Tt fs to be expected that the reply of Moscow to the sharp Note presented by the United States on the subject of recent speeches made at the World Congress of the Third Internationale wil follow the usual dines, dlaclalming responsibility" for utterances before that body. oF any control over it. It that be the case hen the reply will follow classic standards and. probably be just nsympatheticolly regarded in Washington as similar documents have been "in "other countries. Speakers at the Congress envisioned plans for bringing the United States {within the folds of Communism and the gravamen of the complaint. by the United States Is of so. much that the speeches were made, but that "they were very " manifest evidence inthe Third Tnterna-Uionale's schemes for subverting. the Hovernment of the United States That. being so the Soviet. Ambassador's personal opinion. that. "anything which American citizens In Mos. cow. say about the United 'States {nstgniteant when compared with the propaganda _in. the. United States gainst the Soviet Union," must strike as being) particularly. naive, It has yet to" be proved that anyone' America is planning the downfall the Soviet regime or plotting for the srrying on of Propaganda within orders, 'That isa. far diferent thing from' merely combatting. the spread of Communism within a gountry's own boundaries, Bul, perhaps, Mz "trayanovaky relied al at and merely talking with his tongue Mr. Cordell Hull has not minced his words In expressing what will Also be the sentiment of many people outside the United States in regard to the preposterous pretensions of the Comintern, The entry of the USSR. Into the' comity of nations has been accompanied by an oficial disclaimer, of responsibility for the Comintern's activities. Yet although the petual association of the Soviet Government with that body may not be as intimate as in the days when the two were virtually one entity, there is little doubt In any reason: able mind that, to all intents and purposes, the relations are much the same as' those between the Raja of of Bhong and his legislature: "My council is me and T always agree with myself in the Valley of Bhong." However, Mr. Cordell Hull has. gone! straight to the root of the matter. in hhls reminder to the Soviet Government that its "authority is supreme and its power to control the acts fand utterances of individuals absolute." Nowhere Is there such rigid control of public speech and public writing by the Government In power in Russia to-day, The virtual dietatorships in Italy and Germany present no such complete dominance of public opinion, if the term is relevant. Soviet Russia cannot have It oth' ways, She cannot claim enlightened tolerance of other na tions on the ground that she hay right to work out her own destiny in her own way and at the sam time afford facilities for conspirators against the peace and order of friendly countries, This is true, of course, that in England at any rate there are misguided folk who persist in holding up the Communist. paradise as a model for Imitation. Unfortunately they cannot be persuaded to do more than pay fitful visite to the country of their admiration, Great Britain however, is disposed to take the same stand as the United Slates of America on this issue. Sit Samuel Hoare has an exceptionally Intimate knowledge of Russian affairs and Mr, Cordell Hull's useful Toad {will probity be welcomed in White-
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