The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-30

Having had considerable repor-
torial experience Of my own in that
part Of the world. l inclined to
agree with the ex-senator. Even
then il was obvious that the Nazis,
whom II was growing increasingly
clear we were going to like less
and less, were an impending threat
to the Muscovites. The latter and
the Japs, too, are chemically poised
for a clash with one another. and
our relations with Nippon were de-
veloping, and have continued 70 90
so, in the direction Of an unpleas-
ant strain.
So 1 wrote a column, indorsing
what Smith w had said. And DID
I get hades for it!-on the ground
that it was an altogether overly ex-
pressed editorial opinion.
Well, maybe it WAS too edito-
rial. but how good a guess has 1t
proved to be a.? Herr Hitler hoped
the Russians so suddenly that, as
I've had previous occasion to re-
mark, our public sentiment was
momentarily ratified by his new
move, but it seems to be arriving
at a conclusion pretty fast. State
Undersecretary Sumner Welles cpl
tomized it, with his statement to
the effect that. while we're as anti
Communistic as ever, the most ur-
gent considerations to squelch
Nazi-dom. Undoubtedly not know
ing yet. he didn't explain just what
we ought to do, but he did pro-
claim plainly that, for the present,
our anti-Nazi-ism outweighs our
anti-Conmunism.
They'll Come Later
The Communists aren't fighting
FOR the democracies. They're
fighting for themselves. and doing
1t perforce. Nevertheless, It serves
the democracies' purposes to have
'em put up an ugly fght.~As Com
munists, If necessary the democ-
racies can attend to 'em later on.
That wasn't the text. but it was
the essence Of Sumner Welles'
broadcast.
It generally is agreed in Wash
ington that one Of Herr Hitler's OBJ
jects in jumping The Soviet OUTFIT
was to split popular sentiment in
THE United States-to drive our
anti not into pro-
Nazi-ism Che couldn't have hoped
for that, but into quiescence, con-
sidering that he's fighting Commu-
nism.
The reaction I get in our capital
indicates that the scheme didn't
work. Even our isolationistic law
makers continue to argue only for
our non-participation in the war
and against lease-lending; they
don't wish the Russians lat least
not now any hard luck. Our aid
to-Britain and Intervention faction
tends to favor aid-to-Russia. too
until the Nazis are licked. If that's
accomplished. I presume they'll re-
sumo hating Communism as much
as ever they did. But some Of 'em
do figure this way-that maybe
Nazi-ism and Fascism both will be
extinguished and that, in the con-
fusion, Communism also will go by
the board.
AS for our American Commu-
nists, Herr Hitler's converted them
bodily-in the opposite direction
from himself
Turnabout
Those boys. with the Axis and
Russia loosely allied, were all for
tying up Yankee industry, to pre-
vent it from sending supplies to
Britain. Now they're yowling to it
to produce and help the Muscovites
for all it's worth. They're Mortified
at the idea of strikes and sabotage.
Chairman William 2. Foster and
Acting Secretary Robert Minor
Irregular. Secretary Earl Browder's
in Jail for passport fraud) Of the
American Communistic party have
issued an appeal to all faithful
Communistic brethren in the Unit
ed States simply to crack their