Show Time for or oro Stalin to toDo toDo Do o the Traveling There is one thing every American ought to keep in mind as he reads all al althe the stories about Premier Stalin's proposal proposal proposal pro pro- for a meeting with President Truman Tru Tru- man That is the frequency with which American presidents in the past have traveled great distances to tOJ with the head of Soviet Russia Russia and and with such little result as far as the promotion promotion promotion promo promo- tion of lasting Russian American-Russian friendship friendship friendship friend friend- ship and understanding goes Stalin wants President Truman to travel several th thousand usand miles to meet him in Russia or in some other country behind the iron curtain And the Russian leader says his health forbids him from I making any trip by sea or air which air which sounds like a convenient excuse for refusing refusing refusing re re- re- re fusing Mr Truman's invitation to him to come to Washington or for declining to meet the president at any other point outside the Russian orbit in the event such a meeting place were suggested Let us not forget that President Roosevelt traveled half haU way around the world twice to meet with ith Stalin Stalin once once to Teheran Persia and once to Yalta in inthe inthe inthe the heart of Russia itself President Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man made the journey to Russian Russian con controlled con con- trolled Potsdam just outside of Berlin for another gush uch conference with ith the Russian premier The final result of all of these conferences conferences conferences con con- has been the present impasse between between between be be- tween our two countries Could it be that one reason for Russian stubbornness has been a Soviet belief that we were soft soft soft- an easy mark mark because because our presidents went out of their way to meet the great Stalin 7 Did they mistake courtesy for servility Maybe not but any way you look at It it is time for the Russian leader to do the traveling if there is any real desire on the part of the Russians to reach an understanding with America It would bea bea be bea a positive demonstration of Russian good intentions and we are sure the trip would not injure Stalin's health to any greater extent than the long trip to Yalta ruined President |