The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-01-29
The World Today
By JAMES MARROW

talk to the nation on foreign policy
last night, new Secretary Of State
John Foster Dulles was simple
and vague but hintful.
Although President Truman and
his Secretary of State Dean Ache
son made some nationwide explain
atory addresses on foreign policy
they might have won wider sup
port by explaining it oftener, and
particularly if Acheson had pitched
what he said on a simpler plane.
Dulles may have felt they missed
the boat in not doing more and
simpler explaining. His talk was
extremely simplified. He conduct
ed his TV-radio audience on
tour Of the continents, showing
what Communism was trying to
do and why it had to be stopped.
It was when he got down to
how this country was going to stop
Communism that Dulles became
unspecific but frankly said he did
not intend to go into details, that
he had been in office six days
and did not know all the answers.
| Until now Dulles. in last nights
talk, and President Eisenhower,
in his inaugural address, have both
spoken of foreign policy in only
general terms. Being so new in
their jobs, neither could be ex-
pected to unroll victory blue
print this early.
But if what both of them have
said so far could be reduced to
one sentence, this might be it:
In the fight with Russia this coun-
try needs Allies and will help
them. That was the basic policy
laid down by Truman and Ache
son.
Eisenhower and Dulles backed
that basic policy in the presidential
campaign but criticized ii as not
having been effective enough. How
they intend to vary it or improve
II is something they'll have to re-
veal later. Perhaps Eisenhower
will lift the lid a bit when he
delivers his State of the Union
message to Congress next Mon
Dulles did hint that Eisenhower
may have some plans for taking
the wind out of Russia's sails
when he said: eve shall try our
best to stop the warS...in Korea
and Indochina. Today these wars
go on because the enemy thinks
he's getting an advantage by con-
tinuing the war. believe that Gen.
Eisenhower will find the ways TO
make the enemy change his mind
IN that respect so that they too
viii want peace"
Dulles may have been suggesting
this country will increase its aid
TO the French who have been fight
ing the Communists tn Indochina
for years. But just what kind Of
help this country intended for its
allies was something they could
only guess at from Dulles talk.
"You can count on US was about
the most emphatic he allowed him
self to be.
He repeatedly said enlightened
seif.interest' will be this country's
foreign policy guide But again he
/ left the rest Of the world to wonder
about the extent OF his meaning
when he said.
"0ur job is 10 serve cur own
enlightened self interest By dem
sonStrstlng by our own perform.
ance. By our own examples. how
good freedom is and how much
better ii Is than aespollsm
{ He gave one severe nudge 20
the British. French and Germans
/ BY saying thal unless they are
wllinE 10 Do more tur themselves
b. providing . unified front
against Russia. this country may
not be 80 wiling 10 help them.
So. although Dulles wens irsn .
great deal Of detail explaining the
menace az communism, he axoacee