Evening star., 1945-07-19
Truman Stresses
Quick Pacific
Victory at;.IdIks.
Cites Benefits to
Europe in Faster
Reconstruction
BY the Associated Press.

POTSDAM, July 19.-PreSlden'
Truman today was believed en-
phasizing to his Russian and
British Allies the necessity oi
winning a quick victory in the
Pacific In order to speed the re-
construction of Europe and al
low the world economy the
benefit of global peace.
The third meeting Of the Big
Three presumably was scheduled fol-
this afternoon. The President will
give a state dinner tonight at the
Little White House for Premier
Stain and Prime Minister Churchill
and five other representatives oi
each government.
An official announcement said the
Big Three were meeting regularly
with an agenda prepared each
morning at IL o'clock by the three
foreign secretaries. Secretary OF
State Byrnes presided at the first
foreign secretaries meeting Mon
day, with Anthony Eden and v. M
Molotov rotating the chairmanship
on succeeding days. The agenda
they prepared was top secret.
Numerous Proposals Offered.
Russian and British proposals at
Potsdam were believed to be much
more numerous than those offered
by the United States, in view of the
more detailed policies of the two
countries regarding Europe.
President Truman summoned Gen
Omar N. Bradley for a conference
tomorrow regarding his new duties
as head of the Veterans Admins
tration.
Soviet-controlled Berlin newspa-
pers gave front-page prominence to
a dispatch in Red Star of Moscow
on the urgency of clinching postwar
inter-Allied cooperation at the
Potsdam Conference.
1T is easy to think how compli-
Gated are not only the European
but the world problems that must be
discussed and solved" the Red Star
dispatch reprinted in Berlin said
"An depends on good will, under
standing and q realistic view on all
sides OF the deep changes which
have occurred in Europe and other
continents as a consequence of the
historic victory over the dark forces
of Fascism."
(The Moscow government
newspaper Izyestia said the Big
Three were seeking the quickest
liquidation of the terrible conse-
quences of the war and the es-
tablishment of close cooperation
among peace-loving nations.
Izvestia said that some specula-
ton concerning concrete problems
up for discussion were not built
on firm foundations.)
u. 8. Support Offered.
AS the conference swung into Its
third day--to all appearance on a
note of harmony-President Tru.
man was reported to have told
Prime Minister Chuchill and Pre-
mier Stain that the American Gov
ernment would give full support tc
any reasonable settlement of boun-
Diary disputes, stabilization and re-
habilitation.
Gin London, well-informed dip
lomatic sources expected the Big
Three to amputate a huge slice
of Eastern Germany for the
benefit of Poland)
But for the present actual de-
cisions of the conference and mat.
ters under discussion still are secret
pending formal issuance of a join
communique.
There have been strong indica.
tions that Asia and Japan already
have been under discussion by the
three conferees. President Truman
Is understood to be contending thai
the saving of American lives is oi
paramount Importance with his
Government.
Impressive Data Prepared.
Some American observers in Pots
dam consider the Japanese war ano
Russia'S possible role therein the
major points of discussion. Admiral
William D. Leahy, the Presidents
personal chief of staff; Gen. George
c. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff
Admiral of the Fleet Ernest j. King
and Gen. Henry H. Arnold, head OF
the air force, are reported to have
prepared impressive data.
There is speculation here on Rus
sia's possible participation in the
war on the Asiatic mainland. The
Soviet Far Eastern Army has beer
strengthened continually since last
fall, and those who have studied the
situation speculate that Russia coulo
(See BIG THREE, Page A-6.)