Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-19
Proof of Good Faith Is Needed

a bully" who is . constant menace.
This fact. In part. explains the
Soviet's success to date in the cold
war.
To me, 1t has always appeared
that our. willingness to sit down
with the Communists and, at the
same time, our unwillingness to
challenge Soviet chicanery, is q fun
damental weakness in our approach
to solving the dilemma Of Commun-
list double dealing. Until such time
as we are willing to do both when
1t suits our detectives to benefit the
free world. there will be a period
OF continued Communist confusion
Of our aims and detectives.
believe 1t is basic to any UNDER
taking that the West must place no
degree Of trust or reliance on a
mere treaty or agreement negotiated
with the Communist world. A non
aggression pact with the Kremlin
is meaningless in view of the fate
that has befallen other nations who
entered into similar agreements based
on the sanctity Of the Communist
written pledge.
II the Soviet Union wants a
genuine peace and Is unafraid to
nave its MARKHAM socialism COM
pete in the world market place
with other nations, then it could
accept the following program:
The Soviet Union to with
- draw all its military and
political forces from Albania,
Bulgaria, Rumania, Hungary,
Czechoslovakia, Poland, Lithua-
MIA. Latvia, Estonia and East
Germany.
The United Nations, with
IL Representatives Of neutral
and non-NATO or nom Commu-
mist nations constituting a COM
mittee. supervise the holding Of
free elections in the countries
above.
Z After the withdrawal of
Os Soviet troops and after the
elections under United Nations
supervision had been held. and
only then, the Great Powers and
the United Nations would provide
commitments TO guarantee the
neutrality of the Eastern Euro
pean nations. This would elimin-
ate the possibility Of those areas
being used as springboard for
invasion against the West or
against the Soviet Union.
Satellites Dangerous
Recently. there has been building
up considerable propaganda cam
paign aimed at providing economic
assistance to the satellite nations
from the West and particularly
from the United States.
The citizens Of the United States
have always responded generously
to requests for food and supplies
for hungry people, no matter what
country the requests originated
from-and this includes the Soviet
Union itself. And they still stand
ready to ease unnatural burdens of
distress at the present time. There
are some countries in the West
which carry on trade relations with
the Soviet bloc now and. of course,
these are questions that sovereign
nations must decide for themselves.
In my judgment, however, what
ever we do to ease the economic
problems Of the Kremlin masters
tends only TO prolong the time
when the people Of the satellite ma
tons may be free by their own
choice and effort. In view OF the
continued and undiminished sub
versive activities Of the Communist
world. the only purpose Of grant,
ing economic aid TO the satellite
nations would, under present con-
ditions. be to lessen the drain on
the Soviet Union so that it would
be able to utilize more effectively
its own economic resources against
the nations Of the free world or To
continue its policy Of subversion
against the uncommitted nations
outside the Communist bloc.
The greatest force for stability
and peace in the world is human
freedom. We must never give our
moral or legal blessing to the en-
slavement Of millions Of people in
Communist dominated countries. In
the words Of Americas President
Abraham Lincoln when faced with
the question Of compromise or divi-
sion Of his country-"Fellow citi.
zens, we cannot escape history-ir
giving freedom to the slave We
assure freedom to the free"