PEACE FOR ALL TIME

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1947, Page 5

PEACE FOR ALL TIME

-Press Associ'aticn

Truman Makes Eloquent Appeal

By , Telegraph-

Eeceived Friday, 10.35 p.m. NEW YOEK, July 4. "We eannot expect all nations, with differeut liistories, institutions and economic conditions, to agree at o-nce upon commoii ideals but it is not too mnch to expect that the nations should create, each vvithin its own borders, the requisites for the growth oi worldwide harmony." This was stated by President Truman in an J ndependeiice Day address at iMoiiticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. "So long as the basic rights of man are denied in any substantial portion of the earth, men everyvvhere must live in fear.of their own rights and security," he added. "In all eountries, including our own, there is much to be accomplished.

"The maintenance of peace will depend to an important degree upon the progress that is made witliin the nations and by United Nations, in the protecting oi hiunan rights. "A third requisite of peace is a lTee and full exchange of knowledge, ideas and information among tlie earth 's peoples and a rnaximum of freedom in international travel and communications. Jefferson well understood this principle. He said once: 'If a nation "expects to he ignorant an free in a state of peace, it expect? what never will be.' "Today we can paraphrase these words in international terms as-follows: — 'If the nations of the world expect to live in ignorance and sus])icion of each other, in a state of peace, tlfey expect whai never was and 'never will he.' "Unfortunately a numher of enuntries maintain harriers

against the flow of information oi ideas into or out of their territories. Many restr.ict travel, sorm beliind barriers of their owr. creation, and present to their citizens carefullv selected or distort ed versions of the #faets ahou" other eountries. These activitie.1 of organised mistrust lead th( people away from peace and unity. They are a far ery from eontributing to the full cxchailgT of ideas and knowledge which w need if we are to have a peace. world. "The first step to cnd ignoranci and suspieion would be to stn] propaganda' attacks on other lyi tions.

"A second step would beflto co operate with other nations wht are so earnestly. endeavouring U inerease friendly understandir: among men. "Ilere at the home of Thoma. Jeffersen who dedicated his life t( liberty, education and intellectua] freedom, 1 appeal to all nation? and peoples to break down the artificial b.ari'iers which separate thern. I appeal for tolerance anc restraint in the relations of ri.a tions and peoples and I appeal foi a free flow of knowledge and ideas that alone can lead to a harmoiiious world. "A fourth requisite of peace is . that the nations shall support e world economy rather than separate nationalistic economies. United States has heavy responsibilities herc. AYe have contributec! nearly 20,000,000,000 dollars since the war to world relief, reconstruction and stabilisation. OuJ representatives are in Geneva negotiating a series of tariff rej ducing trade agreements. They' ^are seeking agreement with otliei 'nations on a eharter for an international trade organisation dej signed to bring fairness and a Spirit of cooperation into internal tional trade relations. But cer: tain nations are withholding theif support. of world reconstructioi* plans on the ground that this would mean interference by some nations in the oth'ers' internal aff f'airs. This is as fallacious as d man's refusal to- enter a profitahle business partnership on- the ground that it would interfere ih his private affairs. Our goal musf be not peace in our -time but peace f(.r all tiine.