Evening star., 1946-07-16
Big Gains Seen
ByVandenberg
In Paris Talks
But World Peace Goal
Is Still Far OFF, He
Tells Senators
fTert OF Byrnes' speech on
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Senator Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan told the Sen
ate today that substantial
gains" have been made toward
world peace, but the goal still
remains far from total achieve
ment."
Taking the floor to discuss the
Big -Four meeting of foreign min
listers in Paris. which he attended
as an adviser, Senator Vandenberg
asserted that the calling of a peace
conference in Paris on July % was
the major success of the meeting.
The Michigan Senator voiced full
Endorsement of the conference re-
port given the Nation last night by
Secretary of State Byrnes. Mr.
Brynes said that Russia is creating
doubts and suspicious" by her OBJ
jectionS to a German disarmament
treaty. and he announced that this
country is moving toward breaking
down economic barriers in Germany,
even if the Soviets do not help
To Secretary Byrnes the Mich
igan Senator gave high praise, both
for his report to the Nation and for
his splendid performance at Paris,
which was in the true American
tradition"
Successes Outweigh Failures.
Senator Vandenberg made no
attempt to minimize the failures al
the Paris meeting. He insisted.
however. that the successes had far
outweighed those failures.
Peace with justice is the su-
preme necessity for America and
the world Senator Vandenberg
said. He declared that America
must remain strong saying, "A weak
America would cheat the world of
peace leadership"
These peace problems he said.
may seem long way from home.
But thev are no farther than were
our sons as GIS during the war
He said that the United States must
not neglect The winning of the peace
ana that 1t must take over where
the GIs left off.
The American delega ton at Paris
did not compromise with principle .
and because of its firm stand the
meeting had accomplished much.
Senator Vandenberg told his COL
leagues. Unsound compromise. As
at Munich he said, would have been
diSa strouS.
Equality OF Dissa tisfa ction."
I'VE old not have things all our
own way" he said, but the test is.
did We stand for ideals? I believe
that the Paris meeting meets this
lest. The French Foreign Minister
expressed view that epitomizes
what must be expected a a confer
ence in which many views are ex-
pressed, when he paraphrased Tai
lyrand. He said our aim must be an
equality OF dissatisfaction.
In his speech last night, Secretary
Byrnes made it clear that he fears
constant struggle" with Russia will
continue to delay real peace for
Europe.
Facing up 10 an open split with
Russia on the question of treating
Germany as an economic unit. Mr.
this week TO Gen Joseph T. Nc
Narney, American military COM
mander at Frankfurt, to 60 ahead t
without the Soviet, if necessary, in
working out cooperation on finance
transportation. communication. .
trade and industry between the oc-
cupied zones.
See Reich as Pawn.
The instructions will be to CO.
operate with amy one or all of the
other occupying poWers-Britain, !
France and Russia-Mr. Byrnes said,
declaring that we will either secure
economic cooperation between the
zones or place the responsibility for
violation of the Potsdam agree
ment'
Recognizing the ominouS impli- .
cations of continued pickering about
Germany, he asked:
"Is German militarism going to
be used as A pawn in A struggle be-
tween the East and the West and
Is German militarism again to be
given the chance to divide and con-
quer?'
He asserted that Soviet GOODNESS
and hostility toward the American
proposal for a 25-year treaty to
guarantee continued disarmament
OF Germany has raised doubts and
suspicious" in nations which want
to be friends with Russia.
Indicating no hope of early agree
ment with Moscow about Germany
and stating fatty that he cannot
understand" the Russian position I
Mr. Byrnes offered this possible ex-
planation for the impasse:
Il sometimes think our Soviet
friends fear we would think them
weak and soft If they agreed with
out struggle on anything we
wanted, even though they wanted .
it. too"
Then he warned solemnly that
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