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Editorial
October 22, 1951
Trainman News
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
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Guest editorial by Oscar Hammerstein II lauding the United Nations' progress in preventing conflicts, providing global aid, and promoting peace, while urging Americans to support it financially and faithfully ahead of UN Day on October 24.
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More Than a Dream
BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
(This guest editorial by Mr. Hammerstein is in conjunction with United Nations Day which will be observed Wednesday, Oct. 24.)
More than a wish, more than a pretty ideal of well-meaning philosophers, the United Nations is a going concern.
It is six years old. It has not attained permanent world peace, or freed every part of the world from hunger, or accomplished perfect international understanding—not in six years. But in this time it has taken longer steps toward the realization of these aims than any other agency in the history of mankind.
In Palestine, Kashmir, Indonesia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Berlin, Greece and Korea—wherever international conflict has threatened the peace of the world the United Nations has explored every method for preventing war: by active mediation; by orders to stop fighting; by persuading disputing nations to negotiate directly; and finally, in the case of Korea, by calling upon the armed forces of its member states to combine and halt an aggressor.
This great and growing congress of nations has fought flood, famine and sickness. It has sent missions of experts around the globe to provide technical assistance to countries that needed it. It has taken steps to curtail illegal production and distribution of narcotics. It has sent food and relief to distressed children.
Its charter provides the best hope for a future worldwide unity of nations and people.
The United Nations is now costing each American about 60 cents a year. Do you think it's worth the money? It needs your 60 cents. But, above all else, it needs your faith. Believe in it with all your heart. Work for it, talk for it. Nothing will repay you more.
The health and progress and peace of the world are the richest dividends you can reap.
No other dividends are worth anything without these.
THE BLUE AND WHITE UNITED NATIONS FLAG, carried into battle for the first time by troops in Korea, will be featured during the celebration of UN Day, Oct. 24.
BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
(This guest editorial by Mr. Hammerstein is in conjunction with United Nations Day which will be observed Wednesday, Oct. 24.)
More than a wish, more than a pretty ideal of well-meaning philosophers, the United Nations is a going concern.
It is six years old. It has not attained permanent world peace, or freed every part of the world from hunger, or accomplished perfect international understanding—not in six years. But in this time it has taken longer steps toward the realization of these aims than any other agency in the history of mankind.
In Palestine, Kashmir, Indonesia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Berlin, Greece and Korea—wherever international conflict has threatened the peace of the world the United Nations has explored every method for preventing war: by active mediation; by orders to stop fighting; by persuading disputing nations to negotiate directly; and finally, in the case of Korea, by calling upon the armed forces of its member states to combine and halt an aggressor.
This great and growing congress of nations has fought flood, famine and sickness. It has sent missions of experts around the globe to provide technical assistance to countries that needed it. It has taken steps to curtail illegal production and distribution of narcotics. It has sent food and relief to distressed children.
Its charter provides the best hope for a future worldwide unity of nations and people.
The United Nations is now costing each American about 60 cents a year. Do you think it's worth the money? It needs your 60 cents. But, above all else, it needs your faith. Believe in it with all your heart. Work for it, talk for it. Nothing will repay you more.
The health and progress and peace of the world are the richest dividends you can reap.
No other dividends are worth anything without these.
THE BLUE AND WHITE UNITED NATIONS FLAG, carried into battle for the first time by troops in Korea, will be featured during the celebration of UN Day, Oct. 24.
What sub-type of article is it?
Foreign Affairs
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
United Nations
World Peace
International Mediation
Un Day
Global Aid
What entities or persons were involved?
United Nations
Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Support For The United Nations
Stance / Tone
Strongly Supportive
Key Figures
United Nations
Oscar Hammerstein Ii
Key Arguments
Un Has Advanced Peace, Hunger Relief, And Understanding More Than Any Prior Agency In Six Years
Un Has Mediated Conflicts In Palestine, Kashmir, Indonesia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Berlin, Greece, And Korea
Un Provides Technical Assistance, Fights Disasters, Curbs Narcotics, And Aids Children
Un Charter Offers Hope For Global Unity
Un Costs Americans 60 Cents Yearly And Merits Faith And Support