Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-18
Stulin Can Wait
BY WiIIiom l. Ryon
Associated Press News AnuIyst

LONDON-The towers of tn,
Kremlin throw long shadows.
Tight-knlt party organizations
all cast in single mold, all tiec
to the strings of the master pup.
peters in Moscow, work inces.
sanity and unquestioningly tt
glorify Stain
From the jungles of Malaga to
the streets Of London: from the
desert sands of Africa to the sun
lit boulevards of Paris, Commu-
niSts are tied together by a single
goal and common discipline
The goal: To reShape civilization
in the image of the Soviet Union.
The discipline: Everything for
Moscow.
This is what the West faces.
More and more, diplomats in this
part of the world are expressing
the opinion that the people of
the West must recognize as a fact
that the StaliniStS are strong, that
they are organized. that they con-
stitute a powerful menace to
Western ways of life.
Realizing this, say these dip
lomats. the West will make itself
that much stronger, will know
where and how to counter Stains
maneuvers.
Military Progress Made.
In the military field, much has
been done already. and there is
much more to be done. But even
now there is a noticeable rise in
confidence in Western Europe. If
the showdown should come, say
military men, the West could give
a good account of itself along the
Rhine while its air power raced
into action.
But how about the propaganda
field?
Communist propaganda every
where has been on the offensive.
1t has been successful in many in
stances. The technique of the big
lie. learned from Joseph Goebbels,
is being used to an extent Goeb-
bells never dreamed of.
Appeals to self interest are care
fully launched and have brought
results. The international eco
nomic conference in Moscow, just
ended, served the Kremlin we'll.
Moscow's bait of profits has been
a strong lure. Moscow has looked
at all the sore points in the West
and promised relief. Is there a
slump in Britain's textile industry?
Moscow indicates she will buy tex
tiles. Is there unemployment in
Italy? Moscow indicates full scale
trade with the East will ease that.
Performance Lays.
MoScow's performance never
matches her propaganda. But the
propaganda is aggressive. Where
ever there is discomfort, where
ever there is human misery, where
ever there is fear or suffering or
hunger. the agents of Moscow are
active. They are schooled in CAPT.
talizing on human ills, trained to
turn despair into a bloody politi-
cal weapon, intent on answering
prayers for deliverance with the
shackles of dictatorship.
Can the West seize and hold. the
propaganda offensive?
There are some concrete pro-
posals at hand. and some concrete
action designed to snatch the
initiative from the Communists.
The international Confederation
of Free Trade Unions, the Western
workers answer to the Communist
World Federation of Trade Unions,
is readying a full blast campaign
which will take the issue of free
dom or slavery directly into the
factories and to mass groups
throughout Europe and the Mid
die East.
An international organization of
contemporaries has grown up
from the efforts of one French
man. Jean-Paul David to catch
Moscow off base.
Allied "COminfOrm" Urged.
Radio Free Europe and RIAS,
the American radio in Berlin, have
highly effective programs.
Responsible British sources are
suggesting a general Allied council
to counter the Cominform, to an
ticipate its moves and to bring
Cominform operations clearly into
the light of day.
One high British source insists
that what the Western allies need
is a massive counter offensive.
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