The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-14
Hard To Understand Reds

Russian psychology becomes more difficult
to understand almost daily. Better understand
ing is not aided by an article in the Soviet
government newspaper Izvestia, in which that
journals international Observer accuses
what ne calls Europe's 'western bloc" of seek
ing to separate the peaceloving nations and
sow the seeds of war;
Concerning the recent conference of Foreign
Ministers in London he cites excerpts from
the foreign press to support his contention
that the Russians took the correct stand at
the Council sessions He emphasizes comment
in the New Statesman and Nation, British
publication, which is said to have declared
the 'ma.a object of the west bloc is economic
protection against American capitalism, which
is actively trying to reduce England to state
of vassalage." And he comments: whether
the west bloc is primarily anti-American or
Anti-Soviet, it retains its negative character,
being directed toward splitting the peaceloving
nations and sowing the seeds of war;"
The United Press reporting from Moscow,
adds:
Summing up Anglo-American press reaction
to the Foreign Minister'S Council meeting the
"Observer'' said that clone voices in America
pointed out that the conference met In cir
cumstances of the activization of forces hostile
to the Soviet Union"
The Russian newspaper writer mentioned
Johannes Steel, American commentator, as
authority for this statement He quoted Mr..
Steel as having said that the same forces
that tried to use Germany in a world crusade
against the Soviet Union are active again."
''The same pressure as was then applied on
official persons now is evident the writer
said Mr.. Steel declared.
He then pointed out that Japan and Ger
many had been defeated and added:
"Reactionary forces that cannot reconcile
themselves to the fact that the Soviet Union
emerged from the war not weaker but stronger
than ever can hardly expect to succeed in
vicious anti-Soviet intrigues"
The article cited the letter of Laborite Par
Lament Member David Pritt to The Times of
London defending the Soviet position at the
Foreign Ministers Council, asserting that the
interests of the small and great nations alike
demanded that the Big Three powers make
the most important decisions, and that the
principles of the Berlin Conference prevail,
giving decisive voice to the parties directly
concerned"
It said that New York Herald Tribune
editorial regretted that the United States had
taken the initiative in terminating the London
Conference while the Soviet Union had wished
to continue it.
"Such admissions prove that the facts can
not be disregarded,'' said The Izvestia writer.
s'Sooner or later all critics of Soviet behavior
at the London Conference must recognize this"
The news that has come from Russian
sources ever since and even before the German
capitulation has shown that the Soviet Union
has been the chief threat to peace and suggests
that as long as the present Foreign Minister,
Mr.. Molotov, holds that office will continue
in this role.
It is time that Moscow stopped its constant
heckling and took its proper place in the peace
instead of trying to dominate it and claiming
that it alone is right.