Evening star., 1943-08-26

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opinion h ave David Lawrence.
been erased, for the truth is they
have not been, but simply that
Russia has been given full explana-
ton OF what the British American
plans are and that while the Rus
slams are still anxious to see an
invasion of the European continent
on a large scale, they realize it is
not for lack of desire that such a
front isn't being opened immedi-
ately.
The British and American plans
were laid many months ago and
It Is necessary that operations pro-
coed accordingly. It Is also impor-
tant that enough time be given for
preparations when such a tremen-
dous move is undertaken.
Have . Common Cause,
Unfortunately there has been
spread in America the rumor that
Russia, II not satisfied, will make
separate peace with Germany.
This is no doubt a wish which the
Nazis would be quite ready to full
I'LL, but is 1t conceivable that Stain
would forfeit his friendship with
the United States and Britain and
Join hands with q deteriorating
partner whose perfidy he has
already experienced? Would Stain
suddenly disregard the enormous
sacrifices the Russian people have
made In this war and take the
Nazis unto his bosom?
Merely to ask the questions is to
answer them. The Russians are
eager for as much help as they can
get from Britain and America and
II they use every device of public
appeal or diplomatic maneuver to
press the Allies for action on
western front, they should not be
Immediately suspected OF a readi-
ness to desert the common cause.
1t Is quite apparent that the Que
bee conference refused to be stam-
peded into any material alteration
Of plans already laid and that the
desire for an entente with Russia
grows deeper as time goes on, and
1t may be assumed that by the time
the tripartite conference with Rus
sia takes place later In the year
Stain will have become more and
more impressed as to the value of
our operations in the Mediterra-
mean and in the air war over Ger
man factories.
Greatest Combinat ton of Arms.
On the whole, 1t would be fair to
infer that our President and the
British Prime Minister know they
have behind them the biggest COM
bination of military weapons and
ships and men the world has ever
known and that the American-Brit-
ish industrial power is achieving
fantastic goals, so that any nation
which remains a partner Of this
huge force can see ahead a better
road, clearer road, to peace than
would be possible by any other
course.
To put it another way, Stain
needs America quite as much in
the long run as America needs Rus
sia. The big British-American
naval fleets and air forces are po-
tentially the instruments not only
OF victory in this war but of the
preservation of peace afterwards.
What Russia and America and
Britain need is closer and more
intimate relationship OF diplomatic
representatives and bit Of co -ordi-
nation Of propaganda SO that our
enemies will not be able to seize on
the Moscow statements or Washing
ton replies as evidence Of discord
when IN fact the three powers are
getting closer together each month
that the war progresses.
There are, Of course, exasperating
and irritating little misunderstand-
ings that cause some friction, but
in general sense these have not
been permitted to obscure the larger
viewpoint which is that Russia
wants to see Nazism crushed abso-
lutely, and so do America and Brit
ain.
Reason for Encouragement.
There is the added factor that If
the Nazis are going to make peace
ultimately with anybody, they know
they must bow to Britain and
America. The conservative business
interests in Germany, which have
supported the Nazi regime and can
in due time pull their support away
and, in conjunction with the older
army, force an armistice, know that
they stand better chance as indi-
viduals to salvage some of their
business properties if the British
and Americans get to Berlin first
than If Communist regime were
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capital.
Taken all in ALL there is reason
for profound encouragement over
the attitude our spokesmen are
taking toward what has been termed
pressure from Russia for an inva-
sion front in Northern France and
much less reason for supposing that
we are in q state of nervous tension
or anxiety about relations with Rus
sia.
The important thing now, as II
was last spring and last autumn
is for our forces in the air and on
land and sea in and around Euro
pean war zones to keep on harassine
the Nazis and reducing their ef-
fectiveness so that when major
operations do come the Russians
will be convinced that we didn't
waste the intervening time but were