Show PAUL MALLON R red ed strength lies in poli politics ties T RUSSIA may be weak from a military and economic standpoint but L she ehe Is far from weak from a political standpoint her diplo diplomatic matic position which has enabled her to veto world peace plans and atomic control hardly can be considered weak more than 2000 american passports for russia are said to be out standing from more than one american who has visited russia hussla lately to see what the kremlin restrictedly wishes a visitor to see has come the suggestion that economically russia could not pursue a war of any duration her production is bad from the military standpoint no doubt she could seize certain turkish territories and perhaps even greece without great trouble indeed she might even try to seize the whole of europe although her ability tor for military action up op to the eastern rim of the atlantic ocean can be gravely doubted one peaceful chance of solution of this problem has not been mentioned much in the discussions behind the scenes if russia is as inefficient as she has shown herself to be her destiny will be downward she developed only one good gun and one good plane during the war ruthless sacrifice of manpower won the war tor for her ony only 1 in politics is she strong therefore it if an aggressive resistance is ia intal ned to her by the world and she is allowed to work out her downward destiny in accordance with her lack of ability then peace could come without another war |