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...Kellogg-Briand Pact "renounces war as an instrument of national policy." It has been accepted by almost all nations, including Russia. Before it was formulated M. Litvinov proposed a pact of "total disarmament" among all nations (TIME, Dec. 12, 1927). He was called a trickster. Russia, it was said, would only pretend to disarm under such a pact. Next year M. Litvinov was back with a plan for "partial disarmament" by all nations (TIME, April 2, 1928). Again he was sat upon, sneered...
...last week the few U. S. newspapers which make a point of printing important speeches in full, had not so printed Litvinov speeches. Last week the New York Times and Associated Press stamped Russia's bearman with the hallmark of respectable importance, printed entire the proposal he unfolded to outlaw economic...
Capitalism+Communism=Peace? It was not that everyone suddenly realized at Geneva last week that Litvinov is a Briand. The reason why Briand himself and other League statesmen suddenly began to frown upon the bearman was a trifle sordid. In recent months the Soviet Government has been swinging more and more buying orders from the U. S. to Europe. Pleased Europe wants more. French manufacturers were fervently with M. Briand when he lauded last week "the great moderation of M. Litvinov...
From the Moscow viewpoint Comrade Litvinov has always been moderate-a daring moderate in a land of humdrum radicals. Last week he dared at Geneva, or almost dared, to cast doubt on the popular Russian thesis and belief that a Soviet-Capitalist World War is inevitable, coming soon. Prowling on thin ice, risking his popularity at home, Russia's moderate bear growled softly...
These words are of utmost significance. Whereas in Russia it is commonplace, orthodox, respectable to speak of war as due "next year," or in a few months, Comrade Litvinov dared to suggest that Russia and the rest of the World can peacefully co-exist for a long, long time. His speech appeared in full on front pages throughout Russia-and he got away with it. There was no grumbling in Soviet official quarters. The Russian people were given last week a moderate, conciliatory thought to hold, and they are not given many such...