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Can We Deal with the Russians? THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C. A-25 . ¦ J9ST SUNDAY. MARCH 2, 'GREAT DECISIONS IBM Can We Deal With the Russians? Bf FRED THEROUX the broken or bent agreements, Star Staff Writer made since 1945; the barrenness It might be more meaningful if of Yalta’s promise for post-World §fi \ flLjl our question, "can we deal with THE 'DECISIONS' SERIES War II co-operation; the armed Russia,” were preceded by the Communist aggression in Korea single word "how," For we—- At no time since the end of World' War n have and Indo-China and Malaya; the meaning the United States and international relations been marked by so much uncer- suppression of the Hungarian re- L M Hr m 1 A > our non-Communlst allies—must volt; the coup in Czechoslovakia. ft* with the Soviet Union in tainty and instability. Russia’s tremendous technological deal and changing Whatever the Moscow rationali- some* fashion. Tire pertinent advances the attitudes of events, policy zation of these the fact question is this: Can we deal with our allies have raised ttye need for v ” remains that each and all of them > V • - ... the Communist world as we would decisions embodying the greatest imagi- have strengthened the voices in deal with any other power, follow* nation and boldness. the non-Communist world which ing accepted international usages, The Star begins with this article a assert vigorously that no under- or must we accept the inevitability eight of standing is possible with duplicity. of an Armageddon that would series of discussions crucial foreign policy questions facing the Distrust of Soviet sincerity in destroy one or both of the an- now the West is matched by Russian tagonists? American people. They are presented in co-operation doubts'about the Intentions of the Communist theoreticians . Many with the “Great Decisions . 1958“ discussion groups non-Communist nations. A So- and many more Communist prop- starting this week in the Washington area under the viet Union formed in a bloody aganda hucksters have assured sponsorship of the Foreign Policy Association and the civil war in which the Western the world that the struggle be- powers were lntervenors against tween Marxist socialism and Junior Chamber of Commerce. The articles are synchro- assigned Bolshevism has an Ingrained sus- "bourgeois capitalism” must in- nized with the weekly topics to the discussion picion of capitalist intentions. evitably end in the destruction of groups. Even in the darkest days of the one or the other. To the Com- Mr. Theroux, the author of this article, is a member Nazi peril, when the Russians munist, of course, the outcome is of the staff of the Sunday Editorial Section. He writes stood at bay before Hitler’s might certain, with or without violence: foreign in Week in Per- and survived with the help of COMMON CAUSE—AdIai Stevenson, President Communism must triumph over on and military matters “The Eisenhower and Thomas Dewey spoke for the aid program. spective” and in special articles. capitalist America and capitalist capitalism because of the inexor- Britain, there was suspicion in able laws of man and nature. Moscow. The recent publication There are quotations from Lenin in the Soviet of the letters indicate that Union and Stalin to the now. build nuclear weapons, arm em scientific discovery and de- exchanged between Josef Stalin expects dif- ' Bipartisan Spectacular Communist That world the guided missiles of long range with velopment. obsolescence is built- and President Franklin D. Roose- ference between collectivism and them, and dispatch them almost in to every brand-new weapon. velt during the dark days of the capitalism in a to be resolved anywhere on earth. Whatever the And to the crushing burden of the World War II alliance reveal a holocaust, with communism tri- reservations about the “opera- armaments cost on the economies Stalin so suspicious to mainly capi- as irritate umphant because tional” status of Soviet weaponry, of the non-Communlst nations FDR’s patience constantly. Was No Cinch to Produce talism must, in the Marxist theol- it would be plainly folly to<base would be added the terrifying Thus any real beginning toward ogy, trip over its own contradic- knowledge, the certainty, that to policy on any archaic assumption a meeting of the minds sufficient By EARL H. VOSS sistance and economic-aid pro- getting White House appointment tions. that the people of the Soviet em- lose this race would be to lose to arrange a cold war truce would Star Staff Writer But history has long since grams. But I don’t know if I could as foreign-aid promoter. pire “don’t know how to fix a survival. need, as a prerequisite, the Impact. argu- politically demonstrated that events seldom That is what survive if I did.” Presidential Assistant Sherman spark plug.” The second alternative means, achievement of an atmosphere of ments for revitalizing American Mr. Johnston and his helpers follow forecasts. And the devel- on the face of it, acceptance of Adams apparently doesn’t cotton Many of our military and polit- tolerance if not of trust. Achieve- foreign-aid policy have lacked in have four to six months to take to Mr. Johnston’s free-wheeling opment of the world's greatest the Soviet Union and its institu- ment of such small but ical leaders are openly confident, a essential the last several years and what the anti-aid pressure off this generosity public purse revolution has. in every case, tions as a fact of life. Com- beginning is helped, with the as of now, that the recent Soviet not of course, Eric Johnston sought to achieve Congressman and others like him. foreign proved only that change is still munist aims and ideas, Nikita by harsh on the integrity in the economic field. life, advances, as evidenced by the two attacks in Washington last week. the law of and that social Khrushchev has assured the or intentions of either side. Possmaft Awaits There were several days of un- political upheavals, Sputniks and confirmed missile Most of the 1,200 . American and no mat- world, will change only “when a Mr. Khrushchev's speech big foreign certainty, insiders now say, before they firings, still do not mean that recent leaders who came from all over One purpose of the ter how radical and violent shrimp learns to whistle.” at Minsk was an attack Mr. Johnston got the promotion may exceptions to this the West is Inferior to the Soviet unbridled the Nation to the Statler Hotel aid push is to counter the effect of be. are no Before the West could even on the West; certain of the Soviet Representative Otto job because of Mr. Adams’ resist- Thus today’s Soviet world in military power. But none for Tuesday’s foreign-aid clam- E. Passman rule. Union consider this second alternative, Union’s military of Louisiana, ance. Soviet of 1920, of them is willing to subscribe to leaders continue bake probably agree w’ho heads the is not the Union there must be some reassuring to speak publicly of “war plans would that The second problem was making of 1930, of The the notion that the balance of the he succeeded. House Appropriations subcommit- or or even 1947. evaluation made of Communist of the imperialist powers.” On which scrutinized all foreign the foreign-aid campaign biparti- Communist theoreticians would strategic power now prevailing will a tee intentions. No possible deal can the West’s side, repeated ref- Here was case where the ad- requests. san on the highest level. have the world believe the changes remain static. jective aid fund be made without minimum assur- erences to the “atheistic aggres- “unprecedented” had a five-week Mr. Johnston started with the the Soviet If the non-Communist nations He made a world tour in state have con- ances of good faith, although sion” and suppression place. No national program, even year idea of having President Eisen- pattern accept proposi- “brutal of last and came back to tell formed to the “scientific” of the world the those minimum assurances can be freedom” communism in wartime, ever got the distin- hower and the two living ex-Pres- set forth by Karl Marx. At tion that the strength the Com- ascribed to the House he was “more firmly any of those generally prevailing in the hardly sets the table for friendly guished propulsion given it by idents. Hoover and Truman, mo- rate, those changes have been munist bloc will continue to in- a convinced than I had ever been business world—that is. an as- repast. President Eisenhower, former put nopolize the opening effort, pro- great. They are still going on, and crease, a decision must President Truman, twice-nomi- that we must some sense into then sumption of “enlightened self- the foreign-aid program, by ta- jected as an evening TV show. today no amount of rationalizing quickly be made on what to do Questions for Eoch nated presidential candidates interest” on the part of both par- pering off the present of Mr. Eisenhower reportedly re- can account for them within the about it. There are alternatives: atmosphere Dewey rate ties to the bargain. If an at least ap- Thomas E. and Adlai Ste- spending halting jected this idea himself. Communist Manifesto. (1) go endeavor proaching politeness and further all out in a crash Elsewhere on this page, Mr. can be cre- venson. Secretary of State Dulles, poorly founded There are two versions of how to keep ahead of the military ated, it will necessary Secretary commitments.” Decision the Khrushchev, in an interview with still be that former of State Ache- Democrat Passman the rock Mr.
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