AMERICA'S REACTION

Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1946, Page 5

AMERICA'S REACTION

DISTURBING DEVELOPMENTS Received Thursday, 10.20 p.m. NiiW VOxiK, March 14. Observers in Washington hupe Lnat Stalm's attack on Mr. Uhurcmil will not complicate i'urther reiations uinong the Allies nor render muxo diificult tne Amerioan efforts to induce Russia to withdraw its forces from Persia, says the New York Times' Washington correspondent. Wlnle there is no onicial eommeiit, Mr. Byrnes vxsited x-resident Truman to report on tne dM.urbing international situation. Ofiicials said tiut, if the report that the Russian l'orce near Karaj is using Sherman tanks is ventied, this couiu be the basis of an Amerioan diplomatic protest, smee the Snernians were provided under Lend-Lease. Gongressionai reaction to the diplomatic cross-ure with Russia has become apparent as major comimuees summoneu military and diplomatic ieaders and as indiviuual anenibers reported growing awareness oi' the necossity for immediate action to guaraiicee that the llinted States will maimain adeqa.ite power to uack up United Nations' comlmtments. (Jongressional action will probably be hastsned on such matters as excension of draft compulsory trainlng, reorganisation and unihcation of anny and navy control and auomic energy. The State Department discounted Britisn 1'oreign Oiiice attempts to luminuse the importance of the Kussian j tinop movements towards Teneran, say j ing the Britisli had the same reports on wliich the State Departuient anuuuiictment was Dased. The sharpest effect of the current situation apparently applies to the Britisn loan. Members oi tne aeu „tc ; Baihxing Coinmittes said that seiiim — nt ; favour.ng the loan had iriounced stead- I iiy in tne pasc week as a resuit oi the Soviet crisis. They added that several coiUinitteeiuen previously douotliu naa apparently sniiteu their position and ; liow favoured the loan, believing i..at ' Britani should be bolstered economic : ally to prepare for a possibie s-^w down with Russia. Several commmcee j men piedicted that the loan v/iii be approved and pass the Senate witinmc great opposition or prolonged de oatc. liouse members made simiiar lorecasts.