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Tae OEE ete ae fe el ee ek RE een aceon at Meee tinct eaten mee eto Furthermore WALLACE deals with individual problems of international relationship. He writes about the existence of the so-called "trouble spots" which coygd become the focus of the third world war. The first group of these spots, WALLACE contends are countries where "people, who suffer from want, are driven to despair and are longing for a change". The second group takes in countries which, in view of their natural health or their strategic position are drawing upon themselves the attention of the Great Powers. Characteristics of the countries of the first group is the obsolete feudal system, exhausted soil, low capacity of the working power, slavery, illiteracy, and high taxes. A large portion of land and its profit in these countries belong to a small ruling clique. WALLACE points out that the representatives of the USA are in touch with these very people. WALLACE considers Western Germany to be one of the focus of unrest, where, reasons of strategic nature are predominant. Neither here has the American policy anything in common with the interests of the people. "According to instructions from Washington, high ranking persons in the army and trade are reconstructing as fast as possible the heavy Germm industry in order that Germany may become the corner stone of a fortress against the East. Therefore they are also renew ing the old German system of cartels." (Page 106) . WALLACE ascertains that the sympathies of the people are everywhere on part of the Soviet Union which sees to all changes which answer the hope and wishes of the people. This is where the enormous moral power of the Soviet Union rests. In the book we read: "Russian ideas find more and more sympathies with people who suffered so long with sickness, hunger, uncertainty and misery." (Page WALLACE ascertains with horror that the Department of State can put against the policy of the Soviet government merely their course to keep up the obsolete reactionary systems for renewing of monopolies and such systems with the help of which the reactionary cliques can make use of the people. What means can be used to uplift the falling prestige of the USA? WALLACE demands the taming dow of the extreme reactionary elements in the USA, recovery and further development of democratic Jost islation and a sharp change of the foreign poiiey course. He continues: mo