Marsh Says Russia Apes Nazis in Drive I Secretary Says Red Threat Is Most Ominous of All BERI BERKELEY L Y Cal Cat l. l March arch 19 UP A ASee See Secy of State George C. C Marshall Marshall Marshill Mar Mar- shall shill Friday day accused Russia of using high-handed high nazi methods in inthe the thc Communist drive to engulf free Europ European n nations Before a University of California Califor Califor- nia audience Marshall stated the Soviet threat to America in these words Never before In history has the world situation been more I threatening threatening threat threat- ening to our Ideals Ideals' and Interests ts than at the present timeA timeA time A depressing aspect of the situation situation situation sit sit- is the duplication in Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope of th the high-handed high and c calculated cat cal l- l procedure re of ot the n nazi i regime It was Marshalls Marshall's first public speech since e Pres Truman appealed appealed appealed ap ap- ap- ap pealed Wednesday for congress to enact universal military training and a a temporary draft and to speed action on the European recovery recovery re re- re- re covery program m. m Goes Beyond t But Marshall went beyond his chief in further detailing what he called the general strategy of meeting the Russian challenge The The secretary of of state made these main points 1 Personally warned Italy andall andall and andall all other free European nations that any country which pu puts the Communist party in power automatically automatically auto auto- cuts cuts' itself off from fromAm Am American rican aid Marshall said the thet Picture on Page 2 1 t C Communists Have so strongly opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed the recovery program that their victory would bo be evidence of ot ofa ofa a nations nation's desire to dissociate itself Itself itself it it- self from the program I 2 2 The present conflict is Is a. a world wide struggle b bet between t w wee e e n freedom and tyranny Marshall said the Russians should be stopped short the ithe positions they It It It be p clear that tat Irule i J ed ed on i threats an arid force torce tn instead tead of 01 on on n reason e eson and j justice Uce tice must not not be allowed to spread d further un un- check checked d. d 3 3 The Th United Stat States tate is a maintaining main main- an open door dooz policy to toward toward toward to- to ward any conciliatory tory moves by Russia and is sincerely anxious anxious' for a settlement But until untila a s settlement set set- t- t is possible it must be our policy to discourage and Jo to o oppose further encroachment on the rights and lives of free free- peoples 4 4 The crisis in which the United States now finds finds' its itself lf is world world- wide It presents grave threats to American interests Interests' not only In Europe but also in the middle east and far east Marshall argued against trying to disperse our efforts to meet all threats equally 5 The great need now is for prompt enactment of the European European Euro Euro- pearl recovery program in con con- gress He said this should so strengthen free nations as to give them a better chance to defend themselves against transition into police states dominated by bythe bythe bythe the central committee of ot the Communist Communist Com Corn party in Europe Chief Concern Marshall Marshal said he evl agreed agreed evi dently with critics of his lis strategy that that the economic reinforcement reinforcement reinforce reinforce- ment of ot the free nations will not alone guarantee their safety under under under un un- un- un der existing conditions However he said his chief concern concern concern con con- cern is to see us reach a decision promptly in regard to this re recovery recovery recovery re- re covery program and not delay action while discussing new conceptions con con- of proposals regarding re related related related re- re matters The senate has passed a 5 5 E ERP R P bill and the house foreign affairs committee has approved that sum The house committee however still is working working work work- ing big on other sections of a bill bil which also embraces China and I other foreign aid Marshall pointed Marshall pointed a parallel between between be be- tween the present need for determining determining determining deter deter- mining Just where and how we should exert our influence and his wartime problems as chief of staff staf staffin in deciding the priority of ot men and materiel for various war the the- aters Unfortunately critical situations situa- situa are not confined to Europe he said They exist in the middie middie middle mid mid- die dle east in Indonesia in China China- and we Ignore Latin America Amer- Amer ica lea or our direct in Japan and Korea Rich and powerful as we are we cannot afford to disperse ou our efforts to a degree which would woul render all ineffective Our means are arc not unlimited unlimited we we must not spend our efforts unwisely