Evening star., 1949-10-09
~ the Assoeiofed Press

In the manner of an elephant
trying to walk on eggs, Soviet
Russia appears today to be es-
saying a careful, mincing course
I-maneuvering away from new
world war but intent on solidify-
ing her grip on what she deems
her slice of the world.
Some observers feel that Rus
Sia, even with atomic knowledge
in her possession. is frightened
But in the Soviet view. some
things must be achieved regard
less of the risk.
Unquestionably the Soviet
Union feels it must at all costs
stamp out Marshal Tito of Yugo-
slavia and the Titoism he stands
for. The U. S. S. r. suffers pain
fully from the, nose -thumbing OF
the little rebel in Belgrade. For
Russia he is a dangerous symbol
of successful defiance.
Unquestionably the Soviet
Union feels it must reassert the
principle that Communists all
over the world owe allegiance
only to the great motherland OF
the proletarian revolution"
/ Unquestionably the Soviet Union
must try to digest the expansion
it has achieved through its own
brand of imperialism,
Revolution Still Unfinished.
Unquestionably the Soviet Union
has long road to travel at home,
1t is far from a standard of liv-
ing remotely comparable to that
of the United States, far from
a production capacity comparable
to the United States, and even
more distant from the completion
of the Bolshevik revolution begun
in 1917.
Brooding under the shadow of
the atom bomb, the Soviet press
daily reflects nervousness. There
is chorus of Peace, peace,
Ipeace!" Peace congresses have
erupted everywhere Russian influ-
ence could support them. In coun-
Iterpoint is the monotonous round
of proclamations that Russia
alone won the war against fas-
ciSm. that Russia alone saved
mankind. A nation, like an indi-
vidual, cannot be magnanimous if
! it is in fear. Like an individual. it
is prone to clustering and breast
beating.
Russia is a nation beset by prob
lens, all of them pregnant with
danger to a land just emerged,
tired and ravaged, from a bloody
conflict, and in no condition to
get into another on that scale.
The outstanding problems might
be listed like this:
| 1.-The Atom.
| The Soviet Union. now ac-
knowledged by most observers as
a possessor of an atom bomb. is
preparing new proposal on
atomic controls for the United Ma
tions Security Council at Lake
Success Tuesday.
| Some observers feel Russia Is
convinced she would be the loser
| in atomic warfare as matters
stand today, and is anxious to find
some area of agreement with the
West on atom control. Western
diplomats suspect the Russians
have a spectacular move up their
Sleeve, tied to the Soviet demand
for a ban on atom weapons. Or
the forthcoming Soviet proposal
could cloak other Soviet moves.
Up to now Russia has insisted
that atom control and arms limi-
.tations be tied together. She has
opposed the idea of a census of
arms which would exclude the
atom bomb. Recent indications
have been that she is still adamant
against the majority = backed
American plan for controls, mean
ing international control without
the obstruction of the big power
veto. The United States has made
it clear the American position will
oe unchanged.
U-Tito.
The burning questions are these ::
| How far is Russia prepared to 60
to stamp out Tito? Might she not
blunder into war in the Balkans
out of sheer desperation?
Already Russia has taken risky
steps to stop Tito. She has risked
her prestige by giving Tito the op-
portunity to sass the Kremlin. She
has burst into the ranks of inter-
national communism and split
them asunder with trials and exc
cutions in the satellite nations.
She has thundered out the law to
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