Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1947 — Page 21

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Giant Size, Capable Leaders Are Help, Unskilled Labor, Low Morale Reduce Capacity

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By LUDWELL DENNY - Soripps-Howard Staft Writer

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to foreigners, impressed by the present low. living standards and generaj backwardness. But westerners in the past—notably Hitler—have underestima t e d Russia's potential. Maybe the Kremlin's great expectations are not so far-fetched after

all, It will depend on imponderables. Meanwhile, it is

up a rough balY Mr. Denny ance sheet of present strength and weaknesses— credits and debits: On the credit side are Russia's material and human resources. Her giant size has been her chief strength historically. Even before recent territorial acquisitions she stretched nearly 6000 miles from inside Europe to the Pacific.

Population Growing

Within her eight to nine million square miles, covering climates hot, moderate and cold, are virtually all varieties of soil. ‘Russia was almost endless forests and wide ranges of “Hiiferal aNd Yaw materials: Her population is 200 million and is growing rapidly. There are 54 different nationalities with their own administrative divisions and 1690 ethnic groups speaking 125 different languages. These are hardy, virile and daring peoples for the most part. They are capable under pressure of extraordinary exploits at labor and at fighting. All these nationalities ahd racial Jroups have a common unity—not so much in the American meltingpot fashion but as sizable, separate entities bound together. “ The unity of nationalities, though partly imposed by the police-state system, is stronger than supposed. Leaders Able, Ruthless

Not the least of her assets is the ability of Russia's rulers—Stalin, the politburo and the party hierapchy in the provinces. .. They are the survival of the fittest in a half century of revolutionary struggle, and 30 years of wielding absolute dictatorship. They have modernized a large backward nation in a comparatively short time. They are organizing world revolution. And they control many satellite lands. Their agents op- . erate in-every country. In experience, in organizing - ability, in determination, in team- « work, in concentration, in discipline and in guts—as well as in ruthless power—the rulers of Russia un-

“ LONDON, May 8%-The Russians are told that their’ countiy is the strongest, most advanced in the world—despite post- war devastation and

The government knows this is Hog 50. But it is determined to make

Its goal is to pass the United States. That seems a fantastic dream

possible to draw|.

‘Hope too long ‘deferred has soured.

doubtedly are unequaled by -any other government today. No democratic statesman should discount such men, But to accept them at their own evaluation of supermen, to swallow their propaganda that Russia is the strongést power in the world today is no less dangerous, For that is precisely the spirit of defeatism in the democracies, of unreasoning fear and panicky appeasement, which is their best secret weapon. Morale Very Low

There are Russian weaknesses to balance against Russian strengths. orale is low. That is natural when people do not get enough to eat or wear and when housing conditions are so bad. And it is an inevitable result of war losses and suffering.

good crops, prewar morale will be recovered soon, There’is a weariness, las§itude and dull fatalism today. This is shockingly different from the zest .and faith which moved Russians 25 years ago. Cynicism Increasing The blootr 6f “Tevoiutionary ardor] is gone and cynicism_is growing.

Promises too often broken have lost their appeal. Through one crisis after another for 30 years the taut bow has lost some of its spring. So instead of the progression of labor and morale required by thel vast expansionist plans of their rulers there may be a leveling off process. if not ‘actual diminishing returns. : ; The second weakness is labor's

age.of foremen and technicians for rapid industrialization. The third is the machinery and transport shortage which can’t be eliminated soon. Even if the official target for 1950 is reached, which is doubtful, Russia still would have less than one-third of the ‘United States’ actual steel and iron production for 1944. -She would have only 16 per cent of oil and 45 per cent of coal.

Bureaucracy Is Crippling

is the deadening effect of Stator. | ship. The Kremlin's hard eficiency andl

through bureaucracy, which not only | is slow and Inefmeiens but often’

| corrupt.

There is also a Kind of poliesstate] paralysis which afflicts people down

the line. Fear .makes them play safe, What imponderables will de-

lack of skill and the acute- short-|g

Perhaps the worst liability. of all|

drive is snarled as it tries to spread |

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termine the balance between strength and weakness cannot be foreseen.

But it would seem a fair guess that Rusisa — despite her huge potential and driving, ruthless leadership—cannot equal the United

States as an industrial power within It is improbable that even with|, generation—or oe much

longer.

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‘Emergency’ ‘President Among Proposals " WASHINGTON, May 8 (U, P.).—

scientists = urged that the United States make plans

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