Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-28
Mr.. Davies in Moscow
and Hollywood
Reprinted from Chicago Tribune)

THE propaganda picture Mission to Moscow is said
| by critics to be an exceptionally dull flop For
tunatey prapas3Ada pictures frequently manage to be
stupid.
II slulful use were made Of the best Hollywood can
do the effect might be upsetting The Moscow picture
was made by Warner Brothers from the book of Joseph
F. Davies L. S ambassador to Russia during period
of the purgos.
Mr. Davies set himself in motion rowing mission
to learn all there was to know of Russia and paid his
money TO see the Fairy odmother the Ginger Bread Man,
the Good Little Dwarfs the Sleeping Beauty and Prince
Charming
THE picture had the encouragement of agencies of the
American government and for discoverable purposes
Left wngers thought it would be good exhibition piece
to show the advancement of people under coectivsm
and their progress toward an ideal society.
1t was to illustrate the advantages of the collective
farm farmers and the found happiness of the
Russian peasant until Hers attack Numbered down
them.
1t was to give American industrial workers inspr
ing sight of production for the use of all with employ
for every under the commssars without private
investment or private management
II was to be a vision Of the land of the future and
soften up the popuace here for what the hopeful left
wngers think the will bring to the United States.
THE leftsts in the New Deal already a sort of
invincibity in their program if it is properly man.
aged and takes advantage of calculated postwar con-
fusion in employment, finance and production The
government has established many controls the
making and selling of goods the occupations of the people,
and their and Of subsistence that the reVo-
utionaries think their day is at hand.
Mr.. Davies is supposed to be capitalist and lawyer
with corporation affiliations He told everybody in Rus
sia Stain and everybody else that he in manner of
speaking, the enemy.
He was capitalism. That made his admiration OF
coectivsm the purges the commissars and all the ma
chnery and methods of dictatorship appear as reluctant
testimonial to a and conquering way of life.
OUR capitalist wanted his fellow countrymen to
~ what he had SEEN Hence the moving picture which
turns out to be a ridiculous distortion Of history pic
torial Misrepresentation of scenes Justification of char
acters, and laughable submation of Stains motives
and procedures.
Mr. Davies swallowed the state trials sugar
boluses and staked his reputation lawyer on his
judgment that they the square and Judcially
correct their procedure The trial in the picture
is a travesty which should be produced comedy.
THE pretentious effort to peddle the Russian Revolu
tion and its consequences TO the American people
great forward step in human relations reaching
level Of civilization proves 20 be stupid attempt on the
creduity Of the people.
However Mr.. Davies has been rewarded He has
been sent back Moscow where he should rate at least
sxhour dinner 10 persuade Mr. Stain that he has been
wrong in not meeting his admrer Mr. Roosevelt, and TO
arrange rendezvous.
Mr.. Roosevelt is eager for this that he might fly
20 Moscow for IN interview
Mr. VIiiKIe iId- ffc-Ig up OF his commandern-
chief