Show ONS ON'S DISASTER A I Impact On The US SETBACK fOR PEACE Wellesley Mass In Inthe the aftermath of the Russian sponsored and Russian led in- in invasion of Czechoslovakia it is dear that this will In fluence significantly the plans policies of the next US Ad ministration no matter who suc President Johnson Russian Weakness Exposed The emergence of Czech in and culminated in the armed suppression of freedom and sovereignty points up Rus sian Insecurity However di vided the leaders of the Krem lIn may be as to what course the Soviet should follow in it r with its satellites It is I Ir that fear hac tipped the In of those who ad II line reminiscent of the Stalin era For all rank find fh as one of worlds world's two ia n Iv neds 10 with her sat sat- i an rom But h Jalk of and lack of h s to knit a to gether fear of the of to pen the t is stronger than p with h r own satellites as aswell well as with non communist na- na nations Farther Away Th In Inthe the Czech Invasion Is a cruel to Iho Cz and Slovaks who among the most pro and most productive of Europe's It is also alson n blow to pEace from which Europe and the world will not soon recover freedom for forthe the nations of East ern and II sensible sol ution to the German ques tion are pushed Into the future I The thaw in the cold war and erratic though It has is now replaced hv a Pre ons on's hones for bridge and de of dp tente arp replaced by mistrust scorn as the Rus sian Bear licks Imaginary wounds Trade Imperiled One of the of the Czech invasion will be a cut back in the Clow of trade be tween Western Europe and the East communist bloc During the past couple of years commerce between the two sectors had bell expanding apace Indeed the promise of more profitable trade reo lations with Western Furone was one of the factors In the Czech bid for greater freedom from Russian domination It is perhaps too soon to make a meaningful of what this retrogressive step mean to the of both W stern and Eastern Europe But initial curtailment of trade will have some adverse impact on productivity employment wages and general prosperity in both sectors before restored confidence permits a new rap Even if the occupation of Czechoslovakia should end rel- rel relatively soon and be followed by new Soviet overtures to the theother other ties the bad taste will linger Mistrust of Russian mo- mo motives tives now widely revived will die hard As a result any plans we may have had for fur fur- further ther curtailment of US arm ed forces in West Germany will willbe be shelved peace in Vietnam will likely be harder to come comeby by and our pay balance ments position could worsen All this is going to put the next President In something of ofa a bind Hope of ending the fed fed- federal eral tax on the target date of June 30 was fast fading even before the August In- In Invasion now the odds definitely favor extension Once again Europe will vie with the Far East for our attention and the road to peace md prosperity will become rockIer not only for the US but for other nations as well Inside and out out- outside side the communist bloc Look for the strain n the the franc and the pound to In crease |