Evening star., 1953-09-13

Teheran, Yalta and Potsdam were
the scenes of those tragic blunders
with others to follow"
When Mr.. Dulles and the Presi-
dent tried to get bipartisan support
for dynamic new foreign policy
pronouncement along the lines of
this exaggerated version of history
the Democrats baked. The resolu-
ton which Mr.. Dulles finally pro-
duced condemned only the Kremlin.
The Senate finally pigeonholed it.
Other political considerations have
caused Mr.. Dulles trouble with his
staff and with the United States
allies. His studied reluctance to
tangle with Senator Mccarthy OF
Wisconsin, for instance, brought
notable resentment in the State De-
partment and in the press abroad.
FouIty Lioison
Mr.. Dulles is also a doer That is
why ne decided to concentrate on
policy making when he took over
the State Department. He left the
office work to subordinates. But
this eagerneSS to get on with the
job has cost him additional resent
ment, both at home and abroad, be-
cause he overlooks or neglecLs his
liaison.
Even his contact with Capitol
Hill was spotty on the "Secret
agreements" resolution, in spite of
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islative branch. Some of the Con-
gressmen who wanted crack at re-
phrasing the document before it was
officially released didn't get their
chance. The late Senator Taft then
publicly suggested an amendment
that might have had more effect
if it had been offered privately.
South Korea, of course. has long
been bitter about being left out of
the Korean truce policy making.
This was practice Mr.. Dulles in
herited from the Democrats. but one
he did not correct until DR.. Rhee
was well on the way to going it alone.
Great Britain has also had liaison
difficulties. The British commit
ment to support India in its bid for
q seat at the poSt-Korean political
conference was made without knowl-
edge that the United States was
promising South Korea to fight
India admission.
Last week end Italy's Ambassador
here came running after Secretary
Dulles commented out of the blue
that he had an open mind about the
Trieste question. The Ambassador
found that there was no change
yet-in Americas position that all
Trieste should go to Italy.
More Harm Than Good
Interested bystanders who have
sought to- reach an overall conclu-
sion about Mr.. Dulles new combina-
ton of bluntneSs, politics and haste
generally concede that the Secretary
of State is still far from wrecking
the United States foreign policy.
But his new techniques probably
have done him more harm than
good.
The bluntness has only estranged
our allies without shocking them into
actions Mr.. Dulles advocates.
The politics certainly has not
endeared him to the right wing of
his party, to whom he was playing.
And it may even hurt his relations
with the rest of the Republicans,
and with the Democrats whose sup
port he needs.
The haste merely has caused de-
lay while our allies picked their way
through the confusion.
Americas allies, meanwhile. wish
Mr.. Dulles would take closer to his
heart the advice he passed out to
his radio-TV audience, and, pre-
sumably. to Congress last Feb
ruary II.
Statements made here which
seem to them (the Europeans) to be
reckless" are seized upon abroad,
he said, "as reasons why the Euro
pean nations should not trust u.s.
:. We must be sober and restrained
in our national conduct. We
must at all times play the part of a
nation which is fully aware of the
grave responsibility which it
carrieS