The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-08
|Merry-GO- Round

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8-Many people have writ ten regarding my proposed fiveyear plan for peace and friendship with Russia-some critical some ap- precatlve, some wanting more information. This column is an attempt to of the very important points raised in their letters.
 Harold Walton, Philadelphia-The idea of five year plan for friendship is merely human approach to most terribly difficult problem It is attempt to head off drift toward almost certain war-if continue the way we are going. It is an attempt to get two peoples better acquainted, always the best guarantee against war
 This is no panacea or cure-al but a breathing space of five years in which work ntensively at friendship and then get bearings After every war; people tired and wounded. their feelings on edge They don't always have the proper perspective If get away from war for five years, if we can quit talking about it and really concentrate on making friends with our potential enemy, then may be We can pave the way for permanent peace.
 However, repeat that this tve-year plan for friendship is definitely conditional upon Russias going along with Us 100 per cent. If she won't go along, it is much better to know it right and prepare for the worst. Harold Preece, Chattanooga, Tenn-I have known Jimmie Byrnes about 15 years during which time have probably disagreed with him more than oth- erwise. However, convinced: l. That he has grown greatly 1T, stature; and, ?. That after lot of patience and So-caled appeasement his policy of firmness with the Soviet Government is right. My proposal of fve-year plan for friendship with the Russian people in no way conflicts with Byrnes. His policy is aimed at the Russian Govern ment; the five-year plan is aimed at the Russian people, many of whom do not know what their gov ernment is doing
 Byrnes's policy at the moment is negative and preventive. The fveyear plan for friendship is posi- tive and constructive. The policeman your beat may be fine conscientious guardian against crime. But when he helps to organize boys clubs so many police do then he is building constructively against crime at the source That is the difference between the policy of frmneSs and the policy of friendship Both are sometimes necessary, and Byrnes has been so busy with one he hasn't had time to concentrate on the other.
 If Russia goes on the rampage in Turkey or even, threatens to, then Secretary Byrnes will be absolutely right in being firm, and for one shall back him up
 Mrs. William Cone, New York City-I doubt if more than one or two publishers would object to my plan of Russian radio station and Russian news paper in New York to explain the Soviet viewpoint to the American people This part of the Swear plan of course hinges on the Russians giving us recpro- cal privileges in Moscow and am afraid we might have more trouble selling the idea to the Russians than to American publishers.
 However, think what American publishing in- genuity could do with a newspaper in Moscow American neWsmen could turn out paper so reada- ble that it circulation would hit every corner of the Soviet. have always contended that one thing the Soviet system needed regular diet of comics We've got to show the Russian people that we are not WarmongerS but are just human as they are