Evening star., 1951-05-21
u. 5. Note Charges
Russia 'Conniyes al
Aggression in Japan
By John N. Hishtower
Assoeloted Press Stoff Writer

& The United States and Russia
have reached a parting of the
ways over preparation of a peace
treaty for Japan.
The spread of their differences
was spotlighted by an American
charge that Moscow is "conniving
at aggression" by proposing to
deny to Japan adequate post
treaty defense arrangements.
s An American note published
last night made it clear this
country is determined to go
through with its plan Of using
American forces to help protect
Japan against any threat Of
Communist aggression from Asia.
The note was handed to- Soviet
Ambassador Alexander S. Pan
yushkin Saturday. It replied to
May 7 Russian set of proposals on
preparation of a Japanese peace
treaty.
Plan Rejected Outright.
Moscow asked for a meeting in
June or July of the foreign min
listers of the United States, China,
Britain and Russia to start work
on a treaty and bring it to
speedy conclusion"
The United States rejected this
proposition outright on the ground
that misuse of the veto power by
Russia in such a four-nation
meeting actually would work
against early conclusion of a
treaty and also would give "a
secondary role" to nations which
bore greater burden of the Pa
cific war than did the Soviet Un-
ion." The note pointed out that
Russia was at war with Japan for
only six days.
The United States also declared!
that as far as Red China is con-
cerned, this country docs not
seek guidance from a convicted
aggressor"-a reference to Com
munist China's activities in Ko-
rea-and made plain that it has
no intention of doing so.
Concerned With Defense.
The heart of the 3,500-wordI
American reply, however, was not
so much concerned with the Rus
sian proposal to scrap all that this
country, Britain and a dozen 9TH
er nations have already done onI
a Japanese treaty, and start over.
It was concerned more with theI
defense of Japan after JAPANESE
independence is restored.
Russia had proposed that
Japan's armed forces should be
limited in the treaty to those
needed for self-defense." It had
also proposed that all occupation
troops should be withdrawn from
Japan within year after the
treaty became effective. There
after mo foreign state will have
troops or military bases in Japan"
the Russians proposed.
That was a key point for two
reasons. First, the United States
has made no secret it intends to
sign simultaneously with the peace
treaty a defense agreement with
Japan to station it's forces in and
around Japanese territory. Sec
ond, the United States also has
made no secret of It's belief that
Russia's ultimate aim In the Far
East is to gain control over Japan.
U. N. Charter Cited.
In reply to Moscow's proposal,
the United States said it seems to
assume that Japan will have to
depend for defense solely on its
own armed forces; and that it's re-
quirements in this respect can now
be measured definitely for all
time"
But the charter of the United
Nations recognizes the inherent
right of collective as well as indi-
vidual elf-defense," the American
note added.
It then called attention to a
memorable address" made by
Premier Stain on March 10, 1899.
The note quoted Stain as saying
defense against aggression requires
collective measures and that "the
policy of let each country defend
itself from aggression means
'conniving at aggression
The United States note then
continued:
THE present suggestions of the
Soviet government that Japan
shall have armed forces as re-
quired for its self defense, coupled
with the further Soviet proposal
that there can be no other troops
in Japan. seems a reversion to
the principle of let Japan defend
itself and consequently, as Gen.
aralissimo Stain said, a 'conniv-
ing at aggression.