The people's voice., 1941-07-30
A. an EnslishmAn SECS 1.-THE
WORM in the NEWLY-RIPE APPLE

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position to carry out such a policy
G.e., ito prevent the starvation of tn
post-armistice period, the currenc
disorders throughout Europe, and tn
wide fluctuations of employment, maj
kets and prices which were the caus
of so much misery in the 20 year
between the two wars"). Note tina
word "aIone."
It is a pretty and typical piece o
foreign-office work, and | do not won
der that the Soviet ambassador, list
ening in the diplomats gallery of tn,
House of Commons, failed to wear hi
customary bland aspect. The CLAIM
was all the more extraordinary fol
Mr.. Eden's admission in the sam,
speech that Allied shipping would bt
at such low ebb as to make even the
problem of Britain's food acute.
Preparing for Future Action
Both London and Washington have
left ample maneuvering ground fol
future face-abouts should the neces
sity arise. Mr.. Churchill said in his
broadcast of June % announcing CO
operation with the Soviet Union: "Hit
Ter is monster of wickedness, in
satiable in his lust for blood and
plunder. The nazi regime is in,
distinguisha from the worst fea.
ture of communism. 1t is devoid of
all theme and principle except ap-
petite and racial domination. /"
Mr.. Eden similarly went out of his
way to put on record the official
hatred (his own word) of commun-
ism.
Americas rulers took parallel steps.
Sumner Welles, June %: ITO the
people of the United States the prin-
ciples and doctrines of communist die
tatorship are as intolerable and alien
to their own beliefs as are the prin-
ciples and doctrines of nazi dictator
ship. Neither kind of imposed over
lordship can, or will, have any sup
port.
Nothing could be clearer. The
caveat Is entered, freeing the hands
of both capitals for any action that
may be necessary at some future
time (perhaps not far away.)
William Hickey, the Daily EXPRESSES
able columnist, records one phase of
this extraordinary episode: There
were sore hearts at the foreign office
yesterday Informed circles and
high diplomatic sources had head
aches. The myriad liberal publicists
who have been assuring us for years
that there was mo difference between
nazism and bolshevism-tha the nazi-
soviet pact was an inevitable express
sion of theological sympathy-looked
as glum as the blimps"
Let them lift up their hearts again
its a long lane that has no turning.
Here is the reaction of the blimps
themselves (Hannen Swaffer, Daily
Herald, June 24): "a friend on Sum
lay morning heard the secretary of
former cabinet minister remark, 4
hope they'll beat the bolshevists,' and
then apologize when his chief re-
proved him. The same friend, lunch
ng at military club, heard a retired
Brass Hat say to some others In the
lext alcove: L hope the Germans will
)omb hell out of the Russians'l"
The methods and occasion7 Here
ire some clues: The ministers of the
ormer fascists relationships In the
hree Baltic states are still In London,
md still recognized as representing
he governments" of those countries.
There are two White Guard Ukrain-
an organizations In London, just as
Hitler permits them In Berlin. He
las the notorious Hetman, Skoprad-
Ky, but 1t is almost unknown that
has available the Hetman's
ION, who has been in Britain for the
asst 18 months. He came here after
, tour of the United States and Can
ida "making contacts" among empire
Ukrainians, significantly enough In
february, 1910, at the height of the
finnish Intervention campaign. With
lin was his "foreign minister" M.
<orostovetz, which certainly looks as
hough he Is setting up In competition
With papa.
AS for the Poles, Sikorski has made
he magnificent offer to forgive and
orget all If the U. S. S. R. will re-
urn to the treaty of 1921, imposed
N Russia after war of aggression
gainst her young and weakened state.
which tore off the entire provinces
Inhabited by non-Polish peoples of
russian and Ukrainian stockl
The plainest, bluntest indication of
british policy can be found in the
ditorial of Britain's biggest-circula-
ion paper the $500, ,OO0sale Daily Ex-
ress of June "a:
"FooIsl What midsummer mad
ess is 1t which makes you think that
Russian reverse for Hitler can end
II our troubles? -. II the Rus
ians succeed, 1t will be major tri-
mph. BUT ARE WE STRONG
ENOUGH YET TO TAKE ADvAN-
AGE OF THAT TRIUMPH" The
apital letters are the Expresses en-
hasis.)