Show 11 ell TIN t ther by PAUL MALLON y released by western newspaper union GEN MARSHALL WE WELL LL FITTED TO DEAL WITH RUSSIA washington the marshall 8 appointment brings to international leades leadership hP and possible ible succession to the presidency an entirely entire ly new political force where byrnes was wall schooled entirely in the trading and compromising ot of congresses general marshall studied in the political objectivity of 0 the army dis himself as an administrator who would not easily change his mind he even resisted C churchill and the british in war council when his policy demanded it the british have interpreted the appointment as a fur further ther american turn to the right although this Is a grosa simplification oversimplification over marshall attended nearly all the international conferences and thus Is acquainted with the background of current diplomacy although he was concerned in the conferences primarily with military aspects in short he Is suited by temperament and training and to some extent by intimate experience to take the second post of american government to classify him accurately you have only to look into and behind his report on china made the same day as announcement of his new appointment marshall was sent to china by mr truman to handle the completely impossible situation between the right wing and the communists there he met world politics in the raw no one thought he had a chance ot of finding a solution only that he might contribute objective advice while looking out lor for american interests the communists then were trying to get us to withdraw so they could win china understands CHINA his report said the government was dominated by a group of reactionaries which everyone knows is true he charges it with subtle indirect devastation of his efforts which is just about what it has done to all previous efforts tor for adjudication he charges the communists with frustrating a peace agreement says the government believes apparently he thinks it true also that the communists would go into a democratic chinese government only with destructive intentions to revolute it into a communist government this condition he rightly sees as a stalemate but he be advises one hope i the salvation of the situation would be the assumption ot of leadership by the liberals in the government and in the minority parties a splendid group of men but who as yet lack the political power to exercise a controlling influence lie he wants them to back chiang kat kai shek for or unity in good govern government men here Is a perfectly clear test of marshall in politics confronted with a c corrupt reactionary domination and a communist revolution he chooses a group of young liberals for good government who are not intertwined with either but despise both only tor for propaganda purposes could a cockeyed british socialist or a completely blind communist misinterpret this advice as indicating rightist right ism or anything except the best interests of the people of china it if china is to extricate itself from chaos it will come to his proposition and it will eventually OUR POLICY marshall is coming to the first mates job near the helm here at a time when this continent preserves just about the only tree free capitalistic ta democracy left in the world britain is going through bankruptcy in socialism which thus tar far has proved itself inadequate to produce enough for its people to uve live europe the eastern halt half is sick of communism already and seeking a stable democracy amid difficulties which may be prolonged russia has effectively isolated herself from the world and made herself ineffective in a world commerce in the world air upon the world seas maintaining a superficial world formidability mid ability in politics only she has nothing but brass it Is clear our people do not want that interior inferior stuff staff are confronted with maintaining principles of individual human haman freedom around the world in difficult times as well us as our national interests our people will never take those political means whatever happens but will find their way tills this Is in not rightist right ism but simple common sense there is no convincing peace and not likely to be much immediately in a military truce which Is what this situation is who could be more logical a choice than marshall interest in the byrnes procedure had died here marshalls marchalls Mar efforts may revive it our military men for many years past have been able to deal effectively with the russians to bring results where our diplomats in that field lately have sought only retirement ile he may bring brine the byrnes policies to fruition ruit lon frankly this appears to be the best appointment truman has made |