Evening star., 1946-03-07
Letters to The Star
Readers Discuss Differences
With Soviet Union


To the Editor of The Star:
I wish that some one would clear up
a battling point for me. Namely, what
is the curious process of logic that al
lows members of Congress to rise up
on their feet and cheer a speech fraught
with ill-concealed belligerence toward
Russia-and Immediately sink back on
their benches to resume the complacent
attitude Of "donothingism" about our
military training program?
Perhaps they hold the belief that
hear expressed by many, including
Army officers, that 1--WE have plenty of
ex-soldiers we can recall in a hurry"
The honorable gentlemen require bet
ter backing than that in the game of
international politics.
A featherweight with an atomic
horseshoe in his glove is no match for
well-trained heavyweight, unless the
glove with the horseshoe gets in the
first lick-and that is not ever likely
to happen.
Explanation of this method of recon-
Cling those opposing attitudes may be
humorous, but it should be borne in
mind that macabre humor is seldom
very funny. JOHN A. LAWRENCE.
To the Editor of The Star:
We heard two brave speeches last
week, one by a member of the Senate
and one by a member of the cabinet,
each complimentary to the other, and
each calculated to stiffen our backbones.
But why our backbones should be
stiffened at this late date, when there
Is nothing that we can do to better
world conditions is more than my poor
mind can grasp. Had the sentiments
expressed by those two eminent men
been voiced five years ago, they might
have had some effect on the turn of
events But now that all the advan-
tages are in the hands Of those against
whom the speeches were directed, 1t
seems to me somewhat futile to suggest
that we get tough, especially as we
have no force with which to back our
toughness.
President Roosevelt had the chance
when lend-lease was initiated, then at
Teheran, and later at Yalta to bring
the great powers aligned against the
Axis into harmony of thought and aim,
but the poor man had neither the fore
sight nor the courage to do So Instead.
he gave away our precious lease-lend
goods with hardly thought as to their
value, and at Teheran and Yalta COM
pleted the tragedy by attempting to
appease group Of men whose aims
were clear and whose methods were
known to be ruthless.
Well, as the saying is, that is water
over the dam. All that now can be
seen TO do is to hope that kindly Prov
ldence will so soften the hearts of the
Russian rulers that they will recognize
the evil Of their ways, pay something
more than lip service to the United
Nations Charter, and of their own free
will cooperate toward producing a
somewhat better world for all of us.
Perhaps the age Of miracles has not
yet ended, and maybe the time is ripe
for miracle to happen now.
H. H. PEEL,
Colonel, u S. A., Retired.
To the Editor of The Star:
Many Americans profess to be "un-
able to understand Russia's actions y
But we can. That country is expanding,
at an accelerating rate, as an integral
territory and compelling more and
more potential workers and fighting
men to come under the Kremlin yoke.
American taxpayers money has been
used to provide Russia with materiel
and to construct port facilities and
military communications for the U. S.
S. R.
Stain has collected enormous booty,
in the way of industrial plants, and al
ready has taken, or is taking, this far
into the heart of Russian territory. He
has 100000 men under arms ready
Tor immediate service and a reserve of
100000. He has unlimited natural
resources ready to be turned into the
sneWs OF aggression against all that
oppose his might and objectives,
Ihs summer Russia in all probability
Will move against Turkey (proclaiming.
OF course, that the Turk is the agrees
sor) and cut England's lines of COM
munication through the suez Canal.
The Turk will fight, but England will
nave to think twice before she goes to
Turkeys aid. If she does, then that
already weakened and war rayaged
island will be pounded by war machines
manned by Russians but furnished by
the United States.
Meanwhile, we will talk. II any
spokesman of our government advises
helping England, there will be an in
ternal schism of serious proportions.
Half the country will raise an outcry
against further war and, if we do take
steps to furnish even only passive aid
to England, we will witness sabotage
against our facilities of production such
as we never dreamed. Then, with Eng
land out of the way, our turn soon will
come. We will not realize it until 1t
hits us. We will be too busy pickering
with little nations like Spain and Ar
gentina, telling them how We want them
to run their internal affairs, and trying
to create prosperity by "check kiting"
and trying to appease conflicting inter-
ests within our borders by playing both
ends against the middle. CHS
To the Editor Of The Star:
Better late than never. Russia should
be told in no uncertain terms that this
country did not sacrifice its youth and
untold billions to change control and
dictatorship" of the smaller countries
of Europe from the iron cross" to the
iron heel" We need more open talk
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