Evening star., 1951-08-22
Reds Have 2 Voices in Propaganda War on u. S.


will never forget the bloody crimes
which the American Intervention
lists committed on Soviet SOIL"
Two-Edged Sword.
If one accepts the obvious reason
for this "hate" campaign-to set
up America as an evil enemy that
the Russians must fight-then the
contrasting friendly feelings"
propaganda to us also has its OBJ
vious explanation. Naturally, Sta
lin would want to build up in the
enemy" the opposite of the ha-
tired he considers essential for the
success of a conqueror.
Assistant Secretary of State Ed
ward w. Barrett, who applied the
"as phony as a three dollar bill"
description to the Soviet friendly
feelings" propaganda line, adds:
AT the most, I regret to say,
1t is what has been called RUS
sian lullaby designed to lull us
and the other free nations into
letting down our guard -.
Their purpose now is to make
the Western free countries feel
that there is really nothing to fear
that we can relax-so that we
will be easy setups at some future
date"
Moscow Denies Campaign.
Moscow even tries TO persuade
us that a hate American" cam
paign really isn't going on in
Russia.
When the first issue of Moscow's
News came out, the New York
Times noted in an editorial that
in contrast to it, the Soviet press
within Russia spreads hate
America propaganda"
In its second issue, the News
objected to this. It asserted that
the Soviet press never has spread
hatred toward any state, country
or nation" and that the Soviet
people have always entertained
friendly feelings for America and
Americans. and the Soviet press
has always reflected this senti-
ment."
And in his recent letter to Presi-
dent Truman. Soviet President
transmitted a resolution
OF the Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet Of the U. S. S. r. asserting:
The Soviet government always
conducts policy directed toward
strengthening peace and establish
ing friendly relations between
states"
Own Words Are Best Guide.
But "Bloknot Agitatora" and the
Russians newspapers themselves
are the best guide to what kind of
feelings for America the Kremlin
is trying to build up.
The Soviet makes no bones about
having paid agitators to spread
the Kremlin Zine" among the
Russian people. Some of these agi-
tators work full time, others part
time-speakif1g at meetings of
workers. peasants. villagers and
even of Red army soldiers.
Their bible" is the monthly
"Agitator's Notebook" a small
pamphlet. About 10000 copies of
each monthly issue are put out
by the Moscow Oblast Party Com
mittee. Similar notebooks with
virtually the same material are put
out in other areas throughout the
U. S. S. r. They are not intended
for circulation abroad.
The July issue of the Moscow
notebook features an article on
"The U. S. A." by Yu Kolosova,
master Of geographical sciences. :"
It says, in part:
THE u. S. A. is the main coun-
try Of capitalism. v. I. Lenin
characterized American imperial
ism as a most bestial, cynical
bird Of prey which is ready to
destroy millions of people i.
Hits at Imperialism"
with particular strength the
predatory character Of
imperialism is showing
itself now after the second World
War. American imperialism
is trying to gain mastery over
the whole world; it leads the
struggle against the forces of So
cialism, democracy and peace i.
Immigrant workers who moved
to the United States hoping to
find a better life there found in
stead slavelike exploitation !.
THE interests Of the bosses of
Wall Street determine in essence
all internal and foreign policies
Of the United States -.
"The American way of life {.
drives tens Of millions of workers
to hunger, poverty. extinction and
1.-THE American imperialists
have long since Matched insane
plans of ruling the world In
asmuch as the Soviet Union is
q chief barrier to the establish
ment Of United States world hege-
nony. the aggressive policy Of