Evening star., 1946-06-25
Fear Of Atomic Race
Voiced After Russia
AssaiIs Baruch Plan
BY the tsseeio.sd Press

The threat of a United Nations
deadlock over atomic energy contro
followed by a global atomic arms
race stirred Congress today as the
result of Russia's blunt "do-it-our-
way approach to the problem.
Leading lawmakers declared en-
phatically that this country is not
going to surrender it's atomic bomb
secrets until tested interna tional
controls are set up-somethin which
the Soviet plan does not appear
to guarantee.
A charge by the Communist news
paper Pravda that the American
plan for international control of tht
weapon reflects evident striving fol
world rule" provoked sharp counter
criticism from members of the Sen.
ate's Special Atomic Committee.
Calling the charge ridiculous,
Senator Russell. Democrat, o.
Georgia. a committee member, tolc
a reporter he thinks 1.-The Russians
should stop judging all other ma.
tions by their own selfish atti.
tudes.'
Russell Praises Baruch Plan.
Nobody in the world has evel
offered to give away SO much for 81
little" the Georgia Senator declared
The Baruch plan is a generous pro.
posal in which we offer to give away
development bought with oul
genius and our money. All we ask il
return is protection for the worle
and ourselves against its use for de.
structive purposes.
Il am bitterly opposed to reveal.
ing one iota of information unit
We have some irrevocable plan of in.
spection and I think the ma jorit,
of Congress is in the same frame O.
mind. There can be no veto in tn,
operation of such international con,
troll"
The Georgia Senator said he fear
Russian insistence on the veto, re-
newed in the Pravda outburst. ma,
deadlock u. N. atomic negotiations
view shared by Senator johnson
Democrat, Of Colorado, anothe
committee member.
Both said the result of ultimat,
failure to agree on internationa
controls is liable to be a new arma
ments contest.
If the Russians continue t.
maintain the position that the,
must have veto over the opera
ton of the control machinery,
Senator johnson said, IAN atomic
bomb armament race becomes in.
evitable."
Huffman Cites U. s. Record.
Pravda. the official organ of the
Communist party, charged that thu
American plan for gradual disclos.
rre of secret processes as control!
are set up and prove workable i.
an attempt to clinch "the monopoly
position Of the United States in tn.
production Of atomic weapons for ar
indefinite period" This. it said
reflected a striving for world rule
which cannot succeed"
But Senator Huffman. Democrat
of Ohio said the Russians. as wei
as everybody else. ought to know
from the American record in tw,
world wars that this country want
no new boundaries for reparations
Having refused to take for our
selves more of the world when j
was at our feet, no one can seriousl,
accuse us of attempting to dictat,
to the world now" he declared.
Senator Huffman. who had op
posed holding the Bikini bomb tests
noted that Pravda complained ti1a
the noise raised over these expert
ments Is the main source of dis
trust toward the United States"
While he said he expected tina
reaction from the Soviets, the Obi,
Senator said he doesn't think tn,
Russians have any cause for alarm
"They know We are not an az
gressor and should know that ou
only aim is to preserve world peace,
he said.