Vienna Delegates Speak (FBIS, 31 May 1952)

=== [PDF page 1] === Vienna Delegates Speak Peking, NCNA, in English Morse to Europe and North America, May 31, 1952, 1710 GMT (Text) Peking, May 31--At a meeting yesterday to honor June 1, International Children's Day, and to welcome delegates returning from the (Vienna) International Children's Conference, women delegates from Asian and Australasian countries spoke on the significance of the day. Madeline Kempster, Australian delegate to the International Children's Conference, declared: "It seems almost terrible to us standing here tonight to say those words: 'Give children the right to live!'--they who represent life itself. But as we stand here, many of our little ones are being killed--in Korea, in Vietnam--or stand in direct danger of death from bombs or from germs floating down from the sky on the feathers of birds. So if we really want to be worthy to laugh and sing on June 1 with you here in your city, we should pledge tonight to work even better for peace--to unite our people at home. This, we Australians pledge." === [PDF page 2] === Ha Que, head of the Vietnam delegation to the International Children's Conference, said that New China's correct policy toward mothers and children had [Unreadable]. [Unreadable] Chinese children's health, [Unreadable] activities, and education have greatly advanced, she commented. Relating conditions in her country, Ha Que said: "Under the slaughter of French aggressors and American interventionists, there are still children who suffer from hunger, want, disease, and death. We pledge that we will wipe out the aggressors and strive for freedom and independence. Only thus will our children be able to live in security and happiness." Mme. Suwarti of Indonesia described to the audience the miserable life of the Indonesian people and their children under the exploitation of American imperialists and praised New China's care for her children. The delegate from Burma, Daw Khin Hla, said: "I have seen great New China and the happy life of her people. I believe China will blaze a bright and glorious path for all Asia."