Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1943-12-17

Finally the Clayton w.
news is re- Fountaln
leased. A breathless world rushes
to buy newspapers, or sits with
ears glued to the radio. The
proclamations are duly digested
with satisfaction by most of
humanity.
But there are some stomachs
on which the Teheran decisions
will not set well. Mccormick Of
Chicago and others like him
will fume with indignity at the
thought Of American-Soviet-
British unity against Fascism.
A poll tax congressman or
two will arise in the House or
Senate to duly denounce FDR
for hob-nobbing with that nasty
man Stain.
UPSET FOR NAZI-LOVERS
The American Nazi-lovers will
be terribly upset by the de-
velopments at Teheran. They
have been running off at the
mouth against Stain for years,
denouncing him as a menace
and monstrosity, accusing him
of evil designs on church, won-
anhood and chastity.
But now, to the terror or our
native Nazis, FDR and Churchill
have taken to sleeping with the
devil.
Thus the bogey of unwashed
communism has turned into
smart old gent with a thick
moustache, whose eyes twinkle
merrily while he works out the
role of the Soviet Union in the
defeat of Fascism.
The major pronouncement OF
the big three" emphasizes the
triple assault on Nazi Germany;
but the most interesting state
ment, in a political sense, is
that one which pledges the three
great powers to the develop
ment of a family Of democratic
nations"
Let's study this a moment.
HARD TO BELIEVE
A lot of folks are going to
find it hard to believe that Sta
lin and his government can JOIN
in the building of family OF
democratic nations"
The papers, the radio, the
books and magazines have been
filled these many years with
tall tales Of the dictatorial ter
ror in Russia. People got so
they shivered whenever they
turned to the editorial page Of
a Hearst paper.
And Hearst, Dies and COM
pany were not the only ones
who discredited Russia in the
eyes of America.
The American Communists are
as much to blame as anybody
else for the hate which many
of our folks have for Russia.
Unable to ever get very far in
America, because their pet re-
volutionary schemes were I'M
ported from Europe and un-
suited to America, the COM
rades leaped wildly from one
policy to another.
They switched lines overnight.
One day they would denounce
democracy as a corrupt device
dominated by .devilish capital
lists. The next day they would
announce a program of saving
democracy from Fascism. Then,
when Fascism snapped its teeth
on the rear end Of humanity,
the comrades calmly urged the
workers and other common peo-
pie to have nothing to do with
with the imperialistic war.
THE WAR CHANGES
But when Hitler ordered his
bows to blitz the Soviet Union
in 1941 the war changed again.
1t became, overnight, peoples
war of liberation, according to
the comrades.
So they called off the strikes
they had fomented against the
the war effort. Since then they
have worked their fannies off to
increase production, even to the
point of promoting piece-work.
But, in spite of the dizzy rec
ord of the Commies in this coun-
try, there is a need for friend
ship between the American peo-
pie and the Soviet people.
The accomplishments of the
gallant Russians in this war
against Fascism proves that they
have something on the ball. They
have earned our cooperation.
If We can keep the screwballs
and Nazis down at home, we
can get along with Russia.
wy ~ r. Al-.I -.