Evening star., 1947-01-12

good neighbor policy. IT he was
right-and think he was-this long
failure to hold the conference has
had the opposite effect.
Wants Conference Now.
II am well aware of the reasons
for delay. I entirely sympathize with
the anxiety to purge the Americans
of their last yestige Of Naziism. But
I think that, under half dozen SOL
emn Pan American treaties to which
we are party, this is multilateral
decision which should always be
made by all of US jointly and not
influenced or dictated by us alone.
In some aspects it can be said that
We have been proceeding jointly.
I But I think it Is past time to
hold the Pan American Conference
which we promised in 1945, and
there to formally renew the joint
New World authority which Is the
genius of our New World unity.
There is too much evidence that we
are drifting apart-and that COM
munistic upsurge is moving in. We
face no greater need then to restore
the warmth of New World unity
which reached an all-time high at
San Francisco" 81
Mr.. Byrnes in his speech op-
posed joining in the proposed con-
ference with Argentina until the
Argentine Government carries out
its promises to rid itself OF Nazi
influences.
Peace Treaty Problems.
Turning to peace treaty prob
lens. Senator Vandenberg said:
1--WE have finished five treaties
with ex-enemy European states.
They passed in review before a
Peace Conference of q nations in
Paris. We are entitled to say that
this broad consultation of all our
battle Allies was an achievement
primarily due to insistence.
Here again is an unmistakable
cue to our international disposition
ever to recognize the rights of little
states as well as big.
Here also Is a cue to what seems
to be our improved relations with
the Soviet Union-as a result. I be-
lieve. OF our present rugged policy
OF firm but friendly candor which
1 hope has permanently established
the American doctrine that there
are headlines in our ideals from
which we shall never again retreat
This is not truculence-it is the
power of brave and naked truth.
Heart of European Problem.
Nov We turn, after many weary
months of urging, to peace plans
for Austria and Germany. At long
last, we shall come to grips with the
heart CT the European problem.
All occupying powers should rec
ognize the independence of Austria
and Withdraw their troops.
I'm Germany, retarded by Rus
sian and French refusals to fulfill
the Potsdam requirement that the
four zones Of German occupation
should operate as an economic
unit. the German situation has suf-
fered such economic deterioration
as to threaten chaos and disaster.
"We have partially met this
worsening crisis by unifying the
American and British zone-with an
invitation to the French and Rus
slams to join us at their option. This
is hopeful pattern. Meanwhile,
the business Of renewed decentra-
lized political autonomy-looking
toward federated states which shall
be the masters and not the servants
of a new Berlin-makes encourag-
ing progress in the American zone.
But the pressing need is a plan
for total peace--a plan which omits
no possible precautions against re-
current Hitlerism, yet which offers
some reward other than eternal
degradation to new German states
when they faithfully strive toward
democratic self-redemption.
THE important thing for the
world to know is that we intend to
remain in occupation until this job
is done. 1t is part of the war, If
we are to preserve our victory"