Evening star., 1947-03-30
Truman Stain Farley
To Settle Differences
is Urged by Mundt

: A personal conference between
Prime Minister Stain and President
Truman to iron out differences be-
tween Communist Russia and DEM
ssocratic Powers was urged yesterday
by Representative Mundt, RepubIi-
scan, Of South Dakota, a member Of
the House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee.
( The Navy earlier ordered two bat
.tleships and two aircraft carriers to
!, Northern Europe this summer on a
training cruise which will stop short
.,of any Russian waters.
{ Mr.. Truman has shown no inclina-
'tion recently to travel to another
..big-power meeting, telling news con-
iference questioners that he does not
.see that any good could come out OF
further parleys by the chiefs OF
state at this time.
+. However. Mr.. Mundt told report
sers:
/. "I feel that only through such
'conference can we secure the clear
.cut outline of the area of agreement
which can and must be developed
between these great countries in the
Critical field of international rela-
,,tions"
! Calls for Direct Action.
He said the administration $780,
100000 measure to help Greece and
Turkey curb Communism amounts
,only to action ION the fringe of the
international march of commun-
!. ISM"
, Consideration must also be given,
Mr.. Mundt said, to analogous cases
such as Iran and Iraq, Korea, China,
las well as such other countries
which are soon likely to find them
iselves in similar situation-nameiy,
! Norway, Sweden, Finland, Italy,
Lebanon, Egypt and Syria.
, consequently" said Mr.. Mundt,
s"the proper place to stop the aggres-
,sive force of communism is in Mos
COW by insisting upon an early un-
derstanding in the following con-
nections.
1. Effective international safe
guards against the fabrication and
use of atom bombs:
2. "The real prerogatives and pur-
poses of the United Nations as an
influence protecting the autonomy
OF Independent states.
. 3. THE boundary lines and ex-
ternal policies that are to prevail
in this postwar world"
= l.. Sees Need for: Speed.
Urging speed, Mr.. Mundt declared: !:
"While we are attempting to stop
: communism at its fringes, nations
everywhere are attempting to stock
pile atom bombs and unless we have
speed, the time for action may come
too late"
The nearest the warships will go
TO the Baltic Sea, where Russian
influence is strong, will be Copen-
hagen, Denmark. The itinerary was
announced without any explana-
ton except that this is to be the
drst training cruise for Naval Acad-
emy midshipmen in Northern Euro
peaa waters since before World
War II.
accompanying the battleships New
Jersey and Wisconsin will be the
Essex class carriers Kearsarge and
Randolph, the destroyers Cone.
STdbling, OHare and Meredith, and
the Fort Mandon, a landing ship
dock. .r,@
The squadron will be commanded
by Rear Admiral John Perry and
win arrive In European waters about
june IS for months stay. Ports
OF call are to be Portsmouth, Wey-
mouth, Plymouth, Greenwich and
Woolwich in England, Rosyth in
Scotland, Oslo in Norway, Cote
borg in Sweden, and Copenhagen.
Follows Dardanelles Visit.
The cruise will follow by about
2 months the visit of another group
of United States warships to Greek
and Turkish waters, including the
strategic Dardanelles over which
Russia wants to share control with
Turkey.
Announcement of the Navy plans
al Nortnern Europe came during
weekend lull of congressional argu-
ments for and against Mr.. Truman,s S
proposal to bolster the Greek and
Turkish governments. $.
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee plans to end public hear
1nes tomorrow and to start work the
next day in closed sessions on a bill.
The House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee likewise called for public hear
ings tomorrow but made no plans
Tor the rest of the week.
Final congressional action may not
come until mid-April, 2 weeks past
the March 81 goal originally set in
view OF the fact that the British
plan to end their Greek aid on that
date.