Evening star., 1947-06-16
Reds Blocking World Recovery,
both Hoover and Acheson Warn

carry out promise to return Dairen
to Chinese administration have
seriously retarded economic re-
covery and political stability" in
the Far East, he added
Iran Kept 'in Turmoil"
In the Middle East, he said Iran
has been kept "in turmoil by other
Soviet actions and Greece's rehabil-
itation has been threatened with
total defeat by civil disturbances"
aided by her "Communist-controlled
neighbors" to the north.
Mr.. Acheson said it would be
wrong to leave the impression that
the Soviet policies "have been the
sole cause of our present problems. "
Remarking that disasters do not
come singly," he said two years of
crop failures in Europe and one in
the Far East. plus many other fac
tors, have helped to upset all call
culations of recovery"
Aside from economic help and
special assistance programs like
that for Greece and Turkey. he
said the situation may be helped by
exposing for all to see the shamS
and frauds behind which peoples
are deprived Of their liberty by little
groups supported by foreign power. "
He commented that users of such
methods dislike exposure"
Be Blunt. Jackson Says.
In another college commencement
address yesterday, Supreme Court
Justice Robert H. Jackson declared
that I'VE must be blunt, but not
disrespectful in our relations with
+ the Soviet Union"
Justice Jackson, former American
chief counsel at the Nuremberg war
crime trials, spoke at Dartmouth
Colleges 178th commencement ex-
ercises in Hanover, N. H.
He said, I'VE must make no
threats which we are not able to
carry through"
Former Undersecretary of State
Sumner Welles, in his weekly broad
cast, asserted that the essential
objective" of Russia's policies OF
aggressive expansion" is domlna-
ton of the world. He said the
European "crisis" is SO urgent and
"the needs of the democratic peoples
SO critical that American help must
not be delayed
Mr.. Hoover's. carefully worded
warning against over straining
American economy in extending
aid to other nations found ready
agreement among Republican lead
ers in Congress, as well as many
Democrats.
Urged to Call Hoover.
Significantly. 1t also produced
furry of suggestions that Mr.. Hoover
be called before congressional COM
mittees and other groups for what
has come to be regarded as expert
testimony on the chaotic conditions
in Europe and the economic impact
at home OF American efforts to
right them.
Chairman Taft told a reporter
the Senate-House Economic Com
mittee certainly will want to hear
from Mr.. Hoover when it begins
it's scheduled investigation next
week of how to prevent depressions
at home and still give the world
some help along the road to re-
covery.
Senator Ball, Republican, of
Minnesota, suggested that Mr..
Hoover be one of the members Of
the top-flight bipartisan council
proposed by Senator Vandenberg,
Republican, of Michigan, to give
the President and Congress "a total
balance sheet" on American re-
sources.
Chairman Bridges said the Senate
Appropriations Committee may want
to hear personally from Mr.. Hoover
in addition to having the views
the former President expressed to
Senator Bridges in letter-before
it comes to a final decision on how
much money to make available for
foreign programs.
Mr.. Hoover asserted in his letter