Evening star., 1947-05-06
Stulin Uses Stossen
10 Blow Soviet Horn

8 Blow Soviet Horn
Reporter Feels Candidate Harms
Bi-P Partisan Foreign Policy
BIZ Gould Liscols
Harold e. Stassen. the only announced
candidate for the Republican presiden-
tial nomination Of ls4s. has brought
back from Moscow and published m in-
terview between Marshal Stain and
himself that on It's surface, ct least,
gives hope that Soviet Russia VIII aco-
operate. with the United States and
that peace win be maintained. In reply
to questions by Mr.. Stassen, the Soviet
chief said that Russia wants to co-op-
crate; that he, Stain, thinks we shall
succeed In establishing international irl-
spection and control" Of the develop.
ment and use OF atomic energy.
It win. however, take more than this
interview Of Mr.. Stassen's with Marshal
Stain to bring about such corporation
or to make the oficials Of the United
States Government believe In Russian
cooperation. After all, the proof OF the
pudding Is in the eating. Ever since the
end Of the war-and before the end
the Soviet government and its leaders
have shown little or no inclination to Co.
operate with the United States and the
other Western nations,
At San Francisco,l where the United
Nations Charter was written, Russia
was continually at odds with this coun-
try-on one occasion only . direct ap-
peal to Stain himself prevented stale
mate. In London when the United,
Nations met first, and later in New York,
the home of the U. NJ, the amount Of
cooperation offered by the Soviet rep-
resentatives could go in the eve Of . ny.
Further. the Soviet government has con-
sistently declined to become . member
Of food and financial international
agencies.
Harsh Terms Used by Both Sides
To the inquiring reporter the question
naturally arises: why did Marshal
Stain elect to say these hopeful things
to Mr.. Stassen, private citizen Of the
United States, instead Of to Secretary of
State Marshall, who was In Moscow at
the same period as Mr.. Stassen-indeed
for longer period2" Presumably had
Marshal Stain been Is conciliatory Ia
his conversations with Secretary Marshall
rs he was when he talked with Stassen.
Secretary Marshall would have broad-
cast It to the American people and the.
world. And the Moscow conference
might have produced results.
In his interview with Mr.. stassen,
Marshal Stain deplored harsh criticism
Of America by Russians and Of Russia
by Americans. Certainly II that kind Of
thing could be avoided, the chances
Of friendly cooperation between the
two nations would be far better. But
the Russians and at times Mr.. Stain
himself been using. harsh terms
when speaking Of western civilization
and the United States.
Marshal Stain, speaking Of himself
to Mr.. Stassen, said: "As to propaganda.
am not propagandist but q business.
like man." That may be fact. but Il
occurs to an inquiring reporter that
stalins interview with Stassen may bs
very good propaganda In the United
States from the Russian point Of view.
Further. he picked q Republican and =
candidate for the Republican Partyss
presidential nomination to pass the
propaganda along. at'S 2sasss112ti g
Harm to Truman Policy Seen. ~
What could be more harmful to the
nr1n policy toward Soviet Russia adopted
by President Truman, Secretary Of
State Marshall and Chairman vanden.
berg Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee truely bipartisan policy
than to have Mr.. stassen appear, at
least, as q pleader for careful attention
to the suggestions put out by Stain.
It will be far easier for Republicans
and Democrats, toto say to them-
selves: why should we support the
Truman policy In the Middle East and
loan Greece and Turkey money to arm,
thereby risking serious future rupturs
with Russia, when Marshal Stain il
willing to cooperate with American"
They could 60 along with this line Of
thinking far more easily than they could
go along with Henry wallace and his
pleading for policy Of Russian
appeasement.
Mr.. Stassen, In q press interview fol.
lowing the publication Of his inter.
changes with the Soviet dictator, said
he would favor the $4oo, 900 900 loan to
Greece and Turkey by this Govern
ment, but added it would be . tragic"
mistake for the United States to arm
an all-out offensive against the Conn
munist guerrillas operating in the noun.
tains OF Greece.
Policy Adopted Because Of Russia.
Further, Stassen attacked the Truman
policy as being negative" policy.
policy OF simply being against some
thing" Yet this Truman policy was
adopted when Soviet Russia made 1t
apparent 1t did not intend to cooperate
unless the United States took q strong
position. The only way to cooperate
with Russia, from the Soviet point of
view, Is to 60 along with Russia, which
in the final analysis, is appeasement.
Too many Republicans in Congress
already have wavered In this matter Of
f1rm policy toward Russia and loans
to Greece and Turkey. Also, It would
be ofsinterest to learn from Mr.. stassen
what he considered constructive ap-
proach toward Russia.
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