Show P 7 J JS S fr r fi r rr AF q on 4 f J u A r 3 r y z BY sy GEORGES GEORGE S. S BEN BENSON S ai President tit CuI A Arkansas sol Irreconcilable Russia today is firmly opposed to almost everything and anything that tha t America suggests There is is' one possible possible pos- pos sible exception and that is aid to Russia Since Russia's cross pur pur cross poses with us are so evident it is natural to ask why she got that way Why does she find it convenient ent ever to go out of her way to oppose America It is not because we did not help Russia enough during the war Matter Matter Mat Mat- Matter ter of fact we helped Russia then to the extent of This was was lend-lease lend of which we will expect expect ex ex- expect ex- ex to get little or nothing in re re- re- re turn What we got from Russia in in reverse lend-lease lend compared with the more than 11 billions that went her way was little more than 1 of one billion only Disguised Purposes Then when decided to accumulate a big fund to help needy nations America gave 70 per perc percent percent c cent nt of the t total taI Our part was 2 The Russians did not put up anything Yet Russia has helped to manage Actually Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia has so manipulated the aid to several European countries that the people there thought they were being being be be- ing helped by Russia rather than by America Now the Marshall plan calls for I additional help for European coun coun- tries It proposes that America use from 15 to 22 billions in an effort to get those countries on a sus self basis Not only does Russia oppose this aid but she has inspired the creation of the Communist In In- This organization operates operates operates oper oper- ates in nine different countries and is dedicated to complete opposition to anything that resembles American Ameri Ameri- can policy in international affairs Good Neighbors Just why this continued opposition from Russia In my opinion it I i comes definitely from the fact that Communism is irreconcilable to the American way of life If it be observed observed observed ob ob- ob- ob I served that Communism did not offer offer of of- fer opposition during the war it it may also be observed that Communist Communist Communist Com Com- leaders temporarily went underground while America was helping Russia stave off disaster As soon as the war was over as i soon as lend-lease lend quit flowing to Russia the Communists began to oppose every move for peaceful sta sta- They wanted defeated countries to remain defeated Peaceful Peace Peace- I ful and prosperous countries find Communism unattractive indeed But Russia has now solidified her opposition to peace Russia offers range long-range opposition to Americas America's desire for peace through her Inter Inter- national This is the answer Communism is antagonistic to almost every basic principle in the American wa way of life It is opposed d to religion to the sacredness of marriage to private private vate ownership o of ot property to freedo freedom free free- do dom of or the individual to freedom of the press and of speech The Russians Russians Rus Rus- scans deny that we can be their neighbors They fear a demonstration tion of the superiority of the American Ameri Ameri- can way a brand of democracy democrat that does not need t to call up an International to prot protect ct itself |