Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-08

nations diplomats I h a the
Vatican summoned the Ameri-
can charge d'affaireS a few
weeks ago to tell him il looked
with perturbation upon the pos
Slbility Of a Communications
trulied or influenced government
being established in Italy.
The story could be true, and
is accepted as such. Authorities
here naturally will neither con-
firm nor deny.
But the Anglo Russo Amerl-
can agreement specifically pro-
vides for representation OF
minorities IN the new Italian
government. Communists being
the main one). although il does
not even call for an election.
A T ANY rate, the story leaked
"A TO Stain, and Immediately
thereafter, the Pope was mys-
teriouslY attacked as a Fascist"
without explanation by one of.
Stains So-called journalists IN
one Of Moscow's So-called news
papers, (IZvestiaD
Similarly, Lord Halifax, the
British ambassador. made a
Toronto speech calling for a
CloSer-knit postwar British en-
pire in order 20 keep Britain
from being minimized by the
giants like the United States,
Russia and China.
Immediately thereafter. Stall
ms supreme Soviet (Parlia-
ment1 unanimously got and
adopted the idea Of dividing
Russia INTO Is Individual re-
-publics for International -p1r=-
poses only.
This action vas The Moscow
counterpreSSure move. not par
ticularly against the Halifax
speech, but against It's obviously
authentic presentation OF the
current British Official cabinet
position Halifax is a member
OF the war cabineO. That is
the least-the very least, II was.
THERE was no natural reason
Il why Russia should break
into Is states. The breaking IS
purely superficial Moscow Will
continue TO control. as always.
Autonomy was always theoretio-
ally provided in the Russian
Constitution. and denied in fact
Not even the domestic Corn,
munlStS have offered any justi-
tcation FOR this new move other
than the apparent diplomatic
intention Of Russia 10 take
Poland. the Battles. Finland,
even the Balkans, and perhaps
Germany itself as an individual
Communist republic, empowered
10 deal individually in foreign
affairs and entitled 10 the delu-
sion of maintaining It's own
inferior army. 4
The time has come 20 speak.
frankly although our officials
naturally cannot They regard
the Russian split, plus the at
tack on the Pope, the separate
treaty with Czecho-Slovakia, the
attack on Britain suggesting
she would make a separate
peace, the attack on Willkie-
all as the greatest single de-
velopment since the declaration
of war.
WHILE the polite published
w interpretations are "the
least" Of Russian intentions. the
plain, unavoidable deduction
must be that Russia. realizing
her strength intends 10 employ
II TO the fullest in postwar
Europe, Asia and the whole
world
OBVIOUSLY, she does not be-
" lleve her socio--collectivist
way Of life is the democratic
way. and she intends to promote
her way and her self-interest in
her cuStomry diplomatic pres
sure vein against the wishes of
friends britain, Willkie, ct all
as well as foes
III Moscow is reaching the
state of mind where a Democrat
or non-Communist is Fascist,
she is aligning herself against
the rest of the world. combat
ING Britain, the Vatican. Willkie
and us. She is certainly taking
a lot of it. The most" that this
could mean will be evident 10
every one without being specif-
cally stated.
This alarming Interpretation
seems unavoidable in view of
the fact that she has so soon
abandoned the conference table
and negotiation, for the field Of
pressure politics and empir =
building of her own.
These very diplomatic acts
she has already committed, vio-
late the spirit of Teheran, the
spirit of negotiations and
friendly agreement. in favor Of
antagonistic conflict for self
interest
Moscow must either change
her tune. or she will soon hear a
new tune from Washington as
well as London.
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