Evening star., 1949-05-29

at times her own nationsl
e. the war we have spent--in the
ce-at-any-price-tens Of billions Of
international law. and even II our
policy was mistaken In some In
stances. 1t was q frank and honest
policy as long as 1t was consistent.
We no longer have any consist
ency, however, In our interna-
tional intercourse. We blast indi-
vidual persons for their dietatorial
tendencies and refuse TO remain
on speaking terms with them
while we cuddle and court other
dictators who accept our coddling.
We denounce Gen. Peron In Ar
gentina and Gen. Franco in Spain
because they maintain their own
kinds Of governments In their own
countries, but we are anxious to
extend the hand of friendship to
Red dictators like Stain and Tito.
Francois Case Cited
The case of Gen. Franco is even
more remarkable than that Of
Gen. Peron. It is q well-estab-
lished fact that the Spanish dicta-
tor was never guilty OF any mimi
cal acts toward the United States
and its Allies. Throughout World
War II he surreptitiously helped
the Allies. in spite Of the presence
of II or more Nazi divisions near
the Pyrenees.
Ofiicers of military intelligence
and the ONCE of Strategic Serv-
ices who were in Spain between
1941 and 1s45 bear witness to the
fact that the Spanish authorities
were helpful in smuggling agents
to and from France. The Madrid
government did not betray the
Allies when they invaded North
Africa In 1912.
Gen: Franco. relentless foe Of
communism, authorized and. in
deed. helped in the organization
of the Blue Division. which was
comprised Of Spanish volunteers
who fought on Hitler's side against
Russia. But the liberals" who
harp on that subject overlook the
fact that up to June. 1941, Prime
Minister Stain was openly in
Hitler's camp. They also overlook
the fact that If Stain had not
signed a treaty with Germany,
making the U. s. s. r. the Reich's
partner in crime, World War II
might never have occurred.
These liberals" who appear to
exercise so much influence in the
State Department, also overlook
the fact that the Kremlin was
sharing some Of its lend-lease ma
terials with Japan at a time when
we were making an uphill fight in
the Pacific. This was done. Rus
sia alleges, in order to permit
Russian ships to carry war mate
rials to Siberia through the. jap
anese blockade.
Envoy's Booted Around
Spain. according to the unani-
nous view Of our top military
men, Is of paramount strategic
Importance to us in the event that
the East stirs up shooting was
with its designs for world domina-
ton. The Joint Chiefs Of Staff,
the National Security Council and
Congress-to name only those
groups which in the past have
been headed by the State Depart
ment-have placed themselves on
record In favor Of doing away
with the policy-imposed by Stain
at Potsdam in 1945-of non-rela-
tions with Spain.
We did not break relations
completely with Spain. Instead,
we adopted a policy which was
neither fish nor fowl; we main
tanned an Embassy in Madrid, but
we refused to send an Ambassador
to represent the President and the
Government Of the United States.
Thus we gave the outside world
the impression that we were not
sure enough of ourselves to do
what had always been done in the
past-break diplomatic relations
with a country which our Govern
ment considered unit for full
fledged relations.
American envoy and other dip
lomatic personnel in iron curtain
countries are booted around and
humiliated on every possible oc-
casion and in every possible way.
Their movements are restricted to
the capitals to which they are ac-
credited. II some of them, by
mistake. get outside the confines
to which they are limited, they
are arrested and kept in custody
for while. Their diplomatic i'm
munity exists only on paper.
Obiectives Obscure
Yet. because our Government
ideologists believe that these hui
miliations must be overlooked for
the sake Of international peace,
nothing Is said about them. The
American people learn about what
is going on only through occa-
sional indiscretions In the press.
II our policy makers were COR
rect in their view that such for
bearance would bring about an
international readjustment lead
ing to permanent peace, this re-
nunciation Of our dignity might
be justified. But for the time be-
ing the only thing 1t achieves Is
to damage further our prestige,
the maintenance Of which is 30
important In preserving the
worlds tranquility.
Moreover, no one quite under
stands what our top diplomats
are aiming at. We have assumed
q superficial attitude Of toughness
toward the Russians In Europe.
while In the Far East We accept
with true Christian spirit the
/ slaps dealt US BY the Reds and