Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-27

NEWS
BEHIND
The NEWS
-BYPa
MaIlon

WASHINGTON, Jan 27-
w MeSSrS. Roosevelt, Church
I'M and Stain were sitting
around chatting AZ Teheran
after work was done, when
Churchill. with his typical sly
humOr. is supposed 10 have al
lowed an efteCD:
There j. no doubt about u.
We are TecOnciIed 10 the fact
that the world after this war
will he No more pink"
II had 10 be explained TO
Stain He did not know of our
use Of the word pink" As the
story goes among diplomats here
who accept II as authentic.
When the translator finally con-
Veycd the precise Russian equiv
alent for ChurchillS meaning,
Stain chuCkled Mr., Roosevelt
interviewed with.
"The world will he all cOlors
Of the rainbow"
Whether the world is 10 be
rainbow or pink, Russian diplo-
macy lately has been pure red.
u Is now clear the "Pravda' .
charge that the British were
attempting 10 make a separate
peace. as well as the myStify-
ing attack on Mr. Willkic, was
simply Russian diplomatic
move TO make the CurZon part
Of Poland, the Baltic states and
Finland a similar deep hue.
CTALIN turned the heat on the
- British who foster the ex-
lied Polish government and
upon Willkie who has advocated
more Independence for the
Baltic states particularly.
There may or may not have
been some incident behind the
peace negotiation rumor, Both
Russia and Britain are supposed
10 have conducted some indirect
talks with Nazi peace bearers
from time 10 time IN order 10
sound out the enemy for milf
tary purposes.
These. however, in no way
impair the genuineneSS Of the
agreement among the United
Nations for unconditional sur
render.
To the contrary some nego-
tiatons are proceeding now be-
tween Russia, Britain and tho
United States for occupation Of
Germany when victory finally is
won.
II is being decided what part
Of Germany Russia will occupy
no matter who gets 10 Berlin
first.
incidentally. a Russian gem
eral made a statement few
weeks aga-saying the final bat
tie line would be the Spree
River. which runs through Ber-
lin. although he referred TO mill
tary operations rather than to
political occupationSD
DUT this is not the most i'm
ID pOrtant phase Of last week s
sensation. This country is en-
terlng a new era Of diplomacy
I'M which official Russian news
papers may be used by Stain 10
STIR up whateveT diplomatic pot
he chooses 10 bring 10 boil
American news reading and
American diplomacy must he
adjusted 10 the different con-
ception of news from Russia.
There. ii is used for official
purposes and not necessarily or
primarily 10 inform the public
what Is going on.
This time. as usual. il was
accompanied by agitation from
the Communist elements in both
London and the United States
10 drive from the British and
American governments what
they called "anti-Soviet influ-
enccS" The Daily Worker long
has been cunning for Assistant
State Secretary Berle, for IN
stance mainly because, in state
department. councils, he IS sup
posed TO have resisted some
Russian claims.
Obviously, If domestic Com
muniSts are going to help con-
duct Russian pressure diplomacy
bv aCitatinG against officials
who are not putty in their
hands, you would think the
American press well might re-
tahate by advising Stain Bit
terly as 10 who should be
dropped from his official family.
This. of course, would be
practically ineffective. If our
press did, Stain simply would
not print il in Russia and the
agiiatIng purpose would he lost
But We publish his news as
possible truth.
incidentally. in all this series
of Moscow agitationS Including
the CzeChO-Slovak treaty, etcD
no criticism Of Mr.. Roosevelt or
any OF his actions has been in
VOWED True. the Pravda agi-
tatIon came as miraculouSly
timed unofficial rebuttal 10 Mr..
llulFS offer Of mediation. but. in
general. Stain and Roosevelt
get along IA, better than Stain
and Churchill.
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