I am troubled by several other aspects of our UN commitment. First--and here again our Cold War interests are damaged--the United Nations provides a unique forum for Communist propaganda. We too, of course, can voice our views at the UN; but the Communists’ special advantage is that their lies and misrepresentations are elevated to the level of serious international debate. By recognizing the right of Communist regimes to participate in the UN as equals, and by officially acknowledging them as “peace-loving,” we grant Communist propaganda a presumption of reasonableness and plausibility it otherwise would not have. Second, the UN places an unwarranted financial burden on the American taxpayer. The Marxist formula, “from each according to his ability ...”--under which contributions to the UN and its specialized agencies are determined--does not tally with the American concept of justice. The United States is currently defraying roughly a third of all United Nations expenses. That assessment should be drastically reduced. The UN should not operate as a charity. Assessments should take into account the benefits received by the contributor-nation. Finally, I fear that our involvement in the United Nations may be leading to an unconstitutional surrender of American sovereignty. Many UN activities have already made strong inroads against the sovereign powers of Member Nations. This is neither the time nor place to discuss the merits of yielding sovereign American rights--other than to record my unequivocal opposition to the idea. It is both the time and place, however, to insist that any such discussion take place within the framework of a proposed constitutional amendment--and not, clandestinely, in the headquarters of some UN agency. Withdrawal from the United Nations is probably not the answer to these problems. For a number of reasons that course is unfeasible. We should make sure, however, that the nature of our commitment is such as to advance American interests; and that will involve changes in some of our present attitudes and policies toward the UN. Let the UN firsters--of whom there are many in this country--put their enthusiasm for “international cooperation” in proper perspective. Let them understand that victory over Communism must come _before_ the achievement of lasting peace. Let them, in a word, keep their eyes on the target. AID TO COMMUNIST GOVERNMENTS There is one aspect of our policy that _is_ offensive-minded--in the minds of its authors, anyway. Its effect, unfortunately, is exactly opposite to the one intended.