Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01


regime of Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek, to establish Red suprem'
acy over China, India, Siam, 1ndo-
China and Indonesia.
The Kremlin hopes to carry out its
plans without war, but is prepared
and willing to unleash conflict II
we attempt to interfere. Moscow
feels confident that it will succeed
where Hitler failed. The western
powers were capable Of determined
resistance to Nazi Germany In
World War II, but this strength has
been destroyed as far as Europe is
concerned, the Soviet planners be-
lieve, while the United States will
not-single- Observation-Disclosures the
vast power of the U. S, S. r. and her
satellites.
As an indication of our timidity
according to those who maintain
some contacts with the countries
behind the iron curtain, the Krem-
lin points out that the United
States, after having shown its will
ingness to spend billions for Eu-
ropes recovery, baked when the
Western European nations asked
that military equipment be made
available to aid their self-defense
Lesson From Hitler
The German geopoliticians, who
headed by the late Prof. Haushofer
advised Hitler before he embarked
on his fatal adventure, expounded
the doctrine Of the "heartland" OF
Europe and Asia which must be in
the hands Of any power which
seeks to dominate the world. II
was in accordance with this doctrine
that the Germans tried to conquer
the heart of Europe before they at
tempted to win the shorelines OF
the continent.
Soviet geopoliticians, who realize
that today most of Europe's heart
land is in Moscow's hands, go STEP
further. Taking a lesson from Hit
ler's sad experience. they believe
that the heartland is useless unless
the FINLAND" of the continent is
in their hands.
This makes it imperative for the
q. S. S. r. to be in physical pos
session of the Atlantic coast from
Norway to Spain-and, if possible. to
Gibraltar. If such an operation
can be carried out without shoot
ing war, so much the better. II
there is physical resistance, how
ever, it must be crushed. The pres
ent western governments must be
liquidated and replaced by faithful
stooges of the Kremlin.
Explains Berlin Attitude
This program explains the Soviet
attitude in Berlin and it's insist
ence on creating a centralized Ger
many after the Allies have evacu-
ated German territory. America al
the present time is the only power
in the world capable of challenging
the grandiose Russian plans. Hence
America either must be placed in a
position where it cannot interfere
with the Kremlin's plans or be per-
suaded to give up all interest in
Europe and Asia.
1t must be remembered that until
Prime Minister Stain was "bribed'
to participate in the United Ma
tions-by important concessions in
China and new territorial acqui-
sitions from Japan-he advocated
the division of the world into three
zones: Cd Eastern and Central Eu-
rope and a portion of the Middle
East, to be the responsibility of the
U. S. S. R.; 90 Western Europe and
q portion of Africa together with
the Indian Ocean area of Asia, fol
which Britain should be response
BILE, and 90 the Western Henri
sphere-including the Philippine Is
lands-which would be the exclusive
interest of the United States.
Prime Minister Stain was follow
ing the old power politics pattern
which eventually would lead to more
major wars, for one of the great
powers could be expected to infringe
on the bailiwick of one of the others
If today the United States can be
persuaded to give up all interest ii
Europe and the Far East, Russia
soon will be in a position to contro
both the Atlantic and Pacific shores
of the continent of Europe and Asia
and will not have to consider what
America may do in the future,
Bomb Effect Negligible
Moscow's determination to reach
the Atlantic this year is considered
to be the only certain thing in thu
present confused European picture
Many diplomatic and military OBJ
servers in Washington contend tina
Russia Is reluctant to unleash an
other war because she is not full,
prepared yet. Furthermore, it i
said, she does not yet possess tn,
: atomic bomb. This destructive in
strument, which is still an Amer
, lean monopoly. unquestionably
would be important in an offensive
war. But the knowledge of this mo-
nopoly is producing the same effec
on the American people as tn,