Evening star., 1946-05-13

After II years it had reached nice
proportions. Almost in our reach
were the things of which we had
dreamed, including a stainless-steel
cooker.
Now, most of the nest egg is gone.
And it is my fault. After a, year
of reading the news, I felt that I
should spend whatever we had to
prepare myself for the world domi-
nance of the Russians.
Starts Language Study.
Yesterday afternoon I enrolled in
a language school that teaches the
Russian language. My teacher is
a man well qualified to instruct in
Russian. On the wall of his room
Is a diploma which certifles that he
learned to say Gimme" under
Stain and "Well take this under
Molotov. To prove further his abil-
ity, he has a sheepskin which
roughly reads this way: Having
won the battle of Stalingrad, with
out one single bit of help in equip
ment from our rival, the United
States, we are prepared to throw
our weight around from early morn
ing till late at night"
When I walked in the room, the
teacher said, "Mr. McLemore, you
seem bit old to start studying this
language. Don't you think you
should study one of the easier Ian
guages, such as Bulgarian, Persian,
Polish, Yugoslavic, Romanian, Man
churian, or German?"
NO" I said, what good would
it do me to speak the languages
you have suggested, when in the
countries you have mentioned, the
Russians are on every corner direct
ing trafic?"
Had No Answer.
He had no answer for that. I
then told him that I would like not
only to study the Russian language
but the native Russian dance, which
consists, from what have seen of
it, of squatting very low and throw
ing the feet out in the manner of a
husband helping a mother in law
into an awaiting cab, train, airplane
or covered wagon. If any of you
readers have gained the impression
from the words you have read so
far that I am getting sick and tired
of Russia, you are completely right.
Now we know this country we
live in is not perfect. All of us
know the faults we have. But all
of our faults are domestic faults,
faults that belong to us and do not
affect the world. Our silly Senators,
II there are any, and our more silly
Congressman, If there are any, rant
and rave in the continental United
States. We are not interested In
dominating the other peoples of the
world. We have the atomic bomb
and we have just invited the promi-
nent nations of the world to send
representatives when we make the
test in the Pacific.
No Censorship Bars.
Any journalist or writer of any
sort can come to this country and
say exactly what he pleases without
having one single eye question what
he writes or one single censor put
one blue mark on the pages. There
isn't more than handful of people
in the United States who want any
thing but everlasting peace and
decency for all the men and women
of the world. I am no international
student, but if Russia has behaved
like a peace-loving country since
the end of World War II, I am COM
pletely crazy.
Russia has acted, If one is to be-
lieve what one hears and reads,
very badly.
It is time that the nations of the
world who believe in peace and
dignity for man tell Russia where
to get off. Mr.. Churchill did that
when he spoke In Westminster, Mo-,
not long ago. Time is likely to
prove that Mr.. Churchill's speech
was not that of a warmonger, but
that of an international "bouncer,"
who could see the fellow was going
to cause trouble If given time.
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