The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-27

CContinued from Page D which consistently has found the United States in the middle when the personalities or interests of Winston Churchill and Josef V. Stalin clashed.
 Empire Problems
 But there are some obstacles to clear breakaway from the Con- servatiye or .imperialist" point of view which has determined British foreign policy for 200 years. Take Greece, where the Communist press alleges that a Fascist state is being set up under protection of British bayonetS. The interests of Great Britain are enormous in the eastern Mediterranean, which is on the empire life line to the Orient.
 Some observers believe the altern- ative to British domination of Greece would be domination by Com munist Russia. No British govern ment, labor or otherwise, would lightly decide to order hands off Greece if those are the alternatives. To do so might raise questions of policy and public interest on which the routed conservatives could seek to hit the come back trail.
 Argentina Problem
 Argentina is another hot potato for the British socialists. The gov- ernment of Argentina colonels has been Fascist in action and sympath- les. But Argentina is an area of some of the largest and most important British investn ents.
 The status of India and the Brit ish colonies lost to Japan in the Orient, now being won back indi- rectly by force of American arms, also will press for attention of the new government.
 Any fundamental changes in Brit ish policy in any part of the world will have some impact on American foreign policy, notably in South America and Europe. The mainten- ance of Churchill in power would have been regarded here as a bar rier raised against left developments, even Communism, in western Eur ope. The reversed outcome of the British elections apparently must be regarded as having made the gov- crnment of western Europe toward the left a much easier and perhaps shorter process.
 c II. O. Boost
 On our own political front the rise of labor in Great Britain is a big boost for the Congress of indus trial organizations in the United States. In like degree it appears to be blow to the American Fedora tion of Labor. The AFL has aban- doned its former close association with the new extremely powerful British trades union congress: AFL leaders took 8 walk when the TUG welcomed Communist delegates to collaborate in setting up a new world federation of trade unions.
 AFL leaders contended that there were no free trade unions in Russia and they refused to sit at the same table with the Communists. But the CIO jumped at the chance and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen also is cooperating in the world movement. With a labor leader in Mo- 10 Downing street, there is a reflect ed glow of prestige on the CIO here. It is significant that the new world labor movement Is reserving a place for the AFL.
 AFL Opposed
 The AFL, also, has been bulwark against the formation of a labor party in the United States. The CIO is not so choosey. Instead it seems to be moving slowly in that direc- tion. Events in Britain may easily speed the movement. There is the practical objection, however, that election laws in almost all of the states are so written as to make the speedy creation of new party al- most impossible. A party could be set up on 8 long haul basis but to create one in the space of year or SC looking toward immediate re- suits would be very difficult.