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Fist-Swinging Demonstrators
Disrupt Stevenson Attack on Reds
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wreck the U. N. mission in the
Congo but would dangerously
weaken the United Nations it
self"
Addressing the Soviet dele
gate directly, Mr.. Stevenson de-
clared:
I'VE believe the only way to
take the cold war out of the
Congo is to keep the United Ma
tions in the Congo, and we call
on the Soviet Union to join us
in assuring the free exercise of
the right of the Congo people
to democracy"
Declaring that the United
Nations was in peril, he said:
Are we to callouSly cast
aside the one and only instru-
ment men have set up to safe
guard their future?
All Mankind Involved
This issue even transcends
the fate of the suffering IA
million Congo people. 1t in
wolves the fate of all mankind.
The issue is simply this:
Shall the United Nations sur
vive?"
Later, Soviet Delegate Vale
rian A. zorin replied he failed
to find in Mr.. Stevenson's
speech any indication that the
Kennedy administration had
changed the United States at
titude on the Congo. President
Kennedy, Mr.. zorin said.
seemed to be following the
policies which had brought
about dire consequences in the
strife-torn African country.
The demonstration broke out
when group of 10 or so Negro
men burst through the rear
door of the gallery shouting
"vive Lumumba.
U. N. guards fought fiercely
with the men at the edge of
the press section where this
reporter had been seated. Esti-
mates on the "activist" mem
bers of the demonstration
group varied from 10 to 80.
Other American Negroes who
had got tickets to sit in the
visitors gallery screamed "Vive
Lumumba" while the charge
was made. Women in the group
alternately sobbed and scream
ed. one clutched her shoulder
where guard had attempted
to move her out side door.
Negroes Shout Protests
After about 10 minutes of the
melee. the guards had ousted
the fighters from the chamber
and moved to clear the visitors
gallery of Still-shouting Ne
groes who protested this is a
free country" injustice" I'VE
want to hear what they have to
say and mrdered."
The African Committee on
Liberation repeatedly is a coali- {
ton Of Harlem groups includ- {
ing one MoSlem organization. L
which prefers to call itself
African" rather than "Ameri-
can" Negroes.
While pleading with Mr.. t
Zorin to avoid unilateral inter- i
vention in the Congo. Mr.. {
Stevenson warned sternly the
United States would not stand {
idly by if the Kremlin defied
this advice.
The Soviet Union announced {
yesterday it considered help for
the pro-Communist Oriental
Province leader Antoine
Gizenga to be the sacred duty
OF all freedom loving states"
Moscow Pledges Aid
The Soviet statement said
Moscow sis ready to render all
possible assistance and support" |
to the Gizenga regime.
Mr.. Stevenson warned that
this Soviet threat. plus the
call for a withdrawal of United 7
Nations troops and the dis
missal Of the Secretary General S
constituted virtually a declara- s
ton Of war on the United I
Nations and on the principle {
of international action on be- {
half Of peace"
Mr.. Stevenson said I'VE re- l
joice to hear the Soviet Union
denounce political assassina-
ton with such vehemence."
The United States, he added,
has always opposed political
assassination whether by colo
nialists or African. Hungarian
or Tibetan nationalistS.
The United States Insists"
Mr.. Stevenson said, that all
foreign military aid from what
ever source should be barred ,
from the Congo unless it is
channeled through the United ,
Nations.
AS for the Soviet withdrawal
of recognition from the Secre-