Show zo tL w. w T AHEAD UV r sy GEORGE GEORGES S. S BENSON Ra P President Harding College 1 a 1 Arkansas r. r jr 1 Irreconcilable ble Russia today is firmly opposed to almost every everything tiling and anything that America suggests There is one possible possible pos pos- sible exception and that is aid to Russia Since Russia's pur cross poses with us are so evident it is is natural to ask why she got that way Why Thy does she find it convenient ent ever to go out of her way to oppose America It is is not because we did not help I Russia enough during the war Matter Matter Matter Mat Mat- ter of fact we helped Russia then to the extent of This was lend lease of which we will expect expect expect ex ex- to get little or nothing in re re- turn What we got from Russia 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 percent percent per percent cent of the total Our part was 2 The Russians did not put up anything Yet Russia has helped t to manage Actually Russia Rus Rus- Russia sia has so manipulated the aid to several European countries that the people there thought they were being being being be be- ing helped by Russia rz r ther than by America Now the Marshall plan calls for additional help far Europ European an coun coun- tries It proposes that America use from 15 to 22 billions in an effort to get those countries on a self sus taming sus-taming 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 in nine different countries andis and andis andis 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 it comes definitely from the fact that Communism is is irreconcilable to the ther r I American way of life If it be obI observe observed ob ob- serve served that Communism did not offer offer offer of of- fer opposition durin during the war 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 soon as lend lease quit flowing to Russia the Communists began to oppose every move for peaceful stabilization sta sta- They wanted defeated countries to remain defeated Peaceful Peace Peace- ful and prosperous prosperous countries find I 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 ever every y basic principle ciple in the American way of life It is opposed to religion to the sacredness of marriage to private private private vate ownership of property to freedom freedom free free- dom of the individual dual 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 Arneri- can way a brand of democracy that does not need to call up an International to protect it itself el a. a i. i r I t |