The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-26

These q u S.
tons are being asked in Washing
ton and maybe in London, too.
Even those who ask them don't
answer themselves very believing
" in the affirmative. Nevertheless,
il sounds odd to hear such queries
put.
It's understandable why the
world democracies' leaders deem II
Mise to aid the Muscovites all they
can in the latters' fight with the
Axis. Their opinion is that their
imperative first consideration Is
TO see Herr Hitler's and Signor
Mussolini's types Of totalitarianism
destroyed, leaving 'Bolshevism to
be worried about later on.
All the same, numerous sugges-
tons have been made that Joe
Stains system is due to be 81 ex-
ceedingly difficult institutionro be
democratically dealt with after the
war. assuming the Nazis' and F'as-
cists' extinction as a result OF the
pending conflict. Joe, on that
supposition, having been very help
full to 'em, it'll be hard for the de-
mocracies to resume being dead
against him, as heretofore, and yet
they certainly won't like Bolshe-
vism any better than ever they did.
But suppose that Joe Stain HIM
self and the rest of the Bolsheviki
have, in the meantime, become de-
mocratized.
Hints From Moscow
Perhaps it's only wishful think
ing. but it's fact that hints have
been coming from Moscow lately
that are Economically favorably
Interpreted
SThe Soviet folk manifestly are
highly appreciative Of their alli-
ance with Britain and Of our readi-
ness to send EN- all possible sup
plies from the United States-on
credit, if necessary, and it's made
clear that we don't care much
whether or not we ever collect.
I've referred already to the food
OF news releases that Russian
Ambassador Oumansky has been
putting out from his Washington
headquarters ever since the Nazis
launched their attack on his home
country and it became apparent to
him that our sympathies generally
were on his side of the campaign.
Before that he hadn't peeped for
publicity. Now I land every COR
respondent in the capitaD get
mimeographed pages and pages
from him daily. bidding for Amer
lean support.
And there's scarcely page that
doesn't emphasize Russia as de-
mocracy.
A quotation from the Moscow
newspaper, Izvestia, was illustra-
tive. 1t directly followed conclu-
sion of the Russo-British pact.
This agreement, said Izvestia, as
quoted, puts both great countries
in the same camp Of democratic
nations devoted to the noble ideal
Of the destruction Of the most per-
fdious foe Of humanity. culture
and civilization"
Democratic nationsw - mind
you Russia's one Of 'em, accord
ing to Izvestia and that release Of
Ambassador Oumanskys.
Traditional Friendship!
The ambassadors literature also
strongly stresses Russia's tradi-
tional friendship for the United
States, dating back to czarist days
and to the sociability Of the two
countries across Behring Strait.
But that Communistic Russia's
a democracy is different thing.
Is it just dressing itself up in a
democratic disguise in an emer-
gency. or Is 1t honestly Topping
democratically?
Russias revolution from car
ism is being quite intensively an
alyzed.
Originally 1t was intended to be
an anarchist revolution. Anarch-
ism is the ultimate Of democracy
so violently ultimate that no ra-
tional student Of society believes
that it can be made to work. 1t
didn't work in Russia's case. but