Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-18

the general strike paralyzing the
economy.
Trade unions, defying their own
central leadership. were reported In
sisting: "a That ousted Premier
Imre Macy be restored to his post:
90 that deportation of Hungarian
youths to Siberia be halted, and ca
that Soviet troops be withdrawn
from Hungary.
Budapest was a shambles, with
transport halted, stores shattered,
and whole blocks of buildings re-
duced to rubble. Relief conveys
were permitted to enter Hungary
from Austria last week after much
delay, and medical supplies, food
and clothing were distributed to the
weary and hungry population. There
were charges, being investigated by
the International Red Cross, that
Communist authorities were using
relief supplies to reward loyal"
elements and to bait striking work.
ers into return to their jobs.
The Hungarian government
sharply rejected the U. N. request
to station observers inside the coun-
try, but agreed to admit U. N. "rep-
resentativeS" to inspect relief work.
The Soviet Union continued to in
sist that the Hungarian tragedy was
a matter for Hungary and Russia
alone to settle; Premier Bulganin
declared that attempts from any
quarter to intervene are abso-
lutely groundless and must be
stopped"
At the u. N. General Assembly
delegates prepared to debate to-
morrow q Cuban resolution charg-
ing the Soviet Union with genocide
(maSs murder) in Hungary.
And President Eisenhower, at his
Wednesday news conference, again
stressed his administration dis
approval of armed rebellion in the
satellites.
He said: 1.-THE United States
doesn't now, and never has, advo-
Gated open rebellion by an UNI
defended populace against force
over which they could not possibly
prevail"
Tito Loshes Out
Existence Of a big policy split
in the Kremlin's collective leader
ship" was brightly spotlighted last
week in Belgrade. YugoSlavia's
Marshal Tito. in q speech released
by the official Yugoslav news agency
Tanjug, bitterly denounced "Stalin-
lists" inside and outside the Soviet
Union. He called the Hungarian
uprising a direct result Of Stalinism
and labeled the use of Soviet troops
to suppress it fatal error"
The Yugoslav leaders remarks
revealed for the first time what the
West had suspected all along-that
his talks last month with Nikita
Khrushchev and other Soviet lead
ers at Yalta had been concerned
with a sharp split in the Kremlin
circle, with several leaders remain
ing who still stand on Stains
position"
Marshal Tito professed to see
victory for the i-Stalinists.
On Friday. the official Belgrade
newspaper Politika further outlined
the split in the Red world. The
journal, which speaks for the Tito
government, listed the Stalinist and
anti-Stalinist lineup among the
satellites and in the Communist
Parties of the democratic nations.
Called StaliniSt were Albania, Bull
garia, Czechoslovakia, Romania and
France. Anti-Stalinist were Yugo-
slavia, Poland. Italy and Hungary.
Tolks on Poland
A delegation of Polish Commu-
nists led by Party chief Wladislaw
Gomulka arrived in Moscow Thurs
day for a round of talks on future
relations between Poland and the
Soviet Union.
The "Titoist" Poles, who early
last week nred Marshal kOnSJan-
tine Rokossovsky, Russian World
War II hero, from his post as
Polish Minister of Defense, declared
on their arrival at Moscow's rail-
road station that they would insist
on full acceptance" Of the
sovereignty and independence Of
Poland. But Mr.. Gomulka. per-
haps with an eye on Budapest.
denied he would ask the withdrawal
Of Soviet troops from Polish bases.
The Polish visitors were greeted
by Premier Bulganin and Mr..
Khrushchev with smiles. The
Polish leader, who spent four
years in prison for his espousal
Of nationalist principles. responded
with words Of praise for the RUS
sian willingness to re-examine the
pattern Of relationships between
the Soviet Union and other nations
Of the Communist world. Mr..
Gomulka left no doubt that the
Russian-Polish military alliance
would be unimpaired.