Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-03-11
WHEN PREMIER STAIN

WHEN PREMIER STAIN
Vmade the statement that the
Russian Army was carrying the
burden of the war alone he
stirred up more argument than
he anticipated. Just why
Stain would want his people
to feel that American and Brit
ish promises to render aid to
Russia's effort had amounted
to nothing it is hard to inn
agine. Yet that is what he has
done on several
Admiral occasions. A storm
Standley's of protest swept
Remarks through the Amer
lean press and
radio eliminating this week in
a statement in Moscow by Ad-
miral STANDBY, our Ambassa-
dor, that the Russian people
should be told of the tremen-
dous support the Soviets had
received through American
Lend-Lease. Admiral Stand
ley's remarks have been given
wide publicity in the United
States but no official recogni-
ton has been Forthcoming from
Stain. Still the Soviet radio,
in special broadcast on Tues
day, gave the full report of
Lend-Lease Administrator Stet-
tinius on aid to Russia and
Russian newspapers carried the
report. In Washington re-
actions to Admiral Standley's
statements were mixed although
Acting Secretary Of State Sum-
ner Wells commented that the
Ambassador was speaking en-
tirely "on his own" and indi-
Gated that a possible "rebuke"
might be forthcoming.
The whole affair adds up to
a full and complete discussion
of our relationship with Soviet
Russia. It presents an oppor-
tunity to give the public some
idea Of the Importance Of
reaching working agreement
and understanding with the
most difficult nation. A prop
er relationship with Russia now
might well prove the basis of
permanent peace after the Axis
nations have been shorn of their
power to keep the world in
uproar. Whether we like it or
not we must recognize that
Russia offers the big problem
following the war. Whether
we agree with her form of gov
eminent or not we must ac-
knowledge that the success she
has attained in quarter of a
century stands out as one Of
the greatest achievements of
history. We must bring our
selves to a consciousness of the
power Of this great new force
and work in COM
Soviet plete harmony with
Progress her. By proper
Stands Out treatment of Russia
today we might
make of her a tremendous aid
in enforcing future world order
whereas misunderstanding and
distrust might well transform
her into the worlds number one
menace in the years following
this war. A victorious Russia,
convinced that she alone had
been able to rid the world Of
Hitlerism, would prove as great
an obstacle to the type of world
of which we have dreamed as is
the Axis danger today.
And the achievement of the
right kind of understanding
cannot be brought about by
merely telling Stain, how great
he is and how noble and won
derful his Red Army is. We
are as big and important as
Stain and his Soviets. We
want him to realize that fact
and we want him to know that
we are just as deeply conscious
Of the success of our demo-
cratic ways as he is of his
Communistic ways. He and his
satellites have always been
militant. They are militant to-
day not only as a fighting force
but in their political efforts.
We also must be militant and
through our militancy reach
full and complete understand