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The
UNITED NATIONS
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Can it
1
1Jeat Swords
into Plowsharesll?
Did the admission of China signa/ the start of a
new era
in the annals of the United Nations?
Can
the United Nations
now
bring
and
maintain
peace
in
our
time?
by
Har ry Ei senberg
' 'PEKING IN,
TAIWAN
OuT,"
reported unprecedented banner
newspaper hcadlines. After 21 years of debate, the People's
Republic of China - communist mainland China - was
accepted as a member of the United Nations. The U. N. had not
received this much publicity in years. Coupled with it were feelings
of jubilation and triumph in Peking and its supporters; anger and
disappointmcnt in the United States; resentment and disgust in
Taipei.
The People's Republic of China represents one
four th of all humanity. Now, after 21 years, virtually all
nations have a voice in the United Nations. Can the
U. N . become an effective instrument for mamtain–
ing world peace, stabi lity, tranquility and order?
The U. N. Is Bank rupt
In its effort to prornote world peace, the
United Nations faces severa! distinct and
severe handicaps. For onc thing, it is mone–
tarily bankrupt. It has been for a number
of years. In the introduction to his annual
report to last year's General Assembly,
Secretary-General U Thant wrote of
the shameful economic status of the
United Nations:
"The organization's financia! situ–
ation is worse than ever before and is
steadily deteriorating. A main cause of
the worsening situation is that certain
governments continue to withhold con–
tributions apportioned under the regular
budget.
" In addition, the amounts owed by
Ambouodor Co//ege
SYMBOL OF WORLD PEACE
- Statue on the g rounds of
the Uni ted Nat ions Bui lding,
a symbol of the United Na–
t ions ' goal for mankind -
world peace.