Evening star., 1947-04-16
Seven Reasons for Aid
70 the Editor Of The Star.

Seven Reasons for Aid
| 70 the Editor Of The Star.
May I submit the following seven
points which appear to be exclusive con-
cerning the rights and wrongs Of our
proposed aid to Greece and Turkey:
/. United States action In Greece and
Turkey is not unilateral in any sense
this word ever had before the present
controversy.
2. The governments Of Greece and
Turkey, while perhaps not democratic,
are at least more nearly 80 than Com
m.,,ist governments which might be set
up in their places.
). II not democratic In our sense Of
the terms, they are far less incompati-
BILE with change in a democratic direc-
ton than would be any Communist gov
ernments.
4. The governments Of Greece and
Turkey at least are friendly to the
United States, and that is something
that cannot be said either Of Russia or
Of any government under her influences;
the latter are, beyond any doubt, the
only countries which are engaged in
the obviously hostile activity Of main
tanning and diverting In the United
States . party and organizations aimed
at the overthrow by force Of the govern
ment and constitution Of the United
States. (That Russia Is still engaged In
such activity there Is, on statistical
grounds, no possible doubt.)
5. Even II the governments Of Greece
and Turkey be totalitarian (Which I do
not concede), still they are weak totah-
tarianisns; and 1t Is expedient for us,
as long as they are willing to be 80
used, to oppose them to the strong to-
talitarianisms; when that has been
overcome We shall be able to deal more
freely with the weak ones. From q
democratic point Of view, a weak totan-
tartantsm always Is preferable to q
strong one.
.. II the governments Of Greece and
Turkey are not democratic now, 1t is
possible that by giving aid we may
acquire position from which we may
use our influence to bring about
regime more to our liking. It is very
probable that II We do not give this
aid, there will be established regime
under Russian control and in every way
contrary to our wishes and interest.
Z. Those who say that the present
Greek regime Is undemocratic have to
account for the fact that the observers
Of the last elections who represented
democratic countries found the elections
passable; observers from totalitarian
countries are, submit, exceedingly poor
authorities on such q question. The
Greek parties which boycotted the elec-
tions thereby forfeited their claims to
be democratic; for the boycotting Of
elections Is an anti-democratic tech
nique aimed at making the essential
democratic institution of elections nu-
gatory. DONALD c. WHTTTEMORE,
Making Russia Behave
TO the Editor Of The Star.
It is ominously clear in all the United
Nations and Foreign Ministers discus
sions, that Soviet Russia has shown no
desire for peace. Every word, every ac-
ton has been delaying one or has had
a stalling effect.
Stalling for what-and why?
To me, the answer is crystal clear.
They want time Time to perfect the
atom bomb. And again the question,
why?
This answer, too, becomes clear when
the past history of the U. s. 8. r., the
character Of Marx, Lenin and Stain and
the boasted intentions Of the Communist
Party are analyzed. It may be con-
densed and the answer arrived at by
assuming that the very existence of the
Communist Party, now and in the future,
Is dependent upon the overthrow and
physical destruction of all governments
that are not Communist. It follows that
what is left will be incorporated within
the Soviet Union. Accomplished ex-
amples: Mthuania, Esthonia, Latvia. And
soon Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugo-
slavia. ETC., viii be dragged into the
Union.
The philosophy Of Hitler was intoler-
able to all nations that cherished free
dom. This equally is true OF Com
munist Russia. There can be no hope
for the future SO long as any government
such as Soviet Russia openly presses for
the violent destruction OF all other gov
ernments.
Granting that this be true, in the new
Atomic Age, there Is but one solution,
II our Nation and our civilization are to
continue to exist.
Russia ought to be told Immediately
in clear language that she must: ID
Give into custody, through the United
Nations, the 400 or more German nuclear
physicists who are working night and
day to perfect the atom bomb for Rus
sia. ca Open for inspection by atomic
scientists Of the United Nations Ill Of