CASTRO AS ORATOR

Press, Volume C, Issue 29525, 29 May 1961, Page 13

CASTRO AS ORATOR

“Best At U.N. Assembly”

After sitting through the fifteenth assembly of the United Nations last year. Dr. L. R. Bedggood. of Hamilton, decided Dr. Fidel Castro was the best orator. “In the best pert of five hours, he gave five history lessons in one. The only time he referred to notes was when he quoted someone." Dr. Bedggood said in Christchurch on Saturday evening. Dr. Bediggood. president of the Waikato branch of the United Nations Association, and senior edult education tutor f'r South Auckland, addressed 40 members of the Christchurch branch of the as'ociaticn. He spoke on his six-Week visit Jo the United Naficisfe headquarters. New York, with an international group of 18. He gave brief descriptions of other world leaders. Mr Khrushchev, he said, wrs small, bounty, mentally and physically tough, and best as an “off the cuff" speaker. “Of course Mr Khrushchev is a g-od showmen,” Dr. Bedsgood said. "He would make a good punch He has about 20 different faces"

Mr Macmillan was a dignified man and polished meeker, and both he and Mr Eisenhower had read their addresses in oolite, conciliatory trnes. Mr Nehru he described os the “philosopher of the Assembly. “The effect of the visit was to renew my enthusiasm for the organisation,” Dr. Bediggood said. “It is the best r-gar'ration man has made : n the effort to improve livin'? conditions in the wor'd. “Certainly it has its troubles such as the Congo ■nd Lao', but as long as it keens these troubles to limited area's it is doing a goc-d job. "If nothing else, it is doing wonderful work through its agencies in raising stardiaMs cf living in the world.

“There is no doubt the United Nations is going from strength to strength," Dr. Bedggood said. “If we had another world war it would be a holocaust, so the organisation's aim of creating world peace becomes an important matter.”