The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-07
BY JOHN A. PARIS, JR.

BY JOHN A. PARIS, JR.
LONDON, Dec 6-lPl- An ideo-
| logical struggle of mounting inten-
slty between the left and the right
has caught the great powers with
out united policy for maintain
ing continental peace.
Swift in the wake Of liberation,
political dissension gripped Greece,
Italy, Belgium, Poland. Yugoslavia
and, to lesser degree. France.
Britain stands committed to
policy of preserving order in the
countries her armies have helped
lliperate-by force: if necessary-at
least until free elections can be
held to let the people decide their
future She STANDS alone.
The United States had laid down
clear policy of adherence to her
traditional non-interference in Eu-
ropes internal political affairs.
Russia, which long ago renowned
any campaign fol world Commu-
nism. stuck firmly to her intention
cf seeing that her neighbor gov
ernments are friendly. But there
was no word as to whether this
would mean Communist comrades
for her neighbors: whether the So
yet would step into affairs outside
her immediate sphere.
Anthony Eden merely underscor-
ed the divergence CT British-Amerl-
can policy when he said that Brit
ain considered it her right to su-
pervise the makeup of govern
ments under conditions such as
exist in Italy.
One of the first reactions to this
tumble of events was that it might
hasten the projected Churchill-Stai-
n. Roosevelt meeting. With condi-
t;cns approaching civil war in at
least two countries, and with the
Big Three now cha one-in, one-out
one-not-saying basis, they argued
such meeting could not be far
off.
Bitter after years of privatlon
and clearly influenced by Russia S
progress under Communism, much
Of Europe already is leaning to the
left.
The working classes are begin
ming 10 make Themselves heard IN
what one resistance leader, now
emerged from underground. called
"a revolution to stamp out dictator
ship. especially that of banks. high
france, and pseudo-generals.'
Certainly the trend has been fan
ned by resistance movements winch
fouoht on after their countries had
been overrun.
Greece has been on the brink OF
civil war since the resignation OF
civ members OF the Communist
Fam guerrilla forces from the
Greek government.
Demonstrations in Brussels
forced the Belgian government to
ask fol- British military AID.
In both instances leftist elements
ere taking the lead in situations
which they charge are caused by
failure of the governments to clean
out co11ahora tors and persons with
Fascist leanings. -,
lust how far left the trend will
90. only the next five years can
answer But leftist tendencies have
snrouted as fast as countries nave
been liberated, and now are bePin-
ring to be recognized as govern
r,ents are reorganized.
When the Pierlot government was
refornoed in Brussels two Commu-
nists were included, but have since
RESIGNED because of the decision to
disarn the resistance forces.
The same thing occurred in
fCreece.
resented. and there is a growing
belief that Gen. de Gaulle, now in
Moscow. is looking more and more
toward Russia.
I Albert Canus. resistance leader
and editor, of the French newspa-
| /, er. Combat, charged that "old po-
Etical gangs, now back in power,
are falling tofn1eke their own policy
soree with t1ie aspiration born
among their people from misery
and oppression + y,
"such old political gangs, how