Evening star., 1949-04-10

Communist world leaves no room
for maneuvering In the conflict
with Moscow. In order TO gain a
broader field Tito must overcome
this obstacle
Without taking such a momen-
tous step as final rupture with the
Tito remains squeezed
between several forces which exert
pressure on hun from different
directions. He remains in his
position because these forces neu-
tralize each other. II one OF these
forces becomes preponderant Tito
would find himself in an unbear-
able position.
In his present policy OF oscilla-
ton Tito cannot make any polit!-
cal concessions TO the West, II he
were to make such concessions the
Kremlin would exclude him al
together from the Communist
world. of which he is real part
due to the Communist structure
he has created in Yugoslavia
Neither can Tito turn to the
Yugoslav people. because that
would require him to change the
structure of Yugoslavia. A Com
munist structure can only be
changed by a revolution. Ap-
preaching Russia. he can pre-
serve the structure but not his
collaborators and himself.
Must Oscillate
Titss policy today can be one
Id which only minor moves are
made Any larger move might
make him lose his balance. All
he can now do is to oscillate. to
try to keep the balance and to
endure.
No doubt Tito believes that he
has more possibilities for maneu-
vering on the economic field. He
has reasons to believe. as a Com
munist. that by increasing his
trade with the West he does not
violate the principles of Commu-
mist policy and strategy. The
program of the Third Interna-
tional considers as tactics and
allows: THE simultaneous exist
ence Of two systems. the Socialist
in the U. s. s. r. and the capitalist
in other countries. compels the
proletarian state to resort to eco
nomic maneuvering and utilizing
economic contacts with capitalist
countries. The fundamental line
to be followed must be the line
establishing the widest possible
contacts with foreign countries
within limits determined by their
usefulness to the u. S. S. r. for
laying the basis for her own in
dustries." However. according to
Stalin's stand toward the satellites
in the question of the Marshall
Plan. there are reasons to believe
that Soviet Russia In the cold
war" In which she is engaged does
not consider economic maneuver-
ing" as tactics but rather as STRAIT
egy which is not to be left 10 the
discretion of her satellites.
The West is watching this and
knows that as long as Tito keeps
in balance he will last. which
means that that long Russia and
her precise communism will not
come in that region. With such
a policy Tito can be expected TO
make small and cautious moves
and. Of course. he can expect a
similar reaction from the other
side. Even here he might be
fooled since In the past he has
become used to receiving a great
deal for very little.
Russian is also in q somewhat
delicate position. She wants to
eliminate Tito and his group. but
wishes to see untouched the struc-
ture of Yugoslavia and Of the Yu-
goslav Communist Party. II Tito
could prove to Russia that this is
impossible. he may hope to be
left In his place. He could prove
that only II 1t were proved that
he Is so strongly part of the struc-
ture that no surgical operation
could separate them without
doing harm to both. That Is why
ID claims through his propaganda
that the party. the administra-
ton and the army are behind