Evening star., 1933-04-18

Eonight's Anti-Soviet Meeting.

II Is hitting LIlaL WdSIlulSVoll 1IdS ooeh
chosen as the scene OF an impressive
national demonstration of protest
against the proposal to accord American
diplomatic recognition to the Russian
Soviet government. Seldom has there
been assembled in favor Of a peace
time cause more significant league OF
ppinion than that which will find ex-
preston at the hands Of well-known
ritizens of all ranks In the Washing
ton Auditorium tonight. Their words
vail have, as they deserve to have. an
audience immeasurably larger than the
visible one to which they are to be ad-
dressed. Radio has few opportunities
Nor the dissemination of more useful
public information than it will carry on
this occasion. The American Legion
deserves the country's congratulations
Tor launching the meeting.
"A mere tabulation of the organiza-
tions which will participate indicates
the wide range Of support arrayed
against recognition of Communism by
the United States Government. Among
the bodies which demand continuance
pf the anti-recognition policy main
tained by four Presidents in succession
Land, to date, by President Roosevelt
are the American Federation of Labor,
american Coalition Of Patriotic So
cieties, Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, National Sojourners, Junior Order
nf American Mechanics, Sons and
Daughters of America, General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, American
War Mothers, Military Order OF the
World War, Disabled American Vet
erans, American Women's Legion,
Eastern Star, National Patriotic Coun-
ei American Vigilant Intelligence Fed
grafton, Daughters of the Union, League
of War Veteran Guardsmen, National
Patriotic Council. National Security
League, Reserve officers Association OF
the United States, United States
Daughters of 1912, United Spanish
War Veterans and American Legion
huxiharies.
The arguments against establishment
bf official relations with red autocracy
ht Moscow are too we'll known to re-
uuire restatement. The moral certainty
that recognition would officially open
the way to ruthless Soviet propaganda
is the strongest Of them. Less under
~tood ora +ba a oro1,yoopte NJ tbnSe OrolIns
which are fomenting the drive to divert
the new administration at Washington
from the path consistently trodden by
Its four immediate predecessors. Their
plea is based broadly on the contention
that recognition would mean more busi-
ness for American commerce and in
dustry. Little or nothing Is said OF
the Communist governments gnawing
desire, indeed its urgent necessity, to
obtain long-term credits here for pur-
Chases, or, failing that, to hornswoggle
the United States into some scheme OF
nt-guaranteed credits to Rus
Eia, along the lines which the British
bnd German governments have found
eo costly.
'Ons thing, it would be supposed,
should suffice to give pause to those we'll
meaning Americans who have become
persuaded, honestly no doubt, that rec
pgnition would be a good thing. That
Is that Soviet Russia is pledged, as it
always has been pledged, to leave no
stone unturned to overthrow capitalist
governments like our own. As late as
Ganuary z, 1888. Stain addressed Com
inunist party leaders in Moscow as fol-
lows:
Our own camp is being increased
throughout the world by the successes of
the five-year plan. This means that
proletarian revolutions are threatening
the capitalist world and that these Sue
ceSses are mobilizing revolutionary
forces of all countries against capital
ism. No one can doubt now that the
3neaning of the five-year plan, far from
being a private matter of the Soviet
Union. has international potentialities
without limit.
+ It Is the business Of the American
people and their government to see to
at that the Soviet camp" is not per-
Knitted to pitch its tents under the OFF,
Eial and protecting aegis of Russian
embassy at Washington, thence to
garry on its campaign for ''proletarian
revolution" in the United States.