The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-08-20
HOW ABOUT RUSSIA?
BY j. e. Jones


stand Russia before the beginning
of the war. We welcomed them as
partners in the fight against the
Axis-but we still didn't understand
them. 1t is doubtful whether we ever
will. Russia isn't at war with Japan.
Stain and his government seem to
appreciate the 6 millions of dollars
of war and food supplies from the
United States. On the other hand,
Stain continues to complain about
what he says is the failure by the
United States and Great Britain to
establish a western front, even
though forces have cleaned up North
Africa and the Mediterranean, wiped
out the power of Sicily and Italy,
and brought the French people to a
point where they are ready to rejoin
our fighting forces. Besides, we have
bombed the daylights out of Ger
many itself, and have made it pos
sible for Sweden to stop Hitler's
force from carrying on their traffic
between Norway and the German
lines.
The man who looks at the map of
the world on the walls of an office
in Washington finds it difficult to
understand the criticism that comes
out of Russia.
Meanwhile the war goes on. 1t is
perfectly clear, as it has been at all
times, that the Atlantic Charter rep
resenting the principles of govern
ment as understood by the President
of the United States and the Prime
Minister of Great Britain never gain
ed the approval of Russia, any more
than the common doctrines of Rus
STA will ever be accepted by Britain
and our country.
The fact is the English speaking
people and the Russians and Chinese
don't believe in the same political
and social theories.
All this ought not to obscure the
fact that the United States, Britain,
Russia, China, and the rest of us are
all fighting the same enemies. There
is no difference of opinion on that
score Inasmuch as we agree about
the war it seems reasonable to hope
and expect that after victory has
been won the victories of peace will
also be won. When we think ''How
about Russian" we must be broad
minded enough to acknowledge that
the Russians have gone farther than
he rest of us in the great struggle to
crush Hitlerism as it exists through
out the world. We should be able to
play ball with them in future years.
From Fishing To Fighting
Whenever the President leaves
Washington the news floats about
over the grapevine telegraph, bud
newspaper men are prohibited by the
censor from telling where the Presi-
dent lis at" Only few days ago II
was quietly whispered that he was
somewhere in the world" with Win
ston Churchill, and the speculation
broadened to include Joseph Stain
returned to Washington and it be-
tional Importance of the journey
came known that the only interna-
in their company. But when F. D. R
was that the President and eight OF
ten buddies had been on a fishing
trip to Canadian waters. About the
time the fish stories had all been told
Winston Churchill's arrival in Cana
da was announced-and then the
lnewsmen started fishing for anoth-
er class of news.
Manpower And Induction
First, we had a story about sag
ging war production that disturbed
the public peace of mind. After a
time report from Chairman Donald
Nelson said that the program of
war production was more than four
fifths completed during the first half
of 1943. Meantime, the Manpower
Commission called for the induction
of ga fathers, and then opened out
a loop-hole through which fathers
might miss the draft by going to
work in war industries.
On the face of Manpower state
ments it appeared that about S00,-
900 fathers would be In uniform by
December 81, of this year. Months
|ago Government agencies issued esti-
mates that lighting force of H.
100000 men would be in uniforms
by the end of this year.
While this is the greatest war of
all times, in which no efforts are be-
ing spared to win, there seems to be
nothing in the records up to date
to show that the United States will
actually use more than fraction
of its present 100000 man Army.
The. American and British forces
took North Africa with less than
100000 men and have operated in
Sicily and Italy with about 225, 900