BOLSHEVIK “BOGY”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 59, 12 March 1943, Page 5

BOLSHEVIK “BOGY”

NAZI DODGE EXPOSED (Special Australian Correspondent—N.Z.P.A.) Recd. 8.30 p.m. London, March 10. Interesting vital political manoeuvres are going on at present beheind the war. Germany is making every attempt to divide the Allied nations by raising the Bolshevist “bogy.” Her playing up of Russia's military successes is not only designed to whip up her own people but also to represent Germany as the last barrier against the Russian ideology. At the same time, as the Economist points out, Germany is accompanying this propaganda with peace offers which come through Sweden and Switzerland and “are buzzing like a nest of hornets round the Vatican."

It is considered that the timing of Archbishop Spellman's visit to the Vatican, coming on top of Count Ciano’s appointment as Ambassador to the Holy See, coincided unfortunately with Ribbentrop's visit to Rome. “It begins to look as though the Germans have won a round in their political offensive,” adds the Economist.

For these reasons comments by Mr, H. A. Wallace, U.S. Vice-President, bluntly advocating co-operation with Russia, are specially interesting and significant, They may, indeed, be more than spontaneous. Mr. Sumner Welles’ call for detailed peace' talks also fits into the scene.

Equally interesting is a leader in The Times advocating closer ties with Russia, and stating: “It must be a decisive factor in shaping the future British policy on the Continent; one of the main concerns of British statesmanship must be to reinforce the efforts of American leaders and to promote American appreciation of it.”