Evening star., 1946-09-07
Divergent u. S. Comments
Made on Byrnes Speech
BY the Associoted Press

secretary of State ByrneS' Stutt-
gart speech drew divergent editorial
comment from the Nations press
today, ranging from acclamation as
one of the most significant diplo-
matte moves by the United States
since the end of the war to criticism
that 1t was "tardy l. and half
hearted"
In his speech, Mr.. Byrnes laid be-
fore the German people an Ameri-
can proposal for speedy establish
ment of a democratic provisional
government to unity the nation
adding that the United States die
not consider that Germany's eastern
border is permanently on the Oder
Secretary Byrnes address ir
Stuttgart is the most important
declaration of American policy since
the PotSdam agreement" said the
Richmond News-Leader,
ut is now Moscow's turn to sa,
something, said the ST. Louis Post
Dispatch. And it seems hardl,
likely that anything the policy max
ers of the Kremlin can say short o
agreement to a united and self
governing Germany will any longe
be good enough"
"Tardy With Assurances"
But the Chicago Tribune OBJ
served:
The first thing to be said abou
Mr.. Byrnes speech at Stuttgart /!
that he never should have beer
obliged to make it. Mr.. Byrnes wa!
tnpelled to make this speech be.
cause the United States Government
for years has taken the view which
Mr.. Byrnes now rejects in part.
Mr.. Byrnes was promising II
undo some of the things that Mr.
Roosevelt at Yalta and Mr.. Truman
at Potsdam had done to make ovel
Europe in the image of hell. Mr.
Byrnes is very tardy with his asSur.
ances and, when they are examined
in detail. they are seen TO be half
hearted"
The Rochester. N. Y, Democrat
and Chronicle commented that the
address was "forceful where force
was called for. temperate where
American purposes are concerned
concillatory towards the rights anc
aspirations of other nations"
To the New York Herald Tribune
the speech was "a!s vigorous ane
significant diplomatic move a.
any undertaken by this country
since the end of hostilities."
The Stuttgart speech was crysta
clear as to our intentions" editorial
ized the Detroit Free Press, Will
the Nashville Tennesseesn saw i
as "a reaff1rmation of the Potsdan
agreements.
Opposition to Russia DeplOred.
The New York Daily News inter
preted Mr.. Byrnes' address to meal
that we and the British are nov
teaming up to struggle against Rus
sia for Germany's friendship. !
isn't pleasant prospect"
"Byrnes offers Germany unifica
ton and pins responsibility for lac
of 1t on Moscow" said the Philadel
phia Record. while the Inquirer i
the same city said the speech wa
"a clear. forceful and constructiy
expression of American policy 70
the spiritual and economic revivs
Of Europe"
Those who have complaine
against America s lack Of consist
ent foreign policy" declared tn
Portland, Greg Journal, "shoul
be heartened by Secretary of Stat
Byrnes' declarations at Stutt
CART ."
A similar sentiment was expresse
by the Charlotte, N. c., Observe
which said: ITO those who hav
been saying that we have no polio
In Germany, Mr.. Byrnes speech
the answer"
The New York Times commente
that the alternative to a unite'
productive and peaceable German
is a divided Germany which wi
tend more and more to be absorbe
into two opposing military systems