Appendix One: AIM Report on LF. Stone WAVER nenant 3 AIM ALT URI Puan by ACCURACY IN MEDIA, INC. LF. STONE OUTED [Newly declastfiod FB archives have provided smoking gun conirmation of sapien ‘we and othr conservatives harbored for deca despite is pontaring ata naneplieal gay, Jest on Sloe wat a sve cer the Comment Pay, OS, a on ag “ie information eid not come tous easy. Soon afer Stone died in June 1989 we fled a Fresdom of Information Act request wih the FB Tor access to Stone's dssie. Over {he yeas the bureau gave us hupdteds of pages of Socuments, many heavily redacte, others fslyrepstive, Although replete with decumentatton of Stone's work fr Commun sro {Houpe and his viculentam-Amercaniam, he papers were lest onthe vial sue of wheter elhtd ever been formal pariy member. “Theos in duly, the FRI sat over another series of papers which contin the frst document confirming Stone's Coanunit Party membership. Te testimony of the fer info fants who ete Stone ass party member ie summaried in 229-pagesccuntng of Sane’ long career as 4 promatr of Commons cases. Dated Tune 13, 158, the dochment Was ioury each nore. The ide af the four Infor concealed Ip the docarents Felczed, bat they were described ss elng “ot Known ral.” Three af te persone were listed as former Communist "Stone ws an obscure lis journalist for uch of his career. nhs euly days he wrote editorials and columns Tor such papers asthe Philadephia Recoré and the New York Post Forsome swo decades begining in he early 190s, he was published only en the nage ofthe American peliical scene ‘Stone's ict prominence began durag the Vietnam War ea, when is far-left American polemics made him a God-igureto2 generation of Journals, Is newsletter, ‘Stone's Weeki, became the latellectoal house org of te ana meverent Stone had ‘bu prase fo tye Brush Ho €h1 Mink aa hs National Uiberation Front and he heaped ‘ocho efors by russ Kenedy oon 2d Non the march of Comtrt totaltarlaniom acres Southeast Asia. On college campuses, the diminutive Stone bel auences Inawe ashe advocated a victory forthe Communists who were Kling his on contr men itn Stone died, Peer leanings of ABC News sled hin san who "had 2 tou profound effec onthe praise of jurmasm in America" To Stone, Jennings si, Jurtalism was to write the Guth to defend the week against the song, to gt for juste ‘Reed Irvine, chairman of AIM, eave s more ebectivaapprutal atthe tine: Com menting op lenninan’s syrupy rout, Five sate, Try telling that to the hundreds of Illions of vitims deposited in the gulags and graveyards of socialist regimes that Stone Championed a¢ one tnt or another throughout hi long fe ‘Stone's vehement hostility te U.S policy, coupled with his astactation witha plethora ‘of Communist front graops ed to faspicion ame nseratves that Sones sympathy with ‘Communist cases went beyond eoogeal ay, The FL reports sow thal these conservatives Iver correctand that such awning admirers a Jennings were witingly hoodwinked bys man ‘Sho did not have the moral cunrage to delare his Communist aBiaon. *tay" Stone, ee other Journals kev hi, also liked to beat upon te FBI and its diretor, J. Edgar Hoover, What an irony! Hoover knew a5 early as 1981 that this Biter 113 ORIN oeeric bad been a party member, and he could have used the dossier to destroy Stone. But he retained fom doing 0, ‘This information was made availble to the White House during the Kennedy, Johnson and Niton Administrations. Stone eclicized al tee Festents ft thet Wises palcies. Yet none revesed their rt had eared a Communist Party membership cares ‘allt that contained apres card, Only now, trough AIM, eazy Stones pay memberships ‘ater of publ record, Communist in °305 The FBI les don’ identity the conceal informants, but we have lstned that cone was Louis Budena, former manasing editor of the Dally Worker the Comet Panty ‘organ. Here i anencept from the seer’ FBI report on Bydenssssterent, ‘the Informant advised that Stone was nots member ofthe Commis Party when hes met him, but during the mid 3s became very mucha member ef he Conreaes Pores This Informant advised that he recaved information substantating Son's mentee rete Communist Party not only fror Communist Paty functionaries suas [dseely Wo ee (Geeta as well, This informant was able to advise that Stone assed the par by tdi {he preparation of attacks on enemies ofthe Communist Party ‘A second confidential Informant, the FI document stated, advised that while an active member ofthe Communist Paty. he had been aseocated with numerous Communist front organizations. Ths Informant recalle tha while ine Paty and steiner ok ‘he ofthe Communist ont groups, he had met Stone and observed Stone fm stsdanes ot some of these meetings “This Informant considered Stone to be « Communist because only members of ‘he Communist Party are permitted t attend mestings ofthese from groupe ‘althoogh (name deleted considered Stine to be 4 Communit this Informant served that om otcasins Save has deviated frm the Communit Party line sad erat ‘as been criti in the ‘Daly Worker organ ofthe CPUSA) by Faccgn falor Jeece Starobin. Tip fdated tothe Informant tha although ‘Stone was Commente e war oh !uner the complete contol and domination of the Conunit Party but becuse ots tasted sree ag re the et on "Name deleted had no knowiedge of any esponage sctvies onthe part of Stone, but offered the opinion that Stone was cape of such actly because he anteoe AG Informant of being as compleely pro-Soviet anda staunch supporter of Rossin’ ‘Confidential Informant fame deleted) of known ebay, end former merber ofthe Communist Party, advised that during the mi 1930s while atic ns Conmunie Feet ‘sroup [several ines deleied. This Informant pointed out that iat ine Sone ee a 45 an editorial Writer forthe ‘New York Evening Post and was tle to asst Commuste Front groups by reporting on their actives ina favorable let. This Infosmantsireee ‘Api 931 that uring the 1930s {words deleted] Stone (eletedl whom the Informant deseoed ilar sovet ert, is norman ad no knldas ay sponge ne "hs pat of Stone, and wth respect to Stone's tnarcal tus, adsed tha appronieeta Bad Stone was Yokes Pe need {etanotber Informant, this one evaluated bythe FBI as being of unknown reliabi tld the bureau in 1952 that he hd requenly disgusseg Stone wit cther pry nee ‘According to this Informant.” the epor slated, "Stone was seitles as half okee ed not able t follow through his deas and deveion them toa logical coucon “Name deleted] sei that it was penerally conceded tat when Soe was good in his newspaper column he was ery good and when be was bad he was very pose Aen eleted) considered this analysis of Stone «tobe a iypleal two-way aporoaee whic ‘ell members used in referring to persons who were not one hundred percon ah Be Revealed Dalles Mission ‘he FBL dors not cite any involvement in spying for the USSR, A report on August 30, N54 sl, “Estee Invention has fated oes ny spate ocho ie pat ofthe subject.” “This Rnding, however, i relevant given the context of Stone's carer, Such @ Journalist would be far more valiable Co the Soviets az an sgsut on the infucnce a sarros ‘whose writings could shape public opinion. Stone's name Was consined m tc °Soemrey Inder,” the bureau's designation for persons who would be detained inthe event of aero m4|. suother national emergency. ‘The heaily-censored files show, however, tha Stone's name came wp in lavestigations of such esponage figures as Whitaker Chambers and Willam Remington, The delet are ‘ch thatthe context in which Stone was mentioned canna be determined But one report formerly caidas top secret shows tat Stone came unde nvestign- ‘ion in March 148 for revealing that four Americans stationed in Berne, Switzeriands worked forthe Ofice of Strategie Services (OSS), predecessor of the CIA. Stone wrote an ari i he ‘ett New York dally PM charging that persons planning the economic fature of Germany were “being drawn from those circles in big busines, nae, andthe corporate bat wih da ‘grea deal of busines with the Rech elore the war.” One ofthe OSS figures lemied wat Alen W Dulles chit ofthe OSS sation (and late Director of Cental Inligence)- 4 ‘An OSS security officer complained tothe FBI and military sacligence ofcials| that Dulles and thes other O88 covet operatives haa been “uncovered bythe Stone ale Sieg ee col i ad scone, Dule van ucrand oo 4 "personal representative" of President Rootevelt, not az an intllgonce agent: Ath {he Swiss govemmeat presumably knew something of his activides, tainstning the feten, {at he was nota spy Was esuntal fo his continued presence there; "Therisa crious—andperhapsigneant~jextapoiion of events relative to Stone's Aictosure. Atte very Une Stone pebicred the OSS connection Dulles Was notatig the Surender fs good chunk ofthe German army in am attempt to shorten te war The Sos ‘opposed ony sachpartal surrender, feating that the US. andthe British could ove into the ‘acuum and soa feretory in southern Burope which Stain coveted, ‘Washington witer lames Srodes, who has ot fnshed s biography of Allen Dulles, ‘old us thatthe exposure could have been“ lestrovs" for Dulles and hs OSS mission. “1h "he spring of {945 the Swiss fered thatthe German army that wa reteating ory lly ih ‘march righ through Switzerland. Thus ie government wasn about todo saying ts oe Berlin. Had the Germans eaughi on to Dulles’ tne role, they coud have fore the Swiss, to expel him." Had ths happened, the secret surender negotiations, called “Operaon Suave," would have fale As event turned out Dlls suse in arranging the sorrende of neary a milion German scirs on May 2, a event that forts the cope of Hider The FBI Res do hot ‘reveal ow Ths Score information came to known Dy Store. ‘The Kalugin Factor eure on IME eorex set on Stns mn oats wt Soi ange eg Kalua, who was a KGB general when be relied inte ary 180s Kale had {Peguent contact wit tone inthe 1960 a cary 190s when he worked ate USSR esha ‘in Washington undercover of being a press llc. This Job gave Kslgin a sulable preex ot ing with Stone ander Journals, An FBI mem whichfenked te colunnt Jace Anders (ay 1 1973 sated, “On February 11, 19564 1-09 PM. (Stans was oheerved to meet Oleg ‘, Raligin in ron of Harveys estaurtat, 1107 Connect Avene, NW.» Washington Dc ‘Together, they subsequently entered Harvey's Restaurant.” Writer Curt Geary qucted the ‘eto in his 1991 bok, J. Edgar Hoover: The Man end His Secrets, Nene ofthe mets deer biog ‘Mis and other Kafugin contacts with Stone are contained nthe censored desl geno AINE ‘etnaps unwitingly, Kaluga ited part of he Yel covering Stoe's fort for he LUSSRin March 1992 nan inteview with Andrew Brow of the London Independent. Kelugn ated, "We had an agente well krowa American jouralis—with a foot repulsion Who Severo his ice with us alter 1936,""This was he yea’ of Nikla Khruschev's speech exposing the perces of Stalin. Kalugin continued, I myself convinced him to resume tem, But 1964 ater the invasion of Czechoslovaki... sald he Would never aghin take say money Kalin id not ideny te ouratis, Bu when trviewe Iter by Herbert Rone sin, who wets for Human Evens aod oe pabcaon, Klug onned tat was felerring to Stone He made the sume admission later to Reed vine. Both these semen ‘ere ofthe record and were reported without dentine sure by Kalugin Wattles The New York Tines and The Washngion Post reacted with angry etorils denouncing AM and Romerstin. Ar his first densi Kalugin eventually admitted io Brows ‘that he indeed was talking about Stone in the March interview, Su that his marks hed been 15 WRRWREREEETEEE Eg -subjected to “malicious misnterpetation.” Brown, in an article in The New York Review (2f Boots, quoted Kalusin, "Nover did | mention Stone as a man wha was pid go Soviet Sper thd oats tba hat accusation up." Heres be pnt for then, Tats ‘We confronted Kalusn with his contradictory statements ta meeting tthe Ames «can Enesprise Insite in Washingon, in Septembe? 1982, when he was speaking onthe ‘ecard We asked him fo eaplin what ine bad tear! by the term ""agents ct itucnce™ as fistnet Bom other agents and journalists with whom he had lunch Ralogin ducked the fveston, mentioning people, including Himself, whom he said Nad been fately accured of cing agents of influence, He sad tat there formery were many “sympathizers to the CContnstecuse™fellow wavelers who would support any Soviet ston ate face of even ‘bvious criminality ofthese things fr istane, te the Hdolotov-Rigoenrop poet or cher [Sauce He denied that these people were agents of initence,sying They ere uit dupes, Cammuristorented people. They sid fon their own. They dd not have tobe under the inuence ofthe KGB. ‘Continuing te discussion with Reed Irvine in private, Kalugin asserted tat Stone 2d the Australian Communist Jouralist Wied Burchett persons be ba ented $5 agent of nlueace™were not actually agents. He claimed that he had on averted that they were “involved with the Soviets inthe cause, They were Aghting forthe cause ot ot san agent" They were “elow travelers” Be sad That Kalgin would lomp Stone with Berchet sinilcant, kn 1969, KGB defector ‘url Krokoy tested tothe Senate Internal Security Subcom that he had helped et BBureett on the KGB payral. Kalugin professed not to know anything about the Krotkey festimons. Tas is hard to bellev. Kalugh’s denial that Barcel as pak agent patently fase, whith makes his reversal on Stone dubious a wel Rusla has 3 law probing ening. former heizene agents, which probably explains why Ragin backtrace on i ale "ABC's Peer Jennings vas nt the onl journalist hoodwinked by Stone's frequent denials that he Rad ever been 8 Communist. But even some liberal wilt had trouble with Stone's consistent aerence tothe Commins ine. "Richard #. Rovere. longtime Washington corespondent for The New Yorker, expressed his suspicions ina New Yors Pst review of ions’ 1982 bo0k, The Hidden History ofthe Korean War Slone blamed the U.S. and South Kore for starting the war and endorsed Communist propaganda claims thatthe U.S. used germ warfare. Rovere wrote, n prt “Stone was am adroit silt a shrewd and though analyst, and man with an Incredible cacy for gathering and Noring information, Hi poles were radial nt was ota Communist. “do not know what happened to delet Stone's promising butt do know that something unpleasant fo contemplate did happen. "Por several ears now Stone has no lager ben a promising joornalis or even & moderately god on. Zt, spleand humor have departed his wor leaving mercy quel ‘nd it salvage querulous in certain way. Te fat of the matter fs tha Sones cone {o American journals todays that of man who sik p good arguments or pote Commune postions rer Inthe fortis — ‘He ie sill not Communist. Every so often in & peclitr ritual thet might be described at heat: genection, he says someting that no Communist under prt daggtne ‘would dar to ssy—chat there snot much ree speesn in Russia, or exampye; ba rots ‘Should not be denied ther cv gis Ici, appareaty, a gsture intended to show hs frends, his readers, and perhaps himself hat hei underiaking is extensions ofthe Soviet ne 88 free agent, ‘A ree agent he unquestionably, but he uses hi freedom in every deciseistance {o plead she Communist cise and the undermine the at-Commmunis ese; His performancs reno compulsory, bul they ae manifey compulsive, ‘AIM REPORT is published twice monthly by Accuracy In Neda, Inc. TSS Connection ‘Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20008, ands fice AIM members, Dues and contibutions ‘OADM are ta deductible 116aa Moscow's Worps, WESTERN VOICES By Dr. Kennetu J. CAMPBELL Accuracy in Media, Inc. 4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW #330 Washington, DC 20008 1994TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction LF. Stone ‘The Hidden History of the Korean War LF. Stone's Weekly Motivation ‘The Relationship Between Izzy's Personality Problems and His Status ‘AS An Agent of Influence ‘Addendum Wilfred Burchett: KGB Journalist Motivation Conclusion Walter Duranty The Ultimate Lie, The Ultimate Liar Duranty's Career After 1933 ‘The Motivation of Walter Duranty Alexander Cockburn: Cheerleader for the Hate American Club ‘Alexander Cockburn’s Writings ‘Summary of Cockburn’s Work Cockburn as a Person Conclusion Footnotes Appendix One AIM Report—LF. Stone Appendix Two FBI Documents on LF. Stone 102 103 13 uyrn STONE |sidorFensin, teri become LF. Sone, wa born on December 24,1907 in Philadelphia to Bernard and Katherine Feinstein, Rasian Jesh invigrans. Soon afer his bi, Isitor's mother sufered fom posipatim depression, which ‘equied the mate aren to care for im. Aldough Berard began work in ‘Americas ape, be acquired considerable propecy, which he eventually leet uring he Great Depression (1929-39), Becanse of probs wil hisinlws, Bere ‘ard moved his funy to Richmond, Indiana, bt spon ern bck ast els ‘nan New ersey,asubur of Pilea. In 1914, Bemard opened the Philadelphia Bargain Store, a general store which sold prctcally eveything Feingein bought bis eastomiars might wan o buy. By 1924, Iie (Izzy) ha ‘vo brokers and sister, “Tere vas considerable teslon i he Feinstein home. Over the years, he ‘moter a mail depesive, hd numerous breakdowns often being hospaizd at the Pennsylvania Hospial for Nervous Diseases in Pailadelphin It snot clear what effet, if ny, hese bospializaions and the mother’s general anappiness say have kal on ung xy. “Another problem io te Feinstein home was the conf between Izzy and his ther, who wanted his academically cioted sa o ener his business, some= thing ny simply would nt do The father had hopedo establish achln of stares, sine by Tay. Fue, aloe was openly compas te fay. posstiy ‘wing ashamed of his immigrant paets whose English was at best broken and ‘his aude coold ony exacerbate stain inte Family, zey's contempt ook the ‘om of antagonizing his father an example being he ine he bought a conspica- ‘us nets fom Wanramaker', «wellknown department ren Philadelphia, espe the fict hat his futher sold iste in his owe sore? Another sores of ‘redon inte einstein bome waslzzy'srejecton of Joaism,adevlopment which disturbed his pres. Despit his uafortanote relationship wih his father, Izy dave a maa in the family to identify wih is favorite uncle ShunerFeinsen, Tho uncle was a Scholar who tug Hebeew 1 Ixy an hie brie, Max, 20 tat hey could go ‘trough he bar mitzvah eremony.(Atage 13, Jewish boy aswell a gs oy, ‘so through hist of passage adulthood) The uncle aways had sory for bis ‘lmising nephew, any, which probably belped the youngster to Men wih a ‘malerole mel and hus avoid any serious sexual problems in ner yeas, In igh school, sido ead The New Republi, The Nation nd Ue ray lass, suchas he works Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thora, Herman ‘Melvile, John Keats, Pacey Shelly John Milton, and Wiliam Wordsworth, 1227 ako read Communist class by sch luminaries as Kel Mare, Vadim Lenin, and Peter Kropotkiacllng hms an anachocommerit, whalever that meant 7fouteen, an endeavor in which he supported the Leage of Nations an esc. alot William Jennings Bryan fois eens of liga fundamen Lees ursut of so many ouside interests in hgh school eased his grads to decing Aastally, inducing his fer to pu ahead The Progress ‘Wen he was ajanir in high schol an working in his Faber soe, ey Seat Emin nt case J Stem. She waste wie of David, | soon o be pulser of sever import newsppes on he Fast Cosy ane: | {ase Mes. Stem thought zy had good pot, her husband olfered hao | ‘sidor eagerly seeped the potion, Hadonfed conespondet of theCasc Evening Courier. Stem was toreplace Sharer Feinstein 3a subs as foe |sidor forthe net ta years or more {Upon gradetion rom high choo lxy Fensca's grades were so low hat ‘eplacedfry-ninih ina class of fitywo? Ths revened him fom feieg a {beschoo he wanedto aad, Harvard Univers bat te Ulvrsiy of Pes ‘ania scepted him, owing tote ft hat twat fequied Lo asap igh soko ‘rads fom Philadelphia and nex communiden, Ini ft year atte Unvesiy of Pennsylvania, sido Feinginsoght membership inte Pilomauhean Society alirary group which reqted tae veal before voting onhssuiability as. amember. y's lcs one pome Robinson Jeffers didnot go over well, owing oa mute fair, such a hs ervousness and lack of good grooming. Having been blackbslicd by tne Philomteans,lzy joined a small group of Jewish nllectuals, masta gine | Jn his you vocabulary, He alo stated a newspaper The Pogres, at age | i ; ere) chap of te Social ary. eey worked a a eporterdving college, having cise & positon with the Philadelphia Inquirer nis janie Yearin 1927. Being bored winclacese Profesor, Ir einscin quit ti univer in tat year io dovte hams esh ok as arepo. Shri thera, he maredEsberRolatan the couple ‘maining together unl fy death in 1988, ea he Octobe 1929 sock markt crash occured, tobe followed bythe (Great Depression Ty's father, Berard, lost much of his propery. Ths ed ‘be US. Mntn Pilati, bathe was begining his own amily ada ore {nde caer, Secing the crashing effcs of We Great Depreson spon he og ay, the adel youn scat and intectal of the iver tes ore RS sautin is condemnation of ailisn even moving caro int the Comm ‘abot Jn 195, Ido Fens began work forthe Piadlphia Record, an- citer of} David te’ s newspapers, working on heii all Nee te time that he was "ling up™ wi Anecican Commanisascetlng eats C.Cotrel abiogaper ten afte eft te Fay, i is mean be reputed Commanism ex sina ap this relationship so hat he nigh using the Great Depression, Ameicn nlc ned a dvi, ‘eles between thse who chose the Marit solaton and wantedtovepe sudan Katrine, whobythistine ha los allot hei openy sateen, Sania si owing ath couldnt stack Roose’ polciesinhePhiadep hia ‘Record sot ain hs job at this newspaper, nay attacked Recon es whi he wrote for Modern Monily unde the peadonyen of Abia ‘Stats te Soviet Union, France, nd England aginst Gemany? Owing tothe fat tat the use of pseuonyen dd nat prevent journalists ‘nd pllstrs rom knowing who “Abelard Stone" was, ido Feawein og ing For Modern Monthy. Beem af his own nancial requiem ee ‘eat wont over ideology a zy began to pass Presiden Rosso ie 9eras forthe Philadelphia Record In December 1934, 3 David Sir wansered zy anole of his news- apes, The New York Post Soon aferwards, Feinstein began wo contibute a= ticles to both The New Republic and The Nation bahletf-centerpbleations t ‘hat ine. Izzy's brother, Mar, sayed with him and Esther in pechaps 1935, and, ‘ening lot of communiss atthe Fein home, eventually joined he Comma sist pay, ‘Whe he Spanish Civil War began in 1936, he Soviet Union gave massive slat the Reinflrated Republican goverment of Spain lsidor Feinstein urged ‘West nations to jin the Soviet Union ina unite ato suppor the Repub «am goverment alo tending to cteexcessvevclenc by the frcesof tb Fascit (General Francisco Franco, but minor hat ofthe ett Repubiean forces In that same year, Jose tai, dco ofthe Soviet Union, began the sow tls of his fellow communists in Moscow, a uavesty of justice for anyone wing os the obvious” Despite he fetta the iar "confessons” were cian from ‘he vltins of these wil by oir, IskleeFintin claimed in an arc pintod ‘on January 26, 1937 that Stalin and his thugs might have had adequate evidene occonduting this masiveinjustice andthe resuling butchery” Irptingelse the heatcal amospher ofthese was shoold have alerted zz Stone at some ‘thing was wrong. Sooe,on February 6, 1937, Stone was yal iis praise of he Soviet government, claiming that Communism was wansforming Europe's mast ‘ackward maton “into the mest advanced," though he di not explain how ad ‘vance ations conduct show bial. "As Izy continued Wo emphasize united Sent, his publisher, J. David ‘Stem aim itera or-Communist, became increasing uncorforable With [rtégé. Stem insite in 1938, fr example, ht Feinsin should eriize We Spanish Repablcan government, when i commie excesses, crimes that xy nad previously passed ove. 12s telalonship wih Stor began o loro seciuslahistime culminating in aquarelin which nde denouncedThe New YorkPostio Siem atawhorchoue"” Stem ied Izy, who was next hired by Freda Kirchwey,ascite ede of The Nation, a left-wing publication, which, Tike Feinstein, had ben insising on a nite front within al among the Wesers ‘ions andthe Soviet Union agaist Fascist Germany. Kichwey wa ced in 1956by the Senate Inter Security Subcommines in sist of sponsors ofCom- ‘monist rot organizations. Her acvies laced spoasorship oer membership ‘nsuchgroopsasihe Al-Ameica An-Inpealst zag; the Coordinating Com- ‘mites to Lift the Embargo an oganision which sought to send weap rom {he United Stas to Republican (Commit dominated forces inthe Spanish (Civil War (193639); and the American League for Peace and Demoacy. i the 1830s, Krchwey supported what she considered o be the Soviet experiment. "re from te restalnts of. David Sten, zz Feinsin once again began to ei President Roosevelt fr fling sale the Great Depression tnd to 10 esti income, an impossible as for any administration accomplish in thee ive years ld Feinstein ended 938 by changing his wane on December 25h 1oL Stone ‘On bay 23,1939, a manifesto was published, a document signed by 2 leading g100p of American intellects (eg, Sidney Hook, Norman Thoms, ‘Jol Dewey), whichcondemned the united front concep and was very cil ‘lof tes who sacked wialtrian Germany bt gnarl or apologized forthe ‘allarian Soviet Union. Soon, approximately four hundred nesta signed ‘second document that suongly objected © the May Z3rd manifesto and ex posed diamay athe fuse flsshood that te US..R. and toiarian sates ‘me basally alike”? IF. Stone was one ofthe signers ofthis second document. The dena ‘ins of Stain ad hi apse by Nikia Khrshebey, Mikal Goebachey, an ‘thousands of Rusian thinkers today make us wondec how or why lazy Stowe never reacted his support of the ater statement? Lae, Stoe acknowledged tha had been "Something ofan apologist forthe Soviet Union, whichis akin ‘oeing somewhat pega" ‘Whe twas announced on August23, 1939 that Slin and Adoiph Hider ud signed tec Nonagaression pat, xy Stone i const to thusends of Jew- ‘shtllactals whole the Communist ut at his ine, soon found someting {20d to say about the Soviet Union. In ate 1929, Stone claimed that a Soviet ‘resin ito stem Europe as resto the Nosggresson Treaty could have ‘beneficial effec pon pessats ho dd no own he land hey ulated. Tay bocame the Washington editor fr The Nation in 1939, bt finding ths ciy avery expensive place fn which live, he hid ke on second full lee job in 1981 a8 Washington conespondent fr PM, This ler magazin was under atc fe being cone by Communists is decir incloding Vet Rise then ior ofthe ant-Cosunist New Leader, During Work War, {aay was listed a sponsor forthe Cilzens Commie andthe Citizens Victory Consitee for Harry Bridges, wellknown Commis and leader in the In ‘atonal Longshorema’s Union, Dr Harvey Kl, a professor of pla ce at Emory Univers, and Joha Haynes, eduor of Ue Newslener of he Historians of American Communism, rece discovered inthe Moscow ar chives of the Communist Pay ofthe Soviet Union ais of members elated in 1936 tothe Cerra Commie ofthe Comanuns Paty ofthe United States Bridges wat one of them. Having presented hisel as a defender of civil, righ inthe Bridges case, lay ignated ihe elocaion of thousands of Japanese- “Americans in isolated camps sir the anak on Pearl Harbor on December 7, cnetal forthe Philadelphia Record "Ih December 1934, J, David Stem uansered izzy to ano of his news piper, The New York Put. Soon afterwards, Feinstein began to conibte a {ks boh The New Repubicand The Nation, both e-of-entec publications st tha time. ays brother, Marc, stayed with im and Esher in perhaps 1935 an, ‘mewn ot of communists a ho einen home, vennally joined the Comma ist pay. "Wea the Spanish Civil War began in 1996, th Soviet Union gave massive si oh ed infitted Republean goverment of Spin Isidor Feinstein urged ‘stem ation io onthe Soviet Union as united foto support the Repo ‘an goverment also tending weit excesiv vilene byte foresof te Fascist ‘General Francisco ranco, bt ignore that ofthe ett Republican forces Ts ‘at same yar, fve Stalin, dictator ofthe Soviet Union, began the show tial of fis fellow communists in Moscow, a raves of justice for anyone willing 0 86 Aheobvions” Despite fc tat the ire “cotessions” were obtained from the victims ofthese tls by trtr, Isdor einstein chimed in an tice pied ‘on January 25, 1937 that Sain and his thugs might have ha adequate evidence for condocing his massive injosice andberesuling buchery® Tinobing ee the thea tmogpherof tests shoul hve alee Tzy Stone that some- thing was wrong. Soon, on Februar 6, 1937, Stone was rz nis pra fhe Soviet goverment, claiming that Communism was tansfoming Europe's most ‘backward aon “no the most advanced" though he dd not explain how a vanced maoas conduct show tas, "As Izy continued wo emphasie a united fon, his publishes, J. David Sem, liberl non Communist, beram increasingly wacomforale wih his wot. Ste insisted in 1938, for exapl, tht Feinstein shoo rie the Spunch Republican goverment, when i commiued excesses, crimes ta zy td previously passed over, 1xysrelatonhip with Stern began to deeiomte ‘eri ahs time culminating ia aquarelin which idx denouncedhe New Fe peoew Siomacawhorehouse= Steed zy, who was ext ied by ‘Freda Kitchwey,asociteeiee of The Nain, a e-wing publication, wich Fike Fela, hd ben sting on a united fon within and among the Westem rations and ie Soviet Union against Fascist Germany. Kischwey was ied in 19S6by tho Senet Ineral Security Subcommites ns sof sponsors of Com ‘mani front organzaons. Her stvies nladed sponsorship of or membership Insoch groups All-America Aner League the Corinating Con mie 1 Lit the Embargo, an organisation which sought © send weapons from {he United States Republican (Commanise dominated) forces in the Spanish (Cri War (1936-39: andthe American Leage for Peace and Democracy. in tbe 1830s, Kirchmey supponed what she considered tobe the Soviet experiment "re from de rssins of David Stern, zy Feinstein ocean began to erie President Roosevelt for ing Slve the Great Depression nd 0 sit income an rapossbe tak for any sdminisaton wo accomplish na ‘per ive year Todor ein endo 1938 by changing his name on December 25 1OLF. Stone. ‘On May 23 1939, a manifesta was published, a document signed by a leading group of American inellecnals(g, Stiney Hook, Noman Thoms, tu ula Dewey), which condemned th united front concep and was very ri fatof hose who stacked wialivan Germany bt ignored or aplogined forthe {alta Soviet Union. Soon, approximately four hundred elects signed 1 second document that suongl objected 10 the May 23nd maifeso and ex eesed amay atthe fantasti fiscood thatthe US.SR and ttiaran stats ‘basicaly ale" LU Stone was on ofthe signers of his second document The denunca- tons of Sain and hs sytem by Nika Khrushchev, Mikhail Gorbachev, and ‘howsands of Rasian Hinks oday mike us wonder bow or why Izy Stone ever rected his sopport of the ler satement? Later, Stone ackrowiedged that he had been "something ofan apologist forthe Soviet Union, whichis akin toting somewhat pregnant. ‘When twas announced on Angost 3, 1939 ht Sain nd Adolph Hier tad signed thei Nonagaresion pac, zy Stone in contrast to thowsands of Tow ishitebectals who lt ibe Communist ty his tie, oon found something fod to ay abot the Soviet Union Ine 1939, Stone claimed that a Soviet fri info Eastern Eucope asa resol of be Nonaggresson Treaty could have ‘beneficial effet upon pssans who didnot owe the land hey eave. Tay became the Washinglon eile for The Nation n 1939, but nding thiscity avery expensive place in which olive, he haw take ona second fal tie jb in 1541 as Washington coreespondent forPM, This ae magarine was ‘der tack for being controled by Communists, ts deractorsincuting Vitor Resa then ei ofthe antCommunis New Leader. Duing World War I, Teny wasted as sponsor forte Cizens Cornice and the Cizes Victoy (Commitee for Harry Bridges, a wel known Coanunist nd Iade in he I~ ‘ational Lengstoeman’s Unig, Dr. Harvey Kh, «profesor of politcal si- ace at Emory Universi, and John Hayoes dio of the Newaleter ofthe istrians of Ameccan Communism, recendy discovered inthe Moscow ar- ‘hives of tbe Communist Pay of the Soviet Union alist of members elected in 1936 tthe Cental Commie ofthe Communist Pary ofthe United Sues. [iges was one of them. Having peste himself as a defender of evil righ inthe Bridges es, lax ignored the retocation of thousands of fpanese- “Americans imo lols camps after the anac.on Peal Harbor on December 7, 194, "By October 1942, ery Stone was both snot and angered bythe fact ‘hat America and Great rain had not invaded Wester Europe to uke the Ger ‘man Army's pressure of te Soviet Red Am. He failed o consider the fact, ‘maybe did't cre, that both officers and woops ofthe US. Army wer, fre ‘mos part, “green lacking ate experience this tme, For example once the ‘Amereans had invaded Nor African November 1942 toy were soundly ted jn their fst major bate inthe Kaserne Passa painful defeat which sowed ie tack of atl expesene of American field commanders, sch s Goel Dwight iseahower, and oftheir woops. When the Aled invasion of Wesiem Europe id ‘occur wih seasoned woops in Tue 1944, his operation barely succonel hesase (of German fortcations and super miliary leadership. Ha the Allies invaded ‘Westem Europein 1942, an inexperienced American Ary would probably have been butchered, a possiblity tat id not eoacem Stone nhs inssence hat the Second foe ia Europe in 1942 shou bette Red Arm. Fotunaily, te Bilis Inpeial General taf, experienced infighting the German Army, knew ‘wha te late force could do 1 "gen" commanders and woops. The Bish Wee She to persuade the American mliay to delay a second front until 194, when the Normandy landing was accomplished with seasoned American and Bish ops TIndanuary of 1949, Stone attended apres conference given by Secretary of State Corel Hl 2 aod Me, Hol oh exteat at he Secretary exploded in anger Freda Kirche, Stone's dir, was concerned about ti inlet and aay lack of tt Tay Stone insisted in Mach 1945 tat Soviet imposition of Com goveruments in Easrn Europe Would Wing Beets tothe peasants 0 those ma Hons, preposterous argument view of Jose Stalin's sluphc nd stration of milion of Soviet peasans from 1929.33 ‘Inthe later part of Word Wa Il in Earope, the Soviets seized Poland, among ther nations, enabling Stalin to esablisha provisional government, that of Labi, AC the Yala conference, whese President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prine Minise Winston Churchill, nd Sian met n February 1945, Roosevelt and CChurchilinssted thatthe Soviet Union pe fie elections in Poland request Stalin agreed to bt dn carryout Ho bad paced a Commis govenen in ower in Poland and had o intention of pemitig the posiblty ots defeat in fn election, In May 194, Ixy Stone defended the atest of sixteen Polish under ‘round leaders by Soviet aubories. His reasoning was thatthe Poles were ‘sponsible forthe deaths of more han one handed Red Army troops He futher claimed tha two of tes Poles were Fass, The oue of Stone information toute sintcen Poles was the Communit Lablin ovement, which he Soviets ‘were forcing upon the Polish ata, hry an objective authority upon which © rely. In August 1945, zy expressed isppoinunen tat the new Communist sovernmets which had ben putin power by Rel Arm guns were not rpreseas 2 sive, Neveniless, Stone reasoned that hee governments were popu rots, ‘whtver titer anti him hen, and had wo beatdown al veges of Fascism {foe hey cold become democrat.” ‘Once the war was over and Fascist Germany and ayy in rns, Stone inssedin Apr 1946 that Fascist Spin waa heat word pears." Ho didnot tue oexplin bow Spaia—bothailiarly and economically wesk—eould thesen world peace, lnierous notion at best When an-Communit bras — suchas Arhor Sehesinge, Jr, Hubert Humphry, and Joba Keane Galbraith {aed the Americans for Democratic Action in 1946, Stone was unhappy about ‘hs developent, claiming that i split theft. 1 1946, xy Stone wen! to Paletine with the Hagaanh, a Yowish under ‘wound oanicaton, witout fst pting lave fom Freda Kirchwey ai The Na- ton Consequently, bo fied him, and be now depended uponPM to make ai ing, Another outcome of hs rip was Izy'spblieation of Tis J Irae in 1948, ‘lhe te fst nor th ast of hs bok izy Stone criczed American economic and iim sd to Geese and ‘Turkey in 1947, bot of which were endangered by Communist insurections. He lnmed thats Grek goverment was ul orks, incompetent, ex-Axis ‘gets. However bis evidence fr his sertion was lacking, and Stone filed {Sanawer a inpornt qoeaton, namely: Asomiag his llegaon to bo poly ton were he leaders ofthe Grek nsrecton any lees comp than the men hey sought in replace? ‘When American Communists decided not support President ary S. ‘Truman n 1948, they ied with non Communist iberals to forma third pola ty, the Progressive, which ny supported. Thr presidental candi a 1948. ‘ns Henry Wallace, who so contstsly championed Soviet postions that he e- Tised to denounce te Communist seizure of the Czechoslovak government in 1948, By 1965, even Tzy Sine was wing to admit ha Wallace inthe 1948 canpaign was ling to tad second alors pepe by thid-te Communist Party iin" (0m May 22, 1948, Tey Stone described Gerhard ise, the notorious Cominter representative ote United States, a iti of pollcal erecaon bythe American goverment and urged Great Britain not dor him i te United States where ad been conviciedof conemptof Congres? In une of 1948, lay Stone spoke a th Harvard Law schoo, where he sted: We stand with guns loaded on the border of Soviet Russa frcing th Russians o fight. ® B‘Aisin Jone 1948, PM went out of busines, Fring Izy wo seek employment ttsewhere, which he found in he New Yank Daly Compass, nother le-wing ubliaion, According 1 an FBI report the Daly Worker, 8 pablcaon ofthe “American Communist Party announced! on October 15,1948 its plan o one Stone ata dane, log wih Homy A Wallace, Lin Heiman, Cifford Da, ad ebers> ‘On March 24, 149, lazy denounced the North Allanic Treaty Organiza ion (ATO), claiming is main porpnse was to hod ack change rather than 0 roveat Soviet miliary aggresion n Western Barope* The Naonal Coun cf ‘American Soviet Friendship, a Soviet fot organization, sponsored a dier on May 25,1949 in appreciation of be work fhe Reverend William Howard Mes ‘atthe City Cente Casino in New York. LF. Stone was one ofthe speakers wha ‘isd Melshathisafhir® In June 1949, Stone desibod Wasson Chris hope to driv the Russians out of Eat Europe tobe inline withthe interest of such corporation as Standard Oi and Chase Manhauan Bak, tough be id nt fe evidence to suppor sac a wid aim.” Even if Churchill's aime and the {meres ofthese corporations di eo that doesnot mean ht Chichi a ‘ed his objentves fo benefit hese or any eter corporations Tn he New York Daly Campass of August 14,194, nay descrited the Sovlt revolution as the bigest event of our time,” stating that the arch of Socialism is cena. Stone's statement stand oot wish rhe than the statement of tend supported by historical evidence, When th Red Chinese dove the forces of Chiang Kai-shek fom mainland China in 199, lzy Stone clad ‘hat Comanism would benefit We backward peas in that land ven Stone's adiring biographer, Robert C. Cote, as astounded by f2y'soptinisn in is sStuntion, commenting tat ‘What such an analysis suggested was that in spit ofthe brah calleciviation campaign, the Moscow Tria the Nazi Soviet ct the lest gushing of he Czch democracy, nde Senet takeover of Eastem Europe, lone ontined itl at com- ‘munism was a progressive force.” nan acl the New YorkDaily Compson Febmary 12,1980, Stone ecard that ‘When the Russans fel bey are no longs sounded they have been since 1917, bya wal ae they wil an tward polical edo, Stone was ths blaming the Soviet Usion’s dctatrehipon the Wes, pracy the United States, ignoring the cenavies ol wadition ofthe despot arin Ras 4 si Iniscolumn inthe New YerkDaly Compass of May 25,1950, ny claimed Bat when he United States, Great Britain, and race protested o Moscow about te lae's creation of an Hast German ary, ey simply wished ost pblicky ‘excuse forthe Pentagon w setup a West German amy Where was his ‘idence for this clan? Whee the Nonh Korean Amy invaded South Korean on “ume 25, 1950, Izy Stone began gathering material ors book onthe Korean War ‘whch woul later publish. (See discussion ofthis volume below). ‘ving advocated so many postions favorable to te Soviet Union, Tay ‘was by 199 20 longer welcome atthe White House, nr could Be ge apoine ‘ments with most Cabinet lve goverment officials. By he ate fries, hs co! "uns wee of ess interest the American pubic which had swung daily {ode sight in eacton to Soviet aggression ia Europe. Having bea ignored zy took his amity to Earope in August of 1950, where be claimed Wat Ameria wat ‘coming Fascist and considered becoming plialrlugee in England” Suey this episode in self dramatization and rationalization oft eign cat ia his work has wo Be sen as pre comedy, a fare which bards on the sew The Hidden History of the Korean War [IF Stone plished The Hidden Mistry ofthe Korean Warin 1952, abook ‘which wad w tis hi reptton forts binae and unstated clans Bo {oe discussing tis volume, however, tis important to delineate te themes of ‘Soviet propaganda, nd then o ski these themes ae repeated i Stone's book on the Korean War, as well s his svczoding books. Perhaps he best discussion of Soviet propaganda themes is found inDesaformansa volume writen by Dr Richard Shultz snd Roy Godson.” Soviet propaganda themes, they point out, clam that he Wes especialy he Unie Stas, aggressive and explonaive of ‘Third Word counties guy of miliaris in tha ish op itormational tensions, ‘soppsed wo negedaios which migh Tit the ineease a nuclear weapons courage btn is sfering frm economic, politcal and social rises; es 10 shou unity among Communist nations; has onions in ber NATO ali- ance inthe sense tal he Unie Stas interferes in the internal ais various West European nations; coopertes wt ay foe of the Soviet Union: an ves ‘numanrghs By 1976, however, be Soviets id concede that here were "eal 1c clement in Westen rations, defining “reals” as having apsiveaitnde towards Communism. There are lhe themes in Soviet propaganda, however, "Which willbe meatoned i th course of his chapter The main thesis of Inay Sioae’s book on he Koran Wat i that President ‘Harry 5. Truman, General Dovglas MacAntur, Chiang Kai-shek of Nationalist Chins, and President Syngman Rae of Soth Korea provokod the North Koreans ‘alc South Kore in June 1950, Each of thse men, acontingt Stone, 00d 5'o benef from the Korean War, Presiden Truman need a cristo persuade ‘Congress o support the Noth Adane Treaty Organization, General MecAtag ‘waned control of unified Korea though war, nd Chiang Kai-bee needed is anflict to get an American commitment to defend Wis island of Farmoss fron invasion by the manlnd Chinese unde Mo Tse-tung, Synpman Roe, impel cal wouble at home, needed a war 10 get his people's sppor.™ Sine these leaders were llegedlytlng Nor Keen to sick by launching vatous prove Satins fom the Sou, they wer nt suited, in Soce's estimation, wie tie "North inaly i atc on Fane 25h, Stone's opie and evidence fortes string ccaston is inmeditly Suspect. Conse frat his chim that resident Truman was not spied by the Initaon of hesttes. I indicated that Adal Roscoe Hien Dice of Cenral neligenc, had repeaaly warned the Administatin thal a asc om South Kore by North Korea was dint possibiiy, Howevee wat ions {ais realize, © bas purposely ignored is that few American lars ook he ‘eoenly esublshed CLA and ts pronouncement seouly a this tne, Anos ot ‘eCLA’s limitations, President Truman ida't even ave Adm ilar ‘ohisintl metngs with avisers once the war had begin’ Truman knew ha General MacArat had not permite the Cet Inteligence Ageary (CIA) to ‘pert in his Far East Command and could not have ch faith a sscxpere in tis area.” tneral MocArhar was probly suse by te attack, contrary oly Stone, bocous his hie inlligence ocr, Major General Chares Willoughby, ‘dang record of serious mistakes ‘Belo theoutesk ofthe Keron War, ‘Willoagy’sineigence officers hao cover the entre Far Zsa darting task for this ime fore, nd ha very litle analyze laformaion™ lany Stone points oat hat John Foster Dales, then Republican adviser {he State Departmen, wasn Sou Korea sory bore the ack at he request of President Truman and he Secretary of Slt, bt did not masa pubic sas. ‘ment on the menace to South Kore fom the North. Sane fins tis “ard to inderstan."* A few pages later, ly claimed hat Dulles was aaius forthe ‘United Stas todo bale with Commisise and s0 vas part ofthe cospcy cited above*” The resson fr Dlles's sce on this subject a the one to litical to understand. Histak wat report fio he President and Serta of ‘Sie, an, if they agreed, to comment he pres later, This is standard procedare ‘and not someshing ob explained by congpiracy thor. Furthermore Dulles ‘ad been prof sucha pos, the last place an earth hat he wold ave wanted oe was in South Korea ator aoat he tne when the Noth Korean ack occurea ‘Stone insisied tht Dale's preseace in Japan this time to be pros ong ‘othepyy coincidences. Ths, coincidence iataken as evidence of canst, Aabious proce at est. Wis ike saying at Lyndon Jobson was Pere when Jol F, Kenedy was assassinated and he was therefore part of rene 16 spicy il Kennedy, nhis chapter on John Foster Dales, Sone claimed hae race wih Russa seemed tobe what Dulles eased? Toston is contnon, Stone poised ou tat wen Dales ated in Tokyo ‘rm Sou Korea on June 21,1950, te sdvoraed “ostv action’ io preserve oe se inthFar Eas" ‘Sone then asked what Dalles meat by"posinesekeas Sno suggesed tat Dulles was advocaig wa, bt e never nade sx ee susment otis effet * Like Senator leseph MoCarby of Wisconsin ene ‘sued hose he didntagree with trough ingeado, cone, raking age ‘hn which suggests the uit of his itm, In making ths tack on Dal Seng ‘sal repeing a Soviet propaganda theme —an agressive Ameren, Sone wot ofthe “preventive war" group the United States Never els be dno reveal who inthe United Sues were advocating prevent car ‘and hs the killing of milion of people ‘xis, was itsmall and composed of nonentes,or dit incl asneablenen, Secof senor offices inthe armed forces? Were they a group of mire othones who were sen by their sypernsas eccenucs and quill case int escent ce ‘oomas possible. Agnin—Lzy sggtsts, bathe does no came forth wih the ov koe, he technigue ofa clever conde Site's inven an only bea rpc ‘is ofthe Soviet propaganda theme oan agressive America, a bunch of nao ‘waiacs ready to make nocleac War wpe frightened ed peace loving word, Crying his a-Ameian datibe oe step fre, zy Stoned hat ‘3 America, ements favoring peace and good will wer by 1350, nade seem naive, catmoded, ed dangeroas~if not doen- Fight sbverive? Having mate this accusation, Sone dil not offer evidence o suppor it This charge ‘ef te usual Soviet propagana themes tthe Unie State is agpeaiog sn niliiti aay tried next to wna coincidence ino evidence fr casio, He pointd ‘uth Seretary of Defense Lous Joon and General Omar Bradley, Clemag fhe Joint Chie of Sf, ave in Japan on Je 8, 1950 o cont wih Ga ‘al MacAnhar Stone then sated that on th Sunday before the Korean War broke ‘tthe Chief of te Imperial General taf, Field Mae Sic Willa Sli, met a Metoume with te Ausalian defense heads. Fm ths cincidone ey ‘eto concider wil th Jganese people longed for peace the American and British military seem wo have been planning vfor was.* ld Soviet propaganda theme ofthe miiaistc Wes. ‘tne ased the word "scam" a an expe hatch 3 tha if pres for evidence "Rates Const ascholr whos cael work on he Soviet Union dung bly, hcoulrenly hat tis sitation “seemed” to bone whereby the Ame cnt eis wel eons, sed ta he Non Korean lee, Kin anand Dstsh sry wee ploting war a Kore, and tate simply rmenione sg weao Mascowin Match 1950 obtain Jost Sins permission to mack tsa fue strane could say te mater more cloey: Noni, yeSoah® Recent archival evidence chained by Rosin historians evel that Jedi forzof is passges tse that Amerie nd Bish miliary din Sung bontardeé Stalin ih fy teen eqesing permishn to wack essary were conspising stata war inKre, despite the fit hat Stone di sth, ning the lle’ zeemen™ ot preset even ashe of evden 0 spor bis contention, zy Stone hat "Sipe pext sought prove ht he Nol Koran stack was no surpise simply repeated the Soviet propaganda theme that the West miliaris wit! ogy Ste Deparmen, thts ving credence tote supposition that te Ames ‘he steht rouse evidence. canshaden trying provoke Noth Kee nt wn. Quoin rom he testimony sd Store amd ex that was equal posible hat oft Asssan Seccayof Sut for United Nations Asie, John D.Hikeson, ‘efor he Sent Appropriations Commitee onthe Sie Dept bie ia 19S, ios pin ot hat Hickson eso tht nays tS know fm ‘IA ports that an stack from the Noth was coming, bu ot when However, ‘he CIA ports a this tine indicated the post fsck om Communit sons ince ars fhe word which nates hal hei ry f "wal may ot teay Sion, ever he propaganda, sugges hot Nosh Kora wassinply respon he hn ult eniouy a Stats " ing to provocations when i invaded South Kore on Jane 25th, bt he gave Stee expuned why June 25,190 was nota reasonable ne for Nort rience to render his suggestion ino pasty o conclusion. Te fre oie at he South, The Svit representative inthe United Nation Secaity Suggestion was sulin to persuade an uncial rear that pthops he Suc war absent hen ad cold hrefore nt se is ea o Keep he UN tn did provoke North Korea iat a defensive action which spread ove th et conaning North Koreas ager and agri o end amar force 0 Xerean Pins, During th Korean War, Soviet propagands cosa bard uh Ker, ly woul hve hala valid point, f commonicaos bares he the South for having sated this unfertaasconhic. Primitive Noth Kore andthe Soviet Unio, sil ebulding from Word War I, ‘ezy laine hat teal tet of he message fo the American Anes old ease oe pect 1950, bot hi int tal robb orto South Korea John 1. Moca, othe Department of tate was tle aio Sone pext use he gtr tof asking a guestion which eas suspicion sho stated tis war. Conisqen, Stone alleged the State Departnest ud penis ncnded Vins, bt fo which basco no evidence. The gues ump of Mocco'seateto makcitapear that Noch Korainvadd the Southey ya thereby stampede he United Nao im declaring the Nor as tbe agare> (Jun 25 he Non (Kor) tacked without provocation or ‘woot ovr to the offensive alr an aac fom the South.” (areateses mine) Sor.™ Stone's allegation isnot logical when we realize that atthe tine of ie stack the South ad on paper 38,000 tropson the border wih the Non but only 1,000 of them wer stall thre, th est having Been sea behind the 38 When MacArthur saw Dulles off fr home atthe airport in ‘Tokyo. they fel they had tat achieved that "posite a tin” Dues expected? pall reserves ogven ave io wack inthe ce paddies he oer an, ‘he Noh Korean any had aproximacly 90000 woos, suppor by ox" nereingly, Ira asked this question the very end ofa chapter place at which ‘aly one bund and fity Soviet T-4anks poised fo the ack ™ the eater i mom ely wo remember an accusation o sialon, "Poste ae- ‘ezy nxt asked abou the Koren War: oi not define bu be mpc is at means war. zz Stone was simply ing time-vrn heme of Soviet ropganda thatthe Ue Stas, swe ait Mach’ pan? noes "the West was aggresive and song war The reba acto Sime's "thdlogy can Beer hig bythe flowing example oppose an ‘Tia aoe example of So's of rogaine a emaiany oe . = Idd quan wih tr noo tint ily. ang ta doin fe qn el welt gel etree kine nema ofrmany sary des The pl cumon is ques wel wi oe 8 » ‘When Vics Preskent Lyndon Johnson shook hands with Pres‘ent Joti Kenney on that aefa day in Dal, did Jobason feel hat atlat he was abot to schieve “postive scion” for kis plas? ada teme ofa peace loving Soviet Union. ‘When Stone dseried the American bcakhrongh from the Pusan prim. ctr bes it was dv tothe selena” of Red Chia andthe Soviet Unio, ‘one of Stone's colagucs had writen sch garbage, Izzy would probably ae 24885 his was a miary victory for Truman ‘ecaed him tobe completly dishonest or an incompetet, ro unmiis fal "ey mn am Jost in ime forthe elections. 8 ‘On pge 75, hy ep tat members of UN Security Conc vl : . to oppor Na Kae, eat ty wae deena pon Asean ab Ts. aver tary victory ident i ems of Committ teres hievidencs? Tis as part tor’ tatcr—to mat ne ni-Ames. alan Avericn olin s woof his lamp or peel un in an wpsoning an statement afer the or with ie ono evden to back up hs charges. 00 veal leaned the old pial matin tat ifone wows enough mad, some few pages Inter, zy clied that te possibilty of peace in September s bund sick. 1830 cased amity in Washington, owing tothe fact that America politcal and Stone net conden the “mary nth United Nations who aout lity ees wer tsng he Karan Wa gt nese ppropsans fom sve he Soviet Unio oat of is orpanizaton nore use e UN wap CEBESneder bildupthnewyoanzed NATO Fores Headed ta the American ply f eosin. {Aselement in Kore at that moment woold essen ear of Mos: ‘There were many who bad lng hoped to dive the Soviets out oom of he United Nations and convert he organization ise ino an encase ‘Tere wasonly one problem with his aseton—as slay had no evidence 1» ‘nck uphischarge. Ineonrstth American warmonges, lazy ound ie Soviet ‘tay didnot mak ler who many" wer ox provide any evidence conceming POY Fein Minister acoA Mal, be aaousfopeace How di zy the non, ng cont neyo make Ue asec, know his Mt Male ai 90. ALthis point ey Stone displayed eer a de ‘tone thn imlid that Jose San fr the sake of peace, was wing e PA malvwt bllove whatover the Russians might say, or a determination 19 suffer buntiaon in th Unite Nation by resuming Soviet pacption mat low he Soviet propaganda ln, no mater how fr from eat itmight be. ‘rpnization, dept the fat tat Navona China reine is membership in OR. 10, Skone linea peace wouldhavebeenaelamity"fo Amex. canclements who waned ora the Germans and Japanese and sought an that boy. coin lave provenive war Ixy eed ee aloes Amen warmon- ihe American press might well have lied ht Stain was S888 “sperados."* Tn conta bis carer aims of peacedovng Sain, Gating bomb fo tak of pace ey sre Preset Tran a avin teu Stalin was not exsy a peace-oving pen. By 1952 when y's book wat ~ctmbtthe iea of peace ‘published, tai ad, txording 1 cacao of te Robert Conus, ied Tony milion of sown pare?™ ey next aimed hat rst Taman ay llged tat ven United Nas rope wee bemned inthe Pusat . perinetr ah begining o he Karan Wie, tid wan pace: "ad Rusa wanted war, da was tein Begin i* er sought toprove Truman's warmongering bythe cai at inordertachicne restive fll employment, he President nceded ge defense exper, which Stone ignores the fic ta Soviet leaders wanted to Kep ut ofthe Koran con- Ould be chsined only if he cou rete a"Red scare” fi, where the United Sines was being Gnned of it sole, mater, and sup- ‘ot fom th hone fon, Tsead,Skone was coment to parade the Soviet popa- Bat President Thuman’s years in offic have been..colored at ” ahome by the fact goverment expenditures, a necessary in “Truman's day a Roosevelt main al erployment,