The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-19
Interpreting
The News
BY DEWITT MACKENZIE
AP Foreign Affairs AnaIvst

When Alexander Parodi, French
delegate, yesterday assumed tbs
presidency Of the United Nation,
security council for the snsui1v
month. he emphasized that "o,s
task is to maintain and develon tnn
spirit of cooperation"
The evening before that DR.. u,.
fez Afiff Pasha, the Egyptian deIs,
gate on relinquishing his montb,.
presidency made a remarkable n
tie speech in which he confessed
that he was somewhat depressaS
because he felt that "during tbs
month of my Craftsmanship we havs
not succeeded in fully accompl;sAs
ing the task that was entrusted Ia
us by the United Nations" He cons
tinued:
Il believe that the peace-lovinn
people of the worId-and am con-
WINGED that the great masses in.
habitlng this planet are all peace
loving-this great mass Of human.
ity is disappointed with the ststs
of affairs that prevails in the worlA
a whole year after We Day. It ia
disappointed because It feels that
a just and lasting peace is stYYl FAR
off. 1t is disappointed because II
believes that the powers are NOT
working as a united family Of ma.
tons in the interest of all the peo.
pie, but are trying to further their
own interests without regard or
consideration for others"
Not United
Well. that's strong mustard Buff
whether the good doctor is right in
his belief that people feel the pow
ers ARE trying to further their own
interests without regard for coasid-
GRAFTON for Others" it obviously is
true that the powers "are not work.
ing as a united family"
The steadily growing divergence
of views among the big three-be-
tween Russia on the one hand and
Britain and America on the other
certainly has got the United Ne
tons organization off to a bad
start. The same differences have
in painful degree nullified the la
bors of the Big Four foreign minis
ters conference in Paris.
The ghost Of the ill . fated old
league of nations is rafting its
chains whereVe. men are gathered
together in the name of peace.
Sharp retorts are flying about
among the big three like sparks
from the village blacksmith's an
vii. Here r a few items I picked
at random from the news report of
the past tWenty-four hours, and it's
interesting to note that yesterday
SEEM to have been America
Day. in Moscow:
Moscow-a Pravda writer today
called Senator Arthur H. Vanden-
berg "a town crier of reaction" and
said he tried to play the role Of
grave-diggec at the four power for
eign ministers conference Just con-
Guided.
Washington-the Russian embas-
sy said today 1.-The more vicious
British and American reaction
aries are seeking to block devel.
opment of international cooperation
and particularly to thwart the Sow.
ct peace and security" policy.
London - DR.. I. Lemin, Soviet
economist, in an English language
broadcast over the Moscow radio
today, said that what he described
as American efforts to retain mill
tary bases in Iceland, Latin Ayneri-
ca ard British territories 'fhave al
ready led to friction between the
U. S.. and other countries COZ
cerned."
Moscow-the Soviet News agency
Tass said today that a proposal by
U. S. Secretary of State James F.
Byrnes for a conference in Novem-
Der to consider German peace
terms would encourage aggressive
elements in Germany" who are
waiting for the allies to withdraw
their occupation troops.
And from the other side OF the
fence:
Washington - the State depart
ment today endorsed a declaration
by its ranking diplomat at Tokyo
George Atcheson, j., council chair
man and General MacArthlNr's dip
lomatic adviser-that this country
does not favor communism in eth
er the United States or Japan.
So it goes, giving to wonder
whether the ideas and ideals Of
communistic Russia and the west
ern d~emocracies are so utterly d
variance that they are like oil and
water. Clearly the isms won't mix,
but the world would like to believe
with DR.. Hafez Afifi Pasha that
differences can be settled ami
cably."