Evening star., 1941-03-06
Stowe Answers Readers
Differences Between 'Isms' and Our
Form of Government Most important

Leland Stowe continues today
to dnsDer questions asked BY
readers concerning the series of
articles he IDrote tollotDing his
return from the European battle
fronts.
Some readers asked questions
on topics far remoued from the
subjects OF Mr.. StoWe'S articles
and these mere not nnswered, as
they Dere considered outside the
scope of the series.
@. What is the difference between
Communism, Nazi-iSm and FaScism?
CHARLES N. CREWDSON.
Auburn, KY.
A. The difference between Com
munism, Nazi-ism and Fascism is the
difference between cyanide of potas-
sium, strychnine and large dose
of laudanum. All three have pre-
cisely the same effect upon parlia-
mentary government, freedom of
speech and of the press, and free
business enterprise. AS between
Red Bolshevism and Brown Boil
shevism (Which is what Nazi-ism
really Isl Red Bolshevism Is no.
toriously inefficient, whereas Hit
ler's Brown Bolshevism is terribly
and formidably efficient. Lots of
people can't seem to get it through
their heads. A lot of people in Eu-
rope who didn't get it through their
heads are now dead or in concen-
tration camps or being bossed by
Nazi troops Of occupation. 1t seems
to me it is much more important for
Americans to do lot of thinking
about what the differences are be-
tween any of these isms and our own
way of living and our own system of
government. We may not have very
much more time to think about this
as an academic question.
@. If Stain considers Hitler his
greatest potential foe with whom
military showdown is inevitable why
doesn't he join Great Britain while
they are still resisting with great
power?
MAURICE L. BRENNER,
Chicago, ILL.,
A. Stain doesn't join Britain now
against Germany because he knows
that the Soviet war machine and
Soviet production and transporta-
ton need every month they can pos
sibly gain to build up the Red
Army's strength for a final day of
reckoning. Stain also has no de-
sire to contribute to an early de-
feat of Hitler. The longer the war
the more seriously weakened both
Germany and Britain will be. OBJ
viously that is the most important
way to increase Russia's strength in
contrast to the other powers. If
Hitler should seem to be on the
verge of actually conquering the
British Isles you might find Stain
suddenly swinging into action in the
East for the sake of keeping the
balance and keep Britain in the
war. But Soviet Russia wouldn't
take that kind of chance until there
Is absolutely no other alternative
left.
@. Did Germany threaten to send
troops against Finland and employ
other methods of pressure, to force
Finland to sign the peace treaty
with Russia? Why does the Finnish
government permit German en-
gineers and troops now to remain
in Finland? V. KANTANEN,
Chicago, Ill.
A. I have never heard that Ger
many threatened to send troops
against the Firms. Berlin, however,
did everything in its power through
diplomatic channels to force the
Firms to sign peace with Russia
chiefly, think, in order to keep as
much Finnish territory out of Soviet
hands as possible before a complete
collapse could occur. If the Finnish
government now permits a certain
number of German Army engineers
and other units in Finland it is prob
ably because the Firms realize per-
fectly we'll that the Soviets are much
less likely to attempt a second in
vaSion of their country so long as
they know that German Army rep
resentatives are already on the spot
inside Finland.
@. Where are the various units of
the French Navy; would the larger
units be effective were they to come
under NaI control and is this con-
tingency probable?
FRANK C. ROACH,
Ocean Park, Calf.
A. In CaSablanca, Morocco, five
weeks ago I saw the powerful new
French battleship, Jean Bart, an
chored at the pier. 1t is now almost
completed. A French cruiser and
several smaller ships were also in
Casablanca at that time. suppose
there may be several French naval
units in Dakar Harbor, although I
do not know for certain about this.
Some units of the French fleet are
undoubtedly in Algiers and Tunisia,
but as to their exact disposition I
have no first-hand information.
@. Did the Russians smash the
Mannerheim line, and did they ac-
tually break through this line? Is it