The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-11-14

Ing at war with the AXIS.
Ambassador Constantine Ouman-
sky, who moves out 10 make room
for Comrade Litvinov, has been
popular ever since Herr Hitler
started hostilities against the U. S.
S R.. but Ltvi is regarded as hav-
ing eXtra-specia claims 10 Ameri-
can consideration
After being turned down for a
tenancy in Russia's big ambassa-
dorial mansion in our capital. he
nevertheless initiated, at long
range, TO begin with. a series Of
negotiations that finally got the
Soviet regime recognized by Uncle
Samuel As these discussions ap-
preached a climax Maxim visited
the United states, and that time
we let him in, to close the deal. He
made an excellent impression, too,
for personally he's a frst-rate EEL
low.
II he'd been reappointed to the
Washington embassy following
recognition. there's no doubt he'd
have been perfectly acceptable
here BY then, however, Moscow
needed him for the job Of foreign
commissar. and he took it.
In this post he was rip-snortng-
~ anti-Nazi and anti-Fascist,
which is one reason why Washing
ton thinks so well of him at pres
ent. Being anti-Nazi and anti-Fas-
cist was all o. K at the Kremln
also, until Boss 'Commissar Josef
Stain began working up to his
pact with the Axis That queered
him. Joe canned him out of office
and into deep Soviet disfavor.
Vyacheslav Molotov got the for
eigu -cef4fffissaFship- and LitN-
didn't miss being OGPU'ed by very
much.
Litvinov Resurrected
But oh, what a difference when
Adolf took the warpath against
josef
Naturally Joe couldn't but re-
member how many times Max had
warned him against that tricky
Fuehrer in Berlin and equally
tricky Duce in Rome.
He resurrected Max in a hurry
and here he comes to Washington,
with the door latch huttering in
the breeze to welcome him. Quite
a contrast to the last occasion.
isn't II?
For one thing, wanting a lot OF
things from the United States and
realizing. Of course. that Litvi's
record must have boosted him into
dandy standing here, it's a safe bet
that Joe wants to capitalize MIN.
There's no particular puzzle in
volved In Commissar Stains Sc
lection Of Maxim as his Washing
ton emissary. The case of Saburo
Kurusu, new japanese ambassador.
Is pretty puzzling. though.
Saburo doesn't succeed Anbas-
sador Kichisaburo Nonura. He
supplements him Saburo and Kich-
isaburo VIII be twin ambassadors.
Russia's relations with this coun-
try are friendly enough now to
make one ambassador a sufficiency,
but Jspan's are strained enough to
call. perhaps, for a pair OF EN-.
Just what sort Of a policy
Premier Tojo's lncubating at Toxic
is heck Of a problem.
Admiral Nomura, lone Washing
ton ambassador hitherto. Is as
sessed as not anti-American-
rather pro" Z ANYTHING When he
arrived here the impression was
that he'd been chosen largely for
that reason.
: New Ambassador Kurusu has an
out-and-out pro- Yankee reputation.
He has an American wife
AppeasementS
Now, why did the Toxic govern
ment send that particular team
here unless IT'S trying to appease
US? II doesn't necessarily follow
that it's appease-ish because Of any
good will in our direction Maybe
it's merely because the Japs are
afraid Of us. Nevertheless. an ap-
peasement policy's the only one in
dicated by Jap diplomatic appoint
ments to Washington.
TT II u