Evening star., 1934-09-18

Indications that the League Of Ma
tions will admit Russia are favorably
received in the United States, which
still refrains from foreign political
alliances but sees the situation with
disinterested eyes. 1t is felt that
admission of Russia might induce
Japan to support the League and also
affect the ambitions of Germany
either inducing that country to follow
the example of Russia or accept the
encirclement of its own boundaries as
bar to aggressive action against
other countries.
Among the limited number of Amer
ican newspapers that voice opposi-
tion to the admission of the Soviets
is the Birmingham (Ala) News. which
states editorially: "One would like
to regard the prospective entrance
of Russia into the League wholly
as a promising forecast of a stronger
and more nearly universal organiza-
ton. Yet, it is not entirely possible
to take such a thoroughly optimistic
view of the matter. The steps which
have been taken by England, France
and Italy-in the direction of bring
ing Soviet Russia into the League
are such as to give one the disagree
able impression that it is an 'entepte,
rather than a league of universal
brotherhood which these three enter
prising nations of Europe have in
mind"
"Russia's entry" comments the
Lexington (Ky) Leader, will not
give any added strength, but may in
troduce a new element of weakness.
Whatever the present necessities of
the case may dictate, ultimately the So
Wet government must adhere to her
prime purpose of bringing about a
worldwide revolt of the proletariat.
State capitalism as now practiced in
Russia cannot safeguard itself, or long
endure, except through one compro-
mise after another, so long as in most
of the world the capitalistic order un-
der private control continues"
The Watertown IN. " Daily
Times explains that "the Continent
and the world still have no place for
the political beliefs of Mr.. Stain, but
he is far the lesser of two evils, as he
stands today, in comparison with the
| uncontrolled ambitions of Mr.. Hitler
and the Japanese militaristS."
Observing that the chief nations
of the League offered Russia a per-
manent seat in the League Council
the Portsmouth (Ohio) Times feels
that the new move entails realign-
ment of alliances that might be said
to give the Russian bear new home" "
The Atlanta Constitution notes that
Moscow has Gained down in the
adherence to many of its most rad
ical communistic doctrines, but
neither Russia nor France is actuated
by an earnest desire to better world
conditions" The Columbus (Ohio)
Dispatch observes that while Russia
is struggling to gain entry to the
League, Japan is shifting farther
from international cooperation" and
the Dispatch wonders which power
will profit from this exchange of rela-
tive positions"
The view that Russia could help
to restore the power of the League
is held by the Rochester Times
Union, the Cincinnati Times-Star, the
Worcester Evening Gazette, the New
ORLEANS Times-Picayune and the San
Jose (Calif) Mercury Herald.
"If Russia goes in and Germany
remains out" according to the New
Bedford Mercury, Russia will gair
prestige and the Hitler regime in Ger
many will be embarrassed by more
complete political isolation Of that