Crisis Approaching in London
Crisis Approaching in London FROM leaks which have occurred at the London Council of Ministers and Molotov's bold revelations at a news conference, we tan now foresee the shape of some of the...
...There is, for example, the harbor of Trieste...
...The rgsuaci-tatioh ofTtlvT*economy depends on quite other things—on the restoration of her...
...The existing governments set up by Russia without a whisper of collaboration by Britain and America are, he said, "democratic...
...Other remarks of his ruled out ideas of change in Yugoslavia, and he was taking for granted, of course, that Poland has just the sort of regime that it should have...
...reporters, excepting the Russians, affW that the only one of these three items which has truth in it is the last...
...But tlx- change of plan with regard to these and other areas may not be a move in the direction of Russian appeasement...
...Take these words: "We Soviet people think there are countries in which the question of a change of government is not only right but urgent, but we do not think that this applies to Rumania, Bulgaria or Hungary...
...But—it is true—they hav« "established order" by executing or Imprisoning everyone who speaks Ins mind about them...
...g. further reports indicate that this conclu-•ion was premature...
...But this program will not be carried through without firmness and honest sneaking on the pari of the American and British delegations...
...President Truman at Potsdam put in • powerful word for international control of the extensive system of European inland waterways, The President was well-advised with Wgfrd to this matter...
...T'·- ¦' ·¦, » ? V - tri...
...It is about this matter that storm-clouds are gathering...
...British and American strategy becomes clearer...
...HERE remains the much graver problem of the adminstration of the liberated lands...
...We wrote last week that the United stai es delegation was right in making the rehabilitatien *f Italy the first point on the agenda...
...It may be part of a general scheme looking toward wider international control of man ? areas and elements in the European situation...
...The governments have not a shred of democracy in any civilized sense...
...They have their eyes on Tripoli tania, on Eritrea and, even, on some of thf^jpreejr islands...
...And if the Dardanelles could be included among the waterways subject to international control, one of the historic diplo-matie*jlBBMlt^^ ^be removed...
...It is true that in his press conference Molotov frankly acknowledged that the Russians are playing for large stakes in and around the...
...Then,fnn September 16, the world «ras astounded to learn that our delegates were sponsoring a move to place air of the Italian colonies under the trusteeship of a United Nations commission...
...Mediterranean...
...They are supported by the "majority of the people...
...agriculture, ? ¦ iiWport, industry and trade...
...The vast majority of the people are bitterly opposed to them...
...If this great network •f rivers and- canals can be opened for unhindered international trade, that will be a long •tep in the direction of continental unity and prosperity...
...If that is put in charge of a UNO commission with Italian administration Of the city, not only Italy but the entire country dependent on the port will be well wrved...
...They have to their credit, moreover, "that they have established order and*.4feMttUftyV' AI...
...Crisis Approaching in London FROM leaks which have occurred at the London Council of Ministers and Molotov's bold revelations at a news conference, we tan now foresee the shape of some of the things to come...
...If we start in by establishing international control of Mediterranean areas, it will be logical to proceed to enforce the same principle with regard to the governments of eastern Europe...
...Molotov's development of this theme would be funny were it not that he is dealing with the fate of more than 100,000,000^persons...
...If we don't stand up unitedly for democratic principles at London—that is, if Russia is permitted to go imperialistic, according to the words of Molotov—then the logical thing to do will be to prepare for the next World War...
...Since all of the spokes men for Italy have been strenuously opposing gach * move, it was widely taken for granted that Secretary Byrnes had given way to Russian pressure and that Italy was to be treated as a stepchild...
...Molotov, as usual, was brutally frank about the whole business...
...And this restoration is not at all dependent on her position as head of a colonial empire...
...It Is tO'bt remarked first of all that political possession and control of the colonies is not eseential ^Italian rehabilitation...
...In the meantime, the establishment of the principle of international control may furnish the basis of hope for better things among all of the European nations...
...Since Molotov gave his interview, it is clear that Russia must back down, we and the British must back down, or—the only third possibility—there will be a struggle for domination and the conference will be wrecked...
Vol. 28 • September 1945 • No. 38
