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<n thre mecmrveny rime eA 8 ae ROOSEVELT himself a Communist. In reality WALLACE emphasizes again and again that he stands on the soil of capitalism without privilege(?). The socialistic policy of the wrking classes, their progressive theory is strange to him. In spite of that he struggles against fascistize- tion of the USA, against the dangerous course of two sides of the American reaction in the interior and foreign policy and in this struggle he is being supported by all progressive circles in the country. In his new book WALLACE goes into detail about daily problems and divides them in physiologic, economic and political groups. The physiologic problem, according to his viewpoint, consists in the fact that the contemporary democracy in the United States has proven that it is not able to fulfill the hopes of the peoples. This democracy is "weak and aimless", therefore it yielded to the controls of monopolies _ and the military clique. WALLACE writes: 0 0 ee ee een veon nee "And this military control is a prelude to a changed form of fascism, and the first step towards war." (Page 21) WALLACE sees the fundamental economy problem in the dangerous trade policy of the USA, which sticks to the principle of the "open door" when American export is involved and recognizes merely the principle of "closed door" when import from other countries is in question. Policy of that kind can merely hasten the coming of the crisis. WALLACE thinks it still possible to postpone the calamity, if substantial amounts be appropriated for building airplanes and vessels and for armaments and other implements of destruction and on the other hand comparatively small amounts for the MARSHALL Plan. The final result, however, will be the same: an extremely difficult economic crisis, a sharp slump in the standard of living of the working class. That is the perspective which lies before the United States, regardless of whether it will be the Republican or the Democratic Party which will be in power. ~ The political problem, which is faced by the contemporary world, is, according to HENRY WALLACE's opinion, "the cause as well as the consequence of the economic crisis." WALLACE sees the root of the problem in the fact that the government circles of the USA, of England and the Western European states hesitate to recognize new social powers which are developing all over the world. They lean everywhere upon old obsolete reactionary elements which are being hated by the peoples. "The Westem Powers collaborate with reactionaries and the former collaborants in Greece. They flirt with fascism.... They are getting ready to build up Germany to be a bulwark against Russia." (Page 24)