The Nome nugget., 1947-12-29
Monday, December 29s 1947
World Future Hangs On l047 u. $. Policy

(By J. M Roberts, Jr.-(H9 News Anays)
 WHEN TIME has Sfted and graded the events of 1947 the day that will stand out above all the others Will be March l2, when President Truman stood before Congress and announced, in effect, that the United States would build worldwide defense line against Russias eXpansonst and revolutionary dreams.
 Out of that pronouncement has grown a great pro- gram of military and economic aid for nOn-COmmunst countries which, whether it succeeds fails will leave perpetual mark world history. If it succeeds in full it will mark the end of the of the totaitarans If it fails completely there hardly any chance that great be avoided
 This struggle in the year 1947 became the focal point around which revolved almost all of mans other prob lems. The immediate question was 'Who will win the cold war;"
 It involved the price of all we ae as we'll as foods availability in many places It almost completely ab sorbed the energies which, during the war, had promised to devote to the development of brave world. The Parliament of Man at Lake Success N Y, stood by handcuffed while the great powers vered for position.
 Out of the pressures produced by this battle grew an offshoot of tremendous importance to history It was something that had been growing gradually, but it emerged full-blown in connection with the Truman Doctrine The United States finally had foreign policy forged by necessity rather than whim of sentiment
 The country was approaching the position that Br tain had occupied for centuries where regardless of who held the reins of government foreign policy remained devoted entirely to what must be done for the country If this is continued that the voice of America will not be constantly changing like that of adolescen it will
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 This with growing U. S. acceptance of the respons- bilty that goes with power may this period to be looked upon one in which stabiizing force substituted for the ancient power of the British empire Just 1947 produced violent renewal of the Con- munst effort at world revouon Gin China, France and Itay) compared with the more direct expansionist tactics of Russia in the Balkans and Central Europe it also brought signs that the peoples of western Europe turning away from the extreme forms of calism and toward more conservative governments Municipal elections in England, France and Italy all revealed important swing back toward the center from the immediate postwar positions. Communist par ties lost ground practically everywhere that free cleo tions were held
 George Marshall doughty old fighter who was Amer cas wartime chief of staff took up secretary of state where James F Byrnes left off early in the year He had already helped make plans for merger of the Army, Navy and Air Forces to place the United States in posi- ton to meet whatever the future might bring.
 The administration asked and got $350,00 900 for foreign relief to replace UNRRA activities in countries friendly the U S., and the ball began to roll The $45O0000O0 aid for Turkey and Greece much of to maintain political and military position nthe Mediterranean, came next along with announcement of