Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-01
u. S. Feeling
Toward Russia
Not Changed
Encourage Re S Only
in Maj War
By WESTBROOK PEGLER

DN YVES lDhOOh TLOLEhs
MARK SULLIVAN of the
AA New York Herald Tribune
outfit, my colleague in punditry.
has been worrying about the
American party line, so TO
speak, now that Hitler has
chased Joe Stain into the war
on our side, but / think I can
straighten him out and many
others with him and gladly UNI
dertake 10 do so.
Mr.. Sullivan is afraid that our
governments announcement OF
policy of all-possible-aid-to-
Russia made an impression
that we seemed TO take toward
Russia the same relation that
we have TO Britain" and in
auired How can we say we
are going to help Stain and, at
the same time, 20 on with our
prosecution or Stain agents in
the United States 50"
say that's easy.
LIRST Of all, We all know
Il we are not going 10 take
toward Russia the same relation
that we have toward Britain.
for. ia. Americans. the Russians
are, Just another breed of face
less people like the Germans,
lacking volition in this war and
all other situations.
They didn't come m to pre-
serve any Of the freedoms which
we have heard so much about ,
or 10 preserve the western civil
ization and christianity from
Hitler and The German race.
They suddenly found them
selves AZ war 10 save their own
likes. without. as far as any
one knows, 50 much as word
of parley or even the pretense
OF grievance.
They have 70 fight on our side.
and inasmuch as they must
fight the common enemy IL
would he foolish of US not 10
give them a cheer which Is
practically all we can give them,
anyway and refrain from
-hampering them.
4 ND victory for our side GER
n tainly doesn't mean that We
automatically fall victim 10
StaliniSm under Russian DOM
nation. because. as we very well
know, the Russians have been
absurdly dumb and clumsy in
their efforts 10 spread conmu-
nism in other lands. and have
lost the decision wherever they
made the break, producing. in
stead. the reaction of Hitler
ism. which is just communism
under native management.
We don't have 10 fear their
conquering US after the war II
our side wins. but we certainly
would have 10 fear enslavement
By Hitler should he win. be-
cause that man is not only az
vile as Stain but a tremendous
fighter who hates our very
trlpes.
AS 10 whether we will whip
UP something Of our own 10
abolish and superSede our ac-
cuStomed and cherished Ameri-
can way in the event of VIC
tory. | wouldn't undertake 10
say. because II has been my idea
for a long time that the Ameri-
can people have been running
down 10 the saloon with our
most precious heirloom and
trading them in for habit-form-
ing shots Of grog 10 reconcile US
to our troubles.
We have actually come 10 the
point now of saying that man
is ignoble and un-American who
plaintivelp insists that he Is en-
titled 10 the money he earns
and all he can earn legitimately.
And ironically the-South
which. for good and easily re-
membered reasons. hates carpet
baggcrS. voted almost unani-
mously and repeatedly for new
carpet-bagger system in return
for some pieces Of silver out Of
Washington.
GO IF we win. with the invol-
~ untary assistance Of the Rus
slams. and nevertheless lose those
freedoms and our human ndivid-
uality that will be lust the fault
Of ourselves and fate.
But if Hitler wins we will do
as Hitler SAYS. because he will
have a world on which 10 draw
for soldiers and the tools and
ships Of war. all directed by this
amazingly and frightfully eff
cient and ruthless genius.
And now what about this
business of prosecuting Stains
agents while we are, in a man.
or of speaking, his ally in the
war on the common enemy?
Well, IL Britain had agents
among us trying 10 set UP
kingdom we would prosecute
those agents. too.
But the British have had the
intelligence to realize that We
don't want a king and would
resent any attempt 10 establish
a monarchy here and have left