Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-28
Truman Bitterly Accuses Russia
Of War|ike Worldwide Moves;
Warns u. S. Not to Drop It's Guard
Questions Whether
Reds Really Want
Peace in Korea
By the Associoied Press

DETROIT, July 28.-PreSident
Truman bitterly accused Russia
today of making dangerous, war
like military preparations around
the world and warned his coun-
try to get ready for ANY emer-
gency."
Mr.. Truman questioned whether
the Communists really desire
peace in Korea" since, he said,
Soviet rulers ARE putting them
selves in position where they can
commit new acts of aggression at
any time"
And he aSSailed administration
critics at home for trying to stir
up trouble and suspicion between
the people and their Government"
They are using the smear and
the big lie for personal publicity
and partisan advantage, needless
Of the damage they do their coun-
try" he asserted. Never, not
even in the bitterest political cam
paignS. have I seen such a flood
of lies and SANDER as is now pour
ing forth over the country"
Can't Let Guard Down.
Mr.. Truman flew here from
Washington to address an out
door audience in Cadillac Square
in front of the City Hall as part
of this industrial city's 25Oth an
niversary celebration.
I'VE cannot let our guard down,
no matter what happens in
Korea" he said in his prepared
speech.
The free world must have
armed strength-and have it now
not in reserve, not later. but
now.
I'VE must have men, ships.
planes. tanks and bombs-onhand
ready for any emergency"
The President said RuSsia's &C
tons Certainly are no indication
of peaceful intentions" and
went on:
I'VE do not yet know whether
the Communists really desire
peace in Korea or whether they
are simply trying to gain by nego-
tiations what they have not been
able to gain by conquest"
Cites Flow of Equipment.
eve intend to find out. The
talks can be successful if the Com
munists are in fact ready to give
up aggression in Korea"
He declared that the North
Koreans and Chinese Communists
ARE getting steady flow of new
equipment from the Soviet Union
for ground and air use"
But whatever happens in
Korea" the President asserted,
Eve must not make the mistake
OF jumping to the conclusion that
the Soviet rulers have given up
their idea OF world conquest"
The President charged that the
armed forces of Russia's satellites
"are rapidly being brought to a
peak of military readiness" and
that the Russians themselves
have more than million men
under arms in Europe and the
Far East"
Truman Indiets Russia.
He indicted Russia for sending
large quantities of modern mill
tary equipment to satellites and
cited these preparations for ag-
erosion:
/. Armed forces in Bulgaria,
Romania and Hungary far
greater than those allowed under
the peace treaties they signed
in 1947"
Q. Romania's recent order driv-
ing the inhabitants out of a
stretch Of land 80 miles wide
along the Yugoslav border.
Bulgaria and Hungary have
done the same thing" he said.
Military preparations have been
going on in those zones along the
border"
3. The flow of new equipment
from Russia to the North Koreans
and Chinese Communists.
4. Heavy concentrations of Rus
sian air, land and sea forces in
(See TRUMAN Page A-5.)