Detroit evening times., 1943-09-03
Reds Blamed
For Hostility
In America
Hull Soviet Union Friend
Despite WeIIes Row
By PAU MALLQN

W'ASH1NGTQN Sept, 3-The
W tumble Of developments
over the state department At
titude toward Russia must have
left news readers with confusing
doubts as 10 the facts
Since the unofficial news Of
the resi- signaucn Of state depart
ment Undersecrctary Welles ac-
cusations have been published
tnat his gong has something 70
DO with a change of policy TO-
ward Russia and the din shows
the scope Of a pressure cam
palcp alnnG that 4ac
The last charge by gossip
coMmrist Drew Pearson, say
ing Secretary Hull is anti-RuS-
sian and wished Russia bled
white. has caused MIR Hull 70
characterize tho charges As
''nlonTrouS and dlaboilCal IHlSe'
hoods. and Nr Roosevelt 10
characterize Pearson as "a
chronic liar
Mr.. Pearson is the closest
newspaper friend Of the ousted
Mr.. Welles.
CINCE Wclles silent departure
~ from his office, has friend
Pearson has given every indi-
cation Of trying 10 fight Mr..
WelleS' battle by promoting the
IHCTdenr-IHr0 a matter OF for
elgn policy involving Russia.
No one here believes Mr.. Hull
and Mr.. Welles broke up over
Russia. They were approx
mately together on that. But
If the left wing elements or
others could create such
popular impression, they could
make a cause celebre in favor
of MIR. Welles and mitigate the
blow his departure might cause
10 hiS political career.
II the domestic Communists
could establish such a notion,
they could embarrass the ad-
ministration and force policy
Of more appeaSement toward
the Soviet Union - which al
ways is their purpose
The facts do not warrant the
effort. Hull forced Welles out,
for no greater international rea-
son than that he thought Welles
was trying to get his job, Every
one has known and watched
that inside struggle for at least
the last five years.
MO NON-PARTlSAN observer
~ here. l believe, would say
Hull has been anti-Russian. He
has strongly admonished his de-
partment in orders from time
10 time 10 say or do nothing
which could be considered the
slightest impediment TO CO.
operation with Russia.
He urged recognition In the
first place, and has maintained
constant leadership for CO.
operation in the war and post
war efforts.
AT the same time, most au-
thorities would agree Hull
seems mildly skeptical Of Amer
ican ability TO get working
basis with RuSsia-and who
hasn't7 Some OF his advisers,
particularly James Dunn, have
been even more skeptical than
he.
DUSSIA herself has directed
IL this policy by her persistent
iSolationiSm. Repeatedly she
has called for help, a second
front and lend-lease. but she
has never publicly come for
ward half way from her impen-
etrable shell. or. in fact, one
inch toward a common political
or war understanding with US.
Churchill put the Anglo
American policy toward Russia
rather clearly In his Quebec
speech. II IL n pOf1Cy or uumoSt
cooperation tempered with the
reality that Russia has been
isolationiSt as far as the United
Nations have been concerned.
DURING this Russian iSola-
- tionism, American and Brit
iSh policies have been drawn
closer and closer together by
the pressure Of the Moscow at
titude. That trend will continue.
Our policy probably would
change over night II Stain
showed any interest in Joining
The United Nations in fact as
well as fiction.