Evening star., 1960-02-11
KHRUSHCHEV
Soviet Leader, Visiting India,
Urges Negotiation on All Disputes
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ready to render disinterested
support for those countries
struggling against age-old eco
nomic backwardness."
This declaration drew loud
applause.
In a swipe at the Western
powers, Mr.. Khrushchev de-
clared:
Some highly. developed
countries attained high eco
nomic standards by oppression
of countries in Asia and Latin
America. 1t would only be fair
If these Western countries re-
turned to their former colonial
possessions at least part Of
their former plunder.
1--WE. without any surplus
capital, are rendering aid where
it is needed. We want to see
the countries receiving this aid
stand on their own feet in pro-
ducing not only consumer but
capital goods as we'll"
Refers to Steel Mill
Mr.. Khrushchev noted that
Soviet-aided projects in India
include a $3.50 million steel
mill at Bhilai and said:
May friendship between us
be as strong as the metal pro-
duced at Bhilai." This state
ment brought further loud ap-
plause.
Mr.. Khrushchev struck out
against what he termed "vari-
Gus fables being spread about
the Soviet Union"
He said these included al
legations there is no democracy
or individual freedom in Rus
sia and "even the absurd al
legation that there is slave
labor in the Soviet Union"
"In the Soviet Union, every
citizen possesses the real right
of work, rest and social Sc
curity," he said. "Our people
have no fear of unemployment.
Everybody is afforded ample
opportunity to develop creative
ability
Speaking in a country which
is dominated by Prime Minis
ter Nehru'S Congress Party but
has many other parties, in
cluding the Communists, Mr..
Khrushchev demanded:
why do several parties exist
in a bourgeois society the |
exploiters have one party; the
landlords have their party; the |
working people also are forced |
to organize to establish their
own party. The petty bour-
geoisie also seeks to have its
political organizations"
Plea for Disarment
Mr.. Khrushchev declared
there is not a single country
with bourgeois democracy where
the people take as active a part
in the solution of national
problems as in the Soviet
Union.
Mr.. Khrushchev wound up
his speech with a plea for dis
armament. soon to be discussed
by donation East-West group
in Geneva.
Let me assure you the So
Wet Union will do everything in
its power to assure that these
talks result in a treaty of gen.
eral and complete disarma-
ment." he said. THE solution
of the problems now depends
on the Western side"
Using a theme which has al
ways been powerful in under !
fed India, Mr.. Khrushchev de-
clared the underdeveloped ma
tions of the world need $14 bill
lion to overcome backwardness,
whereas the arms race devours
about $l00 billion yearly.
Would it not be possible to
allocate out Of this SIS or even
$40 billion for the solution Of
worldwide problems of poverty
and starvation?" he asked.
Applauded by Legislators
Mr.. KhruShchev got a far
more enthusiastic reception
from members of Parliament
than from the New Delhi street
crowds.
Members pounded thunder
ously on their desks in the
parliamentary manner of ap-
plauSe when Mr.. Khrushchev
appeared. The Disappointing
interrupted Mr.. Khrushchev's
speech more than a dozen
times.
Mr.. Khrushchev read only
the first few minutes of his
half-hour speech in Russian.
Then he stood silently while a
Russian interpreter read the
speech in English, the working
language of India's Parliament.