest OF
peace.
Nowhere is the challenge to
the international community
and to peace and orderly prog
ress more evident than in
Africa, rich in human and ma
tural resources and bright with
promise. Recent events there
have brought into being what
is, in effect, a vast continent
of newly independent nations
Sees Grave Challenge
Outside interference with
these newly emerging nations,
all eager to undertake the
tasks of modernization, has
created a serious challenge to
the authority of the United Ma
tions.
That authority has grown
steadily during the, is years
since the United Nations
pledged, in the words of its
charter, "to bring about by
peaceful means, and in con-
formity with the principles OF
justice and international law,
adjustments or settlement OF
international disputes or situ-
ations which might lead to a
breach of the peace"
During those years, the
United Nations successfully
supported Trans efforts to OBJ
tain the withdrawal of for
eign military forces; played a
significant role in preserving
the independence of Greece,
rallied world resistance to ag-
gression against the Republic
Of Korea; helped to settle the
Suez crisis; countered the
threat. to Lebanon's integrity:
and most recently, has taken
on an even more important
task.
Disturbed by Attacks
In response to the call of the
Republic of the Congo, the
United Nations under its out
standing secretary general, has
recently mounted a large-Scale
effort to provide that new re-
public with help. That effort
has been fiagrantly attacked by
a few nations which wish tc
prolong strife in the Congo fol
their own selfish purposes. The
criticism directed by these ma
tions against the secretary gen.
eral, who has honorably anc
effectively fulfilled the man.
date which he received from
the United Nations, is moth
ing less than a direct attack
upon the United Nations itself
He has earned the support oi
every peace loving nation.
The people of the Congo are