shall learn to collaborate in the manner expected by those
whom we represent, in the manner expected by public
opinion in the democratic countries.

3. WHAT THE AMERICAN AND BRITISH
PRESS LACKS
One final remark. Mr. Byrnes suggested, in a tone
amounting almost to a challenge, that his speech be published
in the Soviet press. In doing so he stated that Molotov's
speech of yesterday had already been published in the Amer-
ican press. But here before me is today's issue of the Amer-
ican newspaper New York Herald Tribune. It does not con-
tain my speech. The facts do not bear out the statement that
the American press has published this speech. Yet this news-
paper has already extensively criticized that speech and, as
we see, has done so before publishing the speech itself.
Does Mr. Byrnes suggest that the Soviet newspapers act
on the basis of reciprocity in publishing his speech? If we
are to act on the basis of reciprocity, we must advise the So-
viet press to publish criticism of Mr. Byrnes' speech without
publishing the speech itself.
Of course this would be wrong. The Soviet delegation
holds a different view. We accept Mr. Byrnes" suggestion.
We shall publish his speech, and let the Soviet people read
this speech just as we have heard it here. But when it is
proclaimed here by some that their press is free, if you please,
and that everything about it is splendid, some perfectly legit-
imate questions are likely to arise.
Not a little material is available for a correct charac-
terization of the leading American press. We might refer,
for instance, to the book of the American, George Seldes,
"The Facts Are," and to a number of other books in which
one can find quite a lot that is useful on this subject.
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