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slant change, the organization
reached its climax in the revolution
during the national liberation
struggle. Thus, the party finally
arrived at this strongest and most
successful Marxist-Leninist move
ment," Tito declared.
Every coffee house in Belgrade
was jammed with people listening to
radio broadcasts of the speech.
Loudspeakers were placed in the
central parts of the city. Large
crowds stood in the hot July sun to
listen.
1t was not a holiday. All workers
were pledged by trade unions to in
crease their output in honor of the
fifth congress of the Communist
Party.
The most powerful defenses seen
in Belgrade since the end Of the
waracempIetely encircled the Top
chida pavilion where the congress
is being held
Army units were posted around
the, entire area. A ring Of anti
aircraft batteries showed that ITO
and his men were prepared for any
eventuality. Tss
May Speak for Hours.
Tito began speaking at $50 am
At II am. 15-minute recess was
called, and when the meeting was
resumed he started speaking again
1t is expected that the congress
will discuss in detail the funda-
mental issues which have caused the
split between Tito and the rest of
the Communist world.
Emphasis will be on the "Titoist"
line that individual countries have
individual problems in arriving at
complete Socialism according to the
teachings of Marx and Lenin and
that each country should be allowed
TO solve the problem in its own
way.
The delegates also probably will
be called on to ratify the expul-
sion from the party's ranks oi
Andrija Hebrang, former minister
of light industry, and Sraten zu-
jovic, former finance minister, be.
cause of their "traitorous diver
sionist activities"
Trials Are Expected.
Their removal from high gov
ernment positions last May and
subsequent arrest has been one ot
the issues cited by the Cominform
to illustrate what is referred to as
a lack of democracy within the
Yugoslav Communist Party. -
1t is believed that Hebrang and
zujovic will be brought to trial
after the congress is over.
Beside the Tito -Cominform fight
the Yugoslav Party also has Its
internal problems. The rapid de.
velopment of Tito's Communist
state has changed many condition.
within the country and a new line
for the future must be established
Not even the widest dreamer be-
lieves, however, that this line viii
deviate at present from the cours.
the party set in the beginning. Ever
if Yugoslsvia Is forced by economi,
sanctions of other Eastern European
countries to deal with the Western
"imperialists," the ground alread,
has been prepared for such /.
necessity along strictly Marxist
feminist lines.
Peasants Main Problem.
An original announcement of th'
congress pointed to the main inter
nal government problem-that o
dealing with the peasants. Observ
ers here are especially interested t,
see whether Tito will continue hi
kid glove" policy toward the peas
ant farmers in the gradual promo
ton of co-operatives or whether H.
will take more drastic steps 1towart
their complete socialization through
the Russian-type of state collec
tiviSm.
This is the first congress of tn,
Yugoslav Communist Party to b,
held since 1921.
/ The congress sessions are bein,
held in the former summer