Evening star., 1946-05-19
Byrnes 10 Tell Nation
OF Conference Failure
On Radio Tomorrow
By Gornett D. Horner

By Gornett D. Horner
Secretary of State Byrnes will
tell the Nation by radio tomor-
row night about failure of the
Paris conference of Big Four
foreign ministers to agree on Eu-
ropean peace settlements and of
his hopes for breaking the dead
lock next month.
Returning to Washington by air
yesterday, Mr.. Byrnes reported i'm
medlately to President Truman on
the Paris session, which recessed on
Thursday until June Is with a wide
cleavage persisting between Rus
sian views and those of the United
States, Britain and France on most
major problems.
The danger to peace of this deep
cleavage in policy" among the big
powers was emphasized last night
in an American Federation of La
Dor statement declaring that fur
ther delay and "appeasement" of
Russia offer little hope of success.
Tough Policy Suggested.
Calling for a clear understand
Ing with Russia" the AFrL Execu-
tive Council asserted. that IF tie
policy of Soviet Rlssia is to be
tough, we must show her that
we can be tougher in defense of
our basic principlesa
Mr., Byrnes, who was represented
by associates as convinced that the
Paris Conference improved the
prospects for eventual settlement
of European peace terms, reserved
any public comment for his radio
address tomorrow night.
The time of his broadcast and the
networks which will carry it had
not been determined late last night.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee and
Senator Vandenberg, Republican of
Michigan, leading COP spokes-
man on international affairs. who
served as advisers to Mr.. Byrnes at
Paris, returned with him.
Connally Sees Progress.
Senator Connally issued state
ment asserting that the Paris meet
ing made substantial progress"
which should help the June Is ses-
sion "to agree upon treaties"
Senator Vandenberg, reported by
some of his friends to consider the
conference largely failure, refused
any public comment on arrival, but
is expected to air his views in
speech to the. Senate Tuesday.
Senator Connally plans to report
to the Senate Wednesday.
Mr.. Byrnes spent two hours with
the President yesterday, presumably
going over with him what he plans
to say in his radio address.
The principal definite accom-
plishment he can report is agree
ment for revision of the Italian
armistice terms, which serves to
some extent to ease. the pressure for
quick settlement of final peace
treaty with Italy.
Treaties a Major Issue. !! i
However, he is expected to en-
phasize the need for completing the
Italian, Romanian, Hungarian and
Bulgarian peace treaties without un-
due delay so as to hasten the re-
moval of occupation armies from
those countries and give opportunity
for economic revival.
The AFL executive council state
ment termed the failure of the Paris
meeting that began April Is "griev-
ously Disappointing" and viewed
with the gravest concern the
mounting threat of another world
war"
Charging that the Soviet Union
had employed the methods of ag-
gression," it called on the United
States Government to "insist that
Russia observe her wartime COM
mitments based on the Atlantic
Charter"
Soviet Attitude Condemned.
The American Federation of La
bor," it added, "unequivocally con-
demns the attitude taken by Soviet
Russia since the wal ended. In Eu-
rope and in Asia, she has employed
main force instead of consultation
with other powers. Russia has seized
captured territory, she has brazenly
sought to extend her influence and
domain over most of Asia and East
ern Europe"
The council said it considered it
Significant that the foreign agents
of Moscow" were again "assailing the
foreign policy of the United States
and accusing us of imperialism
AT a recent convention in Atlantic
City of a union of Government en-
ployes not affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, resolutions
were adopted condemning the United
States and Great Britain for aggres-
SION" This reference obviously was
to the CIO United Public Workers
recent Atlantic City convention.