Milford chronicle., 1952-03-28

pOuCleS IN the + ar East were Sucn
as to build up Soviet Russia to
position of power which today does
indeed present a threat to the Sc
curity Of the United States.
Harry Hopkins and Averell Harri-
man apparently accepted complete
ly the idea that Russia was a peace
loving nation, for it is so designated
in the joint Declaration on Liberated
Europe agreed to at Yalta. At
Teheran Roosevelt signed a declara-
ton welcoming all nations into a
world family Of Democratic Ma
tiOns." Of which Russia was appar-
emily already one in the eyes of
Roosevelt, Hopkins. and Hartman.
Wallace und Duvies
Henry Wallace, former Vice.
President and at the time Of Yalta
Secretary Of Commerce, had made
speeches about the new democ-
racy." to be built by the people OF
the United States and Of Russia. He
said that anyone suggesting that
the aims and purposes Of the two
peoples were irreconcilable was
criminal, that in some ways Russia
was more democratic than America.
Joseph E. Davies, American am
basSador to Russia before Harri-
man, expressed the view that the
Soviet leaders were sincerely de-
voted to peace" and that what they
most desired was to live as good
neighbors in a world at peace.
My own view is that the Commu-
nists in our Government, in the labor
unions. and among the writing
= fraternity in both New York and
Hollywood were concerned with in-
fuencing people who were in a po-
sition to affect public opinion or
public policy or others who could in
nuence such people. They planted
exactly the philosophy which was
E adopted - that communism was
: probably not the form Of govern
ment for the United States but that
it was, in fact, a form Of govern
o ment more or less consistent with
r American ideals.
= / could never understand how any
man who went through even ar
3 American high school could reaC
{ such a conclusion. Communism
y from my point of view. denic
every principle Of Americanism.
At the Potsdam Conference Gu
y I7-Aug. 2. 1945l for the first time, a
o parently. some suspicious abo
= Soviet good faith began to arise.
: the minds of those who were runnir
e American foreign policy. particula
e ly Secretary Byrnes. but, neverth
s less, at Potsdam. President Trum;
d reaffirmed ali the agreements MAJ
d at Yalta and approved the Norge
l. thau policy in Germany and evt
g. went beyond the Yalta agreeme
$ in some of the workings out of tn
l. agreement. His agreements final
n sealed the fate of the Baltic people
- Of Poland, Of Czechoslovakia, al
II of the Balkan states.
A Gruduol Chunqe
- From that time on our policy
n conceding everything in Europe
m Russia was gradually changed, b
l. lieve very largely under the inf
ence Of Senator Vandenberg. WI
le at San Francisco, saw how CO.
in pletely impossible it was to deal wi
st the Russians. Working with Vande
h berg. Secretary Byrnes finally !
at fused to go along with any pl
es which would give Russia a predol
lg mating position throughout GC
ly many He threatened to resign I
. less Henry Wallace was dismiss
from the Cabinet. and Preside
Truman complied with his advict
Gradually. in Europe our who
position changed, and we took d
mite position against the expansi
- of Russian influence in any degrC
IS We adopted the Marshall Pls
h which proposed to give assistan
to countries threatened by Russi
infiltFation and by communism fro
II within.
l. We adopted policy Of giving n
itary aid TO Turkey and Gree'
which were under direct threat
q attack by the Communists. We fin
g ly ratified the Atlantic Pact a
=, agreed to 60 to war with Russia
u it attacked any member Of Il
At pact.
n In short, we completely revers
in our policy in Europe and adopt
is the general policy Of checking
advance of communism in eve
way in which it could possibly
. checked.
ne But in the For East
n On the other hand, in the Far E.
Dr we continued to encourage
n growth of the power Of communis
= In spite Of the recommendatiS
>" of the Wedemyer report on Chi
~ we finally abandoned Chang <
le- shek. The Administration fought
ar forts to provide money for arms
op Chang and refused to carry out
policy along that line decreed
Congress. Even when Chang K
shek had retired to Formosa
n Administration refused to give
ct any assistance whatever.
mt Mr.. Acheson indicated further {
~ America might recognize Conn
i'll =
rs rs No Rest Cure