WASHINGTON STIRRED.

Chronicle (Levin), 19 September 1946, Page 5

WASHINGTON STIRRED.

Received Wednesday 10.25' p.m. NEW YORK,. Sept. 17. Washington has been stirred by tne pnblicatiQii of Mr. Wallace 's letter, the revelation of which is believed to be d'esigiied t.o show that President 'ihe,, : £h efMff "1» s ' Mr. Wallace's'fiidgfi,, Mr; WfillacA win go to' the White House coiiference tomorrow determined- to continue to express tns Yiews on foreign pblicy- including his opposition to what he describes as Mr. Byrnes' "get tough with Russia" policy,. even if he must do so outside Cabinet. Whether President Truman is prepared to force Mr. Wallace 's resignation — which tiie Heral'd-Tribune says will not voluntarily be offerea — remains in doubt. Tonight there is an attitude of t.ension at the Capitol over what wili ensue as the result of tomorrow's conterence. Some observers believe President Truman will demajid Mr. Wallace 's resignation 'and others believe he will be content to insist that Mr. Wallacethe definition of America 's attitude on foreign relations to Wliite House aua >State Departmfent.' . The Herald-Tribune, agaija criticising Mr. Wallace 's conunents on Britisli Imperialism eontained in a recent speecli, declares that even the most casual reading of newspapers should have convinced Mr. Wallace that the Britisn were l.ess imperialistie today than for 200 years. Perhaps there were serious flaws at • times in British policy and actions but was any other nation trying with such grace and skill to get out ot the business of iniperialism? How did the Rritish actions compare with those of the saintly- Russians of whom Mr. Wallace was so fond? Who demandea military bases in Turkey 1 Who tried to take over- North Persia and is apparently- succeediug? Who controls tne theoretically independent outer Mongolia? Who is dominant in Polanct, Hungary, Bulgaria and Rumaniaf It isn.'t- the Britisli, is it Mr-. Wallace