The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-11-23
WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, NV,
Washington, ID. C.

WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, NV,
Washington, ID. G.
What's happening inside Russia?
Where there's smoke, there's fire.
Vehement denials of the death OF
Marshal Stain were followed final
ly by admission that the man who
had more power than any czar could
boast of was weary. That he was
well, but that he was shedding some
of his responsibilities.
It is interesting to note the reac-
ton in this country. The wishful
thinking of those who first an
nounced the death rumor over the
air and in print was not reflected in
official Washington.
The very day before the first story
appeared high government official
expressed the opinion in my hearing
that the hope for understanding be-
tween the United States and Russia
depended largely on Stain. This was
after the long series Of disagree
ments beginning with the breakup
of the Foreign Ministers meeting in
London, the refusal of Russia to take
active part in the United Nations
Food organization meeting in Que
bee, the objections to various moves
made by the members of the United
Nations Executive Council. Every
where PRUSSIA objects" seemed to
be the one answer which Russia's
representatives had to offer to the
suggestions made by the American
and other governments.
When the real history of the in
ternational conferences, beginning
with the Moscow conference which
Secretary of State Hull attended,
through Yalta and Potsdam, is writ
ten, think it can be shown that
Stain, frequently against the advice
of his councillors, was the one who
broke the deadlocks and proposed or
accepted compromises which were
made necessary by his own col
leagues stubbornness.
It will be recalled that when the
invitations to the meeting at San
Francisco went out it was announced
that Russia would not send her for
eign minister as head of the delega-
ton, but would leave that post to
Ambassador Gromyko in Washing
ton. This made bad impression,
for it looked as if Stain were damn
ing the affair with faint support.
However, after the American news
papers sounded off on the subject,
Stain had change of heart-or per-
haps the death of Roosevelt, which
occurred in the interim, affected his
course. Molotov was duly assigned
to the job.
Molotov proved no simple prirn-
rose and more than once, it is re-
ported, Stains intervention had to
be sought to grease the wheels.
There was another occasion-just
which one is not revealed-when the
work was completely stymied and
finally the President made a direct
appeal to Stain to accept the sug-
gestions Of the majority on a point
that appeared to have hopelessly
deadlocked the meeting. This time,
against the counsel Of his advisors,
who were holding out, Stain put his
OK. on the request.
lsolationists
Bloc GrolUs
There is reason to believe that
this mo vote" attitude of number
of the Soviet leaders who opposed
what many have considered too
deep ENHANCEMENT in international
affairs, which has been in evidence
for long time, finally wrecked the
Foreign Ministers conference.
As early as the time Of the San
Francisco meeting there were hints
Of a growing "isolationist" opposi-
ton inside Russia. Word reached
certain members Of the conference
by q roundabout way, but from a
thoroughly reliable source, concern
ing the status Of former Foreign
Minister Litvinov, Russia's crack
diplomat, who negotiated the re-
sumption of relations with the Unit
ed States after the long hiatus fol-
lowing World War /. At one time it
was reported that Litvinov had been
purged. This was not so. But what
had happened was that the RUSSIA
objects" element had managed to
shelve him because of his more lib
eral views.
This apparently was the beginning
of what many called a "palace revo-
lution," and which some people be-
ieve is now fiaring up into full
fame.
The story of the events which led
up to the Litvinov affair has never
been confirmed, but it is reasonable
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