Evening star., 1946-07-19

first, because they come from a man
who not only knows well modern
Russia and the men who run that
country but who is student of Rus
sian history and an admirer of the
Russian people; second, because the
author was the first American Am
bassador to Russia after our long de-
layed recognition in 1884. He went
to Moscow openly friendly to the
Soviet experiment.
DisilIusioned in Russia.
His disillusionment came while he
was there-the result of close per-
sonal contact with the operations of
the Russian system and personal
experience with the Russian rulers.
1t has been greatly increased by
their ruthless and aggressive policies
Gin clear violation of the Atlantic
Charter, which Stain indorsed fol-
lowing the end of the war and by
their general course in every inter-
national gathering from the Yalta
Conference on down to the recent
meeting in Paris. The chronology
of the acts and attitude here
presented seem an unassailable basis
for Mr.. Bullitt's views.
In effect, he charges that the
period after war for the Soviet
government is not a period to make
peace but to prepare for war;
that the primary, compelling and
Interchangeable motive of the govern
ment is the spread of communism
throughout the world; that it con-
ceives its own safety is involved in
this as it is convinced that Russian
communism cannot survive for long
by the side of the capitalistic coun-
tries; that it is unalterably hostile
to foreigners; that it signs treaties
and makes agreements not with
any idea of keeping them but only
because they appear expedient at
the time; that Stain grossly de-
ceived Mr.. Roosevelt when he pledged
himself not to promote commu-
nism in this country; that the Soviet
word is not good, that the Russian
rulers regard everything, including
fraud, deceit and murder, as justi-
fable to perpetuate their own power
and promote the Communist pur-
pose.
Warfare Always.
"In the eyes of the Soviet Gov
ernment," writes Mr.. Bullitt, "the
Soviet Union is always engaged in
warfare, open or concealed, with
the non-C Communist states Of the
world. And where it embraces in
friendship non-Communist gov
ernment, 1t is always with the
ultimate intention Of driving a dag
ger in its back. That is why Stain
is unappeasable. That is why Mr..
Roosevelt's great design was fore
doomed to failure. That is why,
for our own sef-preservation, we
must face the fact that Stain, like
Hitler, will not stop but can only
be stopped"
These are terrific charges-par-
ticularly at this stage when such
great-though apparently futile
efforts are being made to get Rus
sia to cooperate wholeheartedly
in the cause of peace and in the
complete control of atomic energy.
Certainly, 1t Is true that far great
er progress toward these goals
would have been made in the past
year but for the distractions Of
fered by the Soviet representa-
tives. Mr.. Bullitt is neither an ir-
responsible nor a reckless man. He
presents facts to support his con-
tentions. He is a detached man
without a grievance and no cause
to serve other than the truth. Such
a book by such a man cannot easily
be passed over.
Superior Force Necessary.
Undoubtedly, he will be denounced
by those who resent any reflection
on the honor and purity of the Rus
sian leaders. Nevertheless, the book
is well calculated to increase the
number of those who believe as Mr..
Bullitt believes, that the only way
to deal with the Soviet rulers is by
confronting them with superior
force.
The most legitimate use Of force
on earth" says Mr.. Bullitt, ''is to
gain time to permit the growth of
moral ideas. 1t will take some time
for moral ideas to grow in the Soviet
Union. There is no way to prevent
it from conquering non-Communist
states during that time except the
hard wav of keeping 1t constantly
confronted by superior force."
1t is interesting that the series
Of articles recently appearing in
the New York Times by Brooks
Atkinson, just returned after a year
as Times correspondent in Mos
COW, fully sustains Mr.. Bullitts view
that friendship with Russia is i'm
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