Evening star., 1947-03-03

Gently publ1Shed interview winch
Marshal Stain gave Elliott Roose-
velt, in which Stain indicated en-
phatically that he favors the ex-
change Of cultural and scientific
information between our two nations
and also exchange of students, art
lists, scientists and professors
Ambassador Smith wrote the de-
partment that this is gratifying tt
me" because in the last two years
he has transmitted to the Soviet
government on behalf of organiza-
tions and institutions in the United
States a considerable number oi
proposals to do exactly what Marshal
Stain declares he favors, without
being able to get any favorable &C
ton from the Soviet government
whatsoever. The Ambassador ther
proceeds to list pine of the most i'm
portant of these, as follows:
Silent on Scientist Exchange.
Il. Last August, during the visit
Of representatives of Russian war
relief, DR.. E. D. Young proposed
to provide the Soviet government
with a complete penicillin plant and
at the same time proposed two
way exchange of scientists between
United States and Soviet Union
particularly in the medical field. DR.
Young discussed this matter with
the Ministry of Health of the Soviet
Union, but so far no reply has been
received to his proposal.
"2. In July, 1916, during visit
Of Mr.. Hopes and DR.. Lorwin of the
United States Department of Com
nerce, they discussed with the Min
istry of Higher Education the offel
of Cornell University to accept foul
graduate students from the Soviet
Union to do postgraduate work ir
the United States and to give some
instruction in the Russian language
No reciprocal exchange of American
students was insisted upon, and
made this very clear to the Ministry
Of High Education.
"At the time I received the impres
sion that the ministry was willing
to accept this proposal, but we have
so far been unable to make any def
mite arrangements with the min
istry and had to abandon the project
in November, since it was already
too late for the fall semester.
"I have now received letter from
the Deputy Minister OF Higher Edu-
cation, A. Samari1, dated Janu-
airy 20, In which he states that his
ministry regards favorably the pro-
posal of the embassy, but it Is ap-
parently very difficult to realize this
proposal in current school year 1916
a. I am hopeful, nevertheless, that
thfs offer may be reconsidered and
accepted in time for the spring
semester.
Student Trade Turned Down.
"3. Prof. Richard Foster Flint
of Yale University is anxious to dc
some field work with Soviet geolo-
gists and to confer with them on the
pleistocene features of the U. S. S. r
DR.. Flint's request and biographical
sketch were forwarded to Presidiun
of Academy of Sciences on Decem-
Der 16, 1916, and as he is a dis
tinguished American geologist, ]
would be grateful If his request
could be approved.
~. In summer of 1916 while
Mrs. La Fell Dickinson. president o.
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs, was here at invitation of the
Soviet Union to observe rehabilita-
ton work and study Soviet welfare
programs, she offered in the nam.
Of her Federation a scholarship In
the United States to a Soviet gir
student. My understanding is thai
additional scholarships could be
made available. Mrs. Dickinson has
since been informed that her Offer
cannot be accepted, but suggest
that 1t now be reconsidered since
It seems to be in accord with tht
general principle of broadening
educational and cultural contacts.
The five other proposals submitted
by Ambassador Smith for the pro-
motion of cultural and scientific
exchange relations between Russia
and ourselves, which Marshal Stalir
declares he so strongly favors but
which were either ignored or dis