The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-06

soviet lOlh nave
WINSTON lined up as one
Churchll of the United
Nations. Without in the least hint
ing at a criticism Of Winston for
the latter's outspokenness, it's
understood he feels that, so far
as he's concerned. silence relative
to the different kinds Of unity in
VOWED in the situation is more
tactful than volubility would be
just at present.
Now, ! don't believe that even
the most ardent anti-Communist
suspects F D. r. Of the slightest
sympathy with Moscow's govern
mental system and methods, e%-
cept as they're employed to throw
a crimp into the Nazis.
Nevertheless. I do hear some
complaints that the Stain regime
is taking advantage Of presidential
reticence TO attempt considerable
missionary work in the United
States. That it's making many
converts isn't asserted, but Of
course, there always are few
suseeptiblos to any brand of prop
uganda. and the Communist-antis
are extremely sensitive to their
chipping,
What makes 'em particularly
sore is that the Soviet embassy in
Washington is the source of lot
Of literature in the form Of an In
formation Bulletin issued daily
or oftener to the press OF the
country.
Propaganda, Too
These releases purport to be
purely war news, which, as it has
been good Of late, from the United
Nations standpoint, is welcome.
They do, though, contain a bit
of what's fairly describable as
propaganda.
Illustratively, there was quite
an eruption of it at the time Of
Moscow's recent gathering in COM
memoration of the death OF Via
dinir Lenin, the Soviet Republics
founder, IS years ago.
Il wasn't exactly a memorial,
either. 1t was q glorihcation OF
Russian arms victories over the
Nazis, which was all right from
the democracies' angle, since that
was precisely what they wanted,
and maybe it was an inspiration to
still greater efforts by the Soviet
soldiers in pursuing and lambast-
ing the retreating hordes OF Hitler
ism. The keynote Of Moscow's pub
LEFTY, however, was vociferous en-
phasis upon the proven success"
Of Communism. That class, scat
tered far and wide throughout the
land, got the commandments
goat, and then some. / imagine
that not much Of 1t was printed in
American newspapers, but it land
ed, though perhaps it wasn't read,
upon every editorial desk in the
nation.
What's more, there are several
native Communistic groups in our
midst-not of any serious conse-
quenoe, but noisy. They held Lenin
memorial meetings, too. adopted
resolutions, demanded the release
Of Earl Browder, and attracted
considerable miscellaneous atten-
ton, entirely out Of proportion 10
their Importance, but aggravating
to folk who regard the cult as a
genuine menace to our form OF
government.
What makes the anti-Commu-
nists maddest, though, is that am
bassador!al Information Bulletin.
Mailed out from Moscow's diplo-
matte headquarters in Washington,
they think il has an Official ap-
pearance. Nazi, Fascist and Japa-
nese dope is dried up at its
sources, but Russia's simply effer-
vesces.
A Good Press Agent
Ambassador Maxim Ltvinov Is
good at it, too.
He has an American sense OF
news and the copy ne turns out is
interesting.
Following the Russian revolu-
ton and our break in diplomatic
relations with the Soviet Repub-
lies. they didn't have any repre-
sentation for a long time. Even
after relations were re-established
they were quite aware that they
were unpopular here and kept as
quiet as mice.
But the very morning after Herr
Hitler jumped on 'em, Constantin
Oumansky, then their Washing
ton ambassador. turned loose his