about it in the press, although press conferences are not
infrequent in that country.
On the other hand, a lot of advertisement is being
given to various American projects connected now with the
"Truman doctrine," now with the "Marshall plan." Reading
about all these American plans of "aid to Europe,"' "aid
to China," and so forth, one might think that America's
domestic problems have already been solved long ago, and
that all that remains is for her to order the affairs of
other countries by prescribing for them her own policy
and governments of such composition as she finds desir-
able. Actually, this is not so. If the domestic affairs of the
U.S.A. were not causing its ruling circles great uneasiness,
especially in connection with the approaching economic:
crisis, there would not be such an abundance of economic
projects for United States expansion, which, in their turn,
are based on the aggressive military and political plans of
American imperialism.
No secret is now being made of the fact that the U.S.A.
—not infrequently in conjunction with Great Britain—is
constantly setting up new naval and air bases in all parts
of the globe, and is even adapting whole countries for such
purposes, especially those lying near to the territory of the
Soviet Union. Who nowadays does not complain of the
pressure of American imperialism in this respect! If the
governments of certain big states in Europe, Asia and
America are preserving a respectable silence on this score,
some of the smaller countries are evidently beginning to
find it absolutely unbearable. Denmark, for instance, try
as she will, cannot secure the restoration of her national
sovereignty over Greenland, from which the Americans do
not wish to withdraw after the end of the war. Egypt is
legitimately demanding the withdrawal of British troops
from her territory. But Britain refuses to do so, and
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