Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-09
StandIey Made Russian CHARGES
Without Authority We||es Says;
Axis Set Back in ; Tunisia Areas
Soviet People Not
Told of us. Aid,
Envoy Asserts
By GARRETT D. HORNER.

ACLulg secretary OF Statf
Welles asserted today that what.
ever Admiral William H. Stand.
ley, American Ambassador tc
Russia, may have said in Moscow
yesterday about American aid tc
the Soviet, was said without
prior consultation or reference
to Washington.
Mr.. Welles added that he was con.
hdent Admiral Standley's remarks
were not intended to and did not
cast any doubt on the understanding
and trust existing between all the
United Nations.
Mr.. WelleS' comment came in reply
10 questions at press conference or
newspaper dispatches quoting Ad-
uiral Standleys remarks.
In Moscow, Admiral Standby ssaiG
he had failed to find any real &C
khoWledgment" in the Soviet press
of American lease-lend aid and add
ed, Il find no political motive to
this. 1t is only an effort to create
the impression with their own peo-
pie that they are pulling themselves
through by their own bootstraps.
Summary Printed.
In reply to inquiries the State De-
partment confirmed that a public
statement by Lease-Lend Admin
tstrator Stettinius summarizing
American and British material aid
to Russia had been printed by PRAY
da on January %. This publication
was reported to the State Depart
ment by the Embassy in Moscow
presumably with Ambassador Stand
ley's knowledge.
Mr.. Welles later lent emphasis tc
his remarks on Russia by releasing
them textually. They follow:
Il have cabled Ambassador Stand
ley asking him to let us have the
text Of what remarks he may have
made. I have not yet received a
reply and for that reason until ]
have received a reply from the Am
bassador I am not going to COM
ment in any detail on what was said
or what was alleged to have been
said
Il think I should make it clear
however, that whatever was said
IN this reported press conference
was said without prior consultation
NTH or reference to this Govern
ment. ..-.
Confident Trust Exists.
The understanding which exists
between the United Nations in this
great enterprise in which they are
joined for the purpose of defeating
utterly the Axis tyrannies and for
the purpose of insuring the security
and the liberties Of the peoples OF
the United Nations would not be
worth very much if it were not based
upon complete trust and under
stand between all of them
i believe that understanding anC
trust exists and I am perfectly con-
fident that anything that Ambas sa-
dor STANDBY may have said coulc
not have been intended to and die
not cast any doubt on that trust
and understanding. For the time
being I am going to limit myself tc
that brief statement"
Asked for comment on a speech by
Vice President Wallace emphasizing
that another world war will be Ger.
tain If We "double-cross Russia" Mr.
Welles said the intention Of the Vice
President was so clear he deemed
any further comment unnecessary.
Talks Reported Pending.
T,N of = ~
brusque assertion that the Russian
people were not being told the full
story Of American aid by their lead,
ers, reports were current in Londor
that negotiations already were undel
way for talks among the UniteC
States. Britain and Russia for i'm.
mediate understanding on postwar
problems.
These quarters, according to The
Associated Press, said they saw NJ
major obstacles in the way Of sucr
an understanding, and pointed out
Britain already has a 20-year treaty
with the Soviet Union and is pledged
to a program Of postwar co-opera,
ton.
II was recognized that German
Propaganda Minister Goebbels still
was trying to keen the Red DOGGY
alive 70 divide the Allied nations
but on this phase the London New
Chronicle said:
There is no Bolsheyik menace
The DOGGY Is a bogey, pure and sim.
pie
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