Evening star., 1947-02-08

York and Paris" Gen. Marshall
said. "In other words, I am going
to join a team-I might say of vet
erans."
Confident of Support.
He said he thoroughly under
stands the position of Senators VAN
denberg and Connally, Democrat Of
Texas, who had aided Mr.. Byrnes
but announced recently pressure of
congressional business here would
prevent their going to Moscow for
the start of the conference at least.
Gen. Marshall expressed COM
plete confidence in their support on
the general basis of a bipartisan
foreign policy"
The Soviet Embassy, he said, has
informed the Department that no
more than Is to 20 American cor
respondents can be accommodated
at Moscow.
1--WE are asking the Soviet gov
ernment to increase this figure" he
added. Altogether, 73 correspondents
have asked to go, Gen. Marshall
said the State Department itself
could not undertake to select those
to make the trip and suggested
formation of a committee of cor
respondents to make the selection.
This was being undertaken today.
Despite enthusiastic support of
Gen. Marshall's insistence on uni
versal military training by Sena-
tor Gurney and many other lead
ers, the proposal faces tough sled
ding in Congress. Senator Cur
ney declined to predict the action
of his committee, although as
serting he believes properly worked
out" universal training is absolute
ly necessary"
Marshall Views Unchanged.
Chairman Andrews of the House
Armed Services Committee also Is
an avowed advocate of some sort
of universal training. He was not
available for immediate . comment
on Gen. Marshall's remarks.
Gen. Marshall said his views on
the subject had not changed since
he put them in writing in his last
report as Chief of Staff, except
that it is easy to see now the i'm
practical aspects of trying to handle
the matter on the present basis.
President Truman has urged
legislation for universal training.
His detailed recommendations to
Congress await study being made
by a civilian advisory committee
set up by the President several
weeks ago.
Conference Statement.
Gen. Marshall's news conference
statement on general policy and
disarmament follows:
GENERAL.
ut has been the Presidents and
Mr.. Byrnes' policy, as it will be mine
to make the influence of this coun-
try felt in international affairs by
doing all that can be done to
strengthen and perfect the United
Nations as an instrument for the
discussion of international problems
and the maintenance of internation-
al peace. Along with this policy
goes that of taking a full and active
part in the working out of peace
settlements which will form a last
ing basis upon which the United
Nations can perform it's functions.
DISARMAMENT.
"The statement which Senator
Austin made in the Security Coun-
Gil on February 4 regarding the
regulation of armaments repre-
sented, as he said, a well-settled,
thoroughly considered opinion of the
Government of the United States
"The goal we are all seeking is
peace with a dependable basis for
collective security. The United
States Government will work with
other nations to attain this goal as
rapidly as possible. That is the first
essential, think, on the road to dis
armament. It will not be short
road or an easy one.
1.-THE international control of
atomic energy with effective safe
guards is of first Importance. It Is
not a problem of disarmament in
the conventional sense. Mankind
can never feel secure so long as
this great destructive force remains
uncontrolled. That is why we are
giving primary emphasis to solving
the problems 1t presents.
"Also essential to the establish
ment of real security are solutions
acceptable to the Great Powers of
the tremendous issues which the
peace settlement poses. It is diff
cut to see how any real disarma-
nient, or even any substantial re-
duction of ornaments, can take
place until such solutions have been
found.
1.-THE United states Government,
7 am sure, will avoid with care a
repetition Of the tragic consequences
of unilateral disarmament and the
limitation of armaments as was
done In 1921. The problem cannot
be solved on an emotional basis.
This time 1t has to be on practical