Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-14
Conflict Is Not
Inevitable, Red
Congress old

MOSCOW, Feb. IA GR.-Nikita
s. Khrushchev told the world
today there are only two roads.
peaceful co-existence or war"
and declared the Communist
bloc is now invincible.
The Soviet Communist Party
boss pictured the Western posi-
ton as weakening while the
Soviet Union and its Red associ-
ates grow stronger. But the
warning was accompanied by a
statement that war Is not
inevitable.
Mr.. Khrushchev spoke before
cheering delegates at the goth
Congress of the Soviet Commu-
mist Party in the Kremlin, the
first such gathering Of the post
Stain era.
Five-POint Policy
He laid down a viewpoint for
eign policy in which improve
ment Of relations with the United
States, Britain and France was
one key point. Maintenance Of
the defense potential of the
Soviet Union" was another. Mr..
Khrushchev said Russia must
not lag behind the Western
powers in ornaments.
1.-THE principal feature of our
epoch is the emergence of social
ism (communisn) from the con-
fines Of one country and its
transformation into world sys-
tenn" Mr.. Khrushchev said.
Capitalism has proved i'm
potent to hinder this world his
ttoric process. The simultaneous
existence Of two opposed world
economic systems, Of capitalism
and socialism, developing accord
ing to different laws in the oppo-
site direction has become an ir-
REPUTABLE fact"
He said that violent revolution
is not necessary now to bring
about q socialist state.
Principles Outlined
The five principles of Soviet
foreign policy outlined by Mr..
Khrushchev were:
81. Respect for co-existence.
%. Strengthened relations with
the peoples democracies (Soviet
Isatellites).
IS. Strengthened friendly rela-
Itions with India, Burma, Afghan.
Iistan and countries not belong
ling to aggressive military blocs.
4. Work for better relations
with the United States of Amer
Iica. Great Britain and France in
all fields. especially economic.
technical and cultural.
IS. Remain vigilant while there
are still people who wish to
threaten peaceful co-existence
and maintain the defense poten-
tial of the Soviet Union"
"We wish to be on good terms
with the U. S. A." Mr.. Khru-
shchev said in his keynote
speech whose mild tone was in
startling contrast to a savage
attack he made in the Supreme
Soviet recently. 1t also was mild
compared to the belligerent at
titude adopted by former Pre-
mier Malenkov when he made
the opening address to the last
Communist Congress in 1852.
Cites Treaty Proposal
Because of this we have pro-
posed treaty" Mr.. Khrush-
chev said in reference to offers
of a friendship pact with the
United States.
Speaking vigorously he told
the delegates this "is not to say
we are weak. We existed be-
fore having diplomatic relations
with the United States. We
propose a treaty which can be
useful for both countries. There
are only two roads. peaceful CO.
existence or war"
| Mr.. Khrushchev opened the
meeting by calling on delegates
to stand in tribute to Communist
leaders who had died since the
last party congress. He linked
the names of Stain, Czech Pres
ident Element Gottwald, who
died in 1858, and Kyuichi To-
kuda. former first secretary Of
the Communist Party who died
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