Show I I WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- I Western Allies Place Berlin DerIn Issue Before U. U UN U.N. N. N as Negotiations Fail Two Unions Barred From Plants A-Plants i iI I I By Bill Staff Writer Writer- EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinion are expressed In these column columns they are those of l I Western Newspaper Unions Union's a news new analysis aDI and not necessarily of 01 this newspaper BLACK FURY I Peace Threat I There was wa no war in sight yet the East East West West situation was starkly dan dan- It was dangerous for the United States Great Britain France and Russia Russia and and for the United Nations which no now o had to thrust its hands into the tangled skein of diplomatic threads and try to straighten out the snarls PRACTICALLY no optimism exIsted existed ex ex- isted among U. U N. N delegations in Paris There was no reason for i any The United States Britain and France had broken off negotiations with Russia over blockaded Berlin and referred the issue to the U TJ N. N security council as a threat to peace No hint of appeasement appeared in the western nations' nations attitude They said they would reserve to themselves the full right to take whatever measures were necessary I to maintain their position in BerlinI Berlin I while referring the case to the U. U N. N I B BRITISH FOREIGN Secretary Ernest Bevin told the U. U N. N general assembly that Russia would be to blame if a black fury the incalculable disaster of atomic war war I I strikes the world Immediate cause of at this inflamed I condition in Europe was the blatant bad faith exercised by the Soviets during the day 58 series of talks in Moscow between the three western ambassadors and Stalin and Molo- Molo tov toy After the three ambassadors Smith of the U. U S. S Roberts of England England England Eng Eng- land and of France had bad left the Soviet capital the western western west west- em ern allies made public a word white paper charging the Russians Rus Rus- with weiching on a secret agreement by Stalin to lift the Berlin Berlin Berun Ber Ber- lin un blockade WHEN THE western nations discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered the disillusioning fact that Russia was literally trying to pull a alast fast last one in order to gain control of Berlin further direct negotiation I I was patently useless Thus the is issue issue issue is- is sue was turned over to the security council I t I Not that anyone hoped the security I council would be able to take any my effective action The Russian Bussian veto probably would nullify any efforts it might make MOTIVES 1 Russian 1 Washington believes the crisis centering in Berlin will continue at lever fever pitch at least until next spring provided it does not explode into total war before then t It is a bad outlook of course I from the U. U S. S viewpoint But forI for forthe I the Russians the coming six months loom as a golden opportunity to expand expand expand ex ex- ex- ex their power in Europe and I throughout the world THEY WILL be able to do this they believe because American efI efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef I I forts and sentiment will be divided I and weakened by the election cam 1 I Official Soviet Sovet attitude is that American leaders will be so immersed immersed im im- im- im I mersed in hi domestic affairs that they will be able to give only a fraction Futility Unlimited d t Ii Ir I I These are arc the three western ambassadors to Russia who engaged engaged en en- aged in six weeks of rigorous but unavailing diplomatic feno- feno lag lae with Soviet Foreign Minister J V. V M. M I. I Molotov on the subject of Germany and the Berlin BerUn blockI block block- I ade The They were able to accomplish accomplish accomplish nothing and finally left Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow to report to the heads of their respective governments Left to right are Yves France Walter Bedell Beden Smith U.S. U.S. U. U I I S. S and Frank Roberts Great Britain 1 r J Bill Collector Collector- I I Russia the only nation that has not closed its lend-lease lend account with the U. U S. S has been asked to toI I pay up pronto The state department in a new note called upon the Soviets to resume resume resume re re- re- re sume negotiations for settling its long overdue lend-lease lend account o of 11 billion dollars News of the action was kept secret secret se se- se cret for two weeks for fear of upsetting upsetting upsetting up up- setting the delicate Berlin discus- discus lions ions of their time to consideration of international In International international in- in developments That's why the Russians are trying trying trying try try- ing to shoot the works now It Is why they saw fit to make the virtually virtually virtu virtu- ally impossible demand for control of all traffic traffic land land air and water- water between Berlin and western Germany Ger Ger- many as ns one of the conditions for lifting the blockade which has throttled the German capital since June WHAT IS IT the Russians want so badly that they are willing to risk an atomic war var to get Briefly they want to get the U. U S. S out of at Europe and that means nothing else but that they want to control Europe themselves The Kremlin some time ago re rejected rejected rejected re- re a 3 proposal that Russia and the western allies stabilize their military and political positions roughly along the lines that existed immediately after the war ACCORDING TO the Russian plan for tor domination of Europe that arrangement arrangement arrangement ar ar- ar- ar would be no good because because be be- cause the Soviets fear the West would gain and they would lose bose too much With American help western Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope could consolidate and strengthen strength strength- en its position and possibly prosper to the extent that Russia's situation in the East would be endangered Moreover the Soviet satellites influenced influenced by a free and thriving West would be difficult to control IN THE RUSSIAN mind It follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows then that America mus must be driven out the European recovery program destroyed and the whole of at Europe reduced to such a state of disorder and poverty that it would be unable to resist Russian dem de de- de- de m ands mands |