Show united nations parley holds hope of world id russia important factor in outcome of peace conference U S delegation working for successful formula by BAUKHAGE venn news analyst and commentator service union trust building washington D C I 1 walked down the cool twilit corridor of the senate office building and out into the warm spring sun As I 1 crossed the threshold the light on the bright white marble steps blinded me and for a sec second 0 nd I 1 groped downward blindly As I 1 stood a moment recovering my equilibrium the thought flashed through rhy my mind that this ex experience peri was very much like the longer one which preceded it I 1 had been talking with vice president truman senators connally conn ally and others about the forthcoming meeting in san francisco of the united nations I 1 recalled Tr nervously energetic speech as he assured me that he was giving his time to just one thing acting as liaison between the president and the senate to keep the chief executive and the legislative leaders as nearly in step as possible I 1 recalled senator Vanden bergs expression as I 1 left him plunged deep in the thousand extra tasks and worries which his function as republican member of the delegation had plunged him he had said if san francisco succeed it will be the greatest moral blow the world has ever experienced I 1 thought of Conn allys careful policy of withholding public comment or quotation concerning the coming conference except carefully thought out statements or speeches such as the one he will make in the senate before the conference his is the delicate task as senior administration representative on the delegation of maintaining a balance between the views of the republican Republic ad members represented on the delegation the administrations viewpoint and his own and other personal views after all as senate majority leader he is responsible for helping to carry out a policy which not only a majority but two thirds of the senate will accept I 1 also thought of the wide variance of views expressed by members of both houses not directly connected with the negotiations and of the great reticence of many who hesitate to express any view at this time and I 1 thought of the out and out isolationists a very few who admit that position and others whose doubts and suspicions battle with what they feel has been the strong trend for wholehearted cooperation which the various polls and other media of public expression appear to register these kinetic thoughts moving now in harmony now in friction seemed suddenly to have generated generated a blinding light that burst into the shadows of the complacent assurance which had enveloped me and left me a little dizzy what a tremendous opportunity seems to be offered to a war weary world what a fatal possibility inthe if the effort fails fear of russia shades future it is clear that such doubt and suspicion as may have arisen as to the possibility of failure of achievement of world cooperation arises chiefly from one thing fear of russia next is the feeling in some quarters that Chur chills inability always to get along with stalin bodes ill for tri party some the united states instead of trying to bring the two closer together should identify american interests more closely with britain as opposed to those of russia then there is still the unhealed sore which president Roosevel ts personal emissary edward flynn has been trying to heal the friction between the vatican and the kremlin lastly and perhaps more disturbing is what appears to be unilateral action toward small countries on the part of russia in spite of the yalta agreement now ow those persons like vice president truman who take the more positive and more hopeful view feel fee that some of these factors have been built into bogeymen bogey men that granted they exist as facts that churchill and stalin dont always see eye to eye and that even less sympathy exists between the catholic church and the head of the communist party none of these situations need affect the creation of an international organization As to fear of russia well frankly I 1 cannot understand the workings of the official russian mind I 1 cannot understand the hysterical attacks in the russian press on walter lippman for instance who has been in in the first ranks of those who urge russo american unity attacks on senator against whom they throw their whole book of anti fascist vocabulary when he is on record as supporting a three power treaty for disarming the axis which would be the basis of the chief thing stalin wants an agreement of the only two great powers besides his own country which would guarantee russian security I 1 do not understand all this I 1 do not accept the propaganda which tries to say that communist government is democracy but there is one thing which sold me on playing ball with russia that is the patient earnest and convincing argument of former secretary of state cordell hull who certainly has no more love for communism than he has for fascism who was never accused of wandering with his head in the clouds or of trying to reform the world or square the circle and although he has faith plenty aplenty a he try to move a mountain without a bulldozer his argument boils down to this russia and america need each other russia knows this there are fewer obstacles to a practical understanding der standing between the countries than there are reasons why we should work together for mutual benefit sponsors Pro Provisions 1 for adjustments though it is generally agreed that the support of the american people of any international organization of which russia is a part depends on the conduct of the kremlin between now and the end of the san francisco casco conference senator goes farther than that he says that the support of the necessary two thirds of the united states senate for any organization which recognizes international organization depends upon inserting into the document which defines it what he calls an escape clause that escape clause would permit the readjusting of certain conditions now existing certain sore spots which he feels may become cancers the escape clause would permit the united nations to escape from any restriction which prevented what they feel is the righting ting of wrongs injustice says is a strait jacket and you cant keep the world in a strait jacket of course there are a lot of polish votes in Vanden bergs constituency and a member of congress is such by virtue of and the powers he exerts are delegated by the people who put him in office nevertheless ho he is not speaking merely for his polish constituents when he talks about including in the jurisdiction of the united nations the administering of justice that is the trademark he wants to put on any ar organization which comes out of san francisco other members of the delegation have trademarks of their own but as nearly as I 1 can judge all are willing to make considerable sacrifice of their personal views rather than shake the worlds morale with failure to produce anything the safety record of the railroads in the present war is much better than that in the first world war the interstate commerce commission reports this is true the commission points out despite the fact that there has been a substantial increase in the last few years in the number of accidents arising from the operation of trains and the number of casualties resulting it appears the commission says that for each class of person the fatalities were much greater in world war I 1 than they were in world war II 11 the he total for all classes being in 1917 and in 1918 compared with in 1942 and in 1943 in the two decades prior to our entry into the present war notable progress was made in reducing railway accidents and especially those resul resulting tin 9 in casualties to passengers and em aloyes in 1932 and again in 1935 but a single passenger was reported as killed in a train accident although 18 and 24 respectively in those years were killed in the train service accidents as in getting on and off cars |