GROWING DISTRUST

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 305, 23 November 1945, Page 6

GROWING DISTRUST

3.45 P.M. EDITION

l HOLD OF NATIONALISM. « 'danger to world peace. (N.Z. Press Association. —Copyright.) (Rec. 1.35 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 22. * Replying to Mr Attlee in tho foreign affairs debate in the House ‘of Commons, Mr Eden appealed for the closest international co--operation.

"“No one will deny that there has been an increase in suspicion and distrust between Russia and Britain and America,” he said. “We ought to ask what the Russian attitude is to what they call the 'Western bloc. Nothing shows more clearly the hold nationalism has on all of us than the decision at San Francisco to retain the power of veto. I hope the nations, having again looked at it, will decide that its retention is an anachronism in the modern world. I “I would beg our Russian friends •to believe that they could make no greater contribution to the real ■understanding of our two countries than to allow correspondents in their territory the same full freedom as is allowed Russian correspondents here. "“The Russians have gone very fat in"making arrangements with all their neighbours, but they are preparing against a possible resurgence of German plans for the domination of Europe. They are not as convinced as some people that the Nazi spirit is entirely dead. Any arrangements between us and our Western neighbours are no more aimed against Russia than are Russian arrangements with her neighbours aimed against us. We want the fullest Russian participation in all world affairs on equal terms.* * * Mr Eden added that he was convinced that future world peace depended on understanding between Britain. America and Russia. Theie was a deep desire by Britain and America for friendship with * Russia, hut the difficulty of obtaining Information from Russia and the Russian-controlled territories militated against its development.

B FREEDOM OF PRESS. ’! ’ Reviewing events in Persia, Mr Eden said the Russians could remove suspicion if they permitted free movement of Persian troops and allowed. the Press greater freedom.

Turning to the atomic bomb, Mr Eden declared that the discovery of atomic energy placed the world several laps ahead of its international and political development and unless the leeway could be made up atomic power would destroy the world. He asked who was going to compose the United Nations Control Commission, Had any communications gone to Russia about the outcome of the talks?

Mr Attlee, interposing, stated that the result of the talks was communicated to the Russians before the Declaration was made. He added that the LTnited Nations Organisation would itself set up the Commission. Therefore he was unable to say what its composition would be. “Every succeeding scientific discovery makes great nonsense of the old-time conceptions of sovereignty,” Mr Eden said. “Yet it is true that, national sentiment is still as strong as ever. I am still unable to see any final solution that will make the world safe for atomic power other than that we abate the present ideas of sovereignty.”