The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-06-01

Editors note: The following
address was given by Mrs.
Julian Smith. state chairman Of
national defense at the Virginia
Conference Of Daughters of the
Am, ricaa Revolution held in
March, 1922
When I first heard that the
policy of the State Department
was the total disarming of the
United States. and other ccun-
tries, placing all their arma-
ment under the control of a
United Nations Peace Force,
did not believe it. However. the
entire program is given in the
Department of State Publication
7a77 released September 1861.
entitled Freedom From War"
for sale by the Superintendent
of Documents. U. S. Govern
ment Printing Office, Washing
ton %. D. c.. price IS cents.
On page |. this publication
states that the United States has
introduced at the Sixteenth Gen
eral Assembly of the United Ma
tons a Program for General
and Complete Disarmament in
Peaceful World 1t is set up
in three stages.
The final goal of the third
stage is 1.-THE disbanding of all
national armed forces and the
prohibition of their reestablish-
ment in any form whatsoever
other than those required to
preserve internal order and for
contribution to a United Nations
Peace Force 1t also states,
LAS states linquish their
arms, the United Nations must
be progressively strengthened in
order to improve its capacity to
assure international security and
the peaceful settlement of dis
puteS
This is not a program of dis
armament. as we are led to be
lieve, but a plan to transfer ma
ticnal armament to an interna-
tional organization within the
United Nations. leading inevita-
bly, to a United Nations World
Government. The State Depart
meth policy. if carried to the
third stage would leave the
United States totally disarmed
and at the complete mercy of
an overwhelming United Nations
armed force in control of land.
sea and air.
There is a great difference be
tween independent nations limit
ing the size and types of their
armament by mutual agree
ment. and a program Of com
plete national disarmament with
the establishment of an over
whelming international armed
force.
It is difficult to understand
how the foreign policy making
individuals of our nation can, in
good faith. subject US to a pro
gram setting up a World Gov
eminent which would subordi-
nate the Constitution of the
United States and place our fate
in the hands of an organization
OF 1874 nations in which we have
only one vote and possibly more
enemies than friends.
There is no guarantee that
this so called United Nations
Peace Force" would not come
under control of a world dicta-
tor who would destroy our sys-
tenn of government while we
would be poWerless to defend it..
This dictatorship is set up in
Stage One page 49, by the es-
adjustment Of an International
Disarmament Organization with
In the framework of the United
Nations, which shall have CD
a General Conference of all par
ties; q, a commission consist
ing of representatives of all the
major powers as permanent
members and certain other
states on rotating basis: and
49, an Administrator who will
administer tn e Organization
subject to the direction of the
Commission and who will have
the authority. staff. and finances
d equate to assure ef-
fective impartial implementation
OF the functions of the Organi-
cation" Here is your dictator
the Administrator of this Or
ganizaton. with the combined
armed forces of the world under
his control.
The United States would find
Itself IN the position of drafting
American Youth to serve in the
so called United Nations Peace
Force and perhaps bear arms
against our best friends or even
against their own country should
We fail to comply with the poll
cieS of this pergovern,nent of