Evening star., 1945-09-02
New y. S. Foreign Policy
Is Based on Free Elections
Backed by British, America Insists Freed Nations
Have Right to Choose Own Governments, With
Allied Observers Watching Ballotina
Bv Constantine Broavu


herself desperately needs Americas
support to repair the deep wounds she
has suffered during the war and has
little to offer, except a small quantity
of food.
U. S. Holds Top Cards.
Neither Mr.. Truman nor his advisers
on foreign affairs intend to WELD the
big stick in Europe or to rattle the huge
saber America still possesses. In fact,
the President is said by those closer to
him to be extremely anxious to with
draw every American unit from the
European continent as soon as possible.
But he is taking advantage OF the enor-
nous wealth and production ability of
this country to tell the European peo-
pie to return to the principles of true
democracy
If they are prepared to do this they
will receive the desperately needed sup
port for their reconstruction If they
don't, they will have to simmer in their
own juice
Only few of the European govern
ments are representative of their own
people. They are make-shift organiza-
tions put in power by the force of arms
and their leaders intend to maintain
themselves by the force of their secret
police. But their chance of remaining
in Office are. slim if their people can2ot
start the vital recovery process. No
secret police, or special army in the
world has maintained a ruler in power
for a long time.
The people eventually find WAYS of
doing away with them when they
realize they are handicap to recovery,
The fact that Premier Groza has not
slapped King Michael down for his de-
cision to approach Washington and
London directly is an indication that
Moscow itself is concerned over this
policy of "noninterference" on the part
of President Truman. Had our de-
mand for establishment of our idea of
democracy been accompanied by
threats, there is no question that the
Russians and their puppets could have
answered in similar way. But by
merely exercising a prerogative which
the Russians themselves cannot deny
us-that is, the right to refuse to rec
ognlze the governments which we do
not regard as representative of their
people-we have placed ourselves in
position compatible to that of a peace
loving nation
Must Have U. S. Help.
And Moscow apparently realizes that
she may not be able to digest the huge
slices she has carved for herself in Eu-
rope if reconstruction assistance is not
forthcoming from America.
President Truman and Secretary
Byrnes are waiting to see the further
results of policy of apparent mildness
but full of implications for those who
wish to read between the lines. They
hope that its results will contribute
toward a better world in Europe If
the present leaders, however, place
their own totalitarian philosophy above
anything else, it will be on their own
risk, which by now they must realize is
very great.
BY ratifying in record time the Bret
ton Woods agreement and the San
Francisco Charter, the United States
has demonstrated that it does not in
tend to return to the isolation which
followed the First World War. But If
the views of the people of this country
on democracy are ignored by the Eu-
ropean small-time dictators, there will
be factual if not formal return to
policy of noncollaboration with gov
ernments which in the eyes of our adj
ministration represent nothing but ILL
camoudaged relationships.
In Asia, however, the policies of the
United States will be clearer and more
determined At Potsdam, President
Truman and his political and military
advisers made it clear to Premier
Stain that we consider Asia as being
as important to our futures security
as Russia considered large portions of
Eastern Europe. Like the Russians, We
believe and hope that the San Fran
cisco Charter will do away with aggres-
sion and wars. But, also like the Rus
slams, we are strongly convinced that
the United States must have her own
particular sphere of security in the
Pacific.
Want Stable Governments.
This is not based on any territorial
conquests, but on the organization Of
the people of Eastern Asia under stable
governments which can exist only with
our assistance. The territories Amer
lea will claim have no economic value.
The few islands which will be talfea
from the japanese will be principally
those territories which had belonged
to Germany before 1914 and are in
habited by primitive people who will
have the advantage of not being ex-
plotted by. civilized savages." But the
government of Japan must be con-
trolled by the United States until such
time as it proves itself democratic in
deed and not merely in words.
That our point of view has prevailed
is indicated by the fact that our asso-
ciates who have given us only limited
contribution in the war against Japan
have agreed that an American COM
mander should be placed in charge in
the Far East.
The Sino-Russian treaty, which con-
tains terms unhoped for six months ago.
is another indication that American
interests in a stable Asia have been
| fully recognized by our major Allies.
It cam be now revealed that. during
the first negotiations between Premier
T. v. Soong and Premier Stain, few
days before the Potsdam meeting, the