Evening star., 1946-10-20
Warns 'ScuttIinq'
Of Nations Stand
May Peril Peace
fTert of Vandenberg speech on
Page A.
By ]. A. OIeorv

America is not following a
"get-tough-with- Russia" policy,
but one of friendly firmness"
that will preserve peace unless
1t is scuttled here at home" Sem
ator Vandenberg, Republican, of
Michigan told the Nation last
night.
Without mentioning names, the
Michigan Senator struck back at
home-front critics of the bipartisan
foreign policy he helped develop by
accompanying Secretary of State
Byrnes and Senator Connally, Dem
ocrat, of Texas to Paris.
Following up Mr.. Byrnes' Friday
night report to the people, Senator
Vandenberg drove home these
points:
War with Russia must not be
allowed to become inevitable
This country must have unified
foreign policy, supported generally
by Republicans and Democrats.
1t would be sheer lunacy" to give
away our atomic bomb know-how
without dependable guarantees for
world wide controls.
Any suggestion that existing for
eign policy represents American
imperialism" is silly He cited
the recent liberation of the Philip
pines to prove this point. and said
he hopes 1--WE shall wind up with a
few new bases for our national de-
fense, in what 7 would expect to be
agreement with the United Ma
tionS -
Truman May Discuss Policy.
AS Senator Vandenberg took a
strong stand beside Secretary
Byrnes, there were indications Pres
ident Truman might speak up along
the same lines next week.
1t was announced that President
Truman's address opening the
United Nations General Assembly in
New York Wednesday will be 25-
minute speech indicating major
address and that he will fly there
to deliver it.
1t was disclosed that Mr.. Truman
had approved Mr.. Byrnes' speech in
advance: had listened to it on the
radio, and had telephoned the Sec
retary of State Immediately after
wards. to express warm commenda-
ton.
Senator Vandenberg was inter-
viewed over the radio from Wash
ington by George Cushing of Sta
lion WJR, Detroit.
Questioned on Russia.
When his interviewer came to the
question, What about Russia?'
Senator Vandenberg replied that
peace finally depends upon live
and let live" attitude between their
Eastern Communism and our West
ern Democracy He said he be-
lieved this is possible but not "on a
one-way street"
IT would have America do every
thing, consistent with her honor,
her security and her ideals, to de-
serve this cooperation and to allay
any reasonable Russian grounds for
fear, suspicion and distrust," he
added. II think we are doing this
today-despite the astonishing and
often subversive contentious OF some
of our own American critics to the
contrary"
Senator vandenberg emphasized,
however. that the Soviet Union
must reciprocate. They are far
from doing so today he went on,
and referred to the campaigns OF
reckless villification" from Moscow
and Russian attacks on American
motives at the Paris Peace Confer
ence.
Appeasement Assailed.
The Senator said "our only onense
is that We no longer sign on dotted
lines" and then he added, Il some
times wonder just what our ap-
peasers' here at home would nave
us do"
He agreed Russians neeo 10 k1lo"
that I'VE plan no conspiracles or
conouests against them" but added
I'VE need to know that they are
not pushing toward a Communist
world"
"If there is any way to achieve
this mutual understanding and
goodwill, I will thankfully ana
prayerfully embrace it," the Sen
ator continued. 1--WE must all keep
on trying. But we will not sell
America short in the process"
After expressing his belief that
neither Russia nor the United States
wants war, the Senator went on:
"I hear much more war talk over
here than did in Paris. I'm AFRAID
we have too many American groups
which over-zealously seek to make
their own peace ideas impressive oy
using war as the frightening altern-
ative. I wish we could quit talking
about war"
Frankness With Soviet Urged.
He said war might result from
miscalculation of how long the
United States would tolerate policy
threatening it's own security or world
peace, "or which violates our con-
ception of human rights and funda-
mental freedoms.
Consequently, Senator Vandenberg
said, we must be frank with Russia.
Candor must not be mistaken for Ill
1See VANDENBERG, Page A-D
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