The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-09
Observations
German Revolt
May be Nearer
Than Believed

siderable revolutionary sentiment
is simmering in Maitland. These
whisperings come mainly by way
OF Axis-conquered countries, and
they are circulated by anti-NaZi
exiles, who want 10 believe them
Consequently. they probably are
due for a certain percentage Of
discount. Still. Germans have
done some revolving in past his
tory. They may be nearer to a
fresh outbreak now than folk in
the democratic countries give them
credit for.
One thing TO be taken into ac-
court is the fact that Herr Hitler
is so violently antiCommunistic.
Now. before his day in power, Com
munists were quite a group in the
Fatherland. He suppressed them,
OF course, but il is possible that
they have been sizzling internally
ever since then. II they are really
good Communists, It must have
been a terrible dose for them when
he attacked Russia.
My impression is that most OF US,
except a few in ultra.radical cir
Giles. regard Nazism, Fascism, Fal-
angism, Communism and the as
sorted Socialisms as pretty much
all the same thing-all bug-house
but in fairly satisfactory agree
ment as TO everything included
under their respective last sylla-
bles.
Such is not the case.
Nazism, Fascism and Falangism
all are Socialistic. to be sure.
They have their little variations,
but Nazi Herr Hitler, Fascist Sig
nor Mussolini and Falangist Senior
Franco can compromise.
Their political philosophers are
collectively about the same.
Communism is different.
Even IL Comrade Stains tenden-
cy is to overdo individualism. the
totalitarian leaders and the Mika-
dos game rs to under-emphasize
the individual.
China? It's democracy's maxi
mum.
But to get back to the essential
proposltionF-
Germany. underneath, possibly
has a revolution incubsting under
Herr Hitler.
Under Duce Mussolni there is
no question that a revolution is
iucubating. Generalissimo Franco
is afraid TO peep lest Spain abolish
him
Japan does not count for the
present.
It boils down to Germany
The fact is that the muss is be-
tween the domcracies and the
isms".
II Herr Hitler's Nasism can be
licked, that will end it, so far as
Europe is concerned. Duce Musso-
lini and Generalissimo Franco will
fatten out forthwith. The subse-
quent Job OF licking Japan is not
10 be nder-estimated, but that 1t
can be done, nobody who ever has
lived there, seriously questions
All the current German gossip
Is to the effect that an incipient
German revolution has Adolf on the
anxious-seat.
If his own bunch turn Commun-
istic. where will Adolf get of?
He will be left out on limb.
He would not have anybody left
hut Japan to help him.
The great difficulty will be
What about Russian Commun-
ism?
Hopes are expressed that Com.
munistic Director Stain will turn
democratic.
Heaven only knows whether or
not the Muscovites will hook up
with something ciyilized-accord-
ing to the western worlds interpre-
tation Of democracy.
Anyway. it is a three-cornSrsd
war
II. Democracy versus the 'isms~.
2. One of the 'isms' versus
three or four ether of them.
3. The democracies versus all
the "isms" except the Communis-
tic "ism"-which happens to be
democratic, at least momentarily.
But don't confuse Communism with
any other momentarily allied com
bination OF "isms", and call the
outfit a partnership for anything
but the most current purposes.