Evening star., 1952-03-06
|Lafiimore Questioned
About His Views on
Soviet Finnish War
By Robert K. Wolsh

quest Tor the most convincing
statement" OF Russia's justifica-
tion for its invasion of Finland.
Mr.. baltimore insisted to the
Senate Internal Security subcom-
mittee that the request by Edward
g. Carter. then secretary
OF the Institute Of Pacific Rela-
tions. was only q search for In
formation on both sides Of the
issue.
He declared that his return let
ter setting forth his views was
merely an effort to contribute to
q well-rounded opinion.
He told the subcommittee he
personally regarded the invasion
in 1939-40 as Outrageous" He
added. however. that there might
have been some '.mitigation" be-
cause international ethics had
sunk to q low level in the late
1930s as q result Of the betrayal
of Czechoslovalia by Great Brit
ain and France.
Questioned on Letter.
Questioners tried to make him
admit that he suggested to Mr..
Carter in April. 1910. that Rus
sia could make out q convincing
case. They pounced on his state
ments which. they said, indicated
Russia could claim it took pro-
tective action by invading Firt'
land after other major powers had
violated treaty promises.
Subcommittee criticism cen
tered on this passage from Mr..
.Lattimore's reply to Mr.. Carter:
81 think there is apt to be. a
certain smugness in the people
who either unconsciously assume
or explicitly state that what Rus
sia did, after a great war had
already broken out. was much
worse than what the French and
British did in letting down Spain
and Czechoslovakia.
"The moral guilt Of Russia is
presumably as great as that of any
Iof the others but if justif1ca-
ton be pleaded the Russians can
point out that they did not lead
Ioff in the scramble of aggression
but can claim that there is a diff
ference between the first to start
aggression and committing what
might be called an act of self
protective aggression after the
general scramble had begun"
Offered to Print Answer.
Returning for his ninth day be-
fore the subcommittee inveStigat-
ing possible Communist influence
on United States foreign policy
the Johns Hopkins University pro.
fessor also was bombarded with
Questions about his handling o1
anti-Soviet articles for Pacific AT
fairs. That was the mazagine hi
edited for IPR from 1884 to 1941
The subcommittee produced
IPR records showing that its Rus
sian representatives protested
against using an article by ;
British economist, L. M. Hubbard
on economic conditions in Russia
Mr.. baltimore told the subcom'
mittee that he offered to prin1
in the same edition a counter
article setting forth the Russian
viewpoint. The IPR representa-
tive in Russia did not send such
an article. =
Article Published.
The subcommittee disclosed, ir
letters written by Mr.. baltimore
and others at that time in 1898
that Mr.. baltimore published
such an article. It carried the
Ipen-name "Canniff." Mr.. Latti.
more said he could not remember
who Canniff was. The Subcom.
mittee then produced q copy oi
an unsigned letter to an officia
of the American Russian Institute
which subcommittee investigator.
described as a subversive organi.
zation. That letter stated thai
Mr.. baltimore was considering
l"getting both you and Grand
ljansev to collaborate in the mos
penetrating and mastery rejoind'
Ter that can possibly be produced
for publication with the Hubbard
article.
MIR. baltimore then told ths
subcommittee that "Canniff" prob.
ably was Gradjansev. A subcom.
mittee official identified Grad.
janSev as a former employe al
United States military headquar.
tiers in Japan who was fired By
Gen. Macarthur for "left-wins
activities"
Mr.. baltimore used such expires.
Isions as absurd invention" ant
"absurd exaggeration" in replyins
yesterday to suggestions that HI
swayed policy or urged specia
favorS Tor Chinese Reds.
"Similar Line Of Thought"
Although this country's Fal
Eastern policy later came to. re.
lsemble his own ideas, it was mo-
a cause and effect relation" hi
declared. It was merely the de-
velopment of a similar line oi
thought" then shared by many
people. he explained.
Shown copies of memoranda hi
gave President Truman in june
and July, 1945, Mr.. baltimore
conceded yesterday that he tried
to infiunce the President against
Iconf1ning all aid to the Chinese
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