The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
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WASHINGTON, Oct. I5-Many people continue to write me about my Swear plan for peace and friendship with Russia Their letters judged not only by volume but by contents, indicate that the Amer ican public is both thinking intensely and worrying about the problems of Russia. That in itself IS healthy sign.
 !. The majority of the letters favor the proposed plan to win over the Russian people-regardess of their government-by an exchange of information, students, musical and theatrical programs and by permitting one American radio station and news paper to operate in Moscow with reciprocal Rus sian station and newspaper in New York.
 Some reaction, however, has been negative and critical.
 Most of the letters reveal such an interesting crosS-section of the mind of the American public that am letting those who are thinking about Rus sa write todays column Here are carefully selected samples of what the American public thinks about how we can avoid war with Russia:
 Charles K Coleman Lyndhurst, N. J.-"I have been in the U S. merchant service since 1922 during which time have been to Russia five times. While there noticed anything mechanical that came to view q am a marine engineer) The vast majority of these machines were of foreign manufacture The few machines that were unlabeled were obviously poor limitations of foreign products. Why then do you maintain that a country that is unable to com- pete with such small nations Switzerland, Bel gium, Sweden, etc.. in world markets can possibly produce atomic bomb, long-range jet-propelled planes etc.. in the short period of five ten years? Russia has never produced with all her Te- mendous resources, one essential commodity that has found market outside her own borders.
 My belief is that Russia is hiding nothing more dangerous than extreme poverty-and the Baltic States plus Czechoslovalda and Poland will provide acute indigestion to Russia for the next 50 years"
 Mrs. Mary Ellen Lewis, Sheffield, Ala.-"Let's start with your five-year plan at once will gladly take Russian student into my home and keep him Cor her) for nothing if need be while he is in this country I'll teach him English and probably learn Russian in turn and will, in every way treat him my own child. I'd be only too delighted if my two would go to Russia on similar mission.
 T feel that sacrifice would be too great to bring about lasting friendship between two great nations. My two came back unscathed Millions of American boys would not have back If it not for 20 million Russian casualties"
 Mrs. Catherine C. Anderson New York City, "Your earnestness in working out plan for getting along with Russia is commendable However, it has great big flaw. How you going to get Stalin to adopt it?"
 Walter F. Masncup, Washington, D. C.-"Why not have millions of Russians correspond with mil lions of Americans? This might be done under the supervision of the ministers of the churches in the two countries"
 Edward S. Allen, Ames, Iowa.-"The Soviet Union is clearly impelled by fear and by resentment at any ifneriority of position. Cannot these feelings be allayed in such ways not to increase Russias power to do great harm? Could not offer administration of Alaska on condition that cor