Evening star., 1946-09-13
of New York Address by Wallace on Foreiqn Policy

VII I"CSYH
might to be used against her-and
Britain, Western Europe and the
United States must be certain that
Russia's German policy will not
become a tool Of Russian design
against Western Europe.
The Russians have no more busi-
ness in stirring up native Commu-
nists to political activity in Western
Europe, Latin America and the
United States than we have in in
terfering in the politics of Eastern
Europe and Russia. We know what
Russia is up to in Eastern Europe,
for example, and Russia knows what
we are up to. We cannot permit
the door to be closed against our
trade in Eastern Europe any more
than We can in China. But at the
same time we have to recognize that
the Balkans are closer to Russia
than to us-and that Russia can
not permit either England or the
United States to dominate the poll
tics of that area.
China Is a special case and al
though she holds the longest from
tier in the world with Russia, the
interests Of world peace demand
that China remain free from any
sphere of influence, either politically
or economically. We insist that the
door to trade and economic develop
ment opportunities be left wide open
in China as in all the world. How
ever, the open door to trade and
opportunities for economic develop
ment in China are meaningless un-
less there is a unified and peaceful
China-built on the cooperation OF
the various groups in that country
and based on a hands-of policy OF
the outside powers.
We Are Still Aiming.
We are still arming to the hilt
Our excessive expenses for military
purposes are the chief cause of ou1
unbalanced budget. II taxes are tc
be lightened we must have the basis
of a real peace with Russia
peace that cannot be broken by
extremist propagandists. We do not
want our course determined for us
by master minds operating out OF
London, Moscow or Nanking.
Russian ideals of social-economic
justice are going to govern nearly a
third of the world. Our ideas of
free enterprise democracy will gov
ern much of the rest. The two ideas
will endeavor to prove which can
deliver the most satisfaction to the
common man in their respective
areas of political dominance. But
by mutual agreement, this compe-
tition should be put on a friendly
basis and the Russians should stop
conniving against us in certain areas
Of the world just as we should stop
scheming against them in other
parts Of the world. Let the results
Of the two systems speak for them
selves.
Meanwhile, the Russians should
stop teaching their form of Com
munism must, by force If neces-
sary, ultimately triumph over demo-
cratic apitalism-while we should
close our ears to those among us
who would have us believe that
Russian Communism and our free
enterprise system cannot live, one
with another, in a profitable and
productive peace.
/ Under friendly peaceful compe-
tition the Russian world and the
American world will gradually be-
come more alike. The Russians will
be forced to grant more and more
Of the personal freedoms; and we
shall become more and more alb
sorbed with the problems of social
economic justice.
Russia must be convinced that we
are not planning for war against her
and We must be certain that Russia
Is not carrying on territorial expan-
sion or world domination through
native Communists faithfully follow
ing every twist and turn in the Mos
COW party line. But in this compe-
tition. We must insist on an open
door for trade throughout the world.
There will always be an theological
conf1ict-but that is no reason why
diplomats cannot work out a basis
for both systems to live safely in
the world side by side.
U. N. Should Have A-Bombs.
Once the fears of Russia and the
United States Senate have been al
layed by practical regional political
reservations, am sure that concern
over the veto power would be greatly
diminished. Then the United Ma
tions would have really great power
in those areas which are truly inter-
national and not regional. In the
worldwide, as distinguished from
the regional, field the armed might
of the United Nations should be so
great as to make opposition useless.
Only the United Nations should have
atomic bombs and its military estab-
lishment should give special empha-
sis to air power. 1t should have con-
troll of the strategically located air
bases with which the United States
and Britain have encircled the world.
And not only should individual ma
tions be prohibited from manufac-
turing atomic bombs. guided missiles
and military aircraft for bombing
purposes, but no nation should be
allowed to spend on its military
establishment more than perhaps IS
per cent of its budget.
Practically and Immediately, we
must recognize that we are not yet
ready for world federation. Realist-
ically, the most we can hope for now
is a safe reduction in military ex-
pense and a long period of peace
based on mutual trust between the
Big Three.