Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-12


T'ifE truth is the root of the
Il trouble which caused anti
Nazis to take TO machine guns
against each other in Greece is
the same which has less riot
ously stalemated a political
solution in Italy, and also the
same which turks in every
nation in the world today, no
tably France and China.
While we argue the justice or
In Justice of such immediate
matters as whether SeforZa is
being fairly treated by the Brit
iSh, and whether the Greek
rightiStS have given the leftistS
sufficient power, the real crisis
which has come TO head there
and viii come elsewhere is
simply this: The British had
control; the Communist-Radi-
Gals want it.
Let us agree at the outset,
that Russia and the radical
Communist element in European
nations is there 10 stay and
what we want is peace, the
problem being how TO strive
for
Consider Greece first. 1t is
the only country in Europe
where the British managed TO
maintain their influence at par.
You hear of no revolutions
from Romania or Yugoslavia.
The Russians took those.
In Yugoslavia their Tito is in
complete control, having sup
pressed the other anti-Nazi fac
ton Greece in reversed.
IRON the start Of this war,
Il Greek authorities here have
secretly feared Russia. would
take them too, in the end.
The British got in there first,
occupied the country, and
Greek government friendly to
Britain was established.
Joint Anglo-American occu-
patton of Italy kept the Com
munist element there from full
power also, but the Leftists
we're represented in both the
governments of Greece and
Italy, though not content with
their power.
Now our people do not gen.
orally see things this way
They do not know Europe.
They judge European devel-
opments against their own
ideals.
Consequently they righteously
advocate self determination, "
which is what they would pre-
scribe for themselves.
Strangely, we do not with
equal ardor insist on self-deter-
mination for Poland, Romania,
Yugoslavia (Which the Russians
have taken).
Why rot? Some say we are
afraid of offending Russia, or
know it would not do any good,
but should we then not also be
afraid of offending Britain?
TN GENERAL, our people do
Il not like British policy. 1t is
old-fashioned, imperialistic, self
ish, always pro-British (this is
why London did not want
SforZa, who is not a Communist
but is willy schemer and not
pro-British). But do we like
Russia's policy any better?
After all the British are demo-
cratic in method, and it is pos.
sible TO have a revolution under
their influence, while IL is not
possible under the Russian pat
tern?
How can YOU settle this prob
lem, l ask European authorities
here. They say. the under
grounds of Europe should be
granted Immediately better rep
resentation in the governments
(French. Belgian, Dutch as well
as Italian and Creek. But the
strongest underground move
ments everywhere were COM
munist. They had such an
organization before the Nazi in
vasion. Is this what we really
want? -
To get a just solution il is
first necessary for us TO get
away from the deceptive vaga-
ries of diplomatic language re-
strictions and recognize the Eu-
ropean game for what it is. We
must also 20 deeper into mat
ters than our current debate
about these things is going
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