Show A Wise Move Very little applause was received by President Truman following his address to a joint session of congress Wednesday in which he asked that be loaned to Turkey and Greece in an effort to stave off Apparently there are a considerable number lawmakers who feel that the funds will be used to aid communism rather than stave it It is not communism as such that toe should fear might arise if these nations are not given economic but the totalitarian- ism that will result whether it is called or any other When an entire nation is without shelter and with little hope for better the people of this nation ivill grab at There are not many straws for which they can grab at this in they are only two in number the United States and Whatever the ends of the Russian government and there is reason to believe that they are good the means they are using in reaching these ends are totalitarian and As we should hate to see any group of people have to accept such means in order to keep Just as the Germans so will the Greeks if there is nothing else to help we are faced with the choice of helping them with a which may be used to promote the ends of the communists in or leaving them alone and allowing Russian aid to further Soviet influence and establish a totalitarian form of The loan should be not with the strict idea of combating Russian but of giving the people of these nations a chance to carry on through the present economic crisis and establish a government they desire with minds free from the fear of If we give them this allowing them to think should have naught to People who can think without fear of hunger will never choose absolute r ve do not make the there is something other than the fact Russia increase her influence to will be the opinion of the Greeks if they do survive without patterning after the Russian government and do not receive aid from Will they feel thai the United States is truly interested in the little of the Will they think that we are interested in the four freedoms for all people as we they will think that the Christianity taught in Amer-ica is something we admire rather adhere to in The peoples of these nations do need do not need an army to help but they could use American clothing and Let's hope that in the long debate in congress over this a loan or an right gift to Greece and Turkey will It will be the wisest move both politically and from a W Will |