The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1951-01-11
Economic
Highlights
Happenings That Affect the Future
of Every Individual
National and International Pro.
blems Inseparable From Local
Welfare

Welfare
-oOo-
U. S. News & World Report be-
gan a recent article on internation-
al affairs with these word S,
"Joseph Stain once again is max
ing an offer of peace to the West.
The Russian dictator makes it plain
that peace can be had now, as it
could have been had all along, at a
price"
The catch, of course, lies in the
phrase Eat a price" For, according
to the same well-informed mag
azine, here is what Russia is de-
manding: asking price for peace
in Asia-abandon Korea to the
Communists; give China's UN seat
to the Communists; give Formosa
to the Communists; give Commun-
ist China a voice in deciding Jap
ans future; withdraw Western
forces from Southeast Asia. Ask
ing price for peace in Europe-ac-
cept permanent Russian control of
Eastern Germany; give Russia a
voice in the management of West
ern Germany; accept Russian con-
troll of Albania, Hungary, Bulgaria,
Rumania, Poland, Czechoslovakia; /;
abandon plans to help Western Eu-
rope rearm."
This is a sky-high price, but
Russia shows no evidence that she
might be willing to lessen it mater
tally. 1t is equally clear that the
United States will not pay that
price or anything resembling it. 1t
would, in the American view, be
appeasement of a character even
more potentially ruinous than that
of Munich just before the last war.
Yet the Western powers certain
ly do not see eye to eye on the
matter. Some of them would go a
long way toward meeting Stalin's
demands. Britain, for example, de-
spite the fact that British troops
are fighting in Korea, wishes to
give Red China a seat in the UN
and let her have Formosa. Italy and
France, despite brave words from
some of their leaders, seem willing
to go to the most extreme lengths
to avoid war-lengths which would,
in the view of many authorities,
pave the way for Russian domina-
lion of Europe without the firing
IF shot.
1t is apparent, therefore, that
,ne of the hardest and most basic
asks now facing this country is tol
persuade Western Europe to dol
more than talk about
he Red menace. The feeling is uni
,uestionably widespread that wei
.annot do any more for Europe un-
ii and unless she demonstrates
Ter willingness to do for herself.
This was the view which Herbert
Hoover expressed in his last
peech.
The hope of stirring Europe into
lction now rests, largely, on an in
Iividual-General Eisenhower. His
election as supreme commander of
ii the Atlantic Pact nations was
irtually inevitable. His prestige
broad is undoubtedly greater than
hat of any living American. Dur
ng the last war, he demonstrated
Ugh qualities of craftsmanship, no
ess than military virtues. He is
irving and single-minded. 1t is
felt that if Eisenhower
ant do the job, no one can.
General Eisenhower has gone to
Europe with a command which,
neasured geographically, is the
argest held by any single COM
handler in history. Yet, measured
n terms of divisions and air forces
nd fighting power, it is pitifully
mall and exists largely on paper.
t is his appointed task to remedy
hat situation--and to reconcile all
he conflicting views and old jea-
)usies and enmities which have
TODD in the way of remedy-at
he earliest possible time. 1t can be
aid with full truth that the eyes,
the world, East and West alike,
ill be upon him.