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ot 4 meeting ir in; ‘Te the Amartcan People: Oe aw See Ses ewer 5 eee HE people of oar ga aon po. . World situation. jee! « _ fet Union, in flagrant violation of a treaty of non-aggression and despite the peace and neu- trality policy of the USSR: ‘This has immeasur- ally increased the menace of Hitler and fascism ~ ; te the pe ‘gaXonal existences of atl peoples, tar the social and natfonal security oft the e people ot the ; United States. &.. tre, ’ The thyolvement of the Soviet Unton in “the war has changed the ‘character of the war. The ~ glorious and mighty flefense by the Red Army - and the united peoples of the Soviet Union, their - valiant struggle to drive out and crush the ag- ~ gressor, creates the opportunity for the people of the United States and for all peoples to unite and assure the complete and final annihilation of Hitler and Hitlerism. ’ . a The American pebple hate and ‘sbhor fas- cism. They have seen, for themselves that fas- — cism means unrestrained oppression of the masses at home and aggressive war for conquest abrofd. Prior to the outbreak of the war considerable: lee nee Hitler fesclam has brazenly ‘attacked the So. . 7 Compan Party, U US: this fascist. aggresgora, ‘by dGnporting fi Soviet Union. But the statesmen of the capitaliat -. countries | threatened by fascist ‘aggression: te.’ fused to accept this policy. “This they did becausé : _ they feared that wesiatance ‘te aggression vould strengthen the democratic forces of’ their ‘own ~ ’ peoples and the position of the Soviet Union. “Ya atead, they adopted the shameful Munich policy *< of appeasement, , betrayal and aurrender. | a ‘They hoped in this. way to divert the attack. of the fascist aggressors from themselves to the’ Soviet Cnion—the, Jand of Socialiam, the truest champion of peace and equality among natfona, : ‘ abet aa Instead of peade the capitalist statesmen brought © . on’war among the inpperialist powerg themselves for the redivisiont of the world, The people of. the United States rightly had nd confidence of trust in this whelmingly ind of a war. They remained over- thi second imperialist war. Rebuffed in this at- pt by the conspiracy of the Chamberlains to ivert fascist aggression towards the land ‘of Socialism, the Soviet Union accepted the proposal i ire ad "aw, favor of ‘keeping. out of i, MS! fe Soviet Union tried in vain to prevent - . ' of collective security—the policy advan by thé more aie 9