Evening star., 1945-04-05
Hoover Not Only Fears
ButDoesn 'tWantL Iona
Peace, Russian Says
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW. April 5.-A Pravda ed
itorial writer contended today that
Herbert Hoover mot only fears, but
does not desire long peace"
Jacob Viktorov, in an article dis
cussing plans for world security
called Mr.. Hoover an enemy of the
Soviet Union and said the former
Presidents suggestions regarding
the Dumbarton Oaks proposals anC
the forthcoming San Francisco
World Security Conference were
among the most suspicious"
(Mr. Hoover made his sug-
gestions in a series of articles
written for the North American
Newspaper Alliance and pub
lished last week.
Hoover calls for no haste in the
formation of a security organiza =
ton Viktorov wrote, and he quoted
the former Presidents articles as
saying: I'VE must have time in
order to cool off from the emotions
of wartime. We cannot have 81
multaneously both peace and retri-
button"
His thoughts are clear" the
Pravda editorial said. Hoover does
not need peace, but he needs rejec-
ton of retribution in order to save
war criminals from punishment.
In New York Mr.. Hoover refused
comment on the editorial. Il don't
think l want to get into contro-
versy with Them he said.
Viktorovs article began:
Among the security projects are
many which undoubtedly are die
tated by the desire to render auxil-
iary help to the United Nations.
No few. however. are altogether sus-
picious prescriptions for strength
ening peace and security Among
the most suspicious, it is necessary
to mention the projects advanced
by Herbert Hoover, former Presi-
dent of the u S. A. and a leading
figure in the Republican party.
The political physiognomy of
Herbert Hoover is sufficiently well
known. He heads the most re-
dictionary wing of the Republican
party. He spoke sharply against
participation of the U. S. A. in the
struggle against Hitler's banditry
and imperialism. Hoover considered
the invasion of the continent unat-
tainable and assured that the U. S.
A. needed no less than 10 years to
prepare for war.
Hoover now is appearing in the
role of defender of the United Ma
tions and protector of all powers.
In four lengthy articles published
In the New York Times he criticizeS
the projects worked out at Dunbar
ton Oaks and proposes to amend
the Dumbarton Oaks decisions with
additions in order thereby 'appre-
ciably to strengthen the charter of
peace
What kind of spirit does Hoover
want to breathe into the Dumbarton
Oaks projects? His proposal pre-
sents itself despite all the authors
efforts, as if badly camouf1aged
mine were inserted under the future
security organization.
Hoover not only fears, but does
not desire long peace. He pours
out tears because Poland. Finland
and the Soviet Baltic republics were
snatched from the chains of German
imperialism. He of course does not
think about war for securing their
freedom.
Such are some of the aims of
Hoover in perspective. But he pir-
sues aims which are more actual,
and one of them is to disrupt the
possibility of quickly halting aggres-
sion in the case of its appearance.
For this reason he opposes the
idea that the United States of
America delegation in the security
council should have the right, in
the name of the United States of
America, to enter into war. He pro-
poses giving this right to the Presi-
dent of the United States, but with
reservation. The President must re-
ceive in the Senate and House For
eign Relations Committees a major
ity of votes on the question whether
the decision must be adopted by all