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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, UTAH Friendly Russian Element Holds Out Hope for Peace By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N.W., Washington, D. C. - WASHINGTON, D. C. America has no foreign policy! That is one of the bromides which has always been popular among critics of govem-men- t. I know on what the remark is based. If we havent any foreign policy to- dont day, then many hundreds of thousands of words have been expended in comment on nothing. While cent the Byrnes-Wal-lac- ree controversy ... A month ago Ruth Kranz, V2, of Chicago, was WALKS AGAIN AFTER AID FROM SISTER KENNY stricken with the dread polio. Placed aboard a special plane, shown at left, she was rushed to the Sister Kenny institute in Minneapolis for treatment. Today she is shown on the steps of her own home. was raging I hours spent many trying to find out what our foreign policy toward Russia was supposed to be, and if so, why. I shall report as nearly as I can what I have heard. The report will not be in the formal language of diplomacy, in which, we have been told, words are used to conceal thoughts. I report it, comof but as nearly as course, pressed, possible in the phraseology used by gentlemen - OIL IN SHADOW OF PYRAMIDS . . . Abu Roash well, drilled by Standard Oil company, is shown with the famed pyramids of Giza one, forming a background. This well, begun in January, is a wildcat drilled to determine if the desert can contribute a share of oil tothe mechanized world. Other wildcat wells are planned by the company. When photo had been taken the drill bit had chewed down 5,100 feet into the land of the Pharaohs. PEACE ADDRESSES PARLEY . . . The first address by a woman to the Paris peace was delivered by Dr. Gertruda Sekaninova,' Czechoslovak!, the only woman at the conference. WOMAN who ought to know what they are talking about. We start with the revelation that American negotiations with Russia are complicated and difficult. They are complicated because it appears the approach must be made along two separate paths, each leading to a separate Russian group. They are difficult because there are unusual obstacles put in the way of the diplomat, especially our representatives in Moscow; obstacles which, I am assured, must be encountered at close quarters to be appreciated. The two groups, since neither is homogeneous nor closely identifiable, might better be referred to as two elements. One comprises that great indefinable and inarticulate the body, roughly classified as Americans who Russian people. have spent some time in Russia and who have enjoyed such contact as is permitted with the Russian people, say they are devoted to their country with a Spartan loyalty, sensitive to its shortcomings, proud of its achievements. Many in this group, especially those who have met Americans, like us. All want to know more about us. For example, they devour the big, propaganda, picture Amerika printed in magazine their language and distributed by our embassy. Formerly we distributed 35,000 copies. Later we were permitted to increase the printing to 50,000 copies. It is estimated that a hundred Russians read each copy of Amerika ; it is at a high price and read to tatters. This group admires and respects our indusmechanical know-hotries, our technical skills. Officially there has been no propaganda to cry down American achievement in the production fields, but rather exhortations to emulate and surpass us. black-market- iVj PRIORITY GROUPS AND GAFCO QMV! SALE NO. 9 At the Site it Low Fixed Prices GOV'T. OWNED SURPLUS Russia would participate equally with the rest. The intention of the United States was firmly stated. There would be union of British and Americans, presumably the French, and the Russians too, if they consented. If the Russians refused, the United States would go ahead with the plan but it would not slam the door on Russia. We are to be friendly but we must be firm. That is what makes negotiations so difficult. To convince the haters we mean what we say, the United States must state its decisions firmly and emphatically, outline exactly what we will do and will not do; what we will permit Russia to do and not do. Our firmness has to depend on our words. We cannot use force, because we have not the force available to use. This, however, does not mean we cannot succeed, because I am optimistically assured the Russians are weaker than we are. Although their military forces on the continent of Europe are stronger than those of the Allies, it is believed that the Russians lack the economic, physical or moral strength to engage in a major war and they know that in the long run the rest of the world can develop a greater power. Politically they have not the influence, either, to risk withdrawal from the United Nations. They know they could not take a sufficient number of other nations out with them and thus, withdrawal would mean ostracism and threats from the rest of the world. This the Russians know as well as we do. Footwear' Over The other Russian element which we have to consider and with which we deal directly is composed of the leaders, the party bureaucrats, the secret police. They hate America with an almost incredible hatred. Their attitude is so extreme that it does not seem real; it appears to be prompted by a policy, rather than a normal, human, emotional ..$1,949,914 ..$ 789,866-..- $ 56,427 ..$ 274,302 Bedding Bath Towels, etc. $3,000,000 Worth! 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Because the only visible hope for an understanding with Russia degroup, pends on the nothing must be said or done in our relations with the other (now in power), which would make it seem that we are building a wall against Russia. That impression would alienate any potential sympathy the ones might feel for us. This dual approach was exemplified by the Byrnes speech calling for the unification of Germany, under a single government, with all four occupying countries acting toof the whole. gether as Byrnes made the proposal inclusive. semi-friend- Visitors Permitted W ly For Is there hope? My informants answer yes, but it will be a long haul. This is why: Russia cannot fight major war for five or ten years. She might seize all of Europe temporarily, but she realizes she could not hold it, that she would be defeat- ed in the end. It would take five to ten years for Russia to build a force strong enough to risk a war. Meanwhile, America hopes and believes that if is left open, the door of and if by example, the haters see will benefit Russia, that not hurt her, internally and externally, then either the haters will change their policy, or the other friendlier element will force them to do so. This does not mean there will be a revolution in Russia. The loyalty to the present system or the power to enforce loyalty is too great. But it means that American statesmen feel they can hold back the without risk of war until Russia is convinced that she can benefit more through methods than by force of arms. nonco-op- erators ed Soviet Officials Hate America FEATURING: Man's and Women's Clothing.. Leave Door Open Mechanical Typewriter Latest Invention g If there had been a device on my typewriter, I would not be writing this now. But it is just as well authors havent adopted these wordometers or they might find their thoughts ber ing regimented. The typewriter has already advanced far in its evolution. There is now a typewriter for the Chinese with their 5,400 (believe-it-or-no- t) characters. It is a product of the miracle working International Business Machines corporation. But it is no miracle for IBM which built a gadget used at the Nuernberg trials whose dial we could twist to produce with equal fluency, English, French, Russian or German, regardless of what language was being spoken. Of course human beare lightning translators ings cogs in its works. The Nuernberg trials lasted too long as it was but they would have lasted four times as long, if it hadnt been for IBM. I understand a typewriter is being perfected into which you talk an which obligingly types the words you speak frith no manual effort on your part. How, I wonder; would this recording typewriter spell: If you spell the word house on the ordinary keyboard it comes out that But if the machine way, operated by sound, house, depending on where the speaker was bom, might come out idea might appear as idear; For my part I should be very happy if a gadget were invented which would spell better than my typewriter can or even if the gadget would produce a synonym now and then after I had repeated the same shopworn word three times. word-countin- end-pie- ce -- ha-ow- s; 4 |
