Evening star., 1951-07-08
Message 10 Moscow
By Truman Expresses
Good Will 10 People
BY the Associated Press


President Truman told the Rus
sian government yesterday, There
will be no war" if he Russian
people can learn "the peace aims
of the American people and Gov
ernment."
The peoples of both our coun-
tries know from personal expert
ence the horror and misery of
war;" he said in message to
Nikolai Mikhailovich Shvernik.
president of the presidium of the
Supreme Soviet.
They abhor the thought of fu-
tme conflict which they know
would be waged by means of the
most hideous weapons in the his
tory of mankind"
Send Congression Resolution.
Mr.. Truman sent the message
to Moscow with, resolution Con-
gress adopted last month. express
ing the friendship and goodwill
of the American people for all.
peoples. including the Russian
Congress asked him to ask the
Russian government to make the
resolution known to its people.
and Mr.. Truman did so.
The State Department an
nounced that the Voice of Amer
ica will broadcast to Russia the
friendship resolution and Presi-
dent Truman'S message. The
broadcaSts will be made twice
every hour day and night for the
next three days.
These broadcaSts will make
known to the Soviet people that
President Truman had asked the
Soviet government to disseminate
this resolution of American friend
ship" the department said.
Sent to Vishinsky.
UNITED States Ambassador
Alan G. Kirk sent Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Vishinsky a
copy of the resolution and the
Presidents letter and asked him
to deliver it to the Soviet presi-
dent. Moscow dispatches saidD
His request was made politely
and in humanitarian terms. How
ever, his reference to. the most
hideouS weapons" could be read
In Moscow to mean that if the
United States is forced into an
other war it will be prepared to-
use atomic weapons.
Text of Message.
have the honor of transmitting
to you resolution adopted by the
Congress of the United States with
request that its contents bel
made known by your government
to the people of the Soviet Union
This resolution expresses the
friendship and goodwill of the
American people for all the peo-
piles of the earth and it also re-
emphasizes the profound desire
of the American Government toI
do everything in its power to bring
about just and lasting peace.
AS Chief Executive of the United
States. I give this resolution my
sincere approval. I add to it a
message of my own to the Soviet
people in the earnest hope that
these expressions may help form
better understanding of the aims
and purposes of the United States.
Calls for Communication.
The unhappy results of the last
few years demonstrate that formal
diplomatic negotiations among ma
tionS will be largely barren while
barriers exist to the friendly ex-
change of ideas and information
among peoples. The best nope for
peaceful world lies in the yearn-
ing for peace and brotherhood
which lies deep in the heart of
every human being. But peoples
who are denied the normal means
OF communication will net be able
to attain that mutual understand
ing which must form the basis for
trust and friendship. We shall
never be able to. remove suspicion
and fear as potential causes of
war until communication is per-
mitted to flow, free ard open,
across International boundaries.
The peoples of both our coun-
tries know from personal expert
ence the horror and misery of war.
They abhor the thought of future
conflict which they know would
be waged by means of the most
hldeous weopons in the history
of mankind. AS leaders of their
respective governments, it is our
sacred duty to pursue every honor
able means which will bring to
fruition their common longing for
peace. Peace is safest in the hands
of the people and we can best
achieve the goal by doing all we
can to place it there.
l believe that if we can acquaint
the Soviet people with the peace
aims of the American people and
government, there will be no war.
l feel sure that you will wish to
have carried to the Soviet people
the text of this resolution adopted