Evening star., 1947-02-03
Hot Congress Debate
On Soviet Relations
Seen in Pepper Move
BY the Assoeicted Press

Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida today raised the prospect
of sharp congressional debate
over American relations with
Russia.
Senator Pepper, whose foreign
policy stand sometimes has conflict
ed with that taken by the admins
tration with Republican support,
said he plans to criticize specifically
the proposal of John Foster Dulles
for economic unification of Europe.
'Mr. Dulles seems to be a spokes-
man of the Republican Party on
foreign policy, and I think he's
wrong on this ISSUE" Senator Pepper
declared.
Mr.. Dulles, a Republican leader
who served as one of the American
delegates to the United Nations
General Assembly, suggested link
ing Germans economy with that Of
France and Belgium.
Pravda Attacks Proposal.
This proposal came under imme-
diate attack in Moscow. M. Marinin,
writing in Pravda, the official Com
munist Party newspaper, said the
Russians were uninterested in any
scheme that might prove revival
of German imperialism"
Any discussion by Senator Pepper
of American Russian relations ap-
pears likely to touch off fireworks.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland gave ar indication of what
some other Democrats are thinking
about the international situation
when he said in radio address yes
terday that the United States and
Russia appear to be "maneuvering
for far Northern bases, looking to
a future conflict that would be
fought over the North Pole"
Mentions Spitzbergen Issue.
Senator Tydings mentioned re-
ports that the Russians are ne
gotiating with Norway for the
acquisition of Spitzbergen. within
the Arctic Circle, and rumors that
the United States might be ne
gotiating for the purchase of Green
land from Denmark. The Green
land rumors have been officially
denied both here and in Denmark.
But, said Senator Tydings, "it is
perfectly obvious to informed people
in each country that both Russia
and the United States are extend
Ing their bases and building up their
defenses in the Arctic with an eye
to possible conflict in the future"
Senator Tydings' observations
came only two days after Senator
Bridges, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire accused Russia in a state
ment of plans to turn Germany
into a satellite and ally" and of
treating China "like conquered
nation"
Bridges Will Defend Views.
His voice regained after an attack
of laryngitis which prevented him
from making a Senate speech on
the subject covered by his state
ment, Senator Bridges said he
stands ready to defend his views if
Senator Pepper brings them under
attack
There have been indications that
Chairman Vandenberg of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
INTENDS soonto speak out on condisa
tions in China. Senator Vanden-
berg has said there will be no break
in the present bipartisan foreign
policy program, but he has con-
tended the Republicans have not
been consulted about China and
Latin America.
He has invited Secretary of State
Marshall to sit down with the COM
mittee to discuss world affairs in
general before the cabinet officer
leaves for the Foreign Ministers
Conference in Moscow next month.
Secretary Marshall, just back from
his unsuccessful efforts to bring
peace to China's warning factions,
is expected to discuss not only
American policy in relation to that
country but to clarity for the Sena-
tors this countrys attitude toward
Argentina.
Even before Secretary Marshall
finds time for such a discussion,
however, the Senate may receive
the four Balkan peace treaties to
which this country is party. The
treaties will be signed formally in
Paris February 10 and the State
Department has indicated they will
be sent to the Senate swiftly there
after for a vote on ratification.