Show Stalin Refuses Food Plea From Truman By REMBERT JAMES JAl MOSCOW May 22 UP UP Prime tP-Prime me Minister Stalin said Wednesday the soviet union already was doing all it could to feed Iced th the worlds world's hungry and could not add to U UN N R R As A's supplies at this time II The soviet leaders leader's statement made public in newspapers and andon andon andon on the tho radio was his first important important important tant announcement on the food situation situation sit sit- and came in reply to a let- let from Pres Truman Three months ago Stalin said the soviet union could have joined in a coordinated world grain gram distrIbution distribution dis dis- dis- dis plan The soviet union now has made its own arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments allotting a quantity of grain gram to France and supplies to some other countries and now resources of the soviet union are about to torun torun torun run out Praises Idea World grain distribution coordination coordination coordination nation Stalin said appeared to be bea bea a good idea although it required special discussion before the soviet union could be counted on as a participant Stalin only a few days ago approved approved approved ap ap- ap- ap proved a special decree of the council council coun coun- cil dil of ministers ordering plowing up of land where winter wheat crops perished and its immediate r sowing with spring wheat The Ukrainian communist party at the same time officially recognized Stalin's p personal rs interest in pushing push push- trig ing work o on this years year's ye ri Ukrainian bread crops The same issue of of Pravda which published Stalin's stat statement ment quoted ed eda a a. pro prominent agricultural expert a as as saying this week was a critical period for crops Confirms Rumors Rumors Russia had turned down ithe the presidents president's appeal came from Washington Saturday but there had been no official word Unofficial Unofficial Washington reports last week end said Mr Truman still had hopes of getting Russia to re reconsider reconsider reconsider re- re consider her position on the world food tood problem A Moscow broadcast Saturday said Russia had pledged to deliver more than tons of ot grain to Finland France Poland and Romania Ro Ho- mania during the year Eleven American ships loaded with Russian wheat were reported to have reached Marseilles in April as the thc first installment on a total of ot tons of ot wheat which the soviet union had promised to deliver deliver de de- de- de liver to France in April May and June Russia also agreed to sell Poland tons of ot grain for sowing this years year's harvest and has promIsed promised promised prom prom- another tons to Fin Fin- land In addition Moscow announced announced an an- Russia last September agreed to deliver tons of wheat and tons of ot corn to Romania and is making an additional additional addi addi- Ional grant of carloads of or wheat this year |