Show U. U j S. S Russia Fight Diplomatic Battle Truman Doctrine Termed Preventive Against Conflict By BAUKHAGE Nezi's Analyst and Commentator Service 1616 Eye Street N. N W. W Washington I D. D C. C WASHINGTON There There Is no Imminent Imminent Im Im- un- un danger of war between the United States and Russia Youve You've heard that before and as asfar asfar far as I know it Is true There is a diplomatic struggle goIng going going go go- ing on between the two countries the scope and importance of which few people realize When I say important I mean important In all aU senses but one- one human life In r which a real jl f y shooting war Is H important Certainly er- er involved IT 1 are the other two r p factors in the trinity of rights to whicH Americans Americans Ameri Amen cans believe they I are heir liberty heir liberty and the pursuit of ha happiness This has been beenS S clear to observers In Washington whether they Baukhage merely look with their eyes at the external evidence or scent with noses news-noses the currents which are wafted over transoms and under the big oak doors of the sanctum sanctorum of the sanctis- sanctis lUll Sharp words have tumbled over one another since the first verbal barrage which was the Presidential message of March 12 1947 sometimes sometimes some some- e times described as embodying the Truman Doctrine May I remind you of a few of the barbed shafts in that message The very existence of the Greek state is toda today threatened by the terrorist terrorist ter ten activities of several thousand armed men led by Communists who defy the governments government's authority authority authority author author- ity at a number of points particularly particular particular- 5 ly ly along the northern boundaries said the President One of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations will willbe be able to work out a way of life lifeS S free from coercion We shall not realize ou our tives jives however unless we are willing willingto to th he help p free free peoples e ples to to maintain a melr meir iree and ana their meir national national na- na tiona integrity against aggressive movements that seek to impose upon them totalitarian regimes This is no more than a frank recognition that totalitarian regimes imposed on ox free peoples by direct or indirect aggression undermine the foundations foundations foundaS S of international peace and hence the security of the United States F The uThe peoples of a number of J countries of the world have recently recently recently re- re had totalitarian regimes forced upon them against their will The government s of the United States has made frequent frequent frequent fre fre- fre- fre quent protests against coercion S. S and intimidation in violation of k the Yalta agreement In Poland Poland Poland Po- Po land Romania and B Bulgaria I must also state that in a number 11 of other countries there have been similar developments He Be knew what was inthe in inthe the Hungarian cards One way of life lie is based upon the will of the majority and is distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis by free institutions representative representative rep rep- government free elec elec- uuna guarantees 01 individual liberty lie lib erty freedom of speech and ion and freedom from political op op- I The second way way of life lie Is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority It reC relies re- re reI I C lies upon terror and oppression a controlled press and radio fixed elections and the suppression of personal personal per per- freedoms Strong words those those all all quoted from the Truman message Congress Follows Words With Action Then came deeds Congress Inn the Presidents President's message message mes mes- I sage by authorizing the l loan lan an of r. r three hundred millions to Greece and one hundred millions to Turkey Missions were sent at once to both countries The United States concluded with Britain arrangements for an economic economic eco eco- merger of their respective zones in Germany regardless of Russian and French failure to go along Then came the expected coup t t. t In which the Communists with the Red army backing them and the aid of the con Communist trolled secret police took ov over r the Communist anti government of Hungary Immediately there followed fol fol- fol- fol 1 lowed these steps A message of congratulation and support was sent to the Premier of Italy Alcide de Gasperi then In the process of forming a government without Communist operation co-operation and against Communist opposition 9 Negotiations leading to the tint un tin t freezing of Italian property In In- money In this country were werE- I announced at the same time Hungarian credits here for surplus property supplies were cut oft otT There were indications that t a loan earmarked for Hungary Hungary Hun Bun gary would be cancelled A Russian Hungarian transport transport transport trans trans- port company was told old Id that its planes no longer could could fly over the be American zone in Germany Senator made his ringing speech in the thc senate declaring declaring de do claring daring that Soviet pressure on Hungary demanded a trial before before be be- fore tore the forum of the United Nations I IThe The United States pressed for settlement settlement set set- of demands on Yugoslavia for planes shot down by Yugoslavia last summer These and other steps which undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- will be taken before this article is In print and still others others oth oth- ers ens in the making are arc part of a vigorous foreign policy by which we mean to block Communist aggressIon aggression sion wherever It appears In the world In other words we have Undertaken undertaken undertaken un un- a form of positive activity in the foreign field the scope of which has never been paralleled in our history Supporters of this policy the majority majority ma ma- of congress believe It is a preventive not an aggressive step They do not believe it is a foreign policy which von Clausewitz the German military authority described described de do scribed as something the extension extension exten sion of which is war They believe believe believe be be- lieve It can stop will not start military military mili mill tary conflict Possible War Of Extermination The policy is based on this theory as nearly as I can absorb it from the people who know Unless economic conditions are restored to normal throughout the world chaos will result communism communism communism will engulf Europe and eventually the clash between communism communism com corn and democracy as we understand understand understand un un- un- un it it will mean war between Russia and the United States Since it now is believed that Russia will wiil have the atom bomb in from four to ten years cf report of the Presidents Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's advisory commission on universal universal universal uni uni- versal training such a war var would mean extermination if not of the human race certainly of civilization as we know it S Granted this is true the spread of communism in Europe and elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where must be checked now because because be be- cause If either France or Italy goes Red Russia will not operate co-operate in a Joint faint peace agreement for Germany and Austria Without such agreement Europe cannot be restored to nor nor- mal Chaos and communism will follow If Russia is stopped in her tracks i if if we can prevent her from moving ing south into Greece Turkey and the Middle East and west of the theline theline line she holds at present from her German zone south through the Balkans Bal Bal- Balkans kans to Greece she will be forced to stop aggression in Europe forced to operate co-operate with the western powers for her own preservation That as I understand it it Is what some people call the Truman Doc Doe trine It isn't quite fair to Jive eive It such an exclusive label when it never could have been put Into effect without the yeoman service of men like and theother the theother theother other partisan bi-partisan support it has re re- re- re This does not mean that we have lost faith in democracy or its ability to compete in a fair field with communism It means we are going to see that a fair field is maintained maintained main main- tamed that Russia will not be permitted permitted permitted per per- to create chaos or to draw on the type of force and terror she has used so far latterly in Hungary Hungary Hun Hun- Hungary gary to enforce her way of life lie upon the world |