Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-31
Wallace Plan
Would Aid
Communism
Would Convert Fascists
Into Reds, Atheists
BY wESTBROOK PEGLER

BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
A S THE American people yield
"A their liberties 10 their gov
eminent. the better 10 fight the
dictators and the sooner to win
the war with the least possible
loss of American lives. that gov
eminent becomes daily more
impatient toward the very free
dom which the Fourth Of July
orators used 10 refer TO as the
sacred heritage.
Henry Wallace. the vice presi-
dent, has spoken slightlngly OF
the Bill of Rights.
Now he proposes that, after
this war. when the Soviet die
tatorship will overrun tho Euro
pean continent, the Unite d
States and her allies supervise
or inspect the school systems Of
the enemy countries TO undo.
as far As possible. the diabolical
work Of Hitler and the japanese
war lords in poisoning the minds
of the young.
WALLACE. who detests die
w tatorShip in the enemy ma
tionS. rather admires the Russia
dictatorship, not merely AS A
military ally hut also as
method OF government.
As he continues 10 call for
cooperation and mutuality all
over the world after the war. he
offers no valid assurance that
the realistic Stain and his help
ers viii desist from spreading
communism in Europe
Stain, himself, has given no
such commitment and il would
he worthless. in the light OF our
own experience IN the United
States, If he should.
NOR. although Soviet Russia
Il gave a solemn promise 70
Quit interfering in the domestic
affairs Of this nation IN The
treaty Of recognition negotiated
early in the New Deal that
interference has continued down
10 the present hour under the
auspices Of. and through the
members Of the Communist
Party, which has been denounced
as an alien. anii-American infiu-
ence BY Attorney General Biddle.
It's suhservience 10 the Krem-
lin was frankly. If incautIouSly
recognized a few weeks ago by
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
That may he the inevitable
next step IN history.
But II Is not necessary, nor is
IL assured that the people Of the
United States will agree 10 take
a hand even passively IN the
incubation Of one poisonous
philosophy 10 destroy another
and. in effect. identical philos-
ophy.
THE alternative would seem TO
Il be for the United States 10
withdraw in isolation and armed
prnnaredneSs 10 wait out the
future and reclaim for the peo-
ME AT home the liberties which
have been narrowed by the war
emergency and re-establlsh their
right 10 work freely. 10 select
their occupations and associates,
to own property and engage IN
trade.
That is a sad prospect. 10 he
sure, the abandonment OF Eu-
rope 10 communism. but no
mind in all the world has offered
any plan 10 improve II.
Wallace avoids the subject
as. indeed all Of US are sup
posed 10, for reasons OF tact.
MRS. ROOSEVELT recently
vi expressed dlssatlsfac [ n
with that freedom OF Americans
which permits A young man 70
become doctor because ne
wants 10. and 10 locate regard
less Of tho community needs.
This has The sound Of some
thing from the Communist argu-
mCntS. or from Mein kampt for
IN Russia people arc routed into
occupations and Hitler. early in
his career. decrced that college
enrolment should be limited
and politically selective so that
youth wanting 10 he a doctor
should become a mechanic in
stead 10 fiji need
IF Americans, through their
government, are 70 supervise or
inspect the teaching of the next
generation of Europeans and Of
Japanese, and unpoison their
minds. would Wallace do less
than that for his own people :?
II seems very unlikely and I'M
like him and IN considering this
probability. one must consider
too that his idea of intellectual
poison might conflict with the
inherent American idea.
WALLACE and the influential
w Rex Tugwell are not en-
tirely content with the popular
American reverence for the
Constitution. and presumably
would like 10 unpoison young
minds Of that awe. And al
though no state religion has
been recommended they, or
their successors might regard
the present, rather varied, re-
ligious convictions Of the Amer
lean people as deleterious and
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