Evening star., 1951-07-31

eSted. With the end OF West
ern Imperialism the world is
threatened by a new pan-Slav
imperialism, more ruthless and
more thorough than anything yet
known. An imperialism which is
not satisfied with orthodox politi-
cal and economic exploitation of
others but aims at the total subju-
cation of entire humanity under a
single idea and one central direc-
ton from Moscow.
The political setup in Russia is
characteristic, although to a de-
gree far greater than ever before.
of what we have known Of Rus
sian regimes since recorded his
tory-autocratic, barbarous and
terrorist to a degree that it en-
genderS a sense of personal inse-
curity which has a paralyzing ef-
feet upon its opponents.
Unfortunately Russia has not
confined these enormities to her
own territory; and, thanks to the
inexplicable-in view of their ex-
perience of Russia's classic habit
of. breaking treaties-weaknesS of
the Western leaders at the Cri-
mean Conference in 1945. at least
100 million non-RuSsian Euro
peans have since suffered the
tortures of Russian vandalism and
barbarism under the so-called
Hammer and Sickle, glaring ex-
ampleS of this are the existence
at the beginning Of the current
year of IS Russian concentration
camps in the heart of Europe, in
Czechoslovakia, with 200 to 800
prisoners, and the inhuman de-
portationS from Budapest which
are taking place at the moment.
Soviet Should Be Exposed.
This is Russia, the alleged fount
of Communist human kindness
which is attracting millions of
adherents in Western Europe; and
this is her threat to every country
In the world in a role for which,
to quote Mr.. Swarup. secretary of
the Democratic Research Service,
Bombay, she is ideologically,
mentally and militarily prepared
which is inherent in her internal
political-economic system and
which is empiracally confirmed by
postwar history"
The Western Allies do them
selves a great disService by not
exposing the role OF Russia as the
arch ir1stigator Of most Of the
troubles facing the world today. To
quote only a few instances: The
Korean War. the exploitation by
the Russians Of the upsurge on
NationaliSm in the Middle and
Far East and in Iran, not by their
usual propagation of aethestic
materialism but by identifying
the left wing with the national
movements directed against
Britain, America and France.
Why do the Western powers al
low this sort Of thing to continue
unchallenged?
II the Russians are sincere in
their much-wanted peace cam
paign-personally I am convinced
that they are not-let them give
practical proof of it by evacuating
the countries Of Central and East
|ern Europe (including the Baltic
States) and let them honor their
solemn pledge, given at Yalta in
1945, to assist in the establishment
Iof democratic lin the Western
sense Of the wor6 governments in
these territories as stipulated in
the Atlantic Charter, Solemnly
ratified at the first meeting OF the
United Nations in Washington
January 2, 1912, and subscribed toI
in 1943 by Russia, Great Britain
and the United States.
Only One Answer Left.
ANY peace settlement which does
not include these conditions will
not be worth the paper on which
it is written. Failing this, there
can be only one answer if Western
civilization is to survive. We must
approach the Russian terrorist
regime, not with appeasement.
but with realism, firmness and
strength. We must deliver blow
for blow. We must insist on recip-
rocity in all our dealings with the
Kremlin. We must carry the cold
war into the enemy's territory. We
must follow Gen. Eisenhower, the
man to whom we have entrusted
our destinies. We must create, not
only an efficient apparatus to deal
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