Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-21
Austin Brands Russian Chorqe
OF Wor-Mongering' as Libel;
Fight Flares on Italian Treaty
u. 5. Counteruttuck
Declares Motives
Were FuIsified
TRUMAN BITTERLY Attacked by
Moscow Weekly. Page Ais.

Moscow Weekly. Page Ala.
BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-The
United States opened its coun-
terattack tonight against Rus
sian charges of war monger-
ing" in this country. In a strong
answer the United States said
the whole Soviet declaration was
libel" and an absolute falsifi-
cation of American motives"
Warren r. Austin, No. 2 man In
the American delegation, began the
United States campaign against the
Soviet attack which was launched
Thursday on the assembly floor by
Andrea Y. Vishinsky, No. 2 man in
the Soviet Foreign Ministry.
Mr.. Austin told the American As
ISOLATION for the United Nations at
q dinner at the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel that I'VE refuse to believe it
was Mr.. Vishinsky's intention to
reflect on the honor of our coun-
try" 1t was the first formal policy
reaction from a ranking member of
the United States delegation to the
assembly.
Meant for Soviet People.
Mr.. Austin said the Vishinsky
speech was meant for the people
of Soviet Russia and added:
The intemperance of the charge,
the absolute Justification Of .ameri-
can motives and the libel of lndi-
viduals and institutions discourage
many Americans VINO have ccnsist-
emily believed that the Soviet pur-
poses are peaceful"
Mr.. Vishinsky charged that John
Foster Dulles, Republican leader who
is full-f1edged member of the
American delegation in the U. N,
and eight other Americans were
"war-mongers" and attacked the
whole broad range of American
foreign policies.
The United States, Mr.. Austin
said, still believes that peace is
the purpose of all countries, both
governments and people" although
he said that "the methods prac-
ticed by them differ" !
I'VE believe" he added, "that
those followed by the Soviet Union
are illsconceiyed and have more !
tendency to generate hate and war
than love and peace"
Obstructionist Tactics Cited.
"Tl-ese methods, which led up to
Mr.. Vishinsky's speech" he said,
include obstruction of the will of
the majority in the establishment
of peace forces by the Security
Council, in the atomic energy COM
mission and In the commission on
conventional ornaments.
Mr.. Austin said that the Soviet
Union was the last of the great
powers to submit to the Military
Staff Committee a draft set of
principles under which armed forces
would be contributed to the United
Nations. 1t was the last of the great
powers to submit estimates of the
forces needed to provide the United
Nations with adequate police
power"
At another point Mr.. Austin as
serted that I'VE, in this country
do not subscribe to any belief in
the inevitability of conflict" and
added that because we believe ex-
actly the opposite, we have pledged
all our strength to the United
Nations. 1t Is our hope of saving
succeeding generations from the
scourge of war. 1t is the instrument
of peace
Referring again to the U. N.
Atomic Energy Commission, Mr..
Austin said that although the Soviet
Union had been invited, it failed
to participate in formulating specific
proposals dealing with the functions
and powers of proposed agency
for control of atomic energy"
Mr.. Austin said that Russia's
counter proposals provide no con-
crete means for the agency to con-
troll atomic energy activities in the
interest of security"
France Joins with u. s.
In another U. N development to-
day France took firm stand beside
the United States on broad questions
before the Assembly and said there
was little hope of healing the rift
between the United States and
Russia now.
1t was an almost wholly pessimis-
(see U. N, Page A-50
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