Evening star., 1946-07-28
End Of Frictions
Urged by Byrnes
10 Paris
Removal of Conflicts
Only Hope of Avoiding
New War, He Declares
(Tert OF Byrnes' Statement on
Page A.

The hope of avoiding some
new and terrible war" depends
on the quick removal of frictions
left from the recent conflict,
Secretary Of State Byrnes said
last night in a statement read
over the radio as he journeyed to
Paris for the 21-nation peace
conference which opens tomor-
row.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee read
the message over the NBC network
while Mr.. Byrnes, who left National
Airport shortly after noon, was din
ing at Stephenville. Newfoundland
his only scheduled stop en- route.
Mr.. Byrnes was travelling in the
Sacred Cow" President Truman's
four -motored C54 transport.
Hope for peace led thousands to
interrupt their Saturday holiday by
going to National Airport where
they joined President Truman, the
entire cabinet and Chief Justice
Vinson in wishing him Godspeed
and goodluck.
Urges End of Occupa tions.
Mr.. Byrnes' message called for
these things:
Earliest withdrawal of Allied occu-
patton troops consistent with world
security, settlement of explosive
boundary disputes, final decisions on
reparations, and maximum progress
in providing people everywhere with
more food and houses and cloth
ing"
Not until these things are accom-
plished," Mr. Byrnes' message said
will the people themselves begin to
remember how precious peace really
is. and to make felt their universal
determination not to commit atomic
suicide"
Secretary Byrnes' scheduled ar
rival at Orly Field, Paris, this morn
ing would put him in Europe on the
Bind anniversary of the outbreak of
World War I, Austria Hungary S
declaration of war on Serbia-July
%, 1914.
He was given a sendoff by thou
sands who lined the curbs near the
State Department, as well as by the
crowd at the airport. Mr.. Byrnes,
wearing blue suit and carrying a
sailor straw hat, emerged from the
south doorway of the State Depart
ment, between the massed flags of
the United Nations about II 80. He
walked down the long steps, waving
his hand in response to applause
Senators Connally and Vandenberg
f1anked him step to the rear. A
guard Of honor formed a path to
the sidewalk. Across the street,
under the 1st Division Monument,
the Navy Band was playing An
chors Aweigh.''
An open car, carrying President
Truman and Speaker Rayburn
drove up and Mr.. Byrnes entered,
With moving picture cameras grind
ing in a car ahead and women in
gaily colored summer dresses waving
from the curbs, the procession OF
about 20 cars proceeded to Constitu-
ton avenue and Memorial Bridge
The turnout in the city was not
as big as for many wartime process
sions, because of the Saturday holi-
day.
Band Breaks Into Divine"
The Sacred Cow" platform
with microphones and more moving
picture equipment waited at the air.
port. An Army band was ready and
broke into Dixie 1t was Mr.
Byrnes' Gay.
The officials mounted the stand
and Mr.. Byrnes stood before the
microphones.
The situation is entirely different
from that that existed after World
War l." he said. Then we were
badly divided. This time there is
no division between the Executive
and the Congress as to the making
of peace.
I'm our efforts to make peace, Mr.
Truman ana 1 have had as our CO.
(See BYRNES, Page A-4)