Evening star., 1947-02-26
Dulles Long Training
ToAid U.S.. at Moscow
Choice as Adviser Will Assure
Bipartisan Foreign Policy.
By David Lau,rence

By DaVid Lau,rence
Selection of John Foster Dulles to go
to the Moscow Conference as an ad-
wiser to the United States delegation and
to Secretary of State Marshall insures a
continuance of the bipartisan course
that has been guiding foreign policy.
Mr.. Dulles Is not only Republican but
q man of wide influence in the party.
The purpose in sending Mr.. Dulles,
however, happens only to be in part re-
lated to the fact that he is prominent
Republican. The truth is he Is one OF
the best advisers on foreign affairs In
this country. His experience dates from
the days when he accompanied the
American delegation to the Paris Peace
Conference at the close Of World War /.
Mr.. Dulles was one Of the principal
advisers to Secretary Of State Stettinius
and the American delegation at the San
Francisco Conference which wrote the
United Nations charter. He attended the
big -Four" meeting in London with Sec
retary of State Byrnes.
For many years, Mr.. Dulles has been
active in the affairs Of the Federal
Council of Churches Of Christ in
America being the head of a commits
sion which has been concerning itself
with declarations on peacemaking. He
is widely respected for his endeavor to
apply Christian principles to the making
Of public policy in the world generally
and probably has given more time and
- 1ory a,aI ~
than any other man alive today.
Familiar With World Problems.
MIR. Dulles has, indeed. spent his adult
life in the study Of foreign policy and
matters of law. In private practice he
has been concerned with questions of
world trade and Is thoroughly familiar
with the economic as we'll as the politi-
cal background of world problems today.
The American Government is, indeed,
fortunate that Mr. Dulles has sacrificed
his private interests for the greater part
of the last two years to serve the State
Department.
The connection Of Mr.. Dulles with
domestic politics lies in the fact that he
has the confidence of Gov Dewey
of New York 1t was reported before the
1914 election that, If Mr. Dewey were
successful, Mr.. Dulles would become
Secretary of State.
Mr. Dulles has the confidence of Re
publican members Of the Senate, par
ticularly Senator Vandenberg Of Michi
gan, with whom he worked closely at
San Francisco. Before accepting the
Moscow post, Mr.. Dulles was in Wash
ington and had a conference with the
Michigan Senator. 1t appears, however,
that Mr.. Dulles does not go as a sub
stitute for Mr.. Vandenberg or any other
| Senator. The Senator from Michigan
| announced this because 1t Is quite pos
sible that situation may arise requir-
ing his presence at the side Of Secretary
! Marshall for brief interval.
Senators Want to Stay Home.
None of the members of the Senate Is
anxious to go to Moscow because the
pressure of work is such that they want
to be at Capitol Hill. The help Of Sena-
tor Vandenberg. in particular, is vital
in steering through the Senate some of
the proposed treaties which were negoti-
ated by Secretary Byrnes. There are
other questions Of foreign policy and
matters relating to economic aid to
Europe which will need staunch cham
pions in the Senate, so Mr.. Vandenberg's s
decision to stay here will assist the BIZ
partisan program very decidedly.
1t is quite possible, too, that, with
Senators Vandenberg and Connally re-
naming here, they may be able to make
speeches of comment on what's going on
in Moscow and help to mobilize world
opinion behind Secretary Marshall If
issues or cleavages develop which re-
quire such public discussion to aid In
arriving at settlement.
The whole world situation is growing
increasingly critical and the hope here
is that the Russian government has at
last come to realize that one OF the
things that is delaying recovery in Eu-
rope and Asia is the constant pickering
over relatively unimportant issues. Once
there can be a clearing of the air and a
settlement reached on how to govern
Germany, it Is likely that the whole
picture will change for the better. To
keep Europe in an unsettled state while
Russia argues with the other powers of
the world does no more than to give
lawless forces, like the German under
ground, chance to Notwithstanding
which merely adds to the occupation
costs that have to be borne by the
American and British taxpayers and
something which piles up more worries
for the Soviet. 1t is against Russia that
much of the fermentation inside Ger
many is bound to be directed.
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