The Wilmington morning star., 1947-11-19
Is Moscow Lulling Us?
BY JOSEPH E. EVANS

he reasoned were intent upon war, they
would far more likely try to 'lull the easy
going democracies into false sense OF Sc,
curity" His argument is far from unsouno
on the face of it, and it may even be
Unfortunately it looks as though Russia S
present propaganda barrage has expressly
the aim Churchill hopes it does not.
For in a very specific sense, that barrage
is destined to 'lull the easy-golng democra-
cies"-as to the intentions and even the ma
ture of the Soviet state. 1t is dltfculI 70
think of anything more deliberately lulnng
than the constant iteration of the Soviet
Unions almost violently peaceful nten-
tions in contrast to the lust credited to lnIlu-
ential groups in other countries, particularly
the United States, to preclpltate hu1nan!ty
into third world war. II one were deno-
erately setting out to mask ones WaI,nke war. &c
intentions, this line would seem perfectly &c
fit the bill. The Soviet Unions new view OF
itself as the champion Of peace IS care
| fully thought-out pose, OF when the War
mongering charges form an integral com
ponent When and if war comes, the SOVIET
Union can point with bland innocence to
the position it has put so repeatedly on
record.
It would surely be rash to imagine that
the war-mongering charges Vlshlnsky
made in the United Nations were anythlng
but the signal for a new variation on an
old line How central to Soviet policy those
charges were is demonstrated by the way
in which the worldwide communist press
has taken them up, explored, amplified and
dissected them Here in Berlin we are
proffered this feast day in and day out, but
perhaps it is more relevant to look TO an
even more official presentation. The New
Times of Moscow, journal (publlsheo IN
| four languageS) connected with the iof-
eign policies OF the U: ,; >. n; ana o'.iea Itea
countries devotes its first article to the
war -mongering question, and that question
recurs in other articles in this particular
issue like the primary theme IN a SYM
phony :,
'The warmongers, proclaims the lead
article (actually it is an edltorlaD, take
their cue from influential American monop-
oly circles, for whom there is nothing more
profitable than war. Their methods are de-
ceit, slander and provocatlon. The IN
stigators of new war openly call for at
tack on peaceable nations, and level false
and unscrupulous allegations OF aggressive
intentions against every country that re-
fuses to tolerate interference in its domestic
affairs or the attempts of foreign powers to
dictate their will to it The Soviet pro-
posals to curb war-mongering bluntly pose
the cardinal problem of present-day inter
national affairs, the problem OF putting
stop to the criminal efforts to undermine
peace among nations IL goes wlthou'
saving that the United Nations, an organiza-
ton whose principal function is to guaran-
tee the peace and security of nations, can
not refrain from uttering its Welghty Word
on this crying question. This word is be-
ing awaited by all freedom-lovlng peoples
Only one article intervenes between this
and a piece called "War Profits of the
American Monopolies," in which We learn
that the American monopolies are striving
to avert the danger of losing their war
time profits "by keeping the pot of war talk
seething, by stimulating an armament race
and by expanding the branches OF war IN
dustry which yield the highest profits 1t
is not surprising therefore, that' In IN 'ne nS' IS
of arrant war-mongers given by "A; Y.
Vishinsky in his speech in the General AS
sembly on September l8, the names OF
agents of the big business and financial
trusts, corporations and syndlcates pre-
dominated :. The war-mongers must be
bridled A curb must be put on N the propa,
gandists of new war. That is the demand
Of progressive men and women all over the
world"
Finally, in an article concerned with the
late Senator Bilbo's book Take Your Choice,
the New Times finds that "the appearance
in this year of Senator Bilbos dlsgusung
lucubration is not just coincidence IN time.
It serves as one more reminder that the
American bidders for Vorld supremacy are
continuing to follow in the footsteps OF
their Na& predecessors, creating a new
threat to the peace, liberty and lndepend-
ence of all peoples. 49,.
All right, one may argue, perhaps TINS
is all designed, as Mr. Churchill hoped,
merely for internal consumption in RUSSIA
and the satellite states, to solld1ty oplnlon
and help the Soviet rulers perpetuate thelr
rule I think this does an injustice TO nus
sian propaganda and presupposes hlgher
resistance potentiality on the part OF nom
Russian PEOPLES than the facts warrant
The war -mongering attack was a mastery
stroke Vishinsky's charges and their con
tinuing powerful echoes have cast DOUBT
and confusion in the minds of many VINO
disapprove of Soviet policy in general: AZ
least that is true in this city Whlcn, WIN us
"indigenous' population, its four occupying
powers and official representatives OF some
| is other nations all inplacably faced with
the East-West struggle in daily hte Is a
somewhat special cross-section OF world
opinion
What makes the war r-mongering line SO
effective is it's simplicity. The peoples OF the
world do want peace. If and when war
comes, there will be great masses OF them
who, in all good faith will see therein the
fulflllment of Vishinskys warnings. Ihat IS
precisely the Soviet objective.
1t is tremendously important, therefore,
10 understand the -mongerlng campaign
IN It's relation to the whole pattern OF Soviet
propaganda. That pattern is simple enough:
II you are doing something you want to dis
gulse, blame somebody else for doing the
over particular country, scream about
american Intervention in the internal at
1alrs l.! OF other Countries If you are busy
tg cutting Germany in two, beat the drums for
anty ona ana /, point the finger of accusation
against those Anglo-American interests
winch winch make unity impossible. If you are
suipplIng ,o,lIg yc'E zones of occupation as
na,', ,eparatlons, manufacture and repeat ad
ne iauseam the huge lie of what America has
1eIslveo as reparations.
Examples of the formula could be ex
ee eeended indefinitely Let no one suppose the
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