The Rotary Balita no. 632 (October 27, 1949).

Long ago it was suggested that the horrors of atomic warfare might compel reluctant nations to concessions of sovereignty necessary to the preservation of peace. The news that Russia has made progress in the atomic race may lend urgency to this view. In his speech to the General Assembly, Secretary of State Dean Acheson (U.S.A.) contended that the problems facing mankind today are not insoluble. "It has not yet been proven that they will not yield to the effects of time and patience and hard work." He recalled that General Marshall used to warn against "fighting the problem" instead of applying oneself to the solution of it. Certainly, the public interest of which Dean Acheson spoke will be more deeply concerned than ever before with the international control of atomic energy. United Nations Day-October 24-will acquire a new meaning-an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the task that lies ahead, and a challenge to develop public understanding for the issues on which our very lives depend. - Report on UN by R.I., Oct. 1, 1949