Evening star., 1947-06-08
Austria and ItoIy
Likely Next Points
Of Soviet Attack
FRENCH CABINET backs Ramadier
demands in rail strike. Page AS
Bv ReImon Norm

Associo,ed Press Foreign Correspondent
PARIS, June 7. The Stain
doctrine" Russia's counter to the
Truman policy, was taking shape
rapidly today in five key coun-
tries In the tug of war for Eu-
rope. They were Austria. Hun
gary, Bulgaria, France and Italy.
In Austria one of the leading
Austrian Communists in new po-
litical offensive aimed at getting q
new government let it be known
that Russia will never sign peace
treaty with the present moderate
regime.
If his statement in truth is backed
by Russia it appeared to be viz
tual ultimatum to the Austrian peo-
pie, for without formal peace the
country would seem to have no hope
OF rebuilding its national life.
In Hungary a Communist coup
d'etat overthrew the legally elected
Small Holders Party in a brusque
and outright seizure of power.
Italian Guerrillas Organize.
In Italy armed Communist guer-
rilla bands were reported to be Or
ganizing in the industrial north and
anti-American and government
demonstrations developed in Rome
alleging American dollar tyranny"
In France, strikes which the gov
ernment says are Communist-in in
spired, paralyzed the railways and
other vital functions, creating the
most dangerous situation the count
try has known since before the war.
In Bulgaria, the chief leader in
the opposition to the Communist
premier and his government has
been deprived of parliamentary i'm
munity and jailed on charges OF
alleged conspiracy in an apparent
effort to suppress the last vestige OF
opposition.
These developments, in the eyes OF
political observers in Paris, are re-
f1ections of the Stain doctrine. -
They regard it as the Soviet answer
to President Trumans program of
assistance to Greece and Turkey, and
the policy being formulated by Sec
retary of State Marshall for con-
tinent-wide help where the views
of East and West have clashed.
Hungary written Off"
Hungarian sources In Paris said
today that Hungary must be writ
ten off," temporarily at least. as a
positive factor in the contest be-
tween European Communists and
Communists. They predicted
that the new government, with the
Communist Vice Premier Matyas
Rakosi as virtual dictator, would en-
counter underground resistance from
about half the population" +" but they
said there was no possibility of &C
tually ousting the new regime
The Communist coup, they said,
was the direct result of the course
of events taken in Europe since
President Truman first announced
the loans to Greece and Turkey.
At first, Hungarians here said, the
Russian policy was simply to wear
down the Small holder ma jority in
the National Assembly. One Hun
garian just arrived in Paris said
bluntly the method was terror"
It proved not unsuccessful, but too
slow, he said. Foreign observers here
believed that the American policy
made 1t necessary for the Commu-
nists to find speedier means in Hun
gary. The Communist coup was the
answer.
Austria Harder for Reds.
Hungary and Austria have been
the big question marks for the Rus
SLAMS in the broad expanse of their
structure reaching from Poland to
Yugoslavia. The question mark in
Hungary now has been erased.
A similar procedure in Austria
seemingly would not be so easy. The
country is not occupied by Russia