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\ . MY DAY Mr. Nichols we "¥1 Wasn't Surprised . Fe ee by Reinstatement, aati ‘o) Mr. Harbo of the Comintern wr Meh Bw Iunn, iuesaay—a Cando fi eip smuing a littls when the United States is accused of imperialist designs on Europe a cee ew ais ee and the reat of the world. U. S. history in the course of recent years would seem to show that it has very little interest in expansion. Cuba fs tree: the ‘Philippines are free. We took no Jand anywhere as a result of World War I, and £ have a feel- ing that the overwhelming opinton of the people of this coun- try would demand the freedom for any peoples outside sour borders who © demonstrated clear- ly that they desired freedom and | were willing to stand on their own feet. It is true we fought a war to ! keep some of our states within the union, but that was a lon while ago and settled once an for all our internal solidarity as a nation. We have been an enterprising nation industrially, and no one will deny we have helped to de velop other countries and have rofited by business enterprises 4 many parts of the world. But if it ever should come to attempt- ing military contro] over large Fear of people who desire their dependence, I am convinced that the public opinion of this country — would never tolerate it. On the other hand, we deeply resent interference within our borders, or what we consider more or Jess underhand inter- [ feronce within the hordera of = Et et wee we other nations. ee @ I WAS not very much sanmucal by the announcement the Comintern had been reinstated. I er really belleved that in fact ‘ ft] manifestation whether in the ‘sphere of state’ administration, ! and they should at the same time mongering “ettd——#eying things which inc!te to war, I wonder what can be said about the follow- + ing, taken from the text of a man- ffesto issued in connection with the establishment of the new Comintern Information Bureau: - “In the same way as the appease- | ment policy of Munich led to Hit- | | der’s aggression, today concessions ; to the United States and the im- | perialist camp may cause its in- otigators to grow more shameless aggresalve, ' “In consequence the Communist parties should place themselves in éhoe me tye vanguard of the opposition . ainst the imperialistic plans of eipansion and aggression in all "7When we are accuse vl war- | politics, economics of ideology a unkte and co-ordinate their efforts on the basis of a common anti-im- alistic and democratic plat- orm as well as gather around themselves all democratic and patriotic forces in their respective nations.” It would seem that in the na- tions of the world where there are Communist partie: they are now | Sime to take over the labe] of emocracy and national patriot- tam. ‘The two theories of democra- Pi ttt = se aes re eae cy and national patriotism do not merge with Communism and Comintern control. Most Americans will agree this whole thing-te-pirony! f ion. There were too many si mn ruout the world of activity as well directed and unified. So the announcement that again the Communist parties in different mations will act under the direc- tion of & central group does not g ACT21 oA? ys teh > asnmNoToN DATLY NEWS ‘S 4: FINAL EDITION DATE Ai RECORD (Lh-<teasy A- INDE C3 on 18 ‘te by | i : ‘ a a - . 4 > oe th a7! au i disappeared by prociama- ia