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THURSDAY, MARCH II. 1913
RUSSIAN UNDERSTANDING
Well toward the front in import.
snce OF issues confronting Wash.
ington is understanding with Pre-
Inier Stain on Russia's plans for
peace and the postwar world.
The United Nations have agreed
on principles with Stain but thus
far Russias plans for the future
have been a mystery not only 10 the
peoples OF the world but to many
governments. Some high govern.
ment officials in this country and
members OF Congress confess they
know no more about the part Rus
STA intends 10 play in the postwar
world than the average citizen
learns by reading his daily news
paper.
Unless there is a definite under
standing between the United States,
Britain and Russia, the seeds OF a
third World War will be Sown.
1t may be possible that Ad.
miral William II. Standley-the
Presidents personal choice as am
bassador 10 Moscow-bluntly ques-
TONED Stains gratitude over Lend
Lease aid as step toward clarity
ing Russia's place in the postwar
world. II Standley's act achieves
such a goal he will be we'll repaid
for the rebukes administered TO
him by Administration spokesman.
Stain has played a lone hand in
the war. He aroused some concern
in other United Nations when he
declined TO attend the Roosevelt
Churchill conference in North
Africa-pleading he was too busy
fighting the war to leave Moscow.
And again. a few days ago, he told
the Russian people that The Red
Srmy alone is bearing the whole
weight OF the war'-just 10 weeks
after the Anglo-American invasion
OF North Africa.
On two other recent occasions,
Stain created worry here by an
nouncements that Russia was fight
ing only 10 clear her soil of the
German invaders. This purpose
was not exactly in keeping with
the war aims OF the other United
Nations.
Under these circumstances, it
may be assumed that President
Roosevelt is trying TO get q clear
cut and definite agreement with
Stain concerning postwar plans.
There is some support for this be-
lief in the recent declaration OF I'm
dersecretary OF State Welles that
the time has come when he must
translate into practical reality the
principles on which we have all
agreed"
It is considered significant that
Admiral Standleys statement that
the Russian people were not In
formed OF United Nation aid had
an immediate effect in Moscow.
The Moscow radio has since broad
cast the recent report OF Lend
Lease Administrator Edward X.
Stettinius on the amount OF Lend
Lease aid already dispatched to
Russia.
The incident meanwhile is hav-
ing little effect on congressional
action. extending Lend-Lease for
another year. Billions of dollars
will be earmarked for Russian aid
even though there is growing de-
mand for more light on what Rus
sis intends to do in the immediate
future and in the postwar world.
Sen. Burton X. Wheeler. Montana
Democrat, voiced the sentiment OF
a good many people when he de.
clared: We ought to find out what
and we ought to find that out now.
The American people are entitled
TO know just what Russia intends
10 get out OF this war before we
give them more billions OF dollars
OF our war materials.
1T is no answer to say that We
must have unity. because We can
not have unity within the United
Nations IL individual nations are
fighting for conflicting war aims
We should know what plans
Russia has for peace with Germany,
for peace with Japan. We should
know what Russia intends to do
about China, about Finland, about
Poland and about all the other
small nations and minority peoples.
Until we do know, the Ameri.
can people are fighting this war in
the dark. And no one can tell what
position the United States can take
In the future until we know what
Our ally. Russia, Is going to do.
stain il a realist. He cannot
fight for the four freedoms and
maintain his faith in Communism.
So until we do know what he is
nghting for we cannot plan the
future OF the world