Evening star., 1950-06-07
Acheson Chi|Is Lie Hope to Start
New Negotiations With Russia;
Marshall Sees Peace nArms Aid
Secretary Urges Free
Nations to Build Up
Anti-Red Strength
By Gornett D. Horner


Secretary of State Acheson said
today that the worlds free nations
can't afford to wait and merely
hope" that Russia will change her
threatening policies.
He declared that the West must
push toward in efforts to create
Situations of strength in the free
world because this Is the only
basis on which lasting agreement
with the Soviet government is
possible"
Mr.. Acheson's statement at a
news conference appeared to cast
cold water on the hope of United
Nations Secretary General Trygve
Lie that reopening of genuine
negotiations on outstanding issues
'etween Russia and the West is
ossible under present conditions.
Door Open to Negotiation.
Mr.. Acheson emphasized. how
ever, that the United States is
willing to consider" any of Mr..
Lies proposals for easing world
ensions which are believed to
De practical"
He stressed that the United
States is not closing the door to
negotiation. But he also put en-
phasis on his assertion that the
only basis for lasting agreement
with Russia is for the West to
create situations of strength"
He declared:
"This in our judgment is the
road to peace and because we be-
lieve 1t to be the road to peace
it is the road which we are fol-
lowing. This road does not lead
away from negotiation. 1t leads
10 the kind of negotiation which
nay prove fruitful"
Reads Statement on Lie.
MI. Acheson read to his news
conference a statement comment
ing on Mr.. Lies report on his
discussions with the Russians,
American. British and French gov
srnments on a 10-point peace
program which the U. N. official
submitted to them. Mr.. Lies re-
port to the U. N. membership was
made public at Lake Success last
light.
ThesLie report emphasized need
or ending the deadlock over the
question of China's representa-
ion in the United Nations, which
low bars any progress toward set
;lement of the cold war.
Mr.. Acheson said the stalemate
ioes not arise from the American
position but from boycott" of
he u. N. and IAN unwarranted
lttempt at coercion" by Russia.
I'VE do not like coercion" he
asserted.
Mr.. Acheson said he was "grat-
fed" to read that Mr.. Lie was
convinced after his conversations
n Moscow as well as in the West
.rn capitals that the United Ma
ions remains a primary factor"
n the foreign policy of each of
he four governments he visited.
Certainly that is true of the
United States" Mr.. Acheson said.
But he made clear in response to
A question that he is sure that the
j. N. does not figure in Russian
policy in the same way as it does
n this country's.
Reds Maneuver with u. N.
He said the Soviet uses the U. N.
As an instrumentality for what
ever kind of maneuver it wants to
make at the time, whereas the
Western Powers are living up to
he charter and treating the
United Nations for what it is.
The 10-point program put for
ward by Mr.. Lie, Mr.. Acheson
aid. covers subjects of major i'm
oortance in the work of the U. N.
He added that the United States
las "co-operated Fundamentally
n the United Nations in the
search for agreement and for
progress in these fields'-imply-
ng that Russia has not done so.
Mr.. Acheson asserted at an
>ther point in his statement that
the Soviet record has been one