The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-12
Trouble Inside
Russia Said To
Be Reason For
Peace Notifies
BY WILLIAM 1. RYAN
APP Foreign News Analyst

Oiu tomorrow. In foreign AFFAIRS
Moscow may look on the period
as success, but internally the
indications seem to add up to in
security and nervousness.
By some of the most stubborn
peace offensive to date, the new
regime has delivered preliminary
ueugehammer blows on a wedge
evidently intended to split Allied
unity. But some Of the reason for
the peace offensive appears to
stem from internal considerations
within the USSR itself and the
Communist empire in Eastern
Europe and Asia.
The day after the Kremlin an
nounced the death Of Joseph Stain,
Georgi Maxmilianovitch Malenkov
was proclaimed Premier. For a
short time there was a furry of
Qualification and it appeared he
might attempt to be Stains full
successor. But the Qualification
stopped. Malenkov has had to share
his power.
viii this rule by committee last
IN a totalitarian state? Probably
not. In the first hundred days
there has been much evidence that
the struggle for power at the top is
not ended, that the Soviet Army
still contains the seeds of threat
to the top Communist rulers, that
the party has had 10 make many
striking concessions to Soviet pub.
lie feelings All this has indicated
insecurity at the top level.
In foreign affairs, the outstand-
ing feature Of the new regime was
the peace offensive, leading up to
the Korean truce developments,
other tactical retreats in Germany
and Austria, and stepped up propa-
ganda against the Western Allies
in the backward countries of Africa
and Asia.
Domestically, these developments
stood out:
/. A press attack on .'one-man
rule" with overtones of revolt
against the memory Of the dictator
Stain,
2. The rights" campaign, direct
ed at the Soviet pubic to persuade
it that the 1886 constitution is its
protector, that people can work
and live without fear of arbitrary
arrest and Imprisonment. Tied in
with this was the amnesty liberia
ting certain classes Of persons in
prisons and labor camps.
3, The reversal Of the doctors
plot" The stage had been set for
a show trial Of doctors, some OF
them Jewish, accused Of conspiring
to kill Soviet leaders, Suddenly the
doctors were freed, their accusers
arrested. There is much specula-
ton that Stain himself originated
. the plot.
4. The streanalining Of the gov
eminent, giving more authority to
ministries In the fields for which
they are responsible, indicating an
attempt TO cut through the vast
maze Of Soviet bureaucracy built
up over several decades.
5. The reversal of some of the
political decisions Of the 18th Com.
munist party congress OF last Oct.
ober. reverting to rule at the top
by q small clique, now called a
Presidium Of the party.
6. The severe breakdown on par,
ties and governments in the Is
republics outside Great Russia. In
the republic Of Georgia, birthplace
Of Stain and home state Of police
car Lavrenty Z Beria, for ex.
ample, the top Communist leader.
ship was purged and many were
arrested on charges of fomenting
nationalist feelings" among the
Georgians There were similar
shakeupS In many other places,
such as uzbekistsn. Armenia. Az.
erhaidjan, the Ukraine and the
Baltic republics.
After 100 days. the Impression
Is that Maienkop rules In comhina.
ton with IBERIA, aud that they are
mutually dependent. " NJ Molotoy
Is listed as third man in a tri,
nmvirate. but the Indications have
been thai he is unwanted there
hy the ether two. However. Mol
olov's strong personal following II
The Communist party aud the Army
continues ID keep HIM at the tog
81 the heap
The arrangement probably vii
persist FOR 4 vale. The cnllegium
ruling the Soviet uuion seems il
agreement on the program facing
the country at the present time,
On enormous hulldap az economic
strength al the expense of the Sow,
let consumers. te exert mere pow,
erhlliy the Soviet international
authority" often referred 70 ia The
Soviet press.
Whlle this building goes - Al
hane, the l'SSR con he expected
10 bend every effars 10 break ug
any noa-C Communist eoallstoa, Il
divide TIE non -eammunisg world
and b wait for eennonsie disloea
tins shrosd. All the eNdence 70
day points 70 tAsS. tkat The ISSn
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