Evening star., 1948-10-12
Reds Offer Data if Arms Are Cut:
Dewey Charges Bip ipartisan Policy
Works Only as President Permits
Cooperation Held
Up by Atom Bomb,
Vishinsky Says
BY the Associoted Press


sia, faced with a Stiffening
American attitude, offered to-
day to put our cards on the
table" in the EaSt-West dispute
over arms reduction proposals.
Warren r. Austin, American dele
gate, accused Russia in the United
Nations Political Committee of balk-
ing efforts to solve the Berlin crisis
He said the Soviet battle cry in the
world today is wreck and destroy
Soviet Delegate Andrei Y. Vishin-
sky made the CARLSON -the-table
offer in a reply largely conciliatory
in tone. He said Russia would pro-
vide full information on her arms
and armed forces if the United Ma
tions adopted the Soviet proposal
for on immediate one-third cut in
Big Five armaments.
Mr. Vishinsky also said the Rus
slams are 'yearning Tor co-opera-
tion." but that cooperation is i'm
possible so long as one side lis boil
stored by the atomic bomb"
He did not repeat the hints he
dropped in a speech October / that
the Soviet Union now has the
bomb.
Firmer Position Taken by U. S.
The firming of the American posi-
ton centered mainly on the Berlin
blockade. but it spread over the
many other fundamental differences
between Russia and the West. This
developed with the return of Sec
retary Of State Marshall by plane
from Washington. where he con-
ferred with President Truman.
Britain and France joined the
United States in a move to speed
up Security Council action on the
Berlin case,
The three big Western powers
despairing of mediation efforts by
the so-called Little Six" on the
United Nations Security Council, are
drafting resolution for firm action
to lift the Berlin blockade, Western
sources said.
Western sources said the Little
Six" attempts to patch up the East
West differences over Berlin re-
mained fruitless after almost q week
Of go-between work.
There was still no reply from the
Kremlin to questions put forward
Saturday by Juan Atilio Bramuglia
of Argentina. spokesman for the
Little Six and president pro tenn
pore Of the Council.
Wreck, Destroy Held Aim.
Mr.. Austin told the committee
that Wreck and Destroy" has be-
come the Soviet battle cry in the
world today. He cited number of
quotations which he said indicated
the Soviet Union is guilty of du-
plicity.
Mr.. Austin asserted it is a "mis-
conception to suppose that differing
systems cannot live side by side in
peace under the basic rules of inter-
national conduct prescribed by the
Charter of the United Nations"
But he said, the United Nations
must teach the Russians what is
possible and what is impossible in
the relationship between the Soviet
Union and the world at large"
Mr.. Austin repeatedly called on
Mr.. Vishinsky to deny declarations
of Soviet and other Communist lead
ers that peace between the Soviet
Union and the capitalist world is
impossible.
Threat to Peace Charged.
Mr.. Austin asked the committee
Can there be confidence and Sc
curlty when, one Of the permanent
members OF the Security Council
creates a threat to peace by I'M
posing a land blockade of Berlin?"
Can there be confidence and Sc
cur1ty when one of them refuses to
participate in the effort OF the Sc
curlty Council to remove this threat
to world peace?
Can there be confidence and Sc
curity when one of them illustrates
the efforts OF all the other occupy
ing powers Tor a pacific settlement
OF the dispute?"
Voice Shakes With Anger.
Mr.. Austin asked, why has Mr..
Vishinsky presented his proposal
for disarmament to the Assembly =?
Could 1t possibly be for propaganda
effect?7
The voice of Mr.. Austin. former
Republican Senator from Vermont
shook with anger at times during
his speech. He said the Soviet dele
gate continually dwelt on the hor-
rors Of atomic warfare.
"Is it not strange that, except
for word here and a sentence
there, he has not placed the accent
on war, just plain WARP" he asked
Aggressive warfare, in the Soviet
Socialist officialdom, has not yet
fallen into disrepute. For the tim.
being only atomic warfare is tt
be dreaded and avoided at all costs
Indeed, war itself Is still a recog.