Evening star., 1946-09-01
Russian Attitude Keeps
Enduring Peace Remote
Adamant Attitude at Parleys and Similarity to
Nazi Program Cause Concern Among
Democratic Nations
Bv Constantine Breton

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flct has not abated, even after Russia S
puppet, Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, has
accepted with i'll grace some of the
terms of our ultimatum.
In some circles Russia's present &C
tions had been expected for some time
ing surprise. In other quarters, and
particularly in the State Department,
where the myth that Stain is a man
who keeps his word had taken deep
roots, the attitude of the Kremlin has
been an unpleasant blow. The latter
category of high government officials
was convinced that Russia could obtain
less by an aggressive policy than by one
Of conciliation and inflltration.
Many policy-framers explained fire.
ouently that Russia's offensive attitude
was due to an "inferiority complex" :"
Others maintained that it was prompted
by a feeling of distrust of the western
nations, which had ostracized the Boil
shevk government for many years and
became friendly only when they felt
that Russia would do their fighting for
them.
See Little Help in U. N.
But everywhere in the Nations Capt.
tai there is now feeling that the threat
of war will continue for a long time un-
less the western world either accepts all
of Russia's expansionist plans or op-
poses them by force.
There is now little hope that the
way toward the maintenance of peace.
The U. S. S. R. has already demonstrated
that in matters affecting her plans she
will use the veto power ruthleSsly and
thus prevent any positive action by the
Security Council. Moreover, no progress
has been made in the organization of
the United Nations military forces to
use coercive measures against recall
citrant nation: nor is there any posi-
bility that such measures would be used
if major power were called to book
Many of our political leaders who look
at the present situation realistically
draw a parallel between the Nazi and
the Soviet totalitarianism ard they find
striking similarity.
Both in Hitler's Germany and in
Stains Russia the control is placed in
the hands of the dictator. This similar
ity permitted these two nations to sign
a pact in 1899, the basis of which was
the division of Poland. They fell out
because relationships cannot live side
by side and the whole question was who
would strike the other first
The one-party system which was in
troduced in Germany after Hitler came
into power has existed in Russia since
1918; the partys political secret police,
called the Gestapo in Germany, exists
under the name of NKVD in Russia.
The Gestapo was wiped out and the
remaining members are being tried as
war criminals. The NKVD continues
to exist and today is stronger than ever;
all citizens including the commissars live
in fear of it.
Soon after his rise Hitler nationalized
Germany's industry and placed it in
the service of his war-making plans. In
1886 he put into effect four-year plan
with emphasis on military development
Russia's industries have been national
lied since 1918, and Russia had three
five-year plans after the World War
The new five-year plan places particular
emphasis on the heavy industry, the
manufacture of war materials and the
development of scientific laboratories for
war purposes.
Follows Hitler Plan.
One of the first moves made by the
German dictator when he assumed
power was to instill militarism into the
minds of the young people. He set UP
number of organizations to train chill
dren from very early age for war
and conquest. A similar situation exists
in the u. S. S. r. Last week the Moscow
War Ministry announced that bows In
the eighth grade and up would receive
military training for two hours every
DAY while girls would begin their in
struction after they had completed their
ninth grade work.
The German propaganda explained all
Germany's encroachments on her neigh
bors' territory as actions to promote
peace. After Austria and Czecho-
slovakia had been liquidated as inde-
pendent countries the Goebbels' propa-
ganda machine set to work and told
the world that long era of peace would
follow.
RuSslas conquests are explained by
the Moscow propagandists and their
supporters abroad as necessitated by the
neeo OF increasing Russia's security.
And, although the military potential of
Germany, Italy and Japan has been
thoroughly destroyed, the voices of the
kremlin maintain that the huge emnire
cannot be secure until it has a verv
wide belt around it.
Pan-Slavism Developing.
Pan-Germanism was exploited for all
1t was worth by the Hitler regime. Large
funds were spent in organizing pan-
German associations and propagandiz-
ing the idea of that "Once a German
always a German" regardless of where
the individual was born or how long
ne mad been away from the Reich. This
was aimed particularly at those citizens
on the American continent who had be-
come good citizens of the country of
their adoption. German "bunds" were
created wherever there was even a small
number of former Germans.
Pan-slavism is being developed on a
similar scale, but since the majority of
the Slavs are concentrated in Eastern
and Southeastern Europe, there is no
need for hiindS alopo the No,; x,o.4.
E;s cad, the Soviet fifth column is en-
deaVoring to establish solid influence
of the U. S. S. r. in North and South