Show Some Soviet Wishful Thinking Soviet newspapers in new year statements ments forecast a ble bleak t. t year yeat for capitalist countries The army newspaper Red Star pre predicted dieted falling production growing unemployment and pauperization pauperization of the masses in 1947 leading toward an eventual economic crisis which presumably might result in communization This is of c course urse wishful thinking ng on the part of the Rus Rus- slang ans They hope that capitalism apita isn will fail faU as an economic system But the Russians will not just hope for that end or limit the their interest to o. o pessimistic p forecasts Through their communist groups established establish d in capitalistic countries they will do everything in their pow power to make that hope and prediction come true T They ey will try to cripple industrial production b by fomenting lamenting strikes labor unrest slowdowns and conflict They will try pauperize to the masses by interfering g with steady work and steady income We know what Soviet Russia believes is is in store for this country economically We know that they hope haPa capitalism will fail We can be very sure that American communists will be actively working to bring about the e economic collapse which they lay day must precede a change to communism in this this country We are ate forewarned We know what to expect We would be indeed if we did not fight against this effort to destroy us It we play into the communists' communists hands and permit industrial relationships relationships relationships re re- re- re to deteriorate to the point where we have continual strife unrest slowdowns and strikes the Russian predictions could all too easily come true But they need not come true rue if we all have the common sense and the patriotism to play the game Americas America's way and not Russia's way We do not have to have falling production unemployment and want We can if w we will all work together and get along together to too gether as sensible Americans have real prosperity in this country to the profit and satisfaction and betterment of f every American Ameri Amen can can and and to the discomfiture of our hopefully doleful communist critics last January the Communists w were re quite willing to give u up P their army of a million men It is worth making a big concession to get a million men to stop fighting you Dr Lo La Lung-chi Lung Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- Chinee nese nee wing left-wing democratic league leader We live in m a world In which strength on the part of the pea peace peace e loving ti ns is s still l deterrent to aggression j President Truman |