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- , oF \ \ 4 ; wily FREEDOM HOUSE DEDICATED FOR ALL NEN OF GOOD WILL 26077 As "a symbol of the unity of the men of good will, e11 acrose the world,* Freedom House, 32 B. Slat St., was dedicated last night in the presence of one of the most distinguished gatherings of leaders of democratic thought ever held in the city. The symbolism was that of Herbert Agar, editor of the Louisville Courier- Journal, who was elected President of the Freedom House organisation at « directors' we _ _ — _ —»_ a Meoring preceding the dedicétion, "No point of view will be exoluded,” he said, in an address broadcast over a C3S network, "so long as it represents an attempt to make freedom and comradeship more prevalent on this tragic globe. We do not think this will be easy. We have no Utopia to offer. But we do believe, that two min pointe are clear r today to all men who want Wo Sympathetio Point of View Will Be Excluded -- Ager, Casey and Willkie Heard } justice and peace and freedoms 4 - "Second, that the next peace will be predetermined, within narrow limits, by . the way in which we all think and act during the years of war. In other words, the future peace depends upon our present conduct. What is said and done by the delegates at the peace conference will not be as important as whe, is said and done by all of us during the intervening years. er ees iad ad "Precdom House will try to give publicity to the work and to the thought of all groups, here and a>road, whe accept these two fundamental truthe.*® : The two other principal speakers at the dedioetory ceremony were Australian Minister Richard Ge Casey and Wendell Willkie, ; Casey warned that gustralia mizht be "just on the verze of an invasion,"and added; . ; i ~— «fee "We won't let you dow, and we hope that you will not let us dom,* Referring to the conquests Japan has already made in the pacifio, he said, "pont let us say we'll get it all back in 1948. It will be ten times as herd -f to get it back as it is to defend it now,* Wilikie, responding to Casey's sppeal, escurred him thet “America wil) not let you dowm,.* te "We intend to teach them (the dictatorships) that free men know how to ticht, * “4 know how to be tough, know how to win,* he Aeelarede | tae. By names lhe: Others who spoke briefly inoluded Lily ons; Chinese Consul-General Dre Teme= = hai » Mexican Ambassador Francisco Castillewajera,’ Dre Frank Kingdon, Dorothy Thompsoa . alte aaa and Ruasien Yice-Consul Dmitri serfin. [OSE - gopres DESTROYED /t6,.%4244af-/- 8 4. MAR 7 - 1974 —_ ee eo ed fo . “ e ae _ . soe vee . . ws