Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-15
NEWS
BEHIND
The News
BY Paul
MaHon

leaders nor the eX-lSolauonlsts
think so.
Certain strong New Deal
senators are suspicious even of
the size of the vote. They think
land say privately that popu-
lar American earnestness and
unanimity in demand for any
reasonable action 10 make world
peace a likely prospect here
after. drew nearly all elements
into support of the generalities
of the Moscow agreements.
When the time com eS for
definite action under those
agreements and when the boys
come home, however, they fear
the possibility of another quick
turnover of popular opinion, or,
at least of isolationist view
point.
GAY, for instance, the Rus
~ slams take Poland for whose
protection technically, the Brit
ish declared war on Germany
what will be the popular post
war opinion of this country?
The administration already is
moving to ward off this pros
pect of any popular turnover
such as followed the last war
by doing everything it can TO
publicize Mr.. HulPs success in
Moscow and promote immedi-
ate American sympathies to-
ward Russia.
But why did confirmed iso-
lationists like Senators Nye.
Brooks, Tobey, ct al, support a
resolution calling for IAN inter-
national organization ?" Their
speeches gave no indication of
abandonment of principle.
Apparently, the promise of
Senators Connally, Mcclellan,
Vandenberg, etc, that each
senator could vote his con-
science when the treaty is
brought back, enabled them TO
express hope without danger OF
commitment. They have an
endless row of outs, in the
phraseology of the resolution
which promised "a just and
honorable peace
CERTAIN Republicans also
~ were glad TO take this free
popular ride also far one special
reason in addition to any that
may have been mentioned. They
think it will take the wind out
of Wilkes campaigning sails
for the present.
So the situation Is this:
The administration is now
campaigning to popularize Rus
STA as a seal on the tentative
uncertain, seeming Senate in
ternationalism.
The isolationists are willing
to wait until they see what
actually is done. what the post
war temperature of the coun-
try will be concerning what is
done, and particularly what the
boys say when they get back.
The official argument there
fore is over for the duration
but not ended.
THE British are Ginning in
l. here and there with the pre-
vailing domestic effort to lean
more Russia $ way. The British
commander in chief in the near
east (Sir Henry Maitland sent
lttle-noticed message TO Gen.
Mihailovitch in Yugoslavia a
few days back.
1t did not question his heroic
anti-Nazi efforts, but suggested
some sources close to him were
more interested in fighting
Tito's partisans mot all of
whom are Communists) than in
fighting Germans. This can be
described definitely As a result
of the Moscow conference.
THE current deteriorated con-
L dition inside the European
fortress was never better de-
scribed than in broadcast from
Hungary, picked Up by an Of
icial listening post here. For
those who have an ear for
Subtleties, it told the story COM
pletely.
The broadcast started off by
saying a certain editorial had
appeared recently in Turkish
newspaper. This editorial said
Hungary had never wanted To
get into the war, that her people
had never done much for the
AXIS anyway. They would be
only too glad TO get out of 1t
and make peace.
The Hungarians saw, however,
what the Germans had done to
the Italians who acted upon a
similar idea. In conclusion, the
Hungarian broadcaster added:
1--WE have nothing 10 add and
nothing TO subtract from the
Turkish editorial"
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