WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND U.S. NOT INEVITABLE

Chronicle (Levin), 5 March 1946, Page 5

WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND U.S. NOT INEVITABLE

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Live And Let Live Attitude Urged Mr. Harriman Sees BiSculties In Soviet Policy

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Received Monday 9.55 p.m. NHW YORK, March 4. (1^ I Mr. Averill Harriman, former Ambassador to Moscow, in a ' vroadcast interview, said he did not consider war with Russia was inevitable, but he emphasised that the future course of Russian and American relations depended principally on the United States. "There will be no war if we as a country remain strong', physically and spiritually, " he said. "By physical strength, I speak not only of maintaining an adequate military establishment ; I mean we must maintain a healthy economic lif e — an expanding life for onr people. "It is a fact that Russian ideology is completely different frorn ours, but if we both adopt the attitude of live and let live, and both respect all people's rights to choose their own way of life, this barrier need nct be insurmountable. ' ' Mr. Harriman acknowledged that Soviet policy had been difficult to deal with since the end of the war, but he contended that it was based on Russia's desire for security, which the Soviet seemed inclined to accomplish by insisting on dominating her neighbours. "We ourselves only reeently learned that to have really friendly neighbours, a big country must first show tolerance and understanding howard small countries," he said. "It was only when Mr. Roosevelt adopted a good-neighbour policy that we began to develop sound friendly relations with our neighbours in the south. A nation with newly-found strength is apt to throw its weight about." 9