Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-25

post Of Minister Of State Control,
first Western reaction was that the
"old Hammer" had led his Stalinist
forces to victory. There were pre-.
dictions that Party Secretary Nikita
Khrushchev was headed for the
Soviet ash can. perhaps even for
the dread cellars Of the Lubianka.
But study and restudy of the few
facts available on the appointment
and its meaning led to q general
reappraisal among observers. The
post Mr.. Molotov obtained Is itself
difficult to assay in terms Of its
Importance to the hierarchy. The
Ministry Of State Control appears
to be a sort of Communist director
OF the budget or controller general.
The fiscal responsibilities seem sig
nif1cant, but are not necessarily so:
the measure of control the occu-
pant Of the job can exercise over
other ministries, and especially over
the secret police-the key power in
the Soviet acknowledgement
now be determined on the basis of
prior performance.
BY the end Of the week there was
a rising body of opinion that Mr..
Khrushchev was still secure, that
perhaps he had provided convince
ing proof Of his power by imposing
q routine assignment on his chief
adversary.
We Will Bury You
Mr.. Khrushchev himself made
headlines again last week with his
penchant for off-the-cun remarks.
The rotund party boss, having
earlier caused the departure Of
Western diplomats en- masse from
an official reception for the visit
ing Polish dignitaries, repeated
the performance last Sunday.
whether you like us or not" he
told the West angrily, history Ii
on our side. We will bury you"
This time the Western ENJOYS
did not leave; in Difference to the
Polish hosts they simply adjourned
to another room until Mr.. Khru-
shchev had finished his diatribe.
Specific targets for the Khru.
Shchev blasts were Britain, France
and Israel, with the most scathinR
attack reserved for Israel. Even
Col. Nasser came in for few raps.
When aging Marshal Klementi
Voroshilov interjected a few apollo
getic words at this point, he was
quickly silenced: Don't try to help
mel" he was told.
But Mr.. Khrushchev softened
his conclusion somewhat; his esti-
mate of the world situation was
more optimistic than his judgments
on the character of the capitalist
nations, and he closed with a new
appeal for "coexiStence peace
full and advantageous"
There was little support seen in
the outSpokeness of the party Sec
Rotary for the theory that the
StaliniSts are about to retire him
either to the Lubianka or Siberia.
Mild Rebuke for Tito
The columns of Pravda were en-
ployed on Friday to administer q
rebuke to Yugoslavia's Marshal
Tito. But the rebuke was so rea-
sonable in tone and almost gentle
in reproof that 1t was viewed In
Western quarters as more Of an
overture than a scolding.
Contrasting sharply with recent
criticism Of the Tito stand on treat
ment Of the satellite nations. the
Pravda article urged only that he
replace attacks on the Communist
parties of the various countries
with friendly debate"
Marshal Tito was urged to re-
member that attacks on the party
in other nations Of the socialist
camp" were of aid and comfort to
the bourgeois elements and the
enemies of socialism. Pravda de-
Tended his right to criticize. and to
steer his own course. But this very
freedom of Communist state 20
work out its own internal policies
AldAC wal oIidi AltO dtIdCh vi bilo
systems Of other countries lnde-
feasible. the article went on.
Belgrade was silent on the
Pravda editorial, but the official
newspaper Borba printed the text
of the scolding without comment
Unofficially. however. there were
indications that the Yugoslav leadv
er was far from pleased by the Big
Brother admonishments from Mos
COW.
Informed opinion in the Yugo-
slay capital held to the view that
the internal struggle within the
Kremlin was preventing crystaliza-
ton of Soviet policy toward the
satellites. Until that power fight
is settled. the Yugoslavs believe.
Marshal Titos leadership toward
Generalization and self-determi-
nation will be essential and will be