The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-25
THE WORLD
TODAY
81 LANES NIARLoyg

Il proposal 70 meet with the heads
Of the British and French govern
ments III June.
| But the answer To at least one
double question why and when did
Eisenhower decide to cal the con.
ference? would throw new light
on the thinking Of this admins
ItratiOn In terms Of world leader
i ship.
Last March IS Premier MaIen-
4 koy, Stains successor, began the
new Russian peace offensive with
speech saying there is no dispute
between East and West which cant
i Be settled peacefully. From then on
Il Russians sounded milder.
4 One month later, April 16, Presi-
4 dent Eisenhower made ! speech.
| He, too, expressed desire for world
peace but asked the Russians what
/ they were willing To do to bring
peace. He asked them to demon
| strate by deeds.
! He listed some major sore points
4 between East and West he wants
| to see settled: the Korean and
i Indochina wars, q united Ger
4 many, conclusion Of an Austrian
4 peace treaty.
The Russians did nothing ii the
L way Of deeds mentioned BY Essen
hover. III spite Of the exchange Of
wounded prisoners in Korea, truce
talks there begged down over the
i tate Of unwounded Communist
prisoners who did not want to re-
/ turn home.
Almost another whole month
\ passed. Then on May ii Sir Win
H ston Churchill, who had praised
Eisenhower s mid-April speech but
| had remained silent thereafter. got
lup to speak ID the House Of COM
mons.
He. too, wanted peace, he said.
i He suggested i conference of Z
very few ii the top powers He
\ mentioned no names but it was
u ASSUMED he meant himself, Essen.
4 hover and MaIenIrov. There was
Il 40 angry reaction ID France.
And, b IN apparent nudge IA
Eisenhower TINT Just having the big
i power conference was more I'M
portant thar requiring the Russians
to fulfill bill 81 particulars BE-
forehand, Churchill said:
III think Il would be 4 mistake
"a assume that nothing can be set
| tied until al has been settled.
The speech came as 1 shock u
/ Washington. Il reelected ! differ.
! ence between the two big allies
the u. S. and Britain, b dealing
with Russia.
The State Department. he1ieged
by reporters for its views on wilak
Churchill said. took two dayG 40
issue = statement which vas i
repetition of what Eisenhower had
i SAID 10 NpklL
That q President was wiling
10 have i big powers meeting but
the Russians should first give
seonefcte evidence Of nincero.
peaceful Intentions.
The NEXT day 1t his news con
ference Eisenhower repeated II
Mnnted ne Russians to show ~
dteds hey were ID earnest md
added that they hadn't shown any
i such deeds YET. Replying q
EhurchilI indirectly, he sid Be
didn't mean q imply that unless
4 ti| Ruzsiana did this Ok That
specifically IL wouldn't do lhls y
i nat
In TIE meantime Lah0rite Leader
Clement Atlles made j speech q
i his own. one which was c0nsld,
lered rudely critical ~ many 81
Congress, ana which led 10 rOw
beEWeen Attl0e and Sen. Mccarthy,
Wisconsin Republican.
The Churchill speech ma III
| AksIee row pointed ID something
which seemed u have been lin.
muring blow TIE surface 4 RCcd
While: differences between tbs
country and soma d It. allies
ferday Eisenhower aaked
fhnrehiE and tlle head n flne
Krench government, when j new
ono II chosen AFTER yesterdays
IErsnch cabinet collapse, q met
with him. Tie meeting win ptoh
/ ABLY 81 Il Bermuda IN Jnne.
The unanswered question wkieh
eame q mind st once was. lid
| Eisenhower been planning this en-.
1 isrance alG ~ TINE ce had Il isen
asked I'D 4 ~ ChurehiIla
seGilg
necnnse u Ehe way ahfnes hnv1
een Rufns arnong the alliea, Einerl
bower ceEsainiy knew nat befusn
! tley alk down vim tle Rusaians
i Il lhey dAey I'D b1i1or IN
Out sheir diflerenees ard prcs4nf !
conainoa lsnnl ID Maienl0y. Olhe.
wise klle Knssiana could exploit
\ heir AifEengss.