The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-03

Absence of Two
From Conference
Cause of Worry
BY Charles p. Stewart
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Cause of Worry
BY Charles p. Stewart
Central Press ColumnisD
Despite officiai representations
that Premier Josef Stains and
GeneraIissimo Chaing Kai-shek's
obsence from President Roosevelt
and Prime Minister Churchill'S re-
cent confab at Casablanca was u
no consequence, there is cOnside =
able worrying about It In Washing
ton: maybe also in London.
Chang perhaps would have had
serious difficulty in getting from
Chungking to the scene OF the
North African discussion. II would
not have been a very difficult trip
by air for Stain, however. More
over, he was rather abrupt in his
explanation that he was too busy
to bother with II, giving the impress
sion that he did not regard il as
OF any great Importance.
Anyway. Joe or Chang, either or
both, could have been represented
by deputy. Why weren't theyg
Chang is not really suspected Of
anything but having his hands
overly full with the laps to ri e
attei ton 10 occasional distractions
OF a not Immediately military ma
ture. lie il assessed, too, as a
genuine democrat-post-war as well
as at present
Comrade Stain is much more Of
a puzzle.
He will fight, as he has demon
strated-but what will be his later
attitude?
The demoracies have hoped that
wartime association with them
would convert the Soviets to demo-
cratic principles. Now they are
apprehensive that Joe has served
notice on them TO the contrary.
They still do not doubt that 'un-
conditional surrender" of the Axis
is his motto. However. he sppar-
emily insists on unconditional sur
render" upon HIS terms instead
OF those OF the United Nations
generally. In short, he evidently
is as Communistic as ever. That
was what democratic statesman
ship was trusting he was in pro-
cess OF being cured Of II seems
otherwise
II doesn't matter now, but it will
when peace terms come up for
discussion.
II will be a mean argument. too.
The democracies will squelch the
Nazis. The Fascists will give up TO
them. Some semi-totalitarian coun-
tries. like Spain. will shut up their
traps. Italy will not be any cons
,picuous nuisance.
China will be in.
Everything will be all "hunky"
except II Russia stays on the side
line.
Japan can be kept smothered;
not Russia.
IL has TO be remembered that the
Soviets looked pro-German until
the Nazis attacked them. At least
they were neutral. The Germans
set them a-Rolns.
They are sore about Il. OF course.
Nevertheless, 1t does not prove
that their philosophy has modified.
The demoeracies trusted in provi-
dence that they would be democrat
lied. II looks otherwise.
Just now II does not matter so
much. but it will in the postwar
world
Ii has been trusted IN Washin
ton and London that Premier Stall
would forget his pre-war program
in the midst OF the actual muss--
that he will stay up" as a post.
war democrat.
Today II dies not look like Il.
lie Is in the war but not the post
war settlement.
A three-cornered bargain Is what
is promised
The democracies, the licked to-
and the COMMUNISTS
II remains to be seen how well
the triumphant democrscies and
the Communists will get on togeth-
err
Line them up:
The United States, Britain. prob
ably France, most likely Italy.
Spain, the European miscellany.
picked Europe. the western hemis-'
where and China versus Russia and
the JRps!
How peaceful that is going to he
Is problematic
Herr Hitler will be licked. sure
But how about Joe Stain sn9
his outht?
They are q. X. now. 10 be sure.
but when II comes TO discus
sion OF peace terms?
They were a bit disagreeable rs
to that Casablanca conference.