The Wilmington morning star., 1947-01-12

The News
BY Dewitt MACKENZIE
AP Foreign Affairs Analye.

Lit reporter m
nance between England's Charm
ing young Princess Elizabe4b 49,
handsome Prince Philip of Craoa
has become the SUBJECT of nol;,,
cal controversy in Britain "A
News item: - Field Marsh.
Montgomery, E n glands fsn9on
soldier, has been feted in Mosnour,
and the Soviet press is ns vjS.
tribute to him as one Of
worlds outstanding commands. NV
And what" demands a resds.
is the relationship - il aryW5.
tween Elizabeth's romance
Monty's l%ionization in the Red o al'
ltal? 1t sounds like a sad mivtr ap
OF shoes-and ships-and seaIina
Wax-of cabbages-and kingsn
Well, that's a fair question ~
maybe we shouldn't have star+a.
our column with such a rjdJIa
Still there's a very definite sssoo;
alton of ideas, and when We b0''
made this clear We shall hava % a"
covered a highly significant no' IN
cal development. We NAV n'I
start with some queries pronon wei
ed a few days ago by the Londo'
newspaper "Pictorial:"
What will be Russia's re.o4.
to Elizabeth's engagement ~ '0l
prince whose Identification .r.
origin will scarcely be disoui Sas
by formal British citizenshin9 -' NJ.
IS the Russian reaction TO s1cb y.
personal matter of no real ron'
cern?" 'On'
That's it: h will Ru,,i,
think? Poor Elizabeth and philin1
Why should Moscow be concernad
with an affair OF heart betveeu
two youngsters who are lust stsrt.
Ing out in life and have had M
hand in international affairs?
The answer lies in the fact t5,.
the prince is a Greek and tS,
Russian bear is claws-down n nv
Greece. So are the little besro vi
Yugoslavia. Albania and Rulasri,
Indeed Greece claims that tbos.
northern neighbors are to al Nv
tents making war against her
The point OF this Commas,
hostility is clear. Greece iS n.
only country of the Balkan per,
insula which hasn't been bro1ss,
under Red rule. Moreover, il, IN
a highly Observation-Disclosures
position, and provides John Br1
with his last foothold on the Ven.
insula.
So both Moscow and London
want the upperhand in Greece
Part of Britain's generalshiu has
been to back the Greek monarc6r
against the efforts of the Comm.
nists to GUST the king. And that's ,
where Prince Philip comes in He
renowned any possible succession
to the throne two year ago, but
despite that he is the symbol o.
royalty to the Communists and
makes them see red. They figure
his marriage to Elizabeth is being
Unanswered SO az to fortify te
Greek throne and strengthen the
British position.
Because of this situation, the LEFT
wing of the British Sociala
Oabor) party is uneasy about the
possibility OF the prince marrying
into the British road family. This
left wing has been urging the GOV
eminent to re-orient its foreign
policy so as to bring Britain and
Russia closer together, and thus
dissipate Moscow's b e eff that
England and America are gang.
ing up on the Soviet Union.
This left-wing pressure has been
receiving recognition from Prime
Minister Attlee's government, It
isn't that the tail is wagging the
dog, but the tail certainly is dem.
orstrating its importance, THIS
we see London making gestures
OF amity towards Moscow.
That completes our circle and
brings US back to Monty. Oh
servers generally regard his vis!
to the Soviet capital as a diplr
matte mission of good will and the
warmth of his reception would
seem to be an indication Of the
measure of his success.
There is nc reason to ASSUME
that England contemplates any
change IN the close Relationship
with the United States. However,
this British move is vastly inter
esting,' not only from the inter
national standpoint but from thai
o. political trends within the BTU
ish. isles themselves.