Evening star., 1946-06-09

cooperation in providing Russia with
modern factory tooling
But while these arguments appear
logical to western mind, which is
thinking of long preparations,
there are other competent observers who
believe that if the Russian government
is really intent on dominating the ma
jor part of the globe. it will not wait
until 1949 or 1852
U. S. Offers Aid.
No one can foresee what changes will
occur in Europe within the next few
years. 1t is probable that Great Britain,
France and Italy will weather the storm
and come out of the present emergency
stronger than they were before the war.
America has indicated that she is
willing to extend every possible assist
ance to nations which are aiming to
restore themselves economically and be-
come self-supporting once more This
explains the insistence of the admin
istration on granting Britain $780,.
100000 loan and also the promptness
with which the Export-Import Bank
granted France credit of $3.50 ,000, 900.
Smaller amounts required by Belgium,
the Netherlands and Norway are likely
to be granted with equal speed.
Very little, if any, of these monies will
be used by the borrowers for military
purposes. To provide food and manufac-
tured products, which are far more
essential to peaceful countries than mill
tary equipment, is the principal aim of
the governments of the western coun-
} tries where the recent elections have
shown socialism to be on the ascendency
and communism on the wane.
1t is probable that within the next
few years. after the social troubles have
been smoothed out, the western world
once more will be able to present a
force sufficiently strong to stop any
nation which might intend to repeat
Hitlers aim of dominating the world.
The Russian government, whose agents
are active in every country in the west
ern and eastern hemispheres. are fully
aware of what is going on. They realize
that the western democracies have now
reached their lowest ebb from every
point of view In Western Europe there
is still starvation discomfort and an
theological strife fomented by the Krem-
Inns men. According to the Russian de-
flnition, any government or any coun-
try which does not approve. 100 per
cent, Of everything Russia desires is
Fascist"
Propaganda Machine Skilled.
1t is on this play of the meaning of
the word Fascist that the entire propa.
ganda of the Soviet agents is being
based to bring about internal strife.
Fascism and Nazism are still regarded
with justifiable horror by all those who
love freedom. They seldom see what
is going on behind the scenes and &C
cept literally the propaganda which is
being fed to them by propaganda ma
chine far more skilled than that Of the
late Herr Goebbels.
Western Europe today is incapable of
meeting any serious drive on the part
of the strong Soviet legions The United
States is in an equally difficult position.
To begin with, the population of this
country is sick and tired of wars Do
mestic troubles such as strikes are still
In progress. Some of them are legiti-
mate efforts on the part of the working
classes to meet the rising cost OF living.
Others have definite political tinge.
Our military forces have dwindled to
negligible quantity and even if the
people OF this country would indorse a
militant foreign policy to bring Russia
back to realities" it would require
nearly a year to put the air force alone
on war footing.
The truth is that the western world
: is practically disarmed Russia and her
satellites are armed to the teeth. The
accent in Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia
and Poland is on military preparedness,
which is being put into effect under the
careful eyes of efficient officers of the
Red army.
Next Four Months to Tell.
A few years hence, Russia may have
completed her industrial reconstruction
and could possibly provide all the needed
war materials for millions of soldiers.
But she will then be faced by a western
world which will be restored morally and
economically and will be a much harder
nut to crack than now when everything
is still in an almost chaotic condition.
This consideration prompts some OBJ
servers in this country and Britain to
believe that if Stain and his advisers
are actually bent on world domination
they will take their chances to strike,
regardless of how inadequate the Rus,I
sian industries are, while the wester
world is in state of confusion an
utter unpreparedness.
Neither the American nor the British
military men foresee a direct Soviet
aggression against the English speaking
powers. Whatever aggression may be
forthcoming will be directed in areas
far removed from the United States.
1t may take the form of drive by the
democratic" Iranian forces toward the
Persian Gulf. 1t may take the shape of
an uprising" in Trieste or Venezia
Giulia, where the Yugoslav government
may claim that it no longer is in a posi-
tion ito restrain the rightful indignation
of the Slav inhabitants against the
alien armies of occupation" Or, it may
be that Russia will decide to strike at
Turkey in order to "liquidate" the
present fascist" regime.
All these are possibilities which would