Evening star., 1945-05-16
CIorificotion Of Policy
By Allies Held Vitol
Stain Has Yet to Indicate Farley
Approval, Says Writer j..
Bv Dapid Laurence e

By David Laurence
SAN FRANCISCO, May 16.-Relations
between the United States and Britain,
on the one hand, and Russia, on the
other, have reached the point where q
substantial clarifcation Of policy has
become imperative.
When President Truman says he
hopes there will be meeting Of the
Big Three and when Prime Minister
Churchill says the same thing, it merely
means that Marshal Stain has not yet
indicated his approval IT the idea. The
heads of states do not customarily
hope" about q forthcoming meeting.
They usually know definitely. In this
instance the purpose may be to make
no meeting occurs the responsibility can
be nxed by an observant public.
Skepticism as to whether another Big
Three meeting will be held turns on the
important matter Of location. Mr..
Churchill wants the meeting held in
London and President Truman Is ready
to 60 there or hold the conference ID
Washington. But it seems probable that
unless these two principals change thef
minds, there will be no meeting n
Russia.
Up to now Marshal Stain has pleadd
that pressure of military operations
prevented him from leaving Russia. He
did 60 to Teheran, but all other oon-
| ferences between Mr.. Stain and rep
resentatives OF Great Britain and the
| United States have been held on Rus
sian territory.
| Election Soon In England.
Naturally Mr.. Churchill wouh like
to welcome Marshal Stain in london.
There Is shortly to be general election
in England, and it would help the pres
tige OF the Prime Minister II he could
build an accord with the Russian leader
at this time. This Is not to intimate
that such . reason has been advanced
in any oflcial quarter as the basis for
the London meeting place, because there
are other reasons equally srong. One
OF them is that President Truman Is
not inclined to make the long journey
| to Russia unless absolutely essential to
Allied solidarity. Indeed it would be
greater proof of unity If Mr.. Stain
came to a meeting in London.
Several trips have been made to Rus
sian soil by American high officials.
First, Harry Hopkins, then Secretary
Hull and later Secretary Stettinius went
to Moscow. Also Prime Minister Church
i'll and Foreign Secretary Eden have
gone to Moscow twice in addition to
the trip to Yalta.
The late President Roosevelt not only
went to Teheran but also to Yalta to
meet Marshal Stain. The latter would
not come to Cairs or Casabianca or
Quebec or Washington. He always insist
ed that, since he Was military command
er in chief, he could not absent him
self on the longer journeys. Now with
the war in Europe over, the other Allies
would like to see Marshal Stain pay at
least q courtesy visit to some other Eu-
ropean capital.
There is, of course, not to be any peace
conference in the sense in which one
was held in Paris in 1919. Each series
Of problems is to be disposed Of sepa-
rately. Over period Of months, II not
years, the cumulative agreements will
be the equivalent of peace pact and
will be primarily between the victors in
the European war.
Questions Must be Settled.
II Marshal Stain cannot 60 to London
it may be President Truman will &C
anyhow and will meet with Prime Min.
lister Churchill and perhaps Foreign
Commissar Molotov, who in the confer
ences here has indicated that he fa
the authority to make agreements OF
the spot.
Undoubtedly If President Truman goe
abroad for Big Three meeting he vii
take with him q sisable group of I'D
visers and he will not try to handle tn
negotiations by himself, as did M,
) Roosevelt. The facilities for such Bi
. Three meeting are available in LondoT
where the advice Of American diplo
mats familiar with various Europeal
, matters as well as the assistance Q
Gen. Eisenhower can be obtained.
One thing is clear-the numerou
,, questions that have arisen In Polane
. Romania, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia mus
!. be settled soon or Europe will develo
into q state OF turmoil with mutual sus
picion rather than trust in the air. ]
. Marshal Stain agrees to 80 to Londor
it will be a sign that the atmosphere ]
clearing. II he stays in Moscow or in
!, sists that the conference be held ther,
the resultant impression here will b
one Of encouragement over Russia,
aloofness.
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