CONCESSIONS FED RUSSIAN APPETITES

Chronicle (Levin), 27 August 1946, Page 5

CONCESSIONS FED RUSSIAN APPETITES

YUGOSLAV INCIDENT SHOULD ACT AS WARNING Received Monday, -S.15 p.m. XFW YGKlx, August 2(i. The Xew York Times, editoriallv cuninient ing 011 Tito's cnmpliunce with the Cnited .stutcs ull iuuit 11111, suvs: — " Russia 's ttrge for expaiision (inds lts niost critical aud niost daiigerou.s e.xjiressiuii in puppef Tito's vvhole attitiute in ihe Trieste dispute in whieh nothing iias beeti settled. The ost ent at ious disinissal of Filvinov, whieh to the outside world is a weathervane of Russian policv, is Russia 's notiee that there will be 110 abutenieiit of the expansionist drive. lt belioves ihe Ainerieaii Goveriiment in these circuuistaiices to keep its ovv 11 policy under constant revievv. There c:in be no departure from America 's lirm resohe to seek peaceful sel t lciiieiits by agreenient and use to tlie ulmost all int ernat ional authorities ior that purpose. But iL is also becomiug more and more evident that the present sil nation, at leasl in part, is Ihe resull of Cnited Stntes' own pasl policies oi one-sided concessions whieh only i'ed Russian appetites and incidentally put Tito in power. A more reniistic poi 1 «• y is now in order. Oiin of tlie very tio , steps toward sucli a jiolicy must be a revievv of tlie possibility of recover.ng existing lend-lease material aud scrutin ise all ciirrent shipiueiit .> lo Russia nmi her satellites, of both Fnrra and land lease gooils, to make eertain they wib not be used direetly or " inffirectiy against us. "