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-By

EDWARD ASHCROFTT Well-known journalist and BBC broadcaster, who has Western Europe. long studied political problems in end-

Ronald Stude

London Express Service

LOST

the

1950

Many well-known figures in the world of art and philosophy, who had been bamboozled into signing the petition, disassociated themselves when they realised the origins and purposes,

It is, obviously, impossible to say to what extent the ideas of the tree world have made pro- gress behind the Iron curtain. There are signs of growing dis

methods content with Soviet

HE conflict between Stalinist imperialism and the free world fought out was during 1950 in terms of armies and civil wars, diplomatic notes and

at Lake less discussions

in the year, when out attempt to persuade Success and in the capitals hold early

nelther of the two existing Com dockers at French and Itallan of the world.

munist members of parliament ports from unloading American were returned, and when only arms and military equipment, and with Soviet bureaucracy in Czechoslovakia and There is another aspect to this some 90,000 votes were cast for In France the campaign against Poland, dramatic conflict what is the 100 Communist candidates American arms was linked with Hungary.

in the mind of the who presented themselves the happening

in Indo- the unpopular

falled The campaign man, throughout the rather loss than one third of one China. ordinary world?

percent of the total electorato completely in both countries. All and of whom not one came any arms ships have been unloaded

peacefully. where near being elected.

110

No

Communism holds out to the workers of the world, the idea on of a world-State governed

The list"

principles. of the free world make such single claim. They have

V Nevertheless "dynamic." the ideological appeal of de- is very strong, far мостасу stronger than most people be- lieve.

then Has Communism during the year gone by made headway or has it lost ground?

Lot us examine the conflict between Communian and de- mocracy from another ungle. Are there facts to show whether or not, throughout the world as a whole, Communism has gained or Lost

in its appeal to the workers?

NO

Party split

Wer

by EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

London. hardly @word of French is

Na week of furious in- spoken, even by the walters, ternational hustle, the American "superman"

formula has ousted Father

Dobunker

Everyone known that Sir

Christmas from the newy Alfred Munnings is a man who

paints Ane pictures of horses. Now he has come into the open as an author. At Q luncheon

Discussion point has been: Who will get the big jobs under Eisenhower? I can give these the other day, in honour of his

tips.

book, "An Artist's Life," he There will be two "Deputy showed us that he could have Supremios," one probably done well as a cabaret star. France's General Juin, the other

For it Was an act, not a

A

master de-

a high R.A.F. officer. But do speech, which the not believe the reports that bunker of modern art put on this will be Lord Tedder. My after the meal. information is that, short of Standing, cigarette in hand, ho war, he is determined to rotire glared at the microphone, to private life next May.

symbol of modernism which he used as a stick with which to bent his bete noire, Stanley Spencer.

Lord Montgomery, I believe, may, after all, get command of the land forces.

Two other

ถ

He hoped that his volee would not emerge as the port of noise cchocs round railway

"Suprems?" are which

mooted--one for the Mediter- stations, the kind of voice which ranean, one for an Atlantic he heard in imagination every naval command. Earl Mount time he looked at Spencer's pic batten may go to one of there,

ture of the Resurrection—a

all are again."

though, in the latter case, he hollow voleo saying, "Here we would serve as deputy to an American.

posted

After that Sir Alfred galloped along,

side-swiping at anything anybody

Iturnour has Marshall aid chief William Bait and

to

the Board.

Defence

And

smacking

though

of

his

+ little стать

Production modmance was

I predict, however, that he will not be top man. The fused at times, I can assure him Americans have another wizard that he achieved his object.

For I noticed that the smiles. up their sleeves.

Finally, to appreciato the of his intellectual and literary hustle, take a look at Mr Walter Listeners became more and more Gifford, new U.S.

strained as their idols were pent Ambassador in London.

tottering one after the other.

Poetic justice

By arriving one evering, presenting his credentials to the King" .next morning, - and giving a cocktail party the came night, he has beaten all speed granted a pension of £150 a recorda,

I

Tid

Early last year the Klag

year to Mr C. M. Grieve- better known

as Hugh McDiarmid, Scottish poot and writer.

Was Mr Grieve grateful? He

accepted the money.

Lean fare There has been a domestic diff between Mr Shirwell and Mr Galtskell The Defence Minister complain that Chancellor is ovci-economising on the food and drink pro- "In Russia," vided for official Government entertainment.

1

But after a 12,000-mito tour of Russia and Czechoslovakia, the poet seems to doubt whether re- the he has been well enough

warded.

The other day he arranged a

Treaty Organisation. They flee

says he, "itioy- know how to treat their poets. If I were there I would have a goes

luncheon for visiting high-rank- fine house and all that

with it." ing officers of the North Atlantic

And now, hoping presumably It was so cheap and nasty, that Mr Pollitt would be mare- says

Mr Shinwell, that it would generous than the King, Grieve idean THAT democratic

do have been better not to have is joining the Communist Party. make progress

is certain given his guests any lunch at In Italy the Communist leader Every doy of the year all Togliatti had hoped to provoke people living in Soviet And he has informed Mr widespread disorders when the Germany in the satel | Gaitskell, officially, that be will American arms ships arrived. He lite countries ΟΙ in Russia be unable to offer hospitality in did not succeed.

Partly per attempt to cross the border and future unless there is an end to haps as a result of the violent to leave the fron curtain. At parsimony. tactics adopted by the Com- two points on the frontier of the alone.

ΟΣ

munists, there has been a steady British zone in Germany very

No French

In the free world outside the far az organised labour is the large cities Communist- only one-afth of these people orc of the shop window

and America, falled

electoral largely

Western Europe where democratic systems are familiar whole population.

the

India

enerui

leader of the

Less and less

Royalties

The year's best selling sub- ject for newspapers, magazines, Britain's and books has been Royal Family. In particular. the American appetite for royal stories is insatiable.

World tourer

In

of view

ex-President

for

U.S.

fall

I hear that another "I knew in membership of the no loss than 30,000

them"

book is to Communist Party in Italy, as month atte

is to appear early month attest to cross into

1160 In Paris the pre-Christmas in 1951. It is planned by ex- much as 40 percent in some of Western Germany, by legal or season has been remarkable Buckingham Palace photo-

and Di Vittorio, illegal methods. I let us say, for two things the extravaganza grapher Dorothy Wilding, who- concerned, there are a number dominated trades unlon fetera genuine political refugees, that and the reluctance of customers

displays, now has a studio in New York. iron curtain countries, elections of important events which show tion in Italy, has admitted

Her publisher has told me, a represents huge figure--0,000 a simple and obviously that Communism has lost power. heavy fall in membership of the a month on one small sector

to part with their money. - with brutal tronkeness:— provide significant method for judging In March 1950 the general Communist trades unions.

The money slump has hit, "We will get started as soon. of the long frontiers of the fron Communism. strike called throughout

too,

clubs at the the progress of

might

and curtain alone of people who try restaurants.

as we can find a suitable_ghost-- This is particularly the ease in by the Communist trades uniona

writer." to escape. completely.

failed It

Only place doing big business because the General

They are, for the most part, is the newly opened "Nouvelle to the Council of Indian trades unions MEMBERSHIP of the

Dutch ordinary people workers, Eve," where the floor show has Government supported

Communist Union Federa- peasants, teachers and soldiers even the Parisians raising their

The 1946. In but they include also many of eyebrows. against the Communists. Later tion was 180,000 in

30-act, 00- Hoover'a clamour in the year the Indian Com- 1950 it had fallen to 80,000. the elite of the satellite countries minute spectacle gallops along isolationism, it is interesting to munist Party split over a Moscow

-Czech footballers, Polish air-without a second's break.

hear that another leading Re- directive urging a united front All these facto taken together men and some - high-ranking

But British tourists will need publican, Mr Harold Stassen, and 1990; with other parties during

show a very delnite loas in the Russian officers. N the whole

to dip deep

their extra has set out on a tour round the there have been few electoral peasant organisations."

power of Communism. to in-

£50 allowance for this kind of world. fluence the organised workers You must set the tormented entertainment. If you take a

Object of his journey, which contests in tree countries where

the Ini Mexico,

Fuchs and the table you commit particularly 1st

yourself to will bring him to Britain around Communisan

bottle. Mexican of the world, and to create in- and unhappy

the middle of January (via the strong, But results from some Confederation

which cleations workers, one of the most mill- dustrial unrest. Now this is not enigmatle Pontecorvo, who have champagne at £4 a

Most of the the

visitors countries

are Far East, India, Pakistan, South Communist party chosen Moscow, against a great to say that have been held are very signi- tant left-wing bodies in South can no longer succeed in creating crowd of hundreds of thousands South American, with a leaven Africa, and France), is to get

incial Americu, left the Communist strikes

of Eastern Europeans who have ing of North Americans and a frech

the U.S. angles for in the free world. It fcant. In the Dutch provincial

Latin American did so in 1950. It did so in decided that they must breathe sprinkling of British French Opposition's foreign policy. elections Communis: voters were dominated

men are in the minority, and

-London Erpress Service) only 6.7 percent of the volers. Federation of Trades Unions and Britain, where Communism has the air of freedom. In 1840 they were 11.4

amall electoral appeal. a very dominated by the Comniaform. organised workers are less and

Significant

in

10

with

important

left also the World Federation

where. Trades

Unions, which is also Rut, throughout the world, the

In Denmark, elections were held, the

munist party lost 28 seats,

Ca

In

03

1

Same story

where

has

The answer

1900

such

In other countries of Latin less willing to indulge in large- the Soviet zone of Austria, the America there were similar scale political general strikes, THESE people provide a most Communista secured only 5 5 per-

potent answer to the ques trades unions such as took place in 1947 and

tion, in Communism gaining or 1948. cent of the votes cast, whilst in Secessions from

dominated organisations

by iri clections

the minds losing in

of the the provincial

Communists,

The peace campaign, waged common" people of the world. Western Germany, held at the

under the slogan The USSR It is losing. The year end of this year, the Communist

stands for peace" is an example was опе in which party has disappeared

that the Kremlin realises that successes ая Stalinism

has political force.

enjoyed rose from the use of TN countries as different as the Communism no longer makes

wide popular appeal. The idea violence, generally through the All these countries had been new State of Israel,

of Pence

of others. a wide appeal. Instrumentality

It occupied by foreiga troops, Communist influence was strong of rece

and Communists either during the war, or at its two years ago,

Iceland, CA and

fellow- won its "victories" by force of by sudden acts of end. Communism might well

Communist party travellers, therefore, throughout arms and Well where the be expected to make a special lost ground markedly by at the world have collected numbers

aggression. of people who appeal as a result of the social tempting to provoke a general of signatures for

But if 1950 witnessed Soviet demoralisation which

the most part with- comes strike, events tell the samo subscribe,

out understanding What the pressure at its most forceful and from being occupied by outside story.

Prace Petition meant, to a series Its And Communism did,

unscrupulous, in fact, make such an appeal a Communist parties and Com- of resolutions vaguely demand- witnessed also a marked falling-

talks.

Before, how away of the power of Com munist organisations have ceaped ing peace to have the power they once ever, the Sheffield-Warsaw Con- munism as a creed appealing The year 1050 showed that exerted over organised labour. gress was held in November, the both rationally and emotionally Western to the ordinary man. Com- appeal to have been rejected—as In Western Europe this story is man in the street in

that the muniam is ceasing to bo decisively ELS the British very clear. Early in the year, Europe had realised. electorato rejected Communism in both Franco and Italy, the whole affair was a Communist dynamic faith, in the parliamentary elections Communist party made an all-

powers.

few years ago.

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