The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-19
by Drez, Pearson

they have developed the atomic bomb. They figure this be done fairly soon because of the German scientists they have put to work all sorts of weapons-incuding the mysterious radio-controlled rockets now zooming over Sweden.
 Which side will win out is anybody's guess. However certain underground runablings inside the the Soviet indicate that the path >of will not be an easy one.
 One factor the Soviet war group will have to overcome is apathy on the part of the Red Army. Russian troops tired of war, somewhat diSiu- stoned the benefits of Communism and many would resent being called into battle
 Desertions from the Red Army, while impossible to estimate have continued in a steady dribble The other day in Vienna, 300 Red soldiers on train route to Russia bolted and off into the woods In Budapest recently Red soldiers held up streetcar and carried away the clothes of it's passengers. They Army deserters and needed civilian clothing to substitute for their Russian uniforms.
 Russian soldiers arriving in Vienna amazed at the apartment houses for workers erected by the previous Socialist Government of Austria. They were equally amazed at the comparative luxury of western civilization, even in battered Germany. Probably this is reason for the intense anti-capitalist propa- ganda campaign carried on by the Moscow press and radio against Great Britain and the United States. That campaign has tried to convince Russa's 190,- 000,0O0 citizens that they surrounded by ring of envious captalistc enemies and that their only chance of survival is complete reliance the Krem- lin. Unfortunately this campaign, by tearing down the sincere wartime friendship for Russia which : uation partly true
 Another factor the Soviet war-urgers may have to worry about is of the Red generals. Stalin, who has had lot of experience with Red generals is reported to have been uneasy about certain of them Certain heroes previously touted saviors of the Soviet have mysterously disappeared from the The great Timoshenko, hero of the early de- fense against Hitler isn't heard of any Marshal Konev the man who conquered Austria, has dropped out of the picture. Marshal zukhov, the hero of Berlin, has been transferred though some say to the more important command of Odessa, jumping place of any campaign against Turkey
 Finally, the Soviet economy is anything but pre- pared for Russian industrial production, party gutted by the Nazi invasion, is only drblet pared with the needs of the Red Army in wartime This may be for the frantic production of Russian in Czechoslovaka, Poland and Sovi- et-occupied Germany. This may b one reason also for the wholesale removal of Jap machines from Manchuria. The Red Army Is trying to in hurry However it still has a long way to go
 Such are some of the backstage factors which streng then the hand of the Moscow group which wants to delay any showdown with their former allies Despite this the massing of Soviet troops and the Soviet Navy along the Black Sea- the diplomatic squeeze being put Turkey, the Russian propa- ganda spread among the Arabs, all point toward early showdown.
 The big queston-to be discussed in future coumn-s whether RuSsia's former allies shall call her hand and risk war, or shall they appease, stall for time and gamble on the future.