The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-01-27
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and
reprinted in The Republican by per
mission.
By FRANK r. KENT.

In Washington, there is very little
difference in the view now taken of
Russia No one, of course, wants war;
but, in and out of official circles, al
most every man sufficiently informed
and experienced to have a worth
while judgment is convinced the
Russian leaders do not want to CO.
operate in achieving world peace;
that they do not want to make the
United Nations an effective instru-
ment but to destroy its usefulness.
They are further convinced that
these men are not men of good will
nor good faith; that they cannot be
relied upon to live up to any agree
ment nor trusted to tell the truth;
that they are inherently hostile to the
capitalistic countries - particularly
the United States and their real
object is to undermine them by pro
noting economic chaos. For out of
chaos comes Communism. Though all
those who hold this view cannot pro-
claim it publicly, nevertheless it is an
accurate reflection of opinion. The
record of the last three years seems
fully to sustain every conclusion
herein made.
There is no real dissent. The only
difference is in the length of time it
took different individuals to reach
them. Some, like Mr. William c. Bull
lit, Ambassador to Russia from 1888
to 1936-and AN exceedingly friendly
one-reached them ten years ago. In
1916 he set them forth in a book
Others like Mr.. B. NJ. Baruch, reach
ed them after many months of patient
negotiation on the vital matter of
atomic control, during which he eX-
hausted every avenue of Cancellation,
cult only when convinced of the COM
plete futility of further effort.
Many others, starting out with
hope that it was only necessary to
understand and sympathize with the
Russians in order to secure results,
long ago abandoned that idea. Even
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is discouraged
and irritated A week ago at the State
Department, among other things, she
declared that Il don't think | will
ever compromise with them again
even on words. The SOviets look on
this as evidence of weakness rather
than a gesture of good will" En-
Senator Warren Austin, of Vermont,
who, before his illness, was our chief
representative in the United Nations
and started out with the utmost
optimism concerning Russian cooper
alton, ended his service in state of
pessimism on that score.
So has nearly every other optimist
Gradually, almost without exception
they have come to believe the Rus
slams do not intend to cooperate,
negotiate or agree. All they intend is
to delay, obstruct, eNasrerate, and IL
cost, the confusion, the futility and
Illustration of our attempt to promote
permanent peace and individual
liberty throughout the world. Perhaps
if we had grasped these facts right
after the Russians began to nullify
the United Nations with their silly
vetoes we might have saved vita
time, much labor and money. Perhaps
then, we might have avoided the suck
CT role for 3 years. Certainly, if we
had taken the advice of Mr.. Chur-
chill, given here more than two years
ago, we at least would have saved two
years, much stress, strain and expense
and been in much better position.
AS things stand today, thoughtful
men here are almost unanimous il
this view, which explains why the