Evening star., 1960-09-30

the U. N. General Assembly t
Some of the speeches that
have been delivered have been
partisan and even violent.
Indeed, the sporgA q nublic
opinion is almost saturated
with the persistent flood OF
propaganda. 1t can pick up nc
more. Ordinary people, all over
the world, in their present
mood are beginning to tire OF
the same conventional slogans
and catchwordS.
What we have to judge, in
looking at the merits of any
particular proposal, is its prac-
ticability and the contribution
that it will make to a settle
ment Of the pressing difficulties
of these critical times.
This was the great value OF
the remarkable speech which
President Eisenhower delivered
here last Thursday.
Whatever its difficulties OF
even its shortcomings tn e
United Nations is the best-in-
deed the only-organization
which we have available. Like
all organizations, it can nc
doubt be improved. The Presi-
dent of the United States made
certain suggestions for this
purpose, which I greatly well
come. Their object was to in
crease the power of the organi-
Zation to deal with crises as
they may arise.
Hits Soviet Proposal
The Soviet proposal seems
calculated to have the opposite
effect. 1t would extend the veto,
with all its embarrassments
into the secretariat. 1t would
freeze into the permanent
structure of the secretariat
what we hope will be only the
temporary divisions among US.
I believe therefore that it will
be unacceptable to the majori-
ty Of members.
The United Kingdom gov
ernment feels that what the
United Nations has done in the
Congo was timely and should
continue. 1t would be a tragedy
if the Congo were to become
the arena for the contest be-
tween the two great groups of
powers. I believe that the great
majority here are convinced
that the United Nations is the
best instrument to prevent that
happening.
AS for the secretary general,
I would like to associate myself
with the wide expression of
confidence in his energy, re-
Sourcefulness and, above all, in
tegrity.
Hopes for Reconciliation
We all know what happened
at Paris. There is no purpose
now in recrimination. But the
peoples Of the world, who were
deeply disappointed at that
failure, expect us to overcome
that setback and in due course
start again. 1t was my hope,
and the hope Of President Eli
senhower and President de
Gaulle, it was a hope which I
believe was also shared by Mr..
Khrushchev, that the setback
would be temporary.
Mr.. Khrushchev, although he
permitted himself some forcible
language. has seemed anxious
to regard the path as tempo
rarily obstructed but not per-
manently barred. At all events,
it is in this spirit that I have
worked during the period that
I have been Prime Minister of
my country and it is in this
spirit that I speak today.
II there are inhabitants in
any other planets looking down
on us, how strange they must
think the antics Of humanity.
But while their leaders are
engaged in quarreling there has
never been a time when ordi-
nary folk, if they were only let
alone, were more agreed as to
their requirements and aspira-
tions. Materially they want
peace, prosperity and advance
ment; and they want perhaps
something more, the chance to
think for themselves about the
deepest problems on which man
has to mediate during his
short individual sojourn on
earth-the relations between
man and man, and the rela-
tions between man and God.
Hits Distortion"
Words like imperialism" and
"colonialism" have been flung
about here without regard to
the facts, at any rate of modern
colonial and imperial history
Mr.. Khrushchev made great
play with this theme, but his
exposition was demonstrably a
complete distortion.
In Africa above all we are ir
the presence of a dramatic
political transformation; tht
greater part of this continent
has already gained it's indie.
pendence. The great credit fol
this achievement must go tt
the people Of Africa themselves
Those Of us who have helped
them forward to nationhooc
feel that we too have a righ
to be proud.
But what the peoples o.
Africa, and also those of Asis
equally need are those things
to which President Eisenhower
referred in his speech: Food
development, education, free,
dom from the arms race. Or
these people can build nations
theological war would destro!
them.
I must therefore say tha
Mr.. Khrushchev's slogans arr
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