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in the valleys Of Greece which by
its very prosperity would weaken the
appeal of communism to the noun
tain guerrillas.
A reporter asked Mr.. Stassen If he
opposes the "global implications" of
President Truman's proposal to sup
port free peoples" wherever they
are threatened from within and
from without by communism.
II recognize the futility of a mega
tive policy of simply being against
something Mr.. Stassen replied.
"It is imperative that America
adopt a positive, constructive ap-
proach to the economic and po-
litical problems of the peoples of
the world"
Then you consider the Truman
doctrine a negative one?" a re-
porter asked.
Eyes," Mr.. Stassen replied.
Should Not Back Offensive.
On military aid for Greece, Mr..
Stassen had this to say:
I'VE should not finance, arm or
advise an all-out military offensive
against the Greeks in the noun
tains in opposition to the govern
ment. II we do that it will involve
tragic, ineffective and unsuccess-
full spilling of the blood of Greek
versus Greek in an attempt by mill
tary means to settle the form of
government and the economy inside
Greece"
Mr.. Stassen, an avowed candidate
for the i948 Republican presidential
nomination, met with reporters after
releasing over the week end the
transcript of the interview he had
April 8 with Mr.. Stain. /
The Russian leader. was quoted
as saying, among other things, that
the U. S. s. r. want to cooperate. !"
He said he did not think the fact
that Mr.. Stain promised co-opera-
ton with America to him while
failing to cooperate with Secre-
tary of State Marshall should be
interpreted as slap at the present
administration.
Danger in Self Righteousness.
But there is some danger" he
said, that we so smugly wrap a
cloak OF excessive self-righteousness
around ourselves that we lose much
of our influence in the world"
Mr.. Stassen blamed failure of the
Moscow Conference of Foreign
Ministers primarily on the vague.
confused and mistaken terms of the
Potsdam agreement"
He said President Truman must
share responsibility for the Short
comings of Potsdam with Generals
simo Stain and Prime Minister
Attlee of Great Britain.
MIR. Stassen said that a failure to
agree on specific terms at Potsdam
resulted in difficulties over such i'm
portant questions as reparations.
Il feel that the weakness. and
evasions of the Potsdam agreement
are the basis for continued disa-
greement and confusion among the
Allies he added.
Hatch Expresses Skepticism.
Capitol Hill reaction to Mr.. Stas-
sens reports on what Mr.. Stain
told him was generally along the
line that this country would like to
see deeds bearing out his words.
do not want to be cynical. !"
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico told a reporter, but I do
want actual cooperation on many
fronts-including the United Ma
t1ons-to be demonstrated by deeds
and actions before I can place full
credence in mere words"
The transcript released by Mr..
Stassen quoted MIR. Stain as saying
that while there are big differences
OF views among u.s. over the future
control Of atomic energy interna-
tional control and inspection will be
established, in my view, and it will
be of great Importance.
"As for the use of atomic energy
for war purposes" Mr.. Stain con-
tinued, this in all probability will
be prohibited. 1t will be a problem
in the long run that will be met BY
the consciences of the people and il
will be prohibited.
Sounds Fine, Says Mcmahon.
Senator Mcmahon, Democrat, oil
Connecticut, member of the Sen.
ate-House Atomic Energy Commit.
tee, told reporter this sound:
fine. But I wish he had told thai
to Gron,yko. instead of Stassen,
the Connecticut Senator observed.
Andrei Gromyko, Russian repre-
sentative on the United Nation.