The Wilmington morning star., 1943-05-24
lnterpretina
The War .
BY CARL c. CRAyvr.

Of o. the Third lnternatioasl 1' i, 'as
it came about NO as ,..,,. Is 'a''
internal strife, feuds and result ss.. Ct
ton. dAgIa,
~: As consequence Of ts;,
ner OF extinction there i, ulS MS aaa.
be a certain scepticism = 4. 0'sat 10
reality Of the demise. -'' 'S 'oa.
1t is more difficult, sI,o
associate ass the act with the the ~ S5@'
and motives of the gover1It T INtaa
Moscow, although the So-i. rn''t b
ernment formally disclsir'; lm
sorship of the Communist ~ l9n
tlonal as its agent. II.
But regardless of wbs,,..
executive committees . s1r.s Ii
ment is viewed with sceoti..s' T+.'sa''s'
wholehearted acceptance, jt-sa i M. d
to demonstrate fact ~ II Seen,
Importance than the point NJ +s.s +s's'te'
comintern may or nav N.a' lie
some time in the future h. .% az
under another name or in djtt.., s,,sei
form. 49, U'liefel,
Even if it is only ,o,...
a gesture, it shows that TsA p, Of
wants to get along agreeabl,. l"usaa '
her allies, that she is ,$ sn, Win
away from the attempt n "LslA9 ni99
lone hand. play a
The general staff of tts n,
wide Communist moyemer, S0.lo ~
been abolished. That jesve, 4aS d.
the little Communist movers,..l d.
to devise their own bit.or.n;1SS ,r;S
strategy. Under the circumst.rassss ,,,ss
that probably means a great 'n,.rss 'naSI,
of them will make their opn 7,'a,,s as
commodations with other ror. =, q.
ments. Cut off from the t0,r'
tainhead in Moscow. left witban, a
directives from the Comintarr,''
experts in Revolutionary tecnnions
freed of the hard and fast dict,,n,,
governing Communist doctrine sn5
discipline, a great many of tbo,a
local movements may suffer cor.
siderable dilution and NAV deyeIon
some trends of thought and prsc'
tice which no dyed.in.the.wooI
Communist could recognize
Stern adherence to the "nartv
line" was something Of which tbe
professional Communists was prond.
est. Yet it has been sacrificed
Moreover, it has been Sacrificed At
moment in world history when
the conditions resulting trcn war
disease, privation and unrest
would seem to hold out the great.
est promise for successful propa.
cation Of Communist doctrine
why?
The answer seems to be that the
decisive manner in which the Rus.
sian people have been made ac.
quainted with Allied lease-lend aid,
the 20-year British-Russian ali.
ance, the trip of Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden to Washington asa
British broker between Moscow
and Washington, and the vast nil
itary projects Of Britain and the
United States astir in both Europe
and the Pacific are bearing fruit
One result Of Russian, American
and British brotherhood,in-arms
may be considerable essening
of the anti-foreign sentiment which
has prevailed in Russia ever since
the half-hearted Allied intervention
in the Russian revolution. At least
those who believe so are given con.
siderably more ground for their
belief.
Observers who were impressed
by series of events, including
Russian emphasis on her struggle
with Germany as a patriotic wa',
are now convinced more than eve.
that under Stain Russia has turn
ed from international revolution
ary aims to domestic development
Certainly the very vehemenc'
with which the Berlin radio poundi
on the theme that the announced
abandonment of the Cominten is
only a trick and a hoax indicates
that German propaganda has been
hit in a vital spot.
For 10 years and more Adolf Hi
ler has used fear Of Communism
to draw supporters who otherwise
could not have been made to sVa'
low his unsavory program. Suu'
denly, the Comintern, which was
made the excuse for his first mask
ed alliances against Russia Is
Withdrawn.
Ironically enough, this defIaiioa no.,
of Hitler's cause occurred OF IF.
fourth anniversary OF the slghnls
of the pact of steel oe,Tes, .,t,
Germany and Italy, the nlill'al' is;.,
alliance that preceded the 0eS|
ming of the second World war,
It comes as Italy, whose QI,
announced reason for sehun.
troops to fight alongside Geri!,an, III. ~,
in Russia was a Crusade Of llOs.'
alton" against Bolshevisnl' is J, WIN, !.
dering when she herself Will "
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