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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 24, 1952
Prize Essay Wins Heppner
Youth Trip to United Nations
The following is the prize-win-ning
essay written by Jack Sum
ner in the contest for the Odd Fel
lows United Nations Youth Pil
grimage. Sumner, who was
chosen for the trip, will leave
Heppner July 5.
WHAT THE UNITED NATIONS
MEANS TO ME
On August 9, 1941, a cold, gray
morning at Argentia, Newfound
land Franklin D. Roosevelt stood
on deck of an American cruiser,
The U. S. S. AUGUSTA. Slowly,
out of the mist came a British war
ship, the PRINCE OF WALES.
Aboard was Prime minister Win
ston Chuchill, who had risked
submarine attack to attend a
meeting that was to have such a
breat bearing upon the destiny of
the world. It - was at this
little known port, During a
four day period, that Roose
velt and Churchill origina
ted the idea of a United Nations.
About sue months later a Decla
ration by the United Nations had
been signed by 26 nations who
pledged to cooperate in the war
effort. The United Nations re
ceived its name from this docu
ment. At that ti mewe who lived in
Heppner, Oregon, or anywhere
else in America, did not realize
what this meeting would mean to
us. Now we know many of the
facts; we know the United Na
tions means a great deal to us
and to all mankind throughout
the world.
During the year 1945, a year of
controversy and argument, the
United Nations began to take
shape. It officially came into ex
instance October 24, 1945, after a
charter created by delegates rep
resenting 50 nations was finally
finished. This was the beginning
of an organization which was to
tackle many difficult problems
and act as a mediator to the
world's uneasy peace.
The United Nations has many
great problems to solve, but it is
constantly striving to better the
conditions that will favor peace
ful and friendly relations among
all people of the world. It at
tempts to acompllsh this aim by
fighting against hunger, illiter
acy, and disease; by raising the
standards of living throughout the
world; and by establishing the
rights and dignity of men every
where. It is trying to provide
the machinery for adjusting dif
ferences between nations when
negotiations fail to bring agree
met; to build the power to use
diplomatic, economic, or even
military force against aggression
and other violations of the peace
The purposes of the United Na
tions "remain constant despite
new dangers and unforeseen situ
ations." These purposes are lofty
and ideal, but at the same time
difficult to obtain. The future of
mankind, from a Chinese coolie
in a rice paddy to a dark-suited
businessman of Wall Street, may
well hinge on how successful the
United Nations is in accomplish
ing these ends. Each one of us
will be deeply influenced by the
course of the United Nations'
action, and therefore is deeply in
terested in what they do.
"... to feed hungry people."
There are millions of hungry,
starving, and undernourished
people throughout the world, al
though this is sometimes dif'ieult
for those of us who live In Amer
ica to realize this. War, drought,
floods, insect plagues, and similar
disaters make these conditions
far worse. There is never enough
food to eat, and "... since hun
ger and poverty breed war, food
is a powerful weapon for peace."
People who face this constant
hunger and poverty think com
munism is the best way out, and
face easy prey to the popaganda
of the Kremlin. It is this condi
tion that the Food and Agricul
ture Organization claims as its
principle target. This is an organ
of the United Nations.
"... to fight disease." "A
world war Is on against diesase."
This war is waged by the World
Health Organization which Is
launching an international at
tack against all forms of disease,
Throughout the world malaria is
killing millions and crippling
more for life. Tuberculosis is an.
other mass killer. There are
countless other diseases that be
siege the world and take a tre
mendous toll of humanity. This
organization is carrying on an
endless fight to wipe out such di
seases, to improve nutrition, pub
lic sanitation, and to promote
many other health projects. We
know that a world free of disease
would be a better place to live.
"... to find homes for refu
gees." "A man without a coun
try ... is a refugee. He is driven
to far-away places by war and by
men who hate him or his race
. . . " No one would like to be in
such a circumstance. The Inter
national Refugee Organization is
aiding such people. Millions of
individuals have been helped re
settled in a new place or returned
to their homeland, but many will
need sssistaee, Thousands of
missing children have been lo
cated. No one can tell when his
own home or country might be
hit by similar hardships of hatred
and war. To have an orgoniza
tion like this to provide for such
unfortunate people is to support
the basic principle of humanitv
and brotherhood upon which the
United Nations is founded.
" ... to Drotect human rights"!
"The worth of the individual and
his Inalienable right to basic
civil and political liberty are com
paratively new ideas in the
world's history." The United
Nations has drawn up a Univer
sal Declaration of Human Rights
which is to achieve the Protection
of the fundamental freedoms of
individuals everywhere regard
less of who they are. To us as
individuals this it very important
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