Evening star., 1949-01-02

President Roosevelt, who was
armed forces in fact as we'll as M
his admirals and generals to "liqui-
date" the European war first. The
Nazis and their associates unques-
tionably were the strongest of the
Axis combination.
The British, the Russians and
other Allies clamored for action
against the Germans and Italians
first, fearing with good reason that
if We were to direct our main ef-
fort against Japan, they might be
overpowered by the Germans.
Top strategists ana logistic ex-
perts in Washington agreed that g
victory against Japan at the ex-
pense of our effort in Europe woulc
be futile if, during the interval
Hitler succeeded in Overwhelming
Britain and Russia.
Situation Is Changed
During World War II we had tt
keep in mind the power of resist
ance of our European associates
We were not fighting the war alone
The people across the Atlantic hao
not been exhausted, as they are
now. We had not become the main
target for destruction on the Nazis
schedule. The Nazi theological
propaganda had failed utterly ir
this country and we we're one united
Nation in our fight against Naziisn
and fascism.
The situation is different now
We have become the No. l enemy o1
the U. S. S. R., whose boundaries eX.
tend from Western Germany to the
Pacific. We are the only barrier tt
this semi-Asiatic expansion, which
has been making great strides since
!945 by a policy of terrorism.
The nations adjoining Russia
have, for the most part, succumbec
to the Kremlin's attack. Those more
distant from the Soviet Union
such as Italy, France and the lesser
Western European states-are ir
constant turmoil created by agents
of the Moscow Politburo with ths
indirect support of the masses O.
Red soldiers, poised within striking
distance of their frontiers.
If it had not been for America.
direct intervention with many bill
lions of dollars to support non
Communist governments, there i!
little doubt that those government
would have come under the domina
ton of the Kremlin. Their physica
power of resistance was destroyed b.
World War II, and the will to sur
vive as free and independent state
would have been no real obstacl
to the Soviet drive, which woul'
have enlisted segments of the in
tellectual and labor classes in eacl
country.
Domination Is the Aim
Communism does not establish
itself in a country by the free will
of the people. It establishes itsel
by the domination of the few ovel
the great majority. Had it not beer
for the active Intervention of tht
United States in European affairs
the Old World would have come
under the Russian heel.
This is realized even more acutels
in Moscow than in America, anc
it has increased the determination
Of the handful of men who rule tn,
destinies Of hundreds of millions II
crush this opposition.
Because we are so much close
intellectually to Europe than tt
Asia, our major strategic interest
have been sacrificed by our diplo
mats to our theological emotional
ism over the old country. The. Rus
SLAMS, however, are not emotiona
in their policies. They appreciates
soon enough that we would neglec
the Pacific again, and impellet
America-by means Of the cold wa
and semiviolent actions-to direc
its effort toward Europe at the ex
pense of our real interests in tn
Pacific.
While we were worrying aborl
Europe, from which periodic rumor
reached us that the Soviet armie
might attack at almost any time, VI
neglected the Pacific.
Helped China's War
While waging a cold war i,
Europe, the Russians were helping
to keep the shooting war going il
China. Within two years, tn
armies of Generalissimo Chiani
Kai-shek have been pulverized b.
the Communists, headed by tn
Moscow = trained Mao Use tung
When China finally collapses, tn
strategically most important land
Of Asia may follow.
The Russians realize what We ap
parently have failed to do. The,
know that America will be far NOR
vulnerable if they gain possession
of the great arc extending from
the Kurile Islands to the Indial
Ocean than If they simply take al
of Europe.
In spite of the difficulty of OBJ
tanning positive information from
inside the U. S. S. r., even tn
feared MVD has not been able t.
prevent Information from reach
ing this country about the militar.
establishments organized by tn
Soviet high command in the are,
facing Alaska. While our intelli
gence services may lack complet
details, they know that there ar
upwards of 10 divisions, including
three paratroop divisions, in tn
region between Vladivostok an
Wrangel Island in the Arctic. Be
tween 5000 and 1000 planes ar
available at airfieIdS conStructe