Show Sr T C o Tf 1 o 1 o T u U. US U.S. S. S Russia Fight Diplomatic Dip Battle A j iV I Tl Truman T Termed el Preventive Against Conflict By BAUKHAGE I N News Nes tl's Analyst and amI Commentator Service 1616 Eye Street N. N W. W Washington D. D C. C WASHINGTON There There is no imminent imminent im im- im- im danger of war between the United States and Russia Youve You've heard that before and asfar as asfar asfar far as I know it is true There is a diplomatic struggle goIng going going go go- ing on between the two country c the scope and importance of which few people realize When I say important I mean important in all senses but one- one human life in r cw which a real S tI shooting war is important Cerii Certainly Certainly ii i involved are the other two factors in the 4 trinity of rights a to which Americans Americans Ameri Amen iW I cans believe they 1 I F I are heir liberty heir liberty and the pursuit of happiness This has been clear to observers in Washington Baukhage wh whether ther they merely look with I their eyes at the external evidence or scent with noses news-noses the currents which are wafted over transoms and under the big oak doors of the sanctum sanctorum of the sanctis- sanctis simi Sharp words have tumbled over one another since the first verbal barrage which was the Presidential message of March 12 1947 sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times described as embodying the Truman Doctrine May I remind you of a few of the barbed shafts in that message The leThe very existence of the Greek state is today threatened by the terrorist terrorist terrorist ter ter- ter- ter activities of several thousand armed men led by Communists who defy the governments government's authority authority authority author author- ity at a number of points particularly particular particular- ly along the northern boundaries said the President One leOne of the primary objectives of the foreign policy of I the United States is the creation of conditions in which we and other nations willbe willbe will willbe be able to work out a way of life free from coercion We leWe shall shaU not realize our objectives objectives objectives tives however unless we are willing willingto to help free peoples to maintain their free institutions and their national national national na na- na- na integrity against aggressive movements that seek to impose upon them totalitarian regimes This is no more than a frank recognition that totalitarian regimes imposed on free peoples by direct or indirect aggression undermine the foundations foundations foundations of international peace and hence the security of the United States The peoples of a number of countries of the world have recently recently recently re re- re- re had totalitarian regimes forced upon them against their will The government of the United States has made frequent frequent frequent fre fre- fre- fre quent protests against coercion and intimidation in violation of the Yalta agreement in Poland Poland Po Po- land Romania and Bulgaria I must also state that in a number of other countries there have been similar developments He knew what was inthe in inthe inthe the Hungarian cards One way of or me life is based upon the will of the majority and is distinguished distinguished distinguished dis dis- dis- dis by free institutions representative representative representative rep rep- government free elections elections elections elec elec- guarantees of individual liberty liberty liberty lib lib- lib lib- erty freedom of speech and religion religion ion and freedom from political op op- op- op The leThe second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority It relies relies relies re re- re- re lies upon terror and oppression a controlled press and radio fixed elections and the suppression of personal personal personal per per- freedoms Strong words those those all all quoted from the Truman message Congress F Follows ollow Words With Action Then came deeds Congress implemented implemented implemented im im- im- im the Presidents President's message message message mes mes- sage by authorizing the loan of three hundred millions to Greece and one hundred millions to Turkey Missions were sent at t once to both countries The United States concluded with Britain arrangements for an economic economic economic eco eco- eco eco- merger of their Respective zones in Germany regardless of Russian and French failure to go along Then came the expected coup in which the Communists with the Red army backing them and the aid of the con Communist trolled secret police took over the Communist anti-Communist government of Hungary Immediately there followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed these steps A message of congratulation and support was sent to the Premier of Italy Alcide de Gasperi then in the process of forming a government without Communist operation co-operation and end against Communist opposition Negotiations leading to the unfreezing un tin freezing of Italian property in in- eluding money in this country were announced at the same time Hungarian credits here for surplus property supplies were cut off There were indications that a loan earmarked for Hungary Hungary Hun nun gary would be cancelled A nun Russian Hungarian Russian arian transport transport trans trans- transport port company was told that its planes no longer could fly over the American zone in Germany Senator made his ringing speech in the senate declaring declaring de de- de- de claring daring that Soviet pressure on Hungary demanded a trial before before before be be- fore the forum of the United Nations The United States pressed for settlement set set- set set-I of demands on Yugoslavia I for Cor planes shot down by Yugoslavia last summer These and other steps which Undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- will be taken before this article is in print and still others others oth oth- ers ens in the making are part of a vigorous foreign policy by which we mean to block Communist aggression aggression aggression sion wherever it appears in the world In other words we have Undertaken undertaken undertaken un un- a form of positive positive activity activity in the foreign field the scope of which has never been paralleled in our history Supporters of this policy the majority majority ma ma- majority of congress believe it is a preventive not an aggressive step They do not believe it is a foreign policy which von Clausewitz the German military authority described described described de de- de- de scribed as something the extension extension extension exten sion of which is war They believe believe be be- i lieve it can stop will not start military mill mill- tary conflict I Possible War Of Extermination The policy is based on this theory as nearly as I can absorb it from the people who know Unless economic conditions are restored to normal throughout the world chaos will result communism communism communism will engulf Europe and eventually the clash between communism communism com corn and democracy as we Understand understand understand un un- it will mean war between Russia and the United States Since it now is believed that Russia will have the atom bomb in from four to ten years cf d. report of the the Presidents President's Presidents President's Presidents President's dents dent's advisory commission on universal universal universal uni uni- versal training such a war would mean extermination tion if not of the human race certainly of civilization as we know it Granted this is true the spread of communism in Europe and elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where must be checked now because because because be be- cause If either France or Italy goes Red Russia will not operate co-operate in a joint peace agreement for Germany and Austria Without such agreement Europe cannot be restored to nor nor- mal Chaos and communism will follow If Russia is stopped in her tracks if if we can prevent her from moving moving moving ing south into Greece Turkey and the Middle East and west of the theline theline theline line she holds at present from her German zone south through the Balkans Balkans Balkans Bal Bal- kans to Greece she will be forced to stop aggression in Europe forced to operate co-operate with the western powers for her own wn preservation That mat as I understand it is what some people call the Truman Doc Doc- trine It isn't quite fair to give it such an exclusive label when it never could have been put into effect without the yeoman service of men like and theother the theother theother other partisan bi-partisan support it has re re- re- re This does not mean that we have lost faith in democracy or its ability to compete in a fair field with communism It means we are going to see that a fair field is maintained maintained main main- tamed that Russia will not be permitted permitted permitted per per- to create chaos or to draw on the type of force and terror she sheh h has hs s used so far latterly in Hungary Hungary Hungary Hun Hun- gary to enforce her way of life upon the world |