The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-29
Observations
Stain Credited
With Diplomacy
in Weakening Axis
BY Charles p. Stewart

Premier josef Stain OF Russia is
beginning 10 ne given credit by
American and British diplomats for
greater Cleyerness than President
Roosevelts or Prime Minister
Churchilrs. IN his diplomatic man.
coverings 10 weaken the AXIS by
splitting its component peoples into
conflicting groups, or at least dis
orsanizing their cooperative effort
It's common talk in Washington.
and doubtless in London also. that
Fuehrer Hitler and his advisers
have been doing their utmost 10
shattsr the United Nations align
ment by separate oyertures to
them. respectively. leaving the to-
talitarians TO deal with them mill
tarily one az a time, rather than
g.. a coalition The scheme has
hzzled because the democracies ire
too genuinely united. Still, Adolfs
been astute enough 10 try II. and
he really did succeed in rafting
the French factions considerably.
For awhile the Kremlin wasn't re-
Downing Street as a very efficient
cola borator
Illustratively. they desperately
wanted Comrade Stain to Join
them in that celebrated Casablanca
conference. at which unconditional
surrender was F. D. RS and Win
ME Churchill's best offer 10 the
Nazis and all their affiliates with
out distinction Joe Stain was a
conspicuous absentee from Casa
blanca. however. and there was a
good deal OF speculation TO the ef-
feet that he was little in sympathy
with IT,
Today's guess is that he recogniz-
ed a lot Of conquered and therefore
nominal (but not genuine) Axisites
whom he didn't want TO antagoniZe
by an unconditional surrender Ill
timatum, since he was figuring on
them as Allies bit later.
II surely begins 10 look now as
II he had calculated correctly
Italy has all but blown up, Axis
ly speaking.
The whole little supposedly pro-
German Balkan bunch has gone
fooey
Upon Japan there's no reckoning.
Nevertheless Comrade Stain OBJ
viously is taking his time as 10
that particular realm. He has II
sized up pretty accurately, as per
past history.
There are four countries on one
side.
The L. s. A. Britain, China and
Russia.
Then there are some groups-the
Latin Americans plus US; the Brit
ish plus their crew.
The Chinese. finally inclusive OF
all the Asiatics
The Italians-such as are left OF
them. They wouldn't count except
as they have amalgamated them
selves with the Nazis. Also there
are some Sraniards and folk like
that
Supplementary there are a few
pewees, OF no Importance, collec-
lively or otherwise.
Comrade Stain seems TO know
the Orient better than We do.
We don't because We haven't cul-
tivated il. Oh yes, Britain thinks
II has done so. But We haven't
barring perhaps, an attempt in the
Philippines.
And we COULD have developed
the Chinese.
Well, Joe Stain wants consolida-
ton.
And he wants 10 split up the 9th
err side He wants 10 assure them
that he Is on IT'S side-and to get
them fighting between them.
He did a better job OF II than by
taking conditional surrender
Quite a few Of them will surrend-
er conditionally Only they would
like TO know what the conditions
are.
The fact Is that r D. R and
Churchill are willing TO MAKE con.
ditions
A lot OF them would agree, ac-
cording 10 Comrade Stain
Indeed, he has said so. provided
they are given the chance. II will
involve internal revolutions, but
what does he care for that!
Then there will have to be an
adjustment with Russia. but what
OF 1t.
II won't be an any worse read
iustment between Communism and
l.