Show MERRY GO ROUND MERRY ROUND ROUND G-ROUND Red Veterans Problem For Moscow By DREW PEARSON V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V. A Averell Harriman ex ambassador to Russia gave Republican congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen a l lp p penetrating picture of ot Russia at a session of ot the 78 79 club The club is composed of at Republicans serving their first and second terms In congress Russia ha has made marvelous progress In wiping out illiteracy illiteracy ac acy Harriman told the congressmen con con- gressmen As a result resul her people people people peo peo- are ready and anxious to read rend the news and opinion put before beCore them by br t the h a soviet govern govern- ment The aye average rage Russian today Harriman said is sold on the Russian program However soviet soviet soviet so so- viet authorities are facing trouble trouble trouble trou trou- ble as their soldiers come back and tell about the high pay of ot American troops and the comparatively comparatively comparatively com com- high standards of living living living liv liv- ing they saw in Germany and the tho other western European countries As a a. result the Russian people people peo peo- are a asking embarrassing questions about their own lower standards t the h e ex-ambassador ex said One answer the government government government govern govern- ment offers is that if Russia had started out in the to build buildup buildup up the standard of living rather than building up the nations nation's industrial in industrial industrial in- in and war war making m a kin g strength it might have fallen before Hitler Another counter-argument counter the soviet propaganda machine is making Harriman said is to discredit discredit discredit dis dis- dis- dis credit the red army veterans They have been tasting the fleshpots of the capitalist west s B soviet o 0 v vie i e t propagandists claim Red Arm Army Distrusted Distrusted Harri Harri Harriman man declared t that hat h a t soviet authorities authorities authorities au au- were worried about the possibility of trouble with dissatisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied dis dis- dis- dis satisfied mil military tary men therefore therefore therefore there there- fore a are r e not giving red army officers positions of authority in the civilian government With few exceptions he said returned return d generals and colonels are not getting good government Jobs and some are even kept under surveillance by the secret po po- lice The secret police he said re remain remain remain re- re main the most powerful force in Russia today Pointing out that the Russian people are tired and their industry industry industry indus indus- try mutilated by the destruction of nazi armies Harriman said the soviet union offers no war threat for America at this time However he urged t that hat h a t the United States keep on its toes because serious trouble might arise some day First Anniversary Caller Caller- First White hUe House visitor to congratulate President Truman on his first anniversary as chief executive w was a s a Republican Congressman James G. G Fulton of Pittsburgh Pa a navy lieutenant lieutenant lieu lieu- tenant in the wind-up wind of the Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- warThe war The Pennsylvanian called at the White House to discuss surplus surplus surplus sur sur- plus property problems but couldn't resist reminding Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man I am honored to be your first appointment of the day Mr sir President and as a Republican to have the first opportunity to congratulate you In a chatty mood Truman in inquired inquired inquired in- in at great length about the Pennsylvanians Pennsylvanian's combat experiences experiences experiences with advance naval bombardment bombardment bom bom- units at Luzon Ordinarily Ordinarily Ordinarily a punctilious clo watch clock kwatcher watch k-watch- er he detained young Fulton several minutes overtime Capital Chaff President Chaff President Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man offered Averell Harriman the job of undersecretary of the thena na navy vy before a asking king him tp t become become become be be- come ambassador to London Tills This meant Harriman would have become secretary of the navy when Forrestal stepped out He turned it down however because favoring the merger he sa said d he couldn't run the navy with the admirals who oppose the merger all against him New Republican Chairman Carroll Carroll Car Car- roll roIl Reece Recce of Tennessee received an embarrassing kiss from Hamilton Hamilton Ham Ham- ilton Uton Fish of New York Fish called Recce a splendid choice praised his congressional record as practically identical with Fishs Fish's own Russia Pressures Iran More Iran More information has now leaked out regarding the Iranian dispute all of It indicating that the Iranian Iranian Iranian Ira Ira- nian government was under terrific terrific terrific ter ter- pressure from Russia The final message from Tehran Tehran Tehran Teh Teh- ran to Ambassador A Ala asking to withdraw Iran's dispute from the agenda arrived arnved only at noon Monday just two hours before the security council was WaB to meet It was sent so hastily that it was not even coded Meanwhile the secret has now come out that for tor a long time Ambassador Ala was kept completely completely completely com com- in the dark by his gov gov- When the security council first met three weeks ago Ala had received no Instructions Instructions instructions for 15 days However acting actIng acting act act- ing completely on his own he proceeded to place the tile dispute before the council Afterward he radioed Tehran t. t telling them what he had done and expressing the hope that they not let him down The Russians had picked up his message broke the Iranian diplomatic code and knew exactly exactly exact exact- ly what he had said That was why Polish Ambassador Lange next day was entirely familiar with the fact that Ala was acting acting acting act act- ing on his own and without Instructions instructions in instructions In- In from Tehran C Copyright p 1946 Bell Syndicate |