Arizona sun., 1948-01-30


OF the carefully-planned Soviet pro-
gram failed. But new steps are be-
ing planned. A part of the pattern of
communication is Communist alli-
ance with the left-wing non-Commu-
n1sts. The Reds cooperate with the
non-Reds, help them bring about
their detectives, then slowly domi-
nate and absorb them. One method
used by Reds to get rid of non-Com-
munist left-wing resistance is to
help a reactionary government into
power. Such a reactionary govern
ment suppresses the non-Commu-
mist left-wingers, and pushes those
surviving deeper into Communist
tolls.
That is where the Wallace
third party fits into the Kremlin
design. The Reds hope it will
split and weaken the liberals in
this country, increase the fric-
tion between them and the con-
servatives as much as possible.
aid the conservatives to get into
power. Then when the reaction
sets in, the conservatives will be
thrown out, and the well-organ
lied Communists can take over
easily.
Greece is testing point in the
Russian-American struggle. The
only way in which the Communist
internal aggression there could be
checked was for Britain and the
United States to step in and actually
direct the Greek government. That
was done. Much as any country dis
likes having stronger one run it's
affairs, the United States, as
choice of evils, is the less unwel-
come to the Greeks, especially when
we come bearing gifts without which
the government knows it cannot re-
sist the Communist organization.
When one talks with the "exiles,"
the refugees from the Red terror,
one is appalled, by their attitude.
Recently I spoke at length with a
former foreign minister of one of
the countries now firmly in the jaws
of the Soviets. He assured me that
today, if there were free election
in his country, not l per cent of the
people would vote to support a Red
regime. He said these Satellites"
are not satellites at all, they are as
much a part of the Soviet Union as
the Ukraine or Outer Mongolia. The
secret police paralyzes all independ-
ent action.
There is desperation about
the attitude Of these men who
fought the losing battle against
the Kremlin. They say there is
absolutely no hope for Europe
unless the Russians are driven
back to their old borders, and
the Balkan states, Poland and
Finland are freed of Russian
domination. They say there is
only one thing that will have eff
feet: A threat by the United
States to use force.
When the quotation Of the London
official which I mentioned, stating
that the United States and Britain
were committed to measures short
Of war" came over the wires, I was
reminded of the conversation with
the former foreign minister.
He had said to me: "If the United
States threatens to use force now,
the Russians will pull out of Eastern
Europe. They cannot afford war
now. They fear the United States.
But in a few years, mere threats
will not suffice. The Russians then
will be ready to fight"
And this force moving against the
political and economic religion of
all sensible men" is moving not only
in Europe. ALI along Russia's Pc
riphery, the red tide is rising
against its frontiers, in the Middle
East, in India whose gates Russia
has threatened for centuries, in
China, Korea, in the islands ada
cent to Japan.