Evening star., 1945-05-14
World LEADERSHIP
Called One Of Three
Russian 0bjectives
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,
Associated Press Staff Writer,

SAN FRANCISCO, May IA
Anglo American Russian maneu-
vers for postwar world leader
ship are developing at top speed
behind the scenes of the United
Nations Conference. So far, Rus
sia is credited by her western
Allies with some major gains.
The Soviet Union, moving firmly
into a situation once dominated by
Anglo o-American policies, is regarded
by Anglo American officials as seek
ing at least three main objectives
in her foreign policy:
l. Arrangements for her own Sc
curity-first by lining her strategic
borders with governments Moscow
considers friendly Tin Poland, for
example), and by laying down pro-
tective treaties, as with France and
Britain; second, by helping develop
and support the world security or
ganization being planned here.
"Moral Leadership" Sought.
2. Building up a case which will
enable Moscow to bid for what it
might call moral leadership" Of the
world. This follows the line of at
tempting to show Russia as cham
pion of democratic rights and free
doms and the western powers as
defenders of conservatism. In keep
ing with 1t was Foreign Commissar
v. M. Molotov's fight against ad-
mitting Argentina to the confer
ence, his efforts to have the World
Trade Union Congress represented,
and his proposal that dependent
peoples under trusteeship be prom
ised eventual freedom.
3. Prepare a firm basis for Rus
sia's maximum influence in the
power politics of the future. Rus
sia's proposal that the Big Five sit
in as permanent members Of a
trusteeship council is seen as a move
in this direction; so is the Soviet
recommendation that the proposed
world security council, under Big
Five control, have the final word
on setting up military bases in in
ternational territories.
Russia's moves here are being
studied intently by British and
United States authorities because
she is relatively new to the inter-
national scenes. Only now are her
postwar policies as great military,
political and geographical power
and potentially a large industrial
power-beginning to take shape
publicly.
It is in the balancing Of big
power rivalries without disrupting
unity on peace organization that
the conference has had its greatest
success to date.
Progress Technically Slow.
Technically, progress has been
slow on converting the Dumbarton
Oaks plan drawn up at Washington
by the Big Four last fall into an
actual charter for an organization.
1t could be even slower in the
future due to the absence of so many
top diplomats, even though dele
gates are finally hard at work in
committees. British Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden left for London
yesterday, flying by way of Wash
ington. Mr.. Molotov had taken of
four days earlier. Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault Of France may be
the next to leave.
Chinese Foreign Minister T. v.
Soong has been in Washington but
is expected back for most or all of
the conference, and Secretary of
State Stettinius likewise will see it
through though he may have to go
to Washington briefly.
Mr.. Soong's movements once he
does leave San Francisco were a sub
ject of speculation in. Chungking
yesterday. A dispatch from the
Chinese capital said he might visit
Moscow to try to ascertain Soviet
intentions in Eastern Asia. The
Chinese press has been urging Rus
sia to enter the Pacific war.
Warning to Japs Reported.
One rumor circulating in Chung
king was that Russia had warned
the Japanese troops to withdraw
from the border areas of Manchuria,
but this, like others of the same
nature, could not be confirmed.
Even though the problems of
power politics are traditionally Eu-
ropean, those of the Pacific are
cropping up here more and more.
This is particularly true with re-
spects to trusteeships. The United
States, with an eye on future Pa
cific bases in islands captured from