Evening star., 1946-08-07

lay is what we are after-and for a
number of exceedingly adequate
reasons. Chief of these is knowl-
-tions can recover economically or
regain its strength and will for the
pursuit of peacetime objectives un-
= til foreign military forces no longer
occupy and control.
- A second reason is that military
occupancy breeds hate-and hate
leads to trouble. No nation such
as Germany can ever be reconciled
to living indefinitely under the
military dominance of a foreign
power. If health is ever to be re-
stored in Europe, these conquered
people must be given an oppor-
tunity to organize themselves. The
power to make war must be de-
stroyed but the power to regain
their national dignity in peaceful
pursuits should not be denied them.
The sooner it can be arranged to
end the occupancy the better for
the cause OF permanent peace-the
i better, too for the victorious as well
as the vanquished nations.
- Russians viii Oppose Plan.
- Definitely, that Is the American
view. 1t is certainly the Truman
Byrnes view. Who gave it to whom
Is not important. The important
d thing Is that the full weight of the
solid American delegation will be
used to impose it upon the confer
ence. In this as in most of our
other views, the chief stumbling
block will be the Russians. The Brit
ish, it Is understood, will whole
heartedly support our position. And
so will the French, though, perhaps
not SO wholeheartedly. The real op-
position will come from the Soviet
leaders, who have given many evi-
dences that their occupation ideas
go far beyond the necessities of
immediate postwar settlements
that they tend more toward a per-
manent occupation and control of
the enemy countries.
Most American and British par
Elephants in, and observers of, the
international conferences that have
marked the past year are firmly
convinced that Russia has no no.
ton of getting out of Germany
: Austria or the Balkan States of her
own vclition. On the contrary,
there is strong belief that her
purpose is to keep Russian troops
therein for many years to come
until, in fact these countries have
become thoroughly communized
either through Communist propa-
ganda or Communist military force
Neither the British, the French nor
g ourselves, of course. have any such
plans. Nor do We, the British or the
French consider such plans by the
Russians as in the interests OF a
healthful and peaceful world
quite the reverse.
Expects Progress by Degrees.
It is anticipated that when the
time comes in Paris for Secretary
Byrnes to present the American
view on this business to the confer
ence the Russian resistance will be
vigorous and determined. Already
the Russians know that the with
drawal demand is coming and al
ready in private conversations have
indicated their hostility. This will
not change the decision to make
the demand and undoubtedly the
controversy will be prolonged
Fully aware Of the difficulties oi
getting Soviet acceptance it is in
teresting that Mr. Byrnes was by
no means peSSimistic about il
when he left here. Actually. he
thought some progress already hac
been made-and that more woulc
be. He does not, his friends aver
expect to get what he will ask i'm.
mediately or all at one thine. HI
does expect to get it by degrees
and through patient, persistent
effort.
In the end our representatives fee,
d that world opinion will be ex.
tremely potent in this matter anc
that in the end Russia will not
CO stand out against it. Besides the
larger reasons for the furtherance
of peace and the bettering OF
- world health, President Truman
has at least three domecfic ra,cop.