Show Henry McLemore Russian Bel Belittling i ng of Partners Against German Germans Irks Mac A man would have to be a blithering idiot with a capital B and a capital I not to realize the tremendous part Russia has played and is playing in the defeat of Germany T Even en those celebrated mental mental men men- W tal v vacuum a c u u m a who haven't enough sense to come in out of the rain ram would admit even as the rain soaked them to the skin skin that the democracies owe the men and women of Stalin's r country a great d debt bt and But and nd this comes from a aman aman man mn who loves Russia and the Russians so much that he once went so far as to try a slug of vodka and a turn at that Russan Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian san dance where you throw your feet out from under you and arid land most uncomfortably uncomfortably- the Russians are going a little too far when they claim that they were chiefly responsible for the finish of Italy as an axis partner Its It's all right for the Russians i ask to share in the credit fore for he e knocking out of Italy but they hey needn't jump overboard with all their clothes on and inmate in innate in- in mate ate that all the British and Americans contributed to Mussolini's Mussolini's Mus- Mus downfall was a few gen- gen rals rais to sign the capitulation papers Diners banc After ft all the British h Eighth army isn't hay Its hard hard bitten bitten runts hung on in Africa when hen it looked as if they were as as lost on that continent as Livingstone ever was And no noone noone noone one is going to tell me that Alexander and Montgomery are just a couple of Eton boys who licked Rommel because they could get quick laundry service ce for their top hats in Cairo Cair Cairo And what about tl tHe e AmerIcans Americans Americans Amer Amer- under Patton and Clark and Roosevelt and Eisenhower Didn't they have something to todo todo do with Tunis and Sicily Those tanks and guns and airplanes we had manned by our men didn't I hurt did they Does Russia really believe that the General Generl I Shermans and Grants and P and d Spits and Libs and Forts and Marauders and P didn't r lead to the collapse of the fascist forces forces' Do they believe the British commandos the American Rangers and the paratroopers paratroopers paratroopers para para- troopers of both countries cut and chopped at the Germans and Italians with knives for buts butI butter but- but s I ter and hearts to match Certainly the Russians' Russians offensive offensive offensive offen offen- sive helped the British and the Americans to get Italy out of the war No one would deny that but for Russia to take the entire credit is ridiculous and for this rea rea- son We of the united nations have been led to believe that this is a war of cooperation of teamwork teamwork teamwork team team- work of all the foes of pulling together Even if Russia's claims were true how much smarter it would have been for the Russians to have given credit to the British and the Americans If they had Issued a congratulatory message message message mes mes- sage saying in effect Thanks pals it would have been a great factor toward closer cooperation cooperation cooperation co co- co- co operation in the future It would have enabled the British and Americans to stick their thumbs in their poke out their chests a bit and say back to the Russians Thanks pals and soon w well we'll ll show you what some real G. G I. I fighting is Come to think of it the Russians Russians Russians Rus Rus- Shouldn't forget that Engl Eng- Eng larid l has as been in there pitching longer longe than tha they y have Any time the Russians Russians' wa want t to sit down for s me serious thinking they might consider the fact that it wo wouldn't be so good for them right now if England had quit and d that island bastion belonged to o 0 the Germans And it is all right for Americans Americans Americans Amer Amer- to remember this too too too- that England was helped to keep swinging in the toughest hours by the knowledge that the United United United Unit Unit- ed States would never let her down In other words the U U. S S. England England England Eng Eng- land Russia China and all the others who have united under the banner of decency are fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing a war together It doesn't become Russia to start claiming credit for everything magnificent cent as she has been Distributed by McNaugh Syndicate Syndicate Syndicate Syn Syn- Inc |