Evening star., 1945-01-14
Allied Farley to Present
Grave Crisis to President
Political Problems Pushing to Fore Despite
Original Hope That These Could Wait Till
Final Defeat of Enemy
By Constantine Broyn

arrived in Washington for the prelim-
mary discussions of the international
agreement, the American Government,
which was host, intended to give the
press the usual news coverage. The
Russian representative, Ambassador
Andrei Gromyke, opposed this. All the
entreaties of the American representa-
tives were in vain.
Threatened to Withdraw.
The principal Russian delegate limited
strongly that if the American Govern
ment persisted in its views Russian par
ticipation would have to be withdrawn,
Before this powerful threat the State
Department yielded. The matter of
press coverage itself was important at
that time But 1t is less so now
The lesson from this little incident is
that had the Russian government felt
as strongly as we feel about the inter-
national organization it certainly would
not have taken such an adamant atti-
tude on matter which principally
concerned the host.
From every available indication it
appears that the most important thing
that Mr. Roosevelt hopes and expects to
bring back from his long travel will be a
full agreement of the big three to put
into effect the Dumbarton Oaks near"
agreement. But before he can get his
Russian friend pledged to it he may be
confronted with number of other polit-
ical matters which the Russian dictator
may find 1t necessary TO- bring up in
order to clear the atmosphere and allow
him to give the green light to this inter-
national agreement.
Reports received here indicate that
Stain has three new and important
matters which he wishes to throw off
his chest, One is the future status of
Norway, which has now become a.
boundary" state. Russian forces already
are in Northern Norway. The day soon
may come when they will be sufi-
ciently reinforced to hberate the rest of
the country from German domination.
But the Russian leader firmly believes
that whichever country is liberated
through the efforts of his armies that
country must have a government
- AACiioIy W lllc
Must Look to Moscow.
AND he does not interpret the word
friendly IN an international or collective
sense. He insists that regardless of the
relations of these friendly governments
with the other Allies or with their
nelghbors, they must look to Moscow
for inspiration and assistance.
Stain does not care great deal who
| is the nominal head of a country. He
| is willing to maintain kings as well as
presidents. In Bulgaria there is an
infant King with regency headed by
a Communist member of the Polit-
bureau in Moscow. In Romania he has
maintained King Michael on the throne,
out the government is ruled from
Moscow. He did not object to Field
Marshal Mannerheim becoming the
President Of Finland provided that the
Helslnkl cabinet was to the liking of
the Kremlin. -
King Peter, who happened to be
vacationing in England, may not return
to the throne because Stalin's right
hand man in Yugoslavia, Marshal Tito,
wants to get rid of this Serbian ruler.
In the same manner it is likely that
Stain would not object to the return
OF King Haakon of Norway provided
the monarch remained figurehead
and his cabinet was handpicked by the
Moscow Politbureau.
The solemn pledges given the Iranian
government after the last meeting at
Teneran also may undergo a revision.
Stain does not intend to go back on
his pledges literally But. STRANGELY
enough, new situation has DEVELOPED
in Iran during the last four months
which requires a new examination by
the big three, The neutral Iranian
cabinet has been overthrov1n by the
Persian liberals because of an oil
dispute involving the interests of Great
Britain and Russia and, up to a certain
point, the interests of this country.
Frowns on Turkey.
1t may be found necessary that, in re-
sponse to popular clamor," Russia
should be given a bigger role in the
administration and control of Iran, DOS
slbly at the expense of British and
American economic and financial in
terests.
Finally, Stain is not happy about the
status OF the Dardanelles. He feels
that one OF the important lungs of Rus
sla is being stifled by the domination
OF the straits by Turkey. On many
occasions the Russian press, which
always indicates the way the wind Is
blowing in the Kremlin, has attacked
the Turkish republic as being pro-Fascist
ana pro-Na1. Turkeys neutrality In
this war has often been described "a
damaging to the cause of the Allies. Mr.
Churchill himself warned the Turks
that they had better hop on the Allied
oandwagon while the hopping WAS good
lest they suffer the consequences from
Russia. Turkey has not declared war.
Now, according to the straws In the
wind, the U. S. S. r. government feels
That IN order to assure a permanent
peace to the world the straits ought IA
De placed under the control of Russia.
which is strong enough to defend them
against any future aggressor.
These matters are likely to come IN
at the next meeting of the big three
ana while they are contrary to everv-
thing for which the Allies are NOW
fighting they may have to be solved lest
the gathering proves futile. Whether bv
these concessions Mr.. Roosevelt will be
able to clinch the full and sincere CO.
operation of the u S. S, r. in a world