Evening star., 1945-11-25

fishing a United Nations Organization
it was worth paying the price. Such
countries as Poland and Yugoslavia
might feel that harshness of foreign
domination temporarily. But after the
United Nations Organization became q
working group they would derive as
much benefit from general pacification
Of the world as the rest.
Stain had set a price for Russia's
participation at San Francisco and her
becoming member of the UNO. Orig
inally he had insisted on a triple alli-
ance of America, Britain and the U. S. s..
r. to keep military peace" in the
world He suggested the division of the
globe into three definite zones, each
controlled by one of the three powers.
Since neither the American nor the
British representatives could agree to
such policy, which was contrary to the
ideas of the peoples in their respective
countries, Stain demanded and OBJ
tanned further territorial concessions to
safeguard the future security of the
Russian Empire"
The San Francisco Conference, as re-
ported to the public, appeared a huge
success. But there were strong indica-
tions in private conversations between
the representatives of the major powers
that the international honeymoon was
being endangered and stormy seas lay
ahead.
Senate Voted Approval
In order to pre-empt some undesirable
developments soon after the Charter Of
the UNO came into being, the Senate,
known in the past for its caution in
connection with international entangle-
ments, approved the new set OF rules for
the future conduct Of the nations with
a record vote Of only t~v "nayes" and
after minimum of debate.
The country had based its fondest
hopes on that international organiza-
ton as the only means Of attaining
world peace and any opposition would
have meant political suicide for any
member Of the Senate.
The Nation did not offer any real
criticism of the sale" of the smaller
European nations. It did not demur
when Russia was accorded everything
she wanted. Russia, the public said,
had fought and bled and consequently
was entitled to anything she desired.
In the popular enthusiasm over the feats
Of the Red Army our own military con-
tribution to the war was sometimes
underrated. 1t had become as fashion,
able to praise the Red Army as 1t was
to mob" the highly -publicized Holly
wood stars.
The Government encouraged this Law
ish praise and admiration because 1t be-
heved that after all the material sacri-
fees we had made for Russia and after
our consenting to scrap American ideol-
ogies, Moscow would play along with
the United Nations Organization and
all 1t stood for.
London Farley Shock.
The London Conference of Foreign
Ministers proved great shock to the
world. The chief Russian representative,
Commissar Molotov, took an adamant
stand and insisted that Russias control
of the nations which had been placed
under her wing because Of war exigencies
should not be interfered with by the
other Allies. Moreover, Russia felt that
America was keeping the lions share in
the Pacific At Potsdam, according to
an official statement from President
Truman himself, Premier Stain &C
cepted the American thesis that the
main proponderant voice in the Pacific
should be American.
But since the Potsdam agreements re-
ferring to the Pacific were not put on
paper, the Russian government did not
feel that it was bound by them and soon
demanded an equal share in the occupa-
ton of Japan.
This demand from Moscow had to be
rejected because it went far beyond the
degree of appeasement this Government
wished to accept. Since October S,
there has been no progress in the world
security setup. On the contrary, the re-
lations among the Big Three have de-
teriorated substantially.
The possession of the atomic bomb by
the English-speaking powers was given
as an additional excuse for this deterior-
alton. President Truman and Secretary
Of State Byrnes are aware, however,
that whatever concessions we may be
willing to make on that score, the pres
ent sulky mood of Our Russian friends
will not change. Russia appears in the
eyes of our diplomatic observers to de-
sire to return to the principle Of world
control by three powers only. And since
the American and the British govern
ments are unwilling to adopt another
holy alliance as existed after Napoleon's q
defeat, Russia seems determined to pro-
ceed in her own way.
This has been demonstrated in the
last few weeks when she secretly as
sisted the arming of the Chinese Com
munists and their penetration into
Manohuria where, in accordance with
the Sino-Russian treaty Of last August,
only central Chinese government troops
should have been accepted by the Rus
sian commanders. It is true that Mos
COW has not violated the letter of the
treaty with Chang Kai-shek. But there
are irrefutable proofs that she has
handed over to Gen. Macs forces enough
Japanese equipment to arm between
100000 and 10000 Communist guer-
rillas, and stan Of about 300 Red Army
officers Is reported to be ut Kalgan to
help the Yenan forces.
Civil War in Iran.
A further, demonstration Of Russia's
intentions in the Middle East has been