Indonesia Backs Peace Congress Ideals (FBIS, 25 Jan 1951)

=== [PDF page 1] === INDONESIA BACKS PEACE CONGRESS IDEALS Moscow, in Indonesian to Soupheast Agia, Jan. 25, 1951, 1130 OMI -B (Spoech by A joa Stok ton/, member of the World Peace Anaombly and concurrently Chalyman of the Indoneatan Delegation to the Second WC {n Warsaw) 7 "Llatoners, hlatory had ahown that meh alwaya want peace aa thoy may {mprove thelr livelihood, However, in apite of this there te alwayn war which only brings death, destruction, misery, and poverty. "Since the Second World War, during which the fascist demon killed: tens of millions of people, destroyed tens of thounanda of cities, villages, factortoo, and other establishments, men really nedd and fervently doatre permanent world peace, For this reason the antifascist countries eatablished the United Nations, an international organization for the defense and ‘ provarvation of wor'ha peace through peaceful, solutions of world controversies,. Mn April 1949, the U.3, Government and the governnenta of West Kuropean countries formed the Atlantic Paot which is. contrary to the provisions of the U.N, Charter. Therefore, as soon ag thig antipeace activity was afacovered, people of various countries in. the world held pease congresaes in Paris and Prague. "The “Pydonen Lan poopha want peage and Indapendenss, Independence Pyom al) forms of oppresstor and exploitation. Therefore, the Indonesian people oppone war with all thoty meang asd determination. The [ndoneatan people realize that the atrategia poultion of thetr gountry to important in wir, In case of war, Indonesia will, willingly or unwillingly, be involved.. Indonesta fa inoluded In the American defense ling, Such a war will certatnly bring tiloery, poverty, and death to the Andgneadan people, Peace Committee Formed “The Indonesian Peace Committee was forned. in Jogjakarta.in June 1950. This committee was belatedly formed an a result of the armed struggle ayninat “the Duteh imperialists. Peace Conmittess ware formed in Jakarca, Surabaya, Semarang, Bandung, Medan, and other cities, The Centrel Committee of this movement hag ite headquartera in Jogjakarta., The Chairman of this Central Committee ie Dr, Setiadi, formerly Information Miniater and now Chairman of the League of Progressive Indonesian People! 8 Youth.. === [PDF page 2] === "The purpose of this Peace Committee iu in line with the deatron of the people of all strata of social, political, and religious conviction, "A protest demonstration against the fierce Amerioan aggression in Korea and for tho withdrawal of American troops from Korea was held in Medan, East. Sumatra, attended by thousands of people. They demanded also the withdrawal oft niten troops from Vietnam, Indonesian, and Malaya. The statomont of solidamtty wlth the Vietnamene materialized in the establishment of a ‘Vietnam Relief Committee.! This Committee collected several thousand rupina donationa in a short time. «This money. ia to be used for the purchase of medicine for the Vietnames who are suffering from the feroalty of French imperiaiion. "All tnetigations agdinst peace have been unmasked one: by one, both by the. Pence Committee itself and by the facts of world events, ‘Not only the common people, but also. hundreda of sctentista, religious leaders--both: ’ Moslems and Chriatians-~-oultural leaders, artista, and politiciano have Joined the world peace movement. Within. a few days,-imore than 300 thousand n{gnatures waye collested on the Stockholm Peace Appeal in Indonesta, this In aplte of the fact that 92-peroent of Indonesiang gre illiterate: and dommunt « cations are aiffioult as a result, of the colonial war. Prominent Signatures "Among those whe have eigned the Stockholm Appeal ‘re promfrent leaders, like Dry Asaaat, acting Pregident of the Republic gf Indonesia tn Jogjakarta, Dr. Wiwoho, Ki Hadjar Dewantoro, Kijat (Hetib), Dr. Tambunan and other members of Parlianent, Journaltate, (teachers), worlers, pedsonts, and so forth. "The Contra Organization of Indoneatan ‘Trade Untone, with tn more than 2 mi Lilien momberg, supporta and worka actively for the peace, movement. The same aan be said of the peasants, the youth, and women. H-wever, the; penge movement has been obetrusted by groups in the Congrena of Indonos tan Mou lem-Assootations, Beoause of the Mas jumi's miaunderstanding concerning « the real purpose of thle movement; it haa prohibited ite members from otpning the Stookholm Appenl. With some informatton and exsmplan from other Moslem countries the Mas Juml will certainly ohango ita attitude. "In othor Moslem adcuntriea religious leaders play an important and active role in the peace movement « _ Probably, Indonesian Moslems do not yee know this,.. ‘ === [PDF page 3] === "(Sheth Tbn vain), @ red(pkoue oxpert in Syria who attended the Sevond World Peace Congress in Warsaw, once aaid that a phrase in the Korean reada. ‘very time God lights he flame of war, put it out," while another phase says that Innocent creatures must not ve killed, These creatures Inglude | women, the aged, and children, ‘The deatruotion of villages muat aldo be prevented, According to (Sheikh Ibn Zain) it 1a the duty of religious and educated people to make the people realize the. bad effeots and consequences of war.. ‘ - Indonesfan Women Suffer "Women cuffer moat in time of war, Thia bitter expertance has been suffered | by millions ‘of Indonesian women during the war of aggression of the Dutch and Japanese. Indonesian women oppose war but Love’ peace. This dealre for poase tea not always proaent among Indoneaian womenta organtsatlona. This 19 a result of the influences’ of the colonial and feudal ayavems which still hamper the growth of women's, organizations. "The difference between these women! i) organizations and the organizations of democratic women must be eliminated. The other Indonestan women's organ Langton mut not only adopt ‘the poaseful poliéles of the damocrat{o women "s organizations, but they also mips t lead Indonesian women, together with other women in the world, toward 4 struggle for the prospority and welfare of people all over the world, "Most of all, the youth must take the leadership in the -peace movement. Tt must be realized by everybody who loves peace and the {ndependence of the Indonestan people that the effort of the Indonesian people is just a Praction of the probLem faced by the peopla of the werdd--namely, true. {Independence and the prosperlty of Bumanity. "There is only one enemy. in the world who ig trying to prevent the realization of this human right and desire, This enemy is they who. want -'war. and want to destroy and steal the independence of other peoples. Tt is also those who are maltreating Negroes in America and who are carrying out inhuman imperialism in Korea. ‘They prevented the World Peace Congress from being held at Sheffield and have kept Dutch colonial troops» on Indonestan sotl "Only by mutual understanding and cooperation will-the people--ineluding the Endonesian people--be able to prevent: the materlalization of the erfminal efforts of our mutual enemy who is trying to destroy world peace and the relations between men,. "Listeners, struggle for permanent world peace."