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· a mockery"! unloss regional groups throughout the world managed to settle amoll problems. among themselves, Mr. Winston Churchill told the 'inaugural Congress of the European Movement here tonight.

Declaring that the United Nations had been re- duced to "a brawling cockpit in which insults may be flung back and forth," he said: "The main cause of this disaster is, of course, the fact that the world is sundered by the aggres- sion of Communist ideology through, the arm- ed power of Soviet Russia, ~But them are also funda~ |--have-to-creat-a-need-The yoka mentáltatölur me the #ructure

of the Kremin olgarchy has descended upon them and they of the United Nations Organi-

are the victims of a sation, which must be corrected

tyranny more subtle and merciless than If any progress is to be made.

any hitherto known to history. "Just as in any great army it

"We are glad to see them re- necessary to

have Army

presented here by men and women Groups, just as in any division it who have escaped from the trap is necessary to have battalions, sa

that has closed upon their fellow there must be these intermediate countrymen. organisations to action possible at the supreme

summli,

make coherent

"Therefore, I believe that the creation of regional organisms is an inseparable part of any structure of world security."

Mr. Churchill continued: "There are a number of ancient and famous European States which are no longer able to take their stand for those human rights for which they have so great a need. The yoke of the Kreml

han oligarchy

descended upon them and they are the victims of a tyranny, more subtle and mer- ciless than any known before in history.

Mr. Churchill said il must be made impossible for "such a legal atrocity" as the trial of Cardinal

"In the report of the Executive Committee, our principles are set forth with clarity-love of free- to totalitarianlama dom, hostility of every kind,

the humble and conscientious search for Iruth, person- respect for the human ality and for the Individual as an individual.

Inclusion Of

W Germany

London, February 20. Britain and the United States were planning to In clude Western Germany In Atlantic Pact the propos

and to "convert that read- tionary' State Into a supplier of arme," the Boviet com- mentator, Vladimirov, "olated over Moscow Radio

today,

de.

The plant for the creation North of the "aggressive Atlantic Pack reserved a prominent place for Western "German Germany, he eald. military units, are being, at ready formed in the Western Zones of Germany," Vladi. mirov added.

"Under the guise of vařte - ous labour commands, Ger man military formations ATO British In existence in the Zone. They amount to 160.. 000 parsons, which is half E much again as the size of the Reichswehr permitted to Germany after the first world war."

The commentator conclud. ed by saying "The Anglo- American ruling circles ob

underestimato

viously

the powerful forces standing for peace. Europe's democratic forces will disrupt the wily criminal plans of the instiga. tora of a new war."---Reu- ter.

Moral Values **There moral values, founded alike on Christian falth And charity And an the *pirit of rationalism, are the message t 2,000-year old European our civilisation and culture,

"Let us

make sure that, en- Joying as we do this common in- heritance, we take all the neces- the pillars on which alone it can sary steps lest it be wasted or stand." cast away."

Mr. Churchill went on: "What would happen to a military sys-

Speaking of the proposals at

have been plunged, it is not only for the sake of Europe but for the sake of the whole world that we toll.

"It is not only to the regiona organization but to the cause of world Government that our loy. alties are directed."

Mr.

"Thero you have the crime of religious persecution committed on an in- nocent man under the direct orders of Moscow and carried through with all those methods

Churchill added:

of

police Government made familiar at the Soviet trials.

"The task of our Movement is to foster and encourage the prize

in European We are that, our ultimate aim agreed is the liberty and freedom of the whole of Europe, but that can only be achieved by singes.

"The Europe we are trying to build must be independent but not Isolated. We stretch our hands out in gratitude to the other half of the world, across the ocean. We express our ad- miration to the great United Stales for the part they are play- ing, not only in the reconstruction

of European economy, but also deferanteeing our security and Mr. Churchill continued: "The Atlantic Pact will give us all a guarantee that the cause of free- dom will not be aggressively as- saulted without effective

belp coming from the great Republic over the ocean, This is the hour In which we would move forward with confidence,

offering ali

the men in all the lands the freedoin we ourselves enjoy

Extra police were on duty to deal with possible Communist de- monstrations at the mass meeting of the United Europe Movement addressed by Mr. Churchill.

The Burgomaster of Brussels

Mindszenty, Primate of Hungary The Hague Congress in May lasttem where there was nothing be- had Lunned any Communist de-

to be perpetrated "within the boundaries of United Europe."

"After

SHUJAA

each of

We

juda.

of the

for the creation of a European tween the Supreme Headquarters monstrations in the city, Shop- Mr. Churchill began his speech Assembly and a European Court and the commanders

the seeme of all the keepers' near by saying:

of human for the enforcement the

nan

meeting had cancelled arrange- frightful

which huve rights, Mr. Churchill said: "The

ments to fly the "Europe Emblem" ravaged the lives and homes of European Assembly is now on the

an emerald "B" on a white mankind, the hopes of humanity point of being achieved.

background-for fear their win- have centrent upon the creation at have now to take the second step

dows might be smashed. an instrument of worki Govern- forward and to try to establish as

the ment capable at least of man-

practical result of our meet- talning peace and law men.

+ Less Hopeful

we have all been grieved and marmed by the fact that that the United Nations Organisation should have been no torn and broken. It has made a fur less hopeful start in these first four years than it

predecessor, the League of Nations.

The

different divisions and battaliona? "What plan could emerge from such a concourse? Such a methor could only lead through chaos to defeat. It ist the task and duty of regional bodies to settle a vast questions among

strument.

representatives of

the

wil we are striving lo raise Europe from the awful welter and misery and run into which we

The Com-

de-

The Political Committee of the of number ringing here the setting up of a Euro-themselves within their own circle draft resolution on the "need for Movement's International Council tonight unanimously approved pean Court of Humun Rights.

and to send Buch

court in no way chal- the highest authority from their European Union." lenges the authority of a world units, to the supreme world hit-mittee was charged with the task court, but it may well be that the principles laid down by

Unless and until this of establishing the principles of a United Nations will be better and done, the United Nations Or- European polley and drafting a more effectively

ganisation will be a failure and declaration on il interpreted by

The Political Committee even a mockery. courts in the

the more united

anci

elded to

to modify a draft five- homogeneous area of the regional European Unity - point resolution on details of the units: let Europe Judge Europe. "Tonight we meet here, work- | Bent's Executive Council Union prepared by the "Wo have the Charter of" ing patiently), together for "In spite of the faithful offorts Human Rights and we must have building, of one and, in some res- The amended resolution will come that have been made by the re-a European means of defending pects, the greatest of the regional before the International Council's presentatives of many countries, and enforcing it. It must not be organisations. We work here for plenary session on

ssion on Monday. tion to which we have looked for aries of Ualled Europe strat which a united Europe can be (2) the great and small, the new organisa- possible that within the bound- European unity and for the crea- The resolution deal with: (1) ation of the necessary apparatus by the future structure of Europe; guldance in our problems and legal atrocity could be perpetrat-}

necessity of including guardianship in our dangers hused as that which confronted us come a principal factor in the Western Germany and the Rhur already been reduced to n braw- the case of Cardinal Mindszenty." life and peace of the world and in the European Union; (3) the ling cockpit, where insults may Mr. Churchill continued: "An a worthy member at the work participation of overseas territor- be flung back and forth."

Institution. In this condition organisation.

les; (4) European political econ- cannot have the authority to

my; and (B) the competence and] command the respect of those

powers of the proposed European who wore the most ardent for

Economic Council-Reuter. its creation. The main cause of this disaster_la,_of_course, the fact that the world is under- ed by the aggression of the Communist ideology through the armed power of Soviet Russla," "Although we are a regional

He said he had always tell Organism, it is not only geography during the war that the structure that unites us. We find our prin- of world security could be found. ciple of a union in the moraled only on regional organisations. sphere. We take our stand on "R

"Regional organisations are en- human rights as set forth in the couraged by the Constitution of Charter of Human Rights pro- the United Nations, but they have proclaimed by the United Nations so far played no effective part In consequence, the supreme body country that has been encumbered and con-

mass of sincerely accepts and adopts the fused by

questions, principles there set forth will be great and small, above which only welcomed by the European Union. a babel of harsh voices can be "Alas, there are a number of heard. Large regional units are ancient and famous European the necessary elements in any States which are no longer free scheme of world Government. to take their stand for those "It is vain to build the dame human rights of which they of the temple of peace without

Mr. Churchill said: "We are all encouraged by the progress whith The European Movement is mak- Ing. We feel conscious of the in- herent force of the cause we serve and the idea which guides us. It shines like a bright steady light in the confusion and exhaustion i of our age.

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