Evening star., 1950-02-15
Writer Says Truman
Has Lost Faith in Reds,
But Is Still Hopeful
BY The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Presi
dent Truman was reported toda.
by the New York Times as say
ing he has lost faith in Russian
promises, but still is hopeful abou
the future.
The Presidents views were out
lined in an interview obtained b.
Arthur Krock, Times Washington
correspondent.
Time and place of the inter
view, which touched on a wild
range of topics, were not dis
closed.
MIR. Krock, in a dispatch from
Washington, said the Presiden
told him:
He no longer has any hop
that the Soviet Union will keel
any agreements with the United
States which it now would b.
good policy to seek.
When the Russians blocke'
East-West trade, he began to los
hope that the good peace pros
poets apparent at the founding o
the United Nations would survive
Averted Split in Japan.
The last vestige of hope van
ished when he learned that th'
Russians were hiding from thei
people the facts about the wa
assistance we had given them.
The President was quoted a!
saying that the same situation
would now prevail in Japan as II
Germany If he had not demanded
an American as the Allied gen
eral for the signing of the Japa.
nese surrender.
Otherwise, Mr.. Truman was re
ported as saying. 90 the Russian
would have divided that countr.
as they have Germany and tn
situation in the Far East woul,
have been so much worse than
is that one can take comfor
from 1t.
Russian Fear Complex Cited.
The real trouble with the Rus
slams is that they are still suffer
ing from a complex OF fear ant
inferiority where we are con
cerned, Mr.. Truman was quoted a
saying.
Mr.. Krock reported the Presi
dent said he wanted to send Chic.
Justice Vinson to Moscow in 1874,
to try to straighten out Stain ane
the other Russian leaders on thi!
and on our real intentions, bu
that he did not do so because 8
presidential campaign was on a.
the time.
Maybe that will be the thing tt
do some time, Mr.. Krock said Mr.
Truman added, but in nothing
must we show any sign of weak.
ness because there is none in oul
attitude.
MIR. Truman is reliably in
formed that the Russians hav
Is million people in concentration
camps, Mr.. Krock reports, addin,
that this is the way of the polio
state, which the President find
utterly abhorent.
Attitude on Other Subjects.
On the other subjects, the Pres
ident is reported to have said:
/. He does not agree that tn
Fair Employment Practices legis
lation he proposes would depriv
employers of the right to run thei
own business. and he would no
support such legislation if
would have that result.
2. He still thinks the handlin
of the Alger Hiss case by tn
House Committee on Un-Amer
lean Activities was a red herrin
to distract public attention fror
the blunders of the 80th Congress
8. He hates deficit spending, an
there would be no deficit in tn
present administration budget to
day had not the Republican BOT
| Congress cut income take
Further, he, himself, should nc
; have approved a repeal of tn
excess profits tax.
Denies Socialist Tendency.
Mr.. Krock said Mr.. Truma
. added:
He has no policy which con
templates permanently burdenin
the more able, diligent and sue
cesSful with the cost of inSurin
all others against the results c
their own improvidence, ill-luc
, or defective behavior. This charg
also that the fair deal approx
, mates the MARKHAM doctrine
, absolutely untrue. The Presi
dents aim is to preserve life an
property and expand opportunit
and the standard of living.
! There isn't a drop of Marks
) or Socialist blood in him.
/ In the discussion of the cold
war with Russia, Mr.. Krock sal
he recalled to Mr.. Truman tn
prospects of peace surroundin
the founding of the United Ma
!, tions, and asked: When did yo
conclude that normal negotiatio
! with the Kremlin was hopeless?
Kept Only One Agreement.
!. Mr.. Truman's reply: He sal
: he remembered that time tof tn
/. U. N. conference) well, and wit
). what good will toward the Rus
!. sian people and their rulers h
went to Potsdam shortly there
t after. There he planned to offe
/ help for reconstruction of Russi
as well as the rest of the worl.
D on very large scale. He remem