Evening star., 1951-08-21

SoUiet Unions "PeGce reSolu-
ton:
On June 26, 1851, the Congress.
passed Senate Concurrent Resolu-
tion ii, reaffirming the friendship
Of the American people fol
all other peoples, including .tht
peoples Of the Soviet Union. Or
July z, in accordance with the re-
quest of the Congress. I trans
mitted the resolution His Excel
lency Nikolai Mikhailovitch Shv'
ernik, President of the Presidiun
of the Supreme Soviet Of th'
Union of Soviet Socialist Repub
lies, together with a request tina
the Soviet government make th'
contents Of this resolution known
to the Soviet peoples.
For a month there was no repl!
to my letter, nor was the resolu'
ton made public in the Soviet
Union. Then, on August 6, I re-
ceived a letter from President
Shvernik, responding to mine anc
transmitting resolution adopted
by the Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet in the nature of reply tc
the concurrent resolution of the
Congress. Both communications
Of course, were Immediately made
public in the United States anc
were widely publicized by news
papers, magazines and radio not
only in this country but through.
out the free world. On August Z
the congressional resolution, to-
gether with my letter Of transmit.
tai, the reply from Mr.. ShverniE
and the resolution of Presidiun
of the Supreme Soviet were al
printed in the Soviet Govern.
ment's newspapers and read over
the Soviet Governments radio
This belated publication. by the
Soviet Government, Of the con-
gressional resolution and my let
ter of transmittal was undoubt-
edly Influenced by the fact that
the Voice of America was contin-
uously broadcasting the text OF
these documents, and their exist
ence could not longer be con-
cealed from the peoples Of the
Soviet Union.
Significant Step Forward.
7 am transmitting to the Con-
gresS herewith the resolution OF
the Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet, together with the accom-
panying letter from Mr.. Shvernik'
The publication of Senate Con-
current Resolution II in the So
Wet Union, even though it was
accompanied by the simultaneous
publication of the official Soviet
reply, marks a significant step for
ward in the struggle to penetrate
the iron curtain with words Of
truth. Ordinarily, it is the policy
of the Soviet government not to
permit it's citizens to read any
thing that is contrary to the Of
fetal propaganda line. In this
case, the adoption of a resolution
of friendship by the Congress OF
the United States, and the efforts
of the Voice of America compelled
the Soviet government to modify
its customary practices. Although
the resolution adopted by the
PreSidium of the Supreme Soviet
was obviously intended to Offset
and counteract the effect of the
congressional resolution, it is
probable that the publication OF
the actual text Of the latter had
real effect on the minds of the
Russian people. @
It is clear, however, that the
Soviet government has not al
tered the character of it's own
propaganda and public statements
concerning the United States. In
the recent youth meeting in East
Berlin, we have seen a new in
tensiflcation of the theme Of hate
for the United States and other
members of the United Nations
The arguments being made by
the Soviet government to justify
its present policies are set forth
in the text of the resolution OF
the PTesidium of the Supreme
Soviet and in MIR. Shvernik's let
ter to me. The Congress car
readily recognize the errors anC
Misrepresentation in these tive
documents.
I wish that I could report thai
these documents give substantial
evidence that the Soviet Union il
prepared to modify its present pol
icies and to take steps which will
relieve present world tensions
Unfortunately, this is not the case
These documents give no aSSur-
ance that there will be any
changes in the hostile and expan.
Sionist policies. Of the Soviet
Union, which now threaten worlc
peace.
Moves Soviet Could Make.
II the government of the Soviet
Union wants to make progress
toward peace, it can stop houting
the authority of the United Ma
tions, it can cease supporting
armed aggression in defiance OF
the verdict of the United Nations,
it can make constructive con-
tributions toward establishing con-
ditions of peace with Germany
Austria and Japan, it can refrain
from employing force to maintain
in other countries regimes which
do not command the support OF
their people, it can cease support
ing subverSive movements in other
countries, it can cease its distor-
ton of the motives and actions
of other peoples and governments
it can stop violating fundamental
human rights and liberties, and
it can join in good faith in the
earnest effort to find means fol
reducing armamentS and con-
trolling atomic energy in the in.
terestS of peace.
Such acts would do far NOR
l. l. Il.