Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
PAUL
Behind
The News

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2e-The
w switch of Mr.. Braden for
Mr.. Rockefeller as Latin Amer
ican assistant state secretary
was hailed generally as an ex-
hibit Of this governments rising
displeasure with Argentina
hut there was far more behind
IL than that.
State Secretary Byrnes was
not required 10 change his Latin
American assistant 10 express a
genuine displeasure at Argen-
tinss failure 10 follow through
her San Francisco promises of
turning toward democracy. Mr..
Rockefeller had come TO pre-
cisely the same view OF the
matter even days before his
public speech proclsiming his
dlSpleasure also.
What may have had more 10
do with the change was Mr..
Rockefellers 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 as a matter Of fact. the
whole Truman-Byrnes in world
affairs.
EXCUSES and explanations
~ have come confusingly on
each separate change in per-
sonnel Mr.. Byrnes has made.
The elevation of Dean Acheson,
a New Dealer, 10 he Mr..
Byrnes' right-hand man. for
example, was generally inter-
preted as forecast of heavier
emphasis on the Roosevelt
themes. The New Dealers,
some said, were to gain al least
secondary control. A far more
important consideration was
Mr.. Achesons standing among
congressman. He is well liked
in both the Senate and the
House and his role is apt 10 be
iiaison man rather Than policy
maker. Mr.. Byrnes long func-
toned AS a Roosevelt liaison
man with Congress and places
great emphasis on attaining
Hill support.
But more than that, Mr..
ByrneS also reappointed Will
Clayton who is considered big
business 10 most New Dealers,
as his economic assistant.
A campaign has long been
maintained by the liberals
against William J. Dunn on the
ground that he was not Suf-
ficiently belligerent against
Spain Yet, he was elevated 10
a position of increasing promi-
nence by Byrnes at the very
same time the policy towards
Spain was hardened by the
Potsdam declaration.
THE Republicans are cur
L rently interpreting all this
interesting shakeup as meaning
their exclusion from new policy
making. Rockefeller. however.
was the only Republican in the
former state department re-
gime. On the other hand, there
is a. great tendency throughout
the Truman administration 10
solidify the Democratic party
hold on every government power
obtainable.
The general pattern al least
seems clear. II looks 10 me like
move TO CONCEAL formerly un-
genial elements in new effort
10 develop new line of foreign
policy behind the PotSdam
agreement. It's main political
implicat ton is clearly a step TO
harmonic the critical class
groups of the nation behind the
newly developing foreign policy,
TO bring them in and develop
harmony for the strenuous end
less troubles ahead Republicans
apparently excludedD.
THE policy itself is developing
L along the same line. Less
Of tendency 10 appease Russia
is already noticeable. The de-
mand for full representation OF
all parties in the Balkan elec-
tions has been persistently
maintained. and Britain won
over TO that purpose. Incl
dentally when Stains growing
press mouthpiece ravda,
roared out against our stand re-
Gently. contending that the
maintenance of watchers AT the
polls would he an undue in
fiuence on Bulgarian voters Of
you can imagine the weight Of
our influence through watchers
from this distance across the
seas while Russian troops are
in possession Of the country
Mr.. Byrnes shot back and did
give ground, saying the presence
Of fair-minded newspapermen
as observers would satisfy the
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