Georgi Malenkov, Soviet minister ie power stations (right) is shown with Lord

Citrine, chairman of Britain’s Central Electricity Board, exchanging toasts at a re-
ception honoring his three-week visit to Britain. Malenkov will visit a number of British
power stations and the Calder Hall atomic plant.

‘Profound examination’ says Pollitt

Peace strengthened by decisions
of Soviet Communist congress

LONDON

Recent moves toward lasting:

peace in the Western countries
were cited last week by Harry
Pollitt, general secretary of the
British Communist party, as evi-
dence of the impact the decisions
of the 20th congress of the Soviet
Communist party have had on
public opinion everywhere.

Speaking to a rally here on his
return from Moscow, where he
attended the congress as a fra-
ternal delegate, Pollitt said:

“Tt cannot, surely, be an acci-
dent that after the 20th congress
and its emphasis on a lasting
peace, Pineau, the French foreign
minister, openly expresses dis-
agreement with Anglo-American
foreign policy.

“Or that Glubb is kicked out of
Jordan. Or that Eisenhower’s
reply to Bulganin is couched in
friendly language.

“Or that for the first time since
the end of the war the Socialist
International has discussed the
issue of friendly relations between
Socialist and Communist parties.

“At the Zurich meeting of the
Socialist International this month,
everybody knows that it was the
20th congress which dominated
the thoughts, conversations and
discussions of those present at
that meeting.”

The tone of the congress and
its decisions, said Pollitt, had
been set by Krushchev’s opening
sentences, in which, reporting as
the Communist party’s first secre-
tary on the work of the central
committee since the last congress
in 1952, he said that the central
committee “...had broken down
outdated conceptions, resolutely
sweeping aside everything that
had become outmoded and was
hindering our advance.”

Commenting on this,
said: ° ‘

“From that standpoint there
was developed in the reports of
Khrushchev and Bulganin the
greatest constructive social pro-
gram of the Soviet people ever
known.

“At the same time the firm
intention of the Soviet Union to

Pollitt

do everything in its power to
help in maintaining the peace
of the world was made clear.

“What are some of the new
advances the Soviet people are
going to obtain within the next
five years?

“Increased wages, shorter hours
without loss of pay, permanent

.! full employment, increased care

of the children and aged. More
attention to the young people.

“A terrific increase in the num-
ber of technicians and scientists.
New industries and the full ap-
plication of modern techniques
and automation without any
worker being put out of a job.
Great advances in the use of
atomic energy for peaceful pur-
poses.

- “The creation of new gigantic
industrial areas. Continuation of
the new drive in agriculture.

“If 75 million acres of virgin
land has been brought into fruit-
ful cultivation since within the
last few years, this is nothing
compared to what will as certainly
take place by the end of 1960,”
he pointed out.

“Socialist democracy and Soviet
law will be strengthened in a
manner that will safeguard fully
the rights of all Soviet citizens
and prevent abuses.”

‘It is against this background
that* the criticism of the cult of

the individual should be consider-.

ed.

“In my opinion it would only
have developed to the point it
did because of two factors: First
the security organization was
under the control of traitors.

“Secondly, there was the ex-
ceptional character of the period
in which it developed, and in
which the Soviet Union had to
face the menace of fascism and
the ordeals imposed by the Second
World War.

“In such a period the security
organs were able ‘to assume
greater and greater powers.

“In the situation which pre-
vailed the need to preserve the
unity of the Communist Party
of the Soviet Union was para-
—-

“Because this unity was main-
tained it made possible the suc-
cesses which have taken place
since the 19th and 20th congresses
and the new glorious perspectives
now opening out for the Soviet
people.

“Some are worried about the
role of Stalin.

“That he made mistakes in
judgement and policy is certain.

Only a man who does nothing |-

never makes mistakes, but this
does not mean that Stalin did
not make a leading contribution
in peace and war alike, to the
development of the Soviet Union.”

It was certain, however, that
the most profound examination
was now taking place in the
Soviet Union of the whole past
period, and that every effort was
being made to.correct the mis-
takes of the past.

“This is the meaning of the

emphasis on the importance of
Soviet law and of safeguarding
the rights of all Soviet citizens.

“The capitalists are worried
about the end of the cult of the
individual, and well they might
seq x

“Not because they had any
love for Stalin, but because they
know that now full collective
leadership has been established
in the Soviet Union, it means
a stronger Communist party,
a stronger Soviet Union, and
the carrying through of the
whole policy of the 20th con-
gress as surely as night follows
day, with all that means for
shrinking capitalism and colon-
ialism.
-“Communist ideals will more
and more dominate the minds of
increasing millions of mankind.

“It may be too early to grasp
in its entirety all that the 20th
congress means. But one thing is
clear; never in all world history
has a congress of working people
been so eagerly followed by friend

‘and foe alike.

“All who are afraid to adjust
their outlook and ideas to what
has taken place at this congress
will make the mistake of their
lives.”

Cyprus

Oil dictates -

nolicy

LONDON

British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden last week

blurted out his government's

s real reason for trying to retain

Cyprus by military force and suppressing the national aspira’
tions of its people. Cyprus, he told the British House of Com

mons, is
care of our interests, and of this

interest above all—oil.” ss /

This’ defiant admission of the
imperialist considerations that
underlie all the talk about “stra-

tegic considerations” brought a
shout of approval from Tory back
benches. 7

Eden attempted to catia his
statement by asserting, “This is

‘‘a protection, a guard, and a stage-post to take —

not imperialism.” Then he re- ~
verted to defiant vein declaring,

“Tt should be the plain duty of ¢ |

any government and we intend
to discharge it.”

Earlier Aneurin Bevan, for La-
bor, had charged that the Wash-
ington oil lobby: was interfering
in the affairs of Cyprus.

Greece goes to UN

ATHENS
Declaring that British “colonial

violence” is menacing world peace
and. security, the Greek govern-

ment has formally asked the
United Nations to deal with the
Cyprus question at the Assembly
meeting next September.

Strong British’ opposition to
opening discussion of Cyprus in
the Assembly was immediately
made clear by Sir Pierson Dixon,
Britain’s permanent delegate to

The Greek action was “to be
deplored,” he said. Discussion in.
the Assembly would “inflame the
situation both inside and outside
the island of Cyprus.”

The Greek protest charged that
the British . government had
«".. now lost every sense of self-
control and responsibility toward

the liberal traditions of the Bri-’

tish people, the international
community and the law of na-
tions.”

To the British government’s re-
peated allegations of “terrorism”
by Cypriots it replied: *

Exuberant

“The British say they are de-
fending legal order against ter-
rorism. There is no legal order
without freedom.

“At present there are two
forces opposing each other in
Cyprus. One is the force of colo-
nial oppression. The other is 2
force struggling for liberation.

“The only possible answer to
violence and terrorism, regard-
less from whence they come,
is freedom and law emanating
from the will of the people.”

The Greek protest said the
British government had negotia-
ted with Archbishop Makarios 00
equal terms for five months.

“Tt is therefore all the more
admissible that on the morrow
of a negotiation one of the par-—
ties thereto, abusing the mater-
ial power of which it disposes,
proceeds with the arrest and
deportation of the other party, |
for the reason that although —
the other party has made con-
siderable concessions it could
not betray the cause it had Res
duty to defend.”

premiers

take ‘Martini trail’

By SAM RUSSELL
MOSCOW

I was bombarded with glasses
at the Danish embassy here when
Soviet Premier Bulganin, Premier
Hansen of Denmark and Soviet
Foreign Minister Molotov drank
toasts to the friendship of the
peoples of the Soviet Union and
Denmark.

Hansen and his party had just
returned to-Moscow after a tour
of the Soviet Union. Leading
officials of the Soviet govern-
ment and foreign ministry, toge-
ther with the entire diplomatic
corps were present.

“President Eisenhower,” said
Bulganin, “began the martini
way in Geneva, and we often
drank martinis to friendship and
peace in the world.

“We came together then,” he
said, “and we hope that these

friendly contacts will always re-
main.”

Bulganin had insisted on sick
ing: to martinis and ‘it was the

empty martini glasses that I re-
ceived,

As ie glasses shattered at my
feet, everybody joined in Hansen’s
friendship chorus.

Hansen told Bulganin: “We

hope you will make the trip to
MARSH 16, 1956 —

Sweden, Norway and Denmark.

We would be very, very happy
te see you in Copenhagen.”

I was standing near Bulganid,
Hansen and Molotov when thé
toasts began, and suddenly Hat
sen started singing a song of
friendship in Danish. ‘

The general theme of this song
was: “Let’s’ be friends as thé

flowers in the field, as the tree’ |

in the forest. a

Then glasses were emptied and [|

Hansen, in the traditional Danitt
fashion, threw his glass straigh
behind him. ‘I was in the dir
line of fire and the first glass hit
me on the wrist. ‘

Bulganin’s glass toliowed in:

mediately and before I co a
duck, his glass shattered the
champagne glass I had in my
hand.

Molotov’s glass followed and ae

spattered the rest of my cha”
pagne over my trousers.

they all looked round and apolo-
gised. }

The toasts came at the end ¢ of
another friendly meeting, oe
which Bulganin recalled ei

friendly toasts he had had wit
President Eisenhower during
Geneva conference. i

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