The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-20
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fEDITSRS NOTE-Today Drew Pearson gives Aother important diagnosis of difficult and all important relations with Soviet Russia)

A tEDITSR'S NOTE-Today Drew Pearson gives nAother important diagnosis of difficult and a- important relations with Soviet Russia)
 WASHINGTON Aug. 1s-rf the Soviet Govern ment had deliberately set out to make mistakes it couldn't have made moro than 1t has piled up in the past In the year that has passed since V-J Day. Russia has won the ill will of her neghbor ing countries in Europe, has lost virtually all her friends in the United States and has turned of the world against her.
 In considering present strained relations with Russia this is all-mportant It indicates that time is running On side that Russias own poli- cies are playing into our hands, and that be avoided
 One year ago Soviet Russia was considered the great savior of the world. In Europe the Russians were given credit far more than the United States for berating the occupied countries even hailed by some the pioneers of world order In the US.A. most Americans had genuine admiration for the heroism of the Russian people and looked forward to period of friendly cooperation.
 Today that good will has vanished In all of Rus sas satellites with the possible exception of Finland and Czechoslovakia the Soviet is extremely unpopu- lar, even hated. Romania and Bulgaria would bolt Russia in minute were it not for the Red Army. Hungary and Austria which Russia hoped to win over, voted overwhelmingly against the Soviet In France the strong Communist upsurge has now hit the downgrade Even Yugoslavia, where Tito is sup posed to be supreme, the Russians not popular.
 Most interesting fact is that the countries nearest the Russians usually dislike them most Thus in more distant France, there is more pro-Soviet sentiment than in the adjacent Balkans
 Finally in the American British zones of Ger many, Germans fearful lest the western Allies eventually evacuate and Russia walk in.
 Thus the world has turned against an aggressor nation Thus also, the world has turned toward a nation which has selfish axes to grind and which is attempting to cooperate with the rest of the world.
 This is what Secretary of State Byrnes has sin cerely tried to do at Paris and as far as this ob server could ascertain his patient, fairmnded policy sing Russia's praises, has veered toward the United States.
 Therefore, the No. 1 point of American policy should be to work things out within the family of nations; to put Palestine and other controversial problems under the United Nations not to let the British drag into separate alliances. This is our greatest danger If We become the tail of the British kite we can be euchred into with Russia-exactly where the British Foreign Office imperalists want us. But as long as the smaller independent nations of the world convinced of our unselfsh motives as long we remain aloof from bith sides, our strength as world leader is secure.
 However, this alone may not head off with Russia. AS this is written, censored diplomatic dis patches from the Far East report three days of rifle sklrmtshing between American and Russian troops along the Korean border. This is the first time US- uSSR troops have deliberately fired at each other Another censored dispatch from London reports the British General Staff meeting daily to plan strategy for defending the British lifeline in the Near East
 In other words certain belligerent elements in