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with Argentina - but there was far
more behind It than that.
State Secretary Byrnes was not re-
Quired to change his Latin American
assistant to express q genuine dis.
pleasure at Argentina's failure to
follow through her San Francisco
promises Of turning toward Democracy.
Mr.. Rockefeller had come to precisely
the same view Of the matter even days
before his public speech proclaiming
his displeasure also.
What may have had more to do
with the change was Mr.. Rocke-
feller's record Of having strewn
dollars around Latin America In
fantastic enterprises Of purchasing
good will, but deeper than this fact,
the change really reflects the new
methods which are developing In
the whole Byrnes reorganization,
and 40 matter Of fact, the whole
TPuman-6yrnes In world affairs.
Excuses and explanations have come
confusingly on each separate change
in personnel Mr.. Byrnes has made. The
elevation Of Dean Acheson, q New
Dealer, to be Mr.. Byrnes' righthand
man, for example, was generally in
terpreted as q forecast Of heavier EN-.
phasis on the Roosevelt themes. The
New Dealers, some said, were to gain
at least secondary control. A far more
important consideration was Mr.. Ache.
sons standing among congressman.
He IL well liked In both the Senate
and the House and his role is apt to
be . liaison man rather than policy.
maker. Mr.. Byrnes long functioned %
Q Roosevelt liaison man with Congress
and places great emphasis on attain
ing hill support.
But more than that, Mr.. Byrnes also
reappointed Will Clayton, who is con-
sidered big business to most New Deal
ers, as his economic assistant.
A campaign has long been main
tained by the Liberals against William
y. Dunn on the ground that he was not
sufficiently belligerent against Spain.
Yet, he was elevated to a position Of
increasing prominence by Byrnes at the
very same time the policy towards
Spain was hardened by the Potsdam
declaration.
The Republicans are currently .
interpreting all this interesting
shake-up 40 meaning their exelu.
sion from new polloy-maklng.
Rockefeller, however, was the only
Republican In the former State
Department regime. On the other
hand, there ls great tendency
throughout the Truman Adminls-
tratIon to soIldify the Democratic
party hold on every Governments
power obtaInable.
Republicans Excluded
The general pattern at least seems
clear. It looks to me like move to
CONCEAL formerly uncongenial elements
An new effort to develop a new line
of foreign policy behind the Potsdam
agreement. Its main political implica-
tion ia clearly step to harmonic the
critical class groups Of the nation be-
hind the newly developing foreign pol
Icy, to bring them In and develop har-
mony for the strenuous troubles ahead
(Republicans apparently excluded).
The policy itself is developing along
the same line. Less Of tendency to
@ppeass Russia is already noticeable.
The demand for full representation Of
all parties in the Balkan elections has
been persistently m aintai In Q d, and
Britain won over to that purpose. In
cidentally, when Stalin's growing press
mouthpiece, Pravda, roared out against
our stand recently, contending that the
maintenance of watchers at the polls
would be an undue influence on Bull
garian voters.
II you can imagine the weight of our
influence through watchers from this
distance across the seas while Russian
troops are in possession Of the coun.
try, 1t was. Mr.. Byrnes shot back and
did not give ground, saying the pres
ence Of fair-minded newspaper men az
observers would satisfy the commit
ments Russia made as to free elections.
OF course, all this does not really guar
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from 1t. But our stand at least won
. delay and represented new tend
ency to avoid the past mistake Of not
saying or doing anything to offend
Russia.
The Russo Chinese agreement shows
similar intentions. The pact II supposed
to have been initiated or pressed by
Mr.. Truman upon Moscow. In 1t Russia
has given ground In promising with
drawal from Manchuria and cessation
of the Communist effort to capture
China. The agreement may not settle
the Asiatic problems. Few authorities
here think 1t has. Written agreements
with Russia always cause men with
good memories, and not necessarily
long ones, to await proof In action.
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