Evening star., 1951-09-10
West Awaits Moves
By Reds 10 Wreck
Jap Peace Treaty
By John M. Hightower
Associoted Press Stoff Writer

Assoeiotsd Press StGff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10
Andrei Gromyko is going home
from the San Francisco confer
ence with Russia's worst postwar
diplomatic defeat on his record
and with ammunition in his
pocket for a new wrecking cam
paign against the japanese peace
treaty.
American diplomats, winding
up their affairs in the conference
city today, predicted Russia win
do its utmost to undermine popu-
lar support for the treaty with
massive propaganda attack
throughout Asia and the Far East.
Mr.. Gromyko, who left by train
for New York yesterday, prepared
the ammunition for that assault
In his speeches and actions at the
peace conference-Notably by his
charges of American "dictation"
and his repeated forecasts of a
new war" in the Orient. He also
made much of Red China'S ex-
cluSion.
Red Treaty Plan Seen.
At some point, furthermore. It'll
IS considered probable that Russia
will put forth, in collaboration
with Red China, plans for a sep
arate Communist bloc peace treaty
with Japan. Presumably this
would embody provisions which
Mr.. Gromyko advanced here in his
vain efforts to get the British
American sponsored pact rewrit-
ten.
Forty-eight nations signed the
peace treaty with Japan in q 63-
minute ceremony Saturday. For
three tense days Of debate Mr..
Gromyko had cried his warningsI
of war and had tried to get ac-
ceptance of amendments which
would have rendered Japan de-
fenseless when the treaty becomes
effective.
But when the document was put
on the table for signing the United
States scored a clean sweep. Not
one nation was held back by
Gromyko'S arguments. The num-
ber of signers considerably ex- ,
Ceeded the pre-conference Ameri-
can estimate Of perhaps A signers.
OfficiaIs Are Pleased. &
State Department officials were I
especially pleased that both PAX /
istan and Indonesia accepted the L
treaty; they had been uncertain
and their influence in Asia is Of
great Importance. OffSetting this
gain is the fact that India, with K
great Asian prestige, did not at
tend. II
However, the Indian mission in !
Tokyo announced yesterday that
India is ready to end its state of
war with Japan when the treaty
becomes effective.
Quickly following up the peace
pact, which win enable Japan to
rearm and take collective security
measures, Secretary Of State
Acheson and Japanese Premier
Shigeru YoShida concluded a de-
fense treaty in a 14-minute sign
ing ceremony at San Francisco'SI
Preside late Saturday.
Mr.. Acheson, British Foreign (
Secretary Morrison and French
Foreign Minister Schuman flew to
Washington on the same United \
States Air Force plane yesterday.
John Foster Dulles, Republican
architect Of the treaty and ad- Z
wiser in the State Department,
was on the plane also.
Gates to Talks Still Open.
State Department Counselor
Charles E. Bohlen, chief Acheson
adviser on Russian affairs, was :
asked by newsnen about future 2,
relations with Russia and said he !
though "it would be unfortunate if I
the Russians got the impression
that all gates to negotiations and h
communications are closed toI
them" Il
Mr.. Yoshida will take OF for ,
Tokyo tomorrow. He will find a {
country divided as the world is 4
divided. about the treaty.
Conservative Party members
generally ndorSed the peace Mr.. Il
Yoshida had made, but Socialists L
complained against the repara-
tions provisions, and Japan's loss
OF various islands and denied it
was treaty of reconciliation"
Mr.. Yoshida was not alone in
facing trouble. The governments
of Indonesia and less spectacular
ly, the Philippines were under fire.
In both countries reparations have
been an issue, because people
claimed Japan was not really
being required to pay for damage
caused by her troops in the war. l