Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
By Gerald Woring
speeloI cerresnondent Of The Star

OTTAWA, June 12.-Develop-
ments in American foreign policy
as reflected In Secretary Of State
Dulles speeches on the West
Coast during the last few days
have met with general approval
In the Canadian capital.
Ohicial sources applauded Mr..
Dulles announcement that the
United States administration
does not contemplate unilateral
military intervention In the In
do-Chinese war. and his state
ment that America favors COM
plete independence from France
for the Indo-C Chinese states Of
Wet Nam, Laos and Cambodia.
Commenting on Mr.. Dulles
pledge that "the United States
will never fight for colonialism,
a high official said. Neither will
Canada"
Favor Action in U.N.
There's agreement here, too,
on the deSirability Of bringing
the Indo-C Chinese issue before
the United Nations if, as now
appears, the Geneva conference
fails to resolve it. Mr.. Dulles
said he favors such action. Can
adam Minister for External At
fairs Lester B. Pearson said SUBJ
stantially the same thing in his
report to Parliament 10 days
earlier.
However, foreign experts here
challenge Mr.. Dulles on timing
of the U. N. move.
Canada has been reluctant to
see this matter go to the U. N.
while there is any chance of
progress at Geneva" an in
formed source told a reporter.
This source, admitted, how
ever, that this objection soon
might be outdated in view of Mr..
Pearson's statement in Parlia-
ment Friday that "the outlook
is not such as to give much hope
for a will to achieve a reason
able settlement on the Commu-
mist side"
Mr.. Pearson made it clear he
agreed with a growing Western
opinion that mo useful, and in
deed some harmful, purpose
would be served by prolonging
and continuing the conference,
once it has been made clear that
the Communists are using it not
to bring about an end of the
fighting but to pursue their own
political and propaganda aims"
Dulles Views Echoed.
Mr.. Dulles emphasis on the
urgency of ratification Of the
European Defense Community
plan without further delay is
echoed here.
Canada favors Edo" one Of
fetal pointed out. There must |
be some solution to the German
problem at a reasonably early |
date" he added.
Canada has not endeavored
to bring the kind of pressure on
France and Italy to endorse
edo that Mr.. Dulles has with
his speech in Seattle Thursday
when he said that failure to
ratify EDO may result in "a
basic shift in United States
policy"
It's appreciated here that the
United States contributing
heavily in money and materials
to those countries, is in a posi- !
ton to exert such pressure,
while Canada is not. There Is
sympathy here for the United
States attitude, but at the same
time some apprehension that
"get-tough" tactics may pro-
duce resentment in Paris and
Rome which could weaken the
North Atlantic Alliance.
But despite general agreement |
with Mr.. Dulles recent state
ments, Ottawa still is apprehen-
sive about some American atti-
tudes, both official and unoffi-
cial.
In a speech in Commons a
fortnight ago, Mr.. Pearson |
warned of the dangers inherent |
in a Southeast Asia defense pact
aimed against Communism as
such, rather than simply against
aggression.
POLITICALLY Unwise."
In subsequent elaboration, he
said it would be morally wrong
and politically unwise to allow
the slightest uncertainty on the
fundamental point that we
on our side of this cold war
accept co-exiStence not merely
as a temporary tactic. but as
a firm policy"
Mr.. Parsons comments are
believed to have been prompted
by his discernment of a drift
in American opinion toward a
position which would deny the
possibility of co-existence, and
which could result in war;.
Canada further believes that
no defensive alliance can sue
coed in Southeast Asia without