Evening star., 1945-06-17
Russian Idealogy Spreads
Rapidly Through Europe
With Old Leaders in West Discredited People
Turn to Young Men and New Methods to
Restore Order Out of Wars Chaos
BY Constantine Br0zpn

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frictions and a generalization of the
American soldiers who do not relish
the enforced idleness inevitable to all
the armies of occupation.
The American G$ stationed in South
ern France are already kicking up a
serious rumpus because they are COM
PEELED to work on the repair of the
French railroads and harbor establish
ments which had been destroyed during
the battles with the Germans. In the
section of Germany occupied by the
United States Army, difficulties have
already arisen due to the nonfraterni-
zatlon orders and because the men are
bored and anxious to return home.
People Become Hostile.
The people of the area under Ameri-
can control are becoming as hostile as
the Italians who have been liberated by
the Allies. Certain local abuses of power
are CLOSED over as Insignificant while
| there are active hostilities. But they as
| sumo great proportion when the war is
| over. On and above these difficulties
| there is the inevitable fact that Com
munist agents who look to a better and
happier Europe if they follow the U. S.
| S. R., are active and likely to become
much more active in the future They
SOW seeds of discord and hatred against
the military rule which the United
States has been compelled to enforce
and are already creating difficult situa-
tions.
Thus by remaining in Europe longer
than necessary we have nothing to
gain and much to lose The Russian
ideologies which can find a fertile
ground among certain sections of the
public in normal times are looked on
as great saving features of countries
which have been devastated by the war
and whose people are undergoing real
hardships.
The stark truth is that there is MOTH
ing We can do in Europe to prevent the
onward march of Russia's tremendous
power. The Soviets have utilized every
conceivable device which they found
adequate in their Is years of political
experience in the Old World and are
| reaping the result of their incessant
work. From the ruins of totalitarian
Germany has risen new power in
| flnitely better equipped than Germany
was to control an entire continent ex-
tending to the English Channel.
Russia Sure of Herself.
Continued stay of the American troops
in Europe might conceivably result in
| frictions of such nature that we might
| find ourselves in the midst of another
conflict which no sane person in this
country desires.
The Russians, on the other hand, are
anxious to see the American forces.
which represent the remaining prestige
of a non-European country, leave the
continent as soon as possible. Russia
is sure of herself and feels that Europe
Is now "in the bag" but the presence
Of a large American force might conceiv-
ably become handicap to the plans Of
the powerful Politbureau in Moscow.
| The demonstration of power shown in
| the dispute between the Americans and
| British and the Soviet-sponsored Mar
shall Tito could have ended tragically
| for Tito An armed clash with disas-
| trous consequences for the Yugoslav
leader was avoided at the eleventh hour
| through the timely intervention of
| Premier Stain, who instructed Tito to
| pipe down since the Red Army was not
| prepared to back him against the Anglo
| Americans. His aims and ambitions
which, in fact, are those of Moscow-will
be settled later, after the American
| troops have left Europe and everything
| can be settled without danger of Russia's
| clasing with the United States.
The USSR has plenty of time to ac-l.
complish all its political aims in Europe
! and Moscow considers conflict with
the United States utterly unnecessary.
| The consolidation of Europe requires,
however, the goodwill of the United
States in the shape of vast loans for
reconstruction. So long as large Ameri-
can forces are present there is always
strong possibility of conflicts resulting
from incidents which American soldier
might not approve of.
| New Honeymoon Ahead.
In order to make possible a quick
withdrawal from Europe, Premier Stain
has gone out of his way and has re-
versed most of the policies adopted
since last October when he forced the
Bulgarian government to seek an armis-
tice in Russia, which had not been at
war with that German satellite, rather
than in Washington and London. He
decided to live up to the undertaking
he had given later at Yalta, the unofi-
cial disavowal of which had aroused
American public opinion and the Ameri-
can public opinion and the American
| policy trainers, including President Tru-
man.
The meeting of the Big Three within
the next few weeks will be described as
new honeymoon between major
Allies. How long it will last. nobody
can say at present., but it is likely to
continue until the last CT has left
Europa matter of no more than
II to Is months.
| From this country the American Gov
ernment and the American people will
watch with interest the digestive process
| of the USSR.
Europe Is Wrecked.
| Russia desires to dominate Europe.
There have been many other large and
powerful countries in history which have
had the same aim but have failed in the
end. They had case of indigestion
which upset and eventually destroyed
them.
Europe has been wrecked morally and
| materially in these 515 wears of war. We