Roanoke Rapids daily herald. (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1948-1949, 1948-09-26
DictatOrs Tell
Truth In Most
Major Statements
DOROTHY THOMPSON


their major statements of policy
represent their views. Although
all of them use the lie, they also
tell the truth in their more de-
liberate utterances. The greatest
modern tragedy arose from be-
lieving that Hitler did not mean
what he said. Actually, he wrote
down his whole program in
Mein Kampf-which Neville
Chamberlain later confessed he
had never read.
This column doubts the politi-
cal usefulness of trying to as
certain Soviet and International
Communist tactics from person
al hearings such as those con-
Quoted by the Committee on I'm
American activities. This is not
the way to analyze major devel-
opments. The Soviet-Communist
program has been spelled out in
exact detail in successive inter-
national congresses, and from
day to day a thorough study of
Communist publications would
reveal more than cross question
ings of ex-Communists and sus-
pectA
Late in the war this column
predicted that the Russians
would be the first to re-arm Ger
many, simply because in a care
fully worded and deliberate "Or-
der of the Day" statement, Sta
lin had said so.
Deriding the idea that Ger
many could dissolve the Russian
state and army, Stain said he
had no such intentions toward
Germany. "There will always
be a German state, but the Hit
lerite state must go. There will
always be a GeAman army, but
the Hitherto army will be des-
troyed." He underlined the lat
ter by saying it would not be
wise or desirable permanently
to disarm Germany.
Meanwhile the Free German
Committee had been set up in
Moscow in which high German
officers played the greatest role
Won Einsiedel, Won Seydlitz,
and later Won Paulus. These
broadcast to German troops re-
commencing a return to Bis
marck's (and Haushofer's) pro-
Russian policy as a necess..y
for German power.
The role played by these Off
GERS in Moscow disconnected thei
Western Allies. President Roose-
welt told me he had raised the
question with Stain who waved
it off as "just propaganda to
break down German morale"
But it is apparent that this state
ment was the propaganda de-
signed to quiet the apprehensions
of Roosevelt and Churchill.
To destroy the Hitherto state
and create a German Soviet
state; to replace the Hitler army
with German Red army allied
with the Soviets and their satel-
lites is Soviet policy. 1t accounts
for Soviet insistence on the divi-
sion of Germany; the sabotaging
of Four Power Control; the re-
lection of Mr.. Byrnes' proposal
for a so years pact for German
disarmament; the absence from
among the accused at the Nu-
remberg trials Of generals who
led the war in the East; the So
Wet determination to drive us
from Berlin; and the recent
breakdown on nationalist ten
denotes among the Soviet satel-
ites.
The break with Tito was occa-
stoned by Tito's unwillingness to
sacrifice Trieste to aid the Ital-
ian Communists in the last cleo
ton. The Soviets wanted Italy at
Tito's cost. And the purges of,
nationalists in the Polish and
Czech Governments are for sim
liar reasons. These countries
must be prepared to make ter
ritorial sacrifices for the politi-
cal conquest of Germany.
On Tuesday, Edward r. Muir
row reported from Berlin that
the Soviet Military Administra-
ton is setting up a German
Communist government in Leip-
zig and that this government will
have militia of 100000 men
the nucleus of German "Peo-
pies Army. This fragrant
breach of the Potsdam Agree
ment is completely in conform
ity with Soviet policy elsewhere,
for instance in Korea, where the
Soviets withdrew after creating
a native militia of 10000. Now
they demand that we also with.
draw, leaving southern Korea
to the mercies of an indoctri-
mated striking force, not of Red
Russians but of Red Koreans.
Similarly, the Russians, once
they have an army of 100000
pro-Soviet Germans Gas large as
the force granted Germany by
the Treaty of Versailles) will bid
for German support by demand.