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references are merely repeated, as the following quotation, epitomizing Moscow's
line, indicates:
"Instead of directing billions of dollars into peaceful channels to improve
living conditions and ensure real prosperity, the U.S. is expending huge sums
in preparation for another war. The U.S. budget is a war budget." (From a
commentary by Shavrov, Moscow, in English to North America, 9 January 1949)
Citing budget figures as evidence of the above claim, Moscow disparages the
"dangers threatening America." These are said to be only a "smokescreen" and a
"camouflage": a smokescreen for imposing tremendous military expenditures "on the
U.S. taxpayers... because the monopolists are so frightened of an economic crisis
that they want to prolong prosperity by more and more military orders"; and a
camouflage for "aggressive plans. Hitler too tried to convince the world that he
was only arming for self-defense."
THE STATE DEPARTMENT CHANGES: Although Moscow has not yet commented on the State
Department changes, it may be of related interest to note that a commentary by
PRAVDA correspondent, Boris Izakov, selects a statement by the president of the
American All-Slav Congress as representative of those American "simple folk who
aspire to a peaceful life and hate the very thought of another war":
He is said to have written Truman asking him "to begin direct negotiations
with the USSR to make an end of the cold war policy. the Slavs were
disappointed because, in that part of Truman's (State-of-the-Union) speech
dealing with foreign policy, he did not refer to direct negotiations with
the USSR to eliminate present differences. It was the promise to this effect
made during the electoral campaign which persuaded millions of U.S. voters
to give their votes to Truman." (Moscow, in Italian, 10 January 1949)
The USSR's Satellite radios continue to interpret the State Department changes
as a reflection of the "bankruptcy of Marshall's policy." A commentary broadcast
by both North Shensi and Harbin is entitled "The Resignation in Disgrace of Marshall."
Generally, too, the Satellites feel that Acheson, despite his liberalism, will not
initiate any change in American foreign policy. As a paper quoted by the Hungarian
radio puts it, "peace has its definite and unequivocal requisites which cannot be
reconciled with the aims of U.S. imperialism."
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