The Nome nugget., 1947-05-02
This Peace Must Stand Test Of History
(The Denver PoSt)

THE RESTRAINED HOPES which Secretary Ot State Marshall carried to the Moscow conference of for eign min sters appear the diScouragng perSpec
 v0 0f t2e past two months to have been the verest op' ';mism
 % ~0ta~v Marshall warned at the outset that rete German treaty not to be expected from this conference He thought however, could at loa2t oN for gH Austrian peace setemen, end fo" progress ;n harinq the basis of the German terms. Bu- ha be diSapron ed The hopes of the yves ern w0rd were hr"l~r the rock of Russian obstnacv-a stubborn which, in the light of growing pessimsm seems 10 re"a the uncompromisng nature of the conflict be- tween the worlds of democracy and totataranism
 f Secretary Marshall salvage anything from the
 yeokage of the conference it may be the reflection th" Q accomplishments:
 First that the pattern of Russian demands has beco~aC increasingly clear; and although have discovered
 le in tho way of general agreement, at least know wh9t the ma 9or points of conflict Through inensi- jed negotiations this spring and summer preliminary to the next meeting of the Big Four it may be possible tC reduce these conflicts.
 0ocond that there has developed closer association arnong the United States, Britain and France, which ird themselves in general agreement the design for
 reaceful Europe If the conflicts with Russia do prove themselves nsolube-if we must resign ourselves to two worlds-then this cooperation of the democratic powers will surely become most hopeful reliance
 Two weeks before the end of the conference, Secre tary Marshall summarized in eloquent terms what America wants in the way of Europe Those words Ghould be recalled the peace conference ended n allure, for they express our unsefsh purpose The secretary said:
 Our TASK IS 10 make peace settlement which as a whole the people of Europe will want to maintain and ct to break We want peace settlement which in fu ti're years will become it sef-enfOrcng. We want peace settlement which will encourage the peo- pie of Europe to work together peacefully We want rettlement that will live and that history will approve
 We want above all to avoid solution which will ere re highly explosive situation through congestion and ec ot food and other essential to modern lization =.
 'The Allied nations have the power to impose new boundaries. But, sincerely hope, not boundaries whose only claim to permanency is force. Such settle rnent cannot be good foundation for peace"
 In those words, Secretary Marshall told why could not compromise with the hysterca vindictiveness of Frsnce which sought to cut the industrial heart out of Germany why cannot yield to Soviet demands which would make Germany economic province of Russia 'nd which would despoil Austria; and why ious about the dsmemberment of eastern Germany by Russia and Poland.
 Secretary Marshall refused to sacrifice future peace for transitory agreement If eventually find an ac- commodation between democracy and Communism-so that we may live at peace in world-we will live to thank this soldier statesman. p
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