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- ee a TA a ce | are . a ne \ : “ I believe that the following steps must be taken to reduce world tension and to establish a basis for maintenance of world peace: We must step up our discussion with the Russians, Great Britain and France for the ending of the testing of atomic and nuclear weapons. We must seek ways and means of foo)-proof inspection and detection of testing of weapons. In the meantime, the United States should not engage in any testing of nuclear weapons and should urge the other countries to join them in banning the tests. I believe that serious consideration should be given to the proposal of Thomas E, Murray, former member of the Atomic Energy Commission, who believes we ought to set up a UN Commission with the power of destroying the stockpile of nuclear weapons on a matching basis with the Russians and other countries, who have these weapons, I beleieve that we must work towards universal disarmament and be more flexible in our discussions with the Russians on this subject. Our government must also immediately establish a National Planning Board for the peaceful use of our military plant so that we can guarantee full employment to the workers now engaged in military production. This proposal is not new. Walter Reuther, President of the UAW, proposed after World War II, the use of our aircraft plants to produce housing on a mass production basis. r If only one per cent of the one hundred seventy-five billion dollars that is annually spent for military purposes was used to wipe out hunger and raise the living standards of the back- ward countries of the world, we would have one billion seven hundred fifty million dollars available for these purposes. If ‘all of the countries reduced their military expenditures across the board on a ten per cent basis, this would mean seventeen and ore halt billion dollars available in the war against hunger and isease. I believe that no meaningful decision towards universal disarmament can be achieved with our present policy towards Red China. I urge a complete re-evaluation of our Foreign Policy towards China on a realistic and objective basis. J believe that it is foolish to pretend that Red China with 600 million people, over half of Asia, doesn’t exist. I believe that tensions with China and with other sections of the wor]ld are unnecessarily prolonged by the belief that Chiang Kai-shek and his discredited, corrupt military dictatorship is the 14 a ee ne ee ee