Evening star., 1946-01-27

| economic agreements which place these
| states entirely in the Russian sphere
| Agreements similar to that imposed
on the Soviet-selected Groza govern
| ment whereby the entire economic life
of Romania was dovetailed with that
of Russia are now being forced on the
other satellites. Contact of these states
with the outside world must be cleared
through Moscow. Foreign interests are
rapidly being liquidated without real
compensation for the outside capital
which was invested in those countries.
The Russian armies are preparing to
handle" Turkey in the same manner
as they have handled Iran.
A war of nerves is being waged against
the Turkish Republic. The concentra-
ton of overwhelming Russian forces at
Odessa, in Bulgaria, and on the eastern
borders of Turkey is no longer secret.
The Turks have said in the past that
they would fight for their independence
Whether they will dare oppose the Rus
slams is, however, matter of doubt
among military observers in Washington.
The strategic conception of the Turks
seems to be based on what public
opinion in America and Britain would
say or do in the event they were the
victim of an unprovoked aggression.
This they considered even more i'm
portant than the actions of the UNO
Security Council
The Turks know they can expect sup
port from Britain only if America is be-
hind Britain-at least morally. The in
dications the Ankara government has
received from Washington have not been
encouraging. The United States, they
have been told, abhors injustices and
aggressions, but it also believes that the
worst conflicts could be settled amicably
by the parties concerned. The Turks
know what this means
The Soviet government has never
been guilty of an aggression since 1941.
All it wants is the security of its from
tiers which can be achieved only by the
formation of friendly" governments.
Once such friendly government
manufactured in Moscow-is established
SdII NC llO qucoIlOIl Vi dSSIeSSlOIl.
Turkey Seems Next on List.
The forces which wish to maintain
the sovereignty and territorial integrity
of their country are described as "fas-
cists, opposing the new democratic
trends" and Russian forces Immediately
rush to assist in the formation of a true
democracy in the areas, earmarked to
become Russias satellites. This has
been true in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria,
Hungary, Yugoslavia and Iran to name
some of the liberated" countries.
Turkey appears to be next on the list.
And her chances of receiving even moral
support from the other peace loving"
countries which have associated them
selves into a United Nations Organiza-
ton are extremely slim.
After having successfully reached out
into the Middle East by settling the
Iranian question in their own way, the
Russian diplomats are now directing
some attention to China.
In accordance with the Sino-Russian
treaty of last summer, the U. S. S. R.
has undertaken to keep its hands out of
the domestic problems of China. More
over, it subscribed to the Cairo declara-
ton of 1943 in which America and
Britain promised to return Manchuria
and the whole of Northern China to
China after the defeat of the japanese.
An agreement was signed between the
Chunking and Moscow governments by
which the Chungking government rec
ogniZed the Russian interests in the
Manchurian railways which dated back
to the Czarist regime and agreed to
Soviet occupation of Port Arthur as
naval base.
After a number of political vagaries
in regard to Russia's promise not to sup
port the Yenan armies, the Moscow gov
ernment decided that the Chinese Com
munists were poor fighters and that
Manchuria, which had been liberated
by the Red armies, should be returned
to China This decision was reached at
a time when the Russians still regarded
the United States as first-rate military
force capable of an immediate effort"
Factories Moved to Siberia.
In the last two weeks things have
changed, however. The Moscow govern
ment has not repudiated, and does not
intend to repudiate, the treaty which it
has signed with Chang Kai-shek. But
it added certain conditions which had
been overlooked when the treaty was
being drafted. The Russians now claim
that besides having their interest in the
Eastern Manchurian railroads recog-
nized they must be given so per cent
participation in the economic life of
Manchuria.
The Japanese owned factories have
been removed wholesale across the bor-
der into Siberia All that is left of these
important installations are the sites.
But the raw materials which exist in
been removed. The Russian proposition
of participating in the development of
Manchuria on so per cent basis is
that Russia will provide the necessary
tools which can be taken to China from
Siberia where the Red army had trans
ferred them since vi day.
Chang is still hesitant about accept
ing this Russian proposition. He is in
clined to ask Americas collaboration in
the future economic development of his
country because the United States is
far-of neighbor which has no aims on
any Chinese territory. But he is uncer-
tain as to whether this country is either
willing or able to assist him in the event
= the Russian diplomats bring the pressure
of the Russian bayonets and tanks into
their economic arguments.
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