The Presidents message of January 18 eloquently set forth the reasons for implementation of such a move. and the Secretary of the Treasury has made a logical and persuasive case for American participation. Speaking uniquely as a citizen of that State where oriental and Western cultures blend most successfully within the borders of the United States. I see our participation in the Asian Development Bank as a powerful gesture that will prove our recognition of the needs and longrange goals of the Asiatic countries. For too long have poverty and famine dominated life in that part of the world. for too many centuries now has the attempt to reach subsistence level been the only pathetic aspiration of so many millions of people. In our typically American desire to help the underdeveloped countries and undernourished peoples of this globe. we have already undertaken to alleviate suffering and backwardness in other parts of the world through longrange economic and technical aid.