Radio Broadcast By Commissioner Of Education Earl McGrath

Statement* by Earl J. McGrath U. S. Commissioner of Education An old proverb says, #You can't applaud with one hand. Many things are like that. For instance, world peace. One man, one nation, one people, working alone, cannot build a world of peace and justice. It takes many - as many as you can get - working together, to achieve an order which endures. We in the Western Hemisphere know that. Since 1890 the Americas, North and South, have been banded together to promote American solidarity, strengthen collaboration among the Member States, and if necessary defend their sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. Since the founding of the United Nations, the Organization of American States has been the regional agency for the world organization in the American half of the globe. We in the Americas, South and North, have long since learned that you can't applaud with one hand. Addressing ourselves, together, to common tasks, we are con- cerned not only with repelling external threat from other parts of the world. We also know that the domestic tranquility and general welfare of each nation, each people, is dependent upon the welfare and progress of all others. Hence, we work together for the good of all. The newest of our instruments for promoting the common good is about to come into being. In Mexico City on September 10, the Inter- American Cultural Council will hold its inaugural and constituent session. Through that Council, the American nations will go to work on common problems of education, culture and science. Radio Broadcast (ABC) scheduled ,for week of August 20, 1951, by Pan American Union in connection with the first meeting of the Inter- American Cultural Council in Mexico City on September 10, 1951.