Evening star., 1948-03-10
Congressional Delay Aids Communism

Congressional Delay Aids Communism
To the Editor of The Star:
In 1916 Mrs. Marcia Davenport, an authoress
returned to America from Czechoslovakia and
gave a talk at library in New York. It was
a glowing account Of the friendliness of the
Czech people for America. They were then
at the crossroads OF communism and democ-
racy.
Mrs. Davenport told Of the urgent need for
haste in helping the Czechs and deplored our
slowness. She said if man were in need of
food or clothes or hospital for his wife, the
Communists were on the spot helping him,
while we stood by with our red tape.
Let us recognize that we have long played
second fiddle to the Russians in getting what
they want when they want 1t and in pushing
aside all obstacles for that end. Whether our
permanent role will be second fiddle is up to us.
If Europe goes Communist, much of the
blame lies with us for letting them get away
with it. We stand by while defenseless ma
tions are being gobbled up in one Red coup
after another.
Congress by playing politics and dillydally-
ing has already destroyed large part of the
good of the Marshall Plan. Wasn't 1t last
October 1t was first proposed? Congressmen's
concern over their Christmas vacations may
yet cost our taxpayers billions of dollars and
years Of difficult painstaking work to repair
some measure of the damage already done by
their senseless delay-that Is, of course, If it
can be repaired.
The Czech coup was planned, organized and
executed within month. Finland and Austria
appear to be next How many months or
years will the Marshall Plan be talked over?
How many more countries will fall while Con-
gress and its committees talk European de-
mocracy to death?
Whether our present war with Russia be-
comes bloody depends largely on us. How long
will we wait before we turn Russia's own weap-
ons against her? Let us learn from the Com
munists the ways of the serpents and adapt
them to our own ends
And let us hope that our Representatives
in Washington will be guided by those hiber-
mating animals that end their sleep in the
springtime and face the world wide awake.
Alacrity. speed, action-does Congress know
the meaning of these words? Let's ask Mr..
Stain to send them dictionary.
E. HOOVER.
Communism the Enemy of America
To the Editor of The Star:
We hear much about communism nowadays
but little seems to be known about it by the
ordinary citizen.
Apparently, its fundamental principles in
clude hatred of God and all forms of religion,
Protestant, Catholic or Jewish.
1t is opposed to any individual owning private
property.
Communism believes that q central govern
ment, with headquarters in world Dictator
ship at Moscow, must have complete control
and power over the people It does not allow
freedom of speech, freedom OF press or trial
by jury. 1t has mercilessly prosecuted millions
Of Christians
Communism is atheistic. Christian, and
undoubtedly un-American.
Congress should expel the Communist Party
from the United States. Every one loyal to
the American form Of government will do well
to ask his Congressman to preserve and guard
our American form Of government from COM
munism which undoubtedly seeks to destroy it,
JOHN l.. SMITH