davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-03-08

bal vykusiai pavaizdavo lietuviu
kovas del laisves, del savo kali
bos, -pavaizdavo Lietuvos praei-
tt, dabarti ir tikima ateiti. Vel
kalas parasytas lengva stilinga
kalba ir ziurovai tikrai jautriai
isgyveno kiekviena tevynes mel
lie persunkta sakini, kiekviena
aktoriaus veiksma, mes jis scenoj
pamate save, savo broli, seserl,
teva, kaimyna ir tuos liudnus
ivykius, kuriu liudininku ne kar-
ia ir jam paciam teko butt.
H. Kacinsko talentingos rezi-
suros deka ir V. Andriusio
meistriskai atliktq dekoracijQ
fone Sis veikalas daugeli ziurovQ
sujaudino Xxi asaru. Vaidinimas
sujaudina ne tik ta, kas pats yra
tuos dalykus pergyvenes: jau-
dino ir tuos, kurie tik is pasako-
jimu apie tai tebuvo girdeje,
mes 81 menininku kalba buvo la
biau itikinanti uz visas iskalbin-
giausias prakalbas, uz visus ar
timiausiu zmoniu vaizdingus pa
sakojimus.
Tai buvo puikus spektaklis ir
tikrai tenka dziaugtis, kad H.
Kacinsko dramos studija Bosto-
ne praturtino siuo veikalu vie
tos lietuviu gyvenima.
Kick teko girdeti, 81 veikala
st. Santvaras sukure per labai
trumpa laika. Nei sunkios gy-
venimo salygos, nei nakties dar-
bas fabrike jo neisgasdino ir ne
sudare kliuties jo kurybiniam
uzsimojimui. Jis emesi to darbo
kaip tikras idealistas, kaip tik-
ras patriotas, observation-disclosures
kick is to bus konkrecios naudos
neklausdamas, SUI kuo reikes da-
limits pelnu, atsisakydamas nuc
autoriaus atlyginimo.
Lygiai ta patti tenka pasakytl
ir apie abu kitus gabius musu
menininkus: H. Kacinska ir v
Andriusi. Sic talentingi vyrai be
poilsio dirbo dienomis ir nakti.
mis-, kad tik Nepriklausomybes
svente butu ispudingiausia, kae
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-03-08

Apple dvi savaites is Korejos
zinios buvo vienodos: gen. Ridg
way vykdo savo atsargiaja ofen-
zyva, kurios tikslas ne zemes
daugiau uzimti, bet susilpninti
priesa. Ia ofenzyva CANA gerai
sekesi. Per ta laika ir j prieki
po trupuciuka buvo pasistume-
ia, uzsitikrinant patogesnes po-
zicijas, ir nuostoliu kinams pri-
daryta tikrai milzinisku.
Tos kovos vyko visa laika apie
80 = 40 myliu pietus nuo gar
siosios 3S-tos parallels. Ties Sc
llu tos kovos visai arti nuo mics
to, amerikieciu zvalgai nekarta
buvo ir patti miesta pasieke, bet
i miesta visomis jegomis nejo If
|Seulas bent teorijoj yra skaito-
mas esas raudonuju valdzioJ,
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ypatngeSnieV Vasari0 l6.tw minejjjimaii

bltu gerai pasakyta tai, kas to.
kia diena turf butt pasakyta.
Verta pasistengti, kad 81 vel.
kala galetu pamatyti ir kitose
vietose gyvenantieji lietuviai.
Cia pridedu kelis pavekslelius
is tn vaidinimo = savo susiza
vejimo zodziams papildyti.
Juose matysite: 1. Vargo mo
kykla, 2. Laisves metals, 3. Ire
mimas, 4. AuSra ties Vilnum ]
5. 1slasvintoj Lietuvoj.
J. Kapocius.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-03-08
7 r u Nj A N A S
Observation-Disclosures

Nors nieko oficialiai nepareis-
kes, savo artimuju tarpe nesle-
pias nusistatymo 1852 metals
nebekandidatuoti prezidentus.
Priezastis - 68 metal am
ziaus' ir nuovargis. O be to - da-
bar pasitraukes greiciausiai isei-
tu su neblogu vardu, kuri gal
butu sunkiau islaikyti dar ket-
verius metus.
Koks butu demokratu kandi-
datas - sunku numatyti. Kali
bama, kad demokratai nor5tv
prisikalbinti sau Eisenhower
kuri kalbina ir respublikonai
nenorintieji Tafto.
Koks Eisenhowerio nusistaty.
mas, niekas tikrai nezino. Vie
ma yra aisku, kad jis uzsieniV
politikoje yra antiiziliacionistas,
tad 10 paziuros sutinka ir SUI da-
bartines vyriausybas paziuromis
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-03-08

Neimanoma, gal ir nera rel
kalo aprasyti visus Vasario 16-
tosios paminejimus, kurie ne
turi nemaza pana-
Sumo vieni j kitus. Bet griztame
dar prie tos temos, kad pamine-
tumem pora tokiu ypatingu, IS
kitu tarpo ryskiau issiskyrusiQ
svenciu.
Viena is tokiu svenciu buvc
Bostone. Stai kaip is ten NUNS
raso:
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vELYKU PRoGA

norintieji pasveikinti savo
pazistamuosius per Dirva
sveikinimu turini prasomi
issiqsti taip, kad jis bltu
gautas ne veliau kaip kovo
II d., sestadieni. Vietos kai-
ma - penki doleriai du sll
puse colo per dvi skiltis, ar
atitinkamai daugiau; jei kas
noretq uzimti didesni plota.
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Kinai vel pradeda puIti

nors faktiskai jane greiciausiai
beveik nieko nera, nes ir is pa
ties miesto maza kas belize.
Sios savaites pradzioje ITO
kariuomene j rytus nuo Seulo
net dviejuose vietose persikele
per Hano upe, bet uztat centri-
niame fronte ir rytus nuo cent
o prasidejo zymesnis kinu puoli-
mas. Manoma, kad tai bus pra-
dzia senokai laukiamo kinu di-
desniojo puolimo. -
Niekas tue tarpu nesiima nu-
matyti, kaip tas naujas ir kinq
ilgai rengtas puolimas pletosis,
bet atrodo, kad 81 karta yra pa
sirengta j atremti. Tuo tarpu
kinai yra nustoje daugiau kaip
puses savo turetuju pajegq.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1951-03-08
Prasid6jo derybos del derybQ

Maskvos atstovas yra jau pa
garsejes Gromyko. Blogiasioje
|padetyje yra Prancuzijos dele
gacija, nes Prancuzija, kaip ty-
cia, vel svarbiu pasitarimu metu
|pergyvena sunkiai issprendzia-
ma vyriausybes krize.
Prancuzijoj simet turi ivykti
parlamento rinkimai, ir dabar
nesusitaria, kaip balsuos. Jeigu
balsuotu ia pacia sistema, kair
buvo - proporcine, bio, kad
tai gall iseiti j nauda krastuti-
mems grupems - komunistams
ir de Gaule salininkams. (Komu-
nistai dabar turi apie trecdalj
vietu parlamente, yra didziausia
atskira grupe, bet nebeturi vii
ties tick begauti, net jeigu' il
proporcine sistema pasiliktu)
Vidurio partijos nori pakeisti
rinkimu buda vadinamu mazo.
riariniu, kuris butu naudinges.
mis- vidurio partitions, bet il
del to nepajegia susitarti.
Del to prancuzu vyriausybe
dabar yra atsistatydinusi, nau.
Ijos sudarymo bandymai nesise
ka. Derybose del derybu Pran
cuzijai atstovauja nuolatinis uz
sieniu reikalu pavaduotojas Pa
1rodi.
Anglijai delegacijos pirminin
kas yra Ernest Davies.
Pirmadieni dar tureta ispu
dzio, kad bent del dienotvarkes
bus galima susikalbeti. Pat
1Iaskvos delegacija pasiule griez
tai visiems susilaikyti nuo gill.
nimosi j klausimu esme, o kal.
beti tiktai, koki klausimai tur-
butt svarstomi. Bet jau antra.
dieni pats Gromyko sta nusi-
statyma sulauze ir isdroze pus.
antros valandos kalba, daugiau.
siai kaltindamas Jungtiniu Anne.
rikos Valstybiu vyriausybe, kan
il norinti apginkluoti Vokietija
Siuo metu atrodo Gromykc
tikslas yra ko labiausiai apsiri
boti Vokietijos klausimu, O ta
me klausime pasiekti, kad Ame
rika visiskai atsiimtu savo ka
riuomene is Vokietijos ir Euro
pos (Noras labai sutampa SUI ka
kuriu Americas didziqju poll
tiku siulymais, nors tie politi
kai ir sakosi esa antikomunisti
mes kovos cempionai).
Po Gromyko kalbos antradie
nj optimizmas del kokio nors su
sitarimo jau smarkiai krito.
Tiesa, dar nenustota vilties
jog del dienotvarkes susitart
pavyks ir paciu ministeriu kon
ferencija ivyks. Mat, manoms
nors jau ir arteja karui tinka
mas sezonas, taciau manoms
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8
yArch 8, ,195 II No. 10.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
N NESUTARIMAI
del oIgu ir koinu

siuo metu Amerikoje de-
dasi ir Maskva Sick tick pa
drasinanciu dalyku. Vienas
is tokiu ivykiu, be abejo, yra
darbininku uniju atstovu pa
sitraukimas is vadinamojo
jegu mobilizacijos stabo.
Americas ekonominio pa
jeguno mobilizacija = pasi-
rengimas galimam karui -
yra labai tvirtai surista SUI
apsisaugojimu nuo infliaci-
jos. 0 tam tikslui butinai
reikia sustabdyti kainu kill
ma. Bet kainu kilimo negali-
ma sustabdyti, nesustabdant
atlyginimu kelimo. Cia ir su-
sidaro kliuvinys.
Visi sutinka, kad gera bu-
tQ sustabdyti kainu ir atty
ginimu nuolatini kilima, bet
nesutaria, kurioje vietoje,
kokiu santykiu tie dalykai
turetu butt ''isaldyti'.
Yra paskelbtas dekretas,
kad kainos "isaldomos" to-
kios, kokios jos buvo siu me-
tu sausio 25 diena. Bet ar
teisinga ir atlyginimus toje
pacioje vietoje "isaldyti"?
Cia irgi visi sutiko, kad
ne. Mes kainu "isaldymas"
ivyko tokiu metu, kada JOS
jau pasieke niekad Amerikos
istorijoj dar nematyto augs-
tumo. Nuo Korejos karo
pradzios jos kilo ir kilo, ypac
skubejo kilt prizes pat dekre-
to isleidima. Atlyginimai to
kilimo nesuspejo prisivyti.
Todel buvo pasiulyta, kad
atlyginimai dar gall butt ke-
Iliami bent 1870.
Uniju atstovai su tue ne
sutiko, nurodydami, kad pa
grindiniai atlyginimai, mel
skaitant pailginto darbo lai-
ko, yra atsilike daug toliau,
O be to, pagal dabartini dek-
reta kainu kilimas nera Vi
siskai sustabdytas, kadangi
vpac visos eiles maisto pro-
duktu kainQ tas "isaldymas"
neliecia. @ maistas kaip tlk
sudaro svarbiausia darbi-
ninku islaidu dali. Tad Jle
reikalauja, kad visu pirma
algu nustatyme butu pagrin-
dan imamas tik 40 savaitlnlu
darbo valandu atlyginimas,
he antvalandziu, ir kad butu
atsizvelgiama dar j galimus
kainu kilimus. Kadangi pra-
mones ir vadinamieji vlsuo-
r1enes atstovai su tue nesutl-
ko, tai uniju atstovai IS sta
DO pasitrauke, pridedami If
dar viena reikalavlma -
kad darbininku atstovavl-
mas butu sustiprintas, ka-
dangi dabar vadinamieji VI
suomenes atstovai balsuoJa
tik uz pramonininku pasiu-
lvmus il' darbininku intere-
su esq neimanoma ginti.
Taciau yra vilties, kad tas
nesutarimas bus islygintas
ir Maskvai neteks ilgai siuo
susitrukdymu dziaugtis.
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Nr. 10 = 1851 m. kovo 8 d.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
DEL LIETUVOS
otstovo BruziIiioi

Spaudoje buvo pasirode
pranesinu is Brazilijos apie
tai, kad naujasis Brazilijos
prezidentas prieme Lietuvos
ministeri Brazilijoje, DIR. F.
Mejeri, kuris tue titulu pasi-
rode pasiremdamas siu metu
pradzioje Lietuvos Diploma
tijos sefo duotais igalioji-
mais. Tos zinios sukele ne
maza susidomejimo lietuviu
tarpe, o taip pat ir pageida-
vimu, .kad butu paskelbta
tikslesniu informaciju apie
ta dalyka. Kaip tik dabar
tokiu tikslesniu informaciju
yra gauta.
DR.. F. Mejeris (zinomas
Klaipedos advokatas, Lietu-
vos laikais buv-s Klaipedos
Gubernaturos ir daugumo
lietuviskQju istaigu teisiniu
patareju, dar prizes Hitherto
invazija j Klaipeda paskir-
tas Lietuvos konsulu Bra
zilijoj), siuo metu yra Lie
tuvos pasiuntinybes Brazi-
lijoje Charge d'Affaires, t..
y, ipareigotas vesti pasiun-
tinybes reikalus, kitaip sa-
kant, einas pasiuntinio pa
reigas.
Naujam prezidentui Bra
zilijoje perimant pareigas,
sausio 81 diena buvo atitin-
kamos iskilmes, kuriose da-
lyvavo 53-ju valstybiu spe-
cialls ambasadOriai ar pa
siuntiniai, kurie galejo butt
arba nuolat savo valstybes
Brazilijoje representations
tieji ambasadariai ar minis
teriai, arba ir tam reikalui
specialiai igalioti. Visi jie ia
proga turejo specialius savo
vyriausybiu igaliojimus.
Lietuvos Diplomatijos Sc
fas ia proga irgi suteike DIR.
F. Mejeriui, kaip Lietuvos
Charge d'Affaires Brazili-
joj, atitinkamus igaliojimus
atstovauti Lietuvai ministe-
rio specialioj misijoj titulu.
Sic igaliojimai buvo pareiks-
tt Brazilijos uzsieniu reikalQ
ministeriui ir tue pagrindu
prezidentas DIR. F. Mejerl
prieme specialioje audienci-
joje. Veliau DIR F. Mejeris
ir dalyvavo prezidento inau-
guracijos iskilmese pirma
paminetu titulu, lygiomis
teisemis SUI kitty valstybiQ
specialiais atstovais.
Tas ivykis liudija, kad il
Brazi1ija, kaip ir Jungtines
Americas Jungtines Valsty-
bes, laikosi tos pacios tezes
- kad Lietuvos valsybe tel
siskai tebegzistuoja ir j yra
teisetai reprezentuojama JOS
dplomtiniu organu.
Nuolatiniame Lietuvos re.
prezentavime Brazilijoj tue
nepadaryta pakeitimQ, tiE
tas representatives siuo bu.
du igijo daugiau aiskumo.
Evening star., 1951-04-11

Don't say you haven't got thing to wear for your spring
houseceanng because here the nyon" dress of cotton
with cotton binding to fill the bill! This dress perfect
idea because rooy has big pocket to hold dust
cloths and slip into The dress adjustable be
used jumper with blouse or as s 1t opens fat for
ironing well may just the thing you're looking
while doing those household chores Call Sterling 50oO
extension 1885, between and 4:30 pm for the OF
the store carrying this household fashion.
Evening star., 1951-08-01
New York Team Leads
Masters Mixed PLAY.
In Bridge Tourney

A New York team held the lead
today in the Masters Mixed
Team-of-Four championship as
the third and final session OF that
tournament moved under way in
the American Contract Bridge
League competition here.
Credited with 1914 matches out
of a possible Sc, the leaders were
Mrs. Lewis Jaeger. Miss Ruth
Sherman. Richard Kahn and Leo
Roet. Two teams were tied for
second place in the hard-fought
event at the Mayflower Hotel.
On one team is former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. John C. Kun
KEEL Of Harrisburg, Pa, and Mr..
and Mrs. JEFF Click of Miami and
on the other team. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Feldstein, Mrs. Leonard
Goldstein and Sol Mogal, New
York. Each had 81 points.
TOnight's Events.
Championships will be decided
tonight in the National Women's
Pairs and National Mems Pairs
events.
In the latter, William Warren of
Mount Wolf, Pa, and James
Greenwood of New York led with
39712 points, while Louis Kellner
and Murray Schnee of New York
were second with 1856. Tied for
third with 382 points were Archie
Fineman, Pittsburgh, and Robert
Appleyard, New York, and S. Gar
ton Churchill, Great Neck, N. Y,
paired with Cecil Head. Stamford,
Conn.
Top Women's Pairs.
The top women's pair are Mrs.
Edward Minear of Danville, H.,
and Mrs. R. A. Dunphy, Salem,
N. J. In second place are Mrs. I.
E. Schwarz, Cleveland, and Mrs.
Click, and there is third place
tie between Miss Dorothy Berning,
New York, paired with Mrs. w. H.
McKaig, Binghamton, N. Y, and
Mrs. Sam Neuwirth Of Deal, N. j.,
paired with Mrs. Murray Gross,
ASheville, N. c.
Leading events Of the ACBL
tournament begin tomorrow. They
include the national masters pair
championship and the masters
team competition.
Evening star., 1951-08-01

The teIt of British Foreign
Secretary Herbert MorriSon'S
message to the RuSSidR people
published today in Prada:
In a speech last month, asked
for this opportunity to have a
message of mine reproduced in the
Soviet press. I did SO because
felt that, while our papers were
always ready to publish declara-
tions by your leaders, British gov
ernment spokesmen were not
properly reported in your newspa-
perS.
knowledge of the truth is essen
tial to understanding between peo-
Piles. But truth can only be ar
rived at if there is freedom to hear
different points of view; only then
can people sift them and deter
mine for themselves what they
consider to be the truth. In Brit
ain we impose no restrictions on
access to all available news and
views so the people can make up
their own minds for themselves.
Their views are neither made for
them nor dictated to them.
People can only draw independ-
ent conclusions properly for them
selves if they have full knowledge
of what is happening in the world
around them. From our acquaint-
ance with your press and radio it
seems to us that it is different in
your country. Many facts and
views are withheld from you and
there is no freedom of speech and
free access to knowledge of how
the rest of the world lives and
thinks, which is essential to un-
derstanding of each other This
ignorance creates fear and SuS-
picion of the motive of other peo-
Piles. I regret, therefore, that full
knowledge of what is happening in
my country is not available to you.
If you were able to meet more
British people or were free to
travel to Britain this ignorance
could be broken down. I know
that in the Soviet Union you meet
very few British people, and even
whom you do, you do not feel
free to speak freely to them or
with other foreigners and to ex-
change your ideas or hopes or
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Air Force Trainees
.QueIIed After Affray
BY The Associated Press

BRECKENRIDGE. Mimi, Aug.
Air Force and civilian officials
say no charges will be filed be-
cause of disturbance in which
100 Air Force trainees were dis
persed after a Minnesota sheriff
threatened to blow their
heads Off"
Four of the soldiers involved
still were confined today to their
post. the Air Force School of
Science at Wahpeton, N. Oak.
Wilkin County Sheriff Harry
MatheSon said the incident Friday
was the second in two weeks in
volving two Breckenridge garage
men and troops at the school just
across the river from Brecken-
ridge.
Sheriff Matheson said the ARRAY
Friday involved three white SOL
diers and a Negro soldier with
Garageman Paul Shebeck. The
sheriff said the argument was
linked with an earlier fight ber
tween Mr.. Shebeck's brother Irwin
and a Negro airman.
Assistant Chief of Police Joe
zajac said he ordered the four
soldiers back to their base after
the quarrel was renewed Friday.
Chief zajac said the four returned
later. accompanied by nearly 100
other Air Force trainees.
Sheriff Matheson said the men
were extremely aggressive"
Sheriff Matheson said the troops
were finally dispersed after Capt.
Clarence w. Doerschug, unit COM
at Wahpeton, arrived on
the scene.
Top Air Force officers from Air
Force headquarters in Wyoming
and Idaho flew to Wahpeton to
aid in investigating the incident.
They were accompanied by an
officer from the Office of Special
Information and a member of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Morrison Depores Sitting of Freedoms in Article in Pruvda

honestly say that you have this
same sense of personal security
which every British citizen enjoys.
We prefer the situation whereby
the government 10 less than the
private citizen Is a5ound by law
and the state has no unfettered
power of arbitrary action.
Many Freedoms Enjoyed.
Among other freedoms which
the British enjoy are those of
assembly. Persons of the most
varied opinions can freely associ-
ate together and organize them
selves into political or other
societies whether in support of
or opposed to the Government OF
the day. This freedom, combined
with others including freedom
of speech and of the press, in
Sures political freedom, which en-
ables free choice of governments
by the people themselves.
In Britain, therefore, the diff
ferent political parties, including
Labor, Conservative, Liberal and
Communist, are free to express
their different programs, to nom
mate their candidates, and put
their views to the people, whether
critical of the government or not.
Any evening in Hyde Park, the
largest park in central London,
spokesmen representing a variety
of views can be seen speaking to
crowds of Londoners and. if they
wish to, freely criticizing the gov
ernment. Among them, most eve
nings, can be found Communist
speakers.
No group has a monopoly of
power in Britain. Immediately
before the war the Conservative
Party was in power, but in 1945,
exercising their free choice of gov
eminent through election held by
secret ballot, and with candidates
of two or more parties to choose
from in the constituencies, the
people of Britain elected a Labor
and Socialist government. Since
then that government, with no
challenge of violence. has peace
fully pursued its policy and the
opposition its right to criticize
and, oppose.
Nonetheless, much to our regret,
it has been found necessary to di-
vert much of our national energy
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Povda Hqrp on Capitalist Wurmonge in Reply to Morrison

charged his gun at any peaceful
people. There is no such soldier!
Then let Mr.. Morrison explain
properly why British soldiers are
killing peaceful citizens in Korea?
Or why, for that matter, British
soldiers are dying on foreign soil
far from their native country?
That is why the Soviet people
regard present-day Anglo-Ameri-
can politicians as instigators of
a new world war,
Evening star., 1951-08-01

fears. This is not our fault. Hun
dreds of thousands OF our people
go abroad for their annual holi-
days each year, and I am sure
many would be glad to spend their
holidays, if they could. in the
Soviet Union. Your government,
for reasons cannot understand,
refuses to let you travel freely.
Radio Jamming Cited.
You could learn more about us,
too, If our newspapers and peri
odicals had free circulation in
your country, which they have
not, or if you could listen freely
to our radio.
Even that, your government
makes difficult because. although
we transmit broadcasts to the
Soviet Union in Russian daily at
6:15 am. Sis pm. and 1918
am, Moscow time, they are
.artif1cialy and Intentionally
jammed by your government. I
wonder why.
What has your Government to
fear? I wish it would follow our
practice-broadcastS in English
from the Soviet Union can be.
freely listened to and not only
the British Communist daily paper
but Pravda itself can be bought.
Our view is that in a free and
enlightened democracy every one
is able to judge for himself the
truth of what he hears or reads.
In Britain, we set great store
by such manifestations of per-
sonal freedom.
Among them is the freedom
from arbitrary arrest. If the
police take some one into custody,
he must. within maximum of
48 hours, be charged with an
offense in open session in a court
of law which is entirely indie
pendent of the government and
he is always assumed innocent
until proved guilty.
British citizens are not removed
from their homes, they are not
deported, they are not sent to,
labor camps. If there is a knock
at the door in the early morning
there is no fear that it is the
police. 1t will probably only be
the milkman or the postman.
wonder whether all of YOU can
Evening star., 1951-08-01

leaders tell US, Communist and
nom Communist states can live
together in the world, why is it
necessary for your Government to
pursue a policy and to found or
ganizations whose only purpose
seems to be to stir up trouble
and international hatred?
Soviet Armies DeplOred.
We say that. while we had de-
mobilized and disarmed, your
Government had retained vast
armed forces and military estab-
iishments in being. Gradually we
came to realize that the lack of
balance in military power between
the Soviet Union and the Western
powers was endangering our very
existence and that the lack of
balance must be redressed. We
did not want to turn over our re-
sources to new defense program,
we wanted to carry on with our
economic recovery. But we con-
cluded that we must be strong
enough to make clear that aggres-
sion. from whatever quarter it
might come, could not succeed
against us if we were to fulfill our
purpose Of avoiding war. For that
is our main purpose-to avoid
war, to preserve peace. 1t is the
purpose of all our foreign policy
and of all our diplomacy.
Peoples everywhere are today
afraid of war. We should like to
see the causes of this fear re-
moved and all grounds for sus-
picion and distrust between ma
tions eliminated. On behalf of the
British government, I can assure
you there is no reason to have any
fear OF our policy towards the peo-
pie of the Soviet Union.
I hope what I have written so
frankly will help to bring about a
better understanding between our
peoples and that, now Pravda has
opened its columns to me, I shall
have further opportunities of put
ting the British point of view be-
fore the Russian people and of
answering any observations which
Pravda may wish to make.
I send you the friendly greetings
OF my fellow countrymen and our
sincere wish for the genuine CO.
operation of your country in ad-
vancing the peace and progress Of
the world,