Evening star., 1946-10-20

port the POSITIVE 1OrelguS pOilCy Ol
the Government Of the United
States as expressed by Secretary d
State Byrnes, Senator VandenberG
and Senator Connally."
Cushing: We are hearing q good
deal from some partisan orator.
these days, Senator, that the trou.
BILE with our new bipartisan Amer.
ican foreign policy is that 1t nc
longer follows the Franklin d
Roosevelt pattern. Any commenti
vandenberg: Well--that depends
upon what you mean by the "Roose.
velt pattern" If you mean the
Roosevelt pattern as originally
laid down in the Atlantic Charter
I should say that we are earnestly
seeking to return to 1t after 1t wa:
partially scrapped by the late Presi.
dent himself at Yalta,> and aftei
subsequent defaults by Its own sig
natories.
u. S. Adhering to U. N.
If YOU mean the Roosevelt pat
tern" in the United Nations.
should say that we are Tremendously
adhering to 1t. with every ounce ol
devotion we can muster.
If YOU mean we are trying tc
avoid deliberately dividing the
world into two such rival spheres OF
infiuence as would defeat every OBJ
jectiye the late President ever had
we are the ones who are carrying
the flag.
If YOU mean, however, that the
late president, under the grim and
inexorable necessities OF war, was
prodigal in giving way to the re-
quests and demands of our allies,
reply, sir. there is little left to give
we give our birthright
(Which we do not intend to do). II
is impossible to keep on signing
dotted lines" as we often-perhaps
too often-did in war. And don
forget this. The Roosevelt pat
tern" had its own sterner moments
remind you of his note to MOS
cow in 1885:
"The Government of the Uniteo
States would be lacking in canooi
If it failed to state frankly that II
the most serious conse-
uuences if the government OF the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
is unwilling, or unable, to take ap-
nropriate measures to prevent
further acts in disregard OF the
solemn pledge given by it to the
Government Of the United STATES.
Hits "Imperialism" Charge.
Cushing-While you are clearing
the track, Senator, suppose vol
spend a moment on the charge tna'
the trouble with our foreign policy
is that 1t represents American I'M
perialism."
Vandenberg-Well, Mr.. Gushing
I've heard that too. Frankly,
think it's simply silly. I hope w
shall wind up with a few new base'
for our national defense, In wha'
would expect to be agreement VIII
the United Nations-arrangement
lust as necessary for their defens'
as for our own. But everybody WITT
q grain of sense ought to know tina
we plan no conquests anywhere
that we ask only for Justice" ant
the open door" and democratic
good will" and peace around th'
world.
Our kind of imperialism hai
lust established the free and inde
pendent commonwealth of the Phil
ippines-just as it established tn
free and independent Republic o
Cuba in the aftermath OF an earle
war. Our kind of imperialism" /
paying 70 per cent OF UNRRA's bill
to feed the stricken of the earth
Our kind of imperialism" compro
misses billions in lend-lease debts.
I confess I get weary of thes
libels - especially when uttere'
against us by our own domestl
agitators. Meanwhile, since it
usually the Communists, at hom
or abroad, who make these charges
I want to record one interestin
little fact. Russian expansion, as
result of the war, amounts to NOR
than 250,O00 square miles-an are
larger than all New England an
the Middle Atlantic States-to sa
nothing of other lands in the ne'
Russian orbit. That's just to kee
the imperialism record straight.
Cites Yugoslav Incident.
Cushing-I take 1t, Senator. tha
YOU think a firm and unmistak
ably plain American foreign polio
always taking care that it is jus
and rights not the way into trou
Payments on your home are