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ing world revolution — which have so long made communism feared m 

 other countries. 



The Russians are shrewd bargainers with many of the characteristics 

 of David Harum. During negotiations one is kept guessing as to their 

 intentions until the time for decision has arrived and a contract is signed. 

 Then they live up to their commitments scrupulously. 



I anticipate that before the goal of effective world government is 

 reached we will meet a series of obstacles which will often seem insuper- 

 able, but, because what we both seek is in the common interest, the diffi- 

 culties one by one will clear up unexpectedly. 



Above all we will need a spirit of mutual tolerance. Russian and 

 American ideas regarding freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and 

 democracy are often very different. Judging from the actions of the House 

 Committee on Un-American Activities our own ideas on freedom of 

 speech are somewhat fuzzy. The Russians seem to believe that they alone 

 have real democracy — "in other countries in which society is divided 

 between the exploited and the exploiters true democracy is impossible, 

 even though it is proclaimed by constitutions." 



Under such circumstances we should not expect to establish our form 

 of democracy in Japan while protesting against democracy of the Russian 

 type in Bulgaria. 



By recognizing that Russia has as much right to her form of govern- 

 ment as we have to ours we may hope to come to an understanding and 

 agreement on world policies. Persevering along the road toward world 

 government with a spirit of fair play we may in fact ultimately "banish 

 the scourge of war from the earth." 



