Show A f I 1 Warped Soviet Reasoning I o THE HE attitude taken by the soviet government t I of Russia as voiced by its controlled newspapers news papers in connection with the famine relief wor work now v being done by the United States in Russia Russi I a and ad d particularly in respect to the appropriation 1 o of of by the American cong congress ss for foi r s such uch ch work vork is in full keeping with the warpe warped I method ethod of cf of reasoning that has been displayed b by bythe bythe the soviet leaders throughout their three years year of or misgovernment ent Jt It seems to be unanimously agreed by th the soviet soviet newspapers newspapers that the action of America endeavoring in-endeavoring 11 to relieve the famine conditions in Russia is primarily political or economic rather th than n a humanitarian movement while th the hope and expect expectation tion generally is expressed that Ameri America Amer Amer- i ica i. i eventually will recognize the soviet govern govern- ment I As one newspaper declares s The tiThe wide relief America is is affording for the famine would be impossible if the ruling class classes s' s sh h had d' d not undergone a psychological change The mere hunger among the Volga peasants would would- I. I n not t move move the American Americ n bourgeoise if the American American Amer Amer- ican ican frame of mind still remained hos leto soviet Russia Evidently t the e soviet leaders have forgotten or do not care to remember th that t on at least two previous occasions in n the e history of of Russia and when that country was ruled by a czar the government and the people of the United States took the lead as it is doing now in famine reli relief f fw w work rk They overlook the fact too that thise this e country has more than once rushed to the aid of stricken famine China that the American government government govern govern- ment and citizens have and now are spending millions mil mit- lions of dollars in relieving distress throughout Europe land and nd even in those countries with which America was at war There has been no change h here re in the feeling of of horror over th the manner in which the band of l lawless men have av misruled the millions of Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia neither has there been any change in the f feeling eling of the citizens of free America for the unfortunate people of other countries regardless of their form of government or misgovernment |