No Change In U.S. Foreign Policy

Chronicle (Levin), 15 January 1949, Page 5

No Change In U.S. Foreign Policy

Reeeivpcl Friday, 8.50 p.m. WASHIXGTON, Jan. 1.1. Thp, Fintcd States ttecretarv of State-f-lcci i M r. Dcaii Aelieson ) today de fdarcd his Uriti dctprniijiation to pursiu"stendiiiess and I'ontimuty" iu_ Amen c-an l'orpign policy and to follow tliei e\nmple of -M r. Georgv' Marshall i J s rclations witli Russia. Mr. Aclieson was ti'stifving before the Soiiat' Foreign Relntions ( 'oaimittee wlpch was i-oiisideiing his noiuination to the fiost of Secretary of State, and said h ■ worked as Fndcr-Secretary nnder Mr. Miirshall and Mr. Jumes Byrnes and as As^islani Secrctary nnder Mr. Fordell U n.ll and Mr. Ivlwanl Slettinins. Mr. Aihcsoa said ihe I'rcsiden! was priniarily rcsponsilde, for Fnitcil States policy, and M r. Trunian had said he did not. anticipate any "liange uhatever in Fnited States foreign policy. Senator Arthnr Tanlenl>erg aske-l Ari'. Aclieson to coiinnenl on the alh galion lnade sonie time ago by a forrner Assistant Secrctary of State (Mr. Adolpli Herlei tliat Alr. Aclieson was associated with Alger Hiss in 1044 in prcssirig for a conciliatory attitude to liussia. lliss had bccii aecnscd of neting as a Conuuunist ageut and was iiow awaiting trial on cliarges of per .jury in liis testimony given before a Xcw York grand jury investigating his alleged spving activities. Alr. Aclieson said of Alger Hiss: ' ' Wii becanie friends and are friends. " Ho said he luul direct departnient al c.ontact with Alger lliss for onlv two inonths in 104(5. It was his brother, Donahl lliss, who was his exeeutive assistant. Alr. Aclieson read ex'tracts of specches wliieh he said indicated his attitude towards Fnited States policy and Russia. In Novetnber 1 04 A lie had declared there was 110 rcason for tln lack of fricudship between liussia and Ihe Fnited States, but this lack of f riendship existed. He said a subse quent statenient by hini tliat Kussia

was pursuing an aggressive expansionist policy had brought a protest from the Russian Government. Alr. Achesoh pledged liimself to the "110 appeaseuie.nt " policy towards liussia, and said he wouid see tliat subversives were kept out of the State Department. The committee chairman (Senator Tom ConnaWyj predicted after the hearing tliat Arr. Acheson wouid win tlie Senate coiilirmation bv a very large vote.