Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-20
Red SquobbIe

Though not particularly enlighten-
ing, 1t is piquing to ones curiosity or
speculative bent to read about Nikita
KhruShchev's theological attack on
Albania, and about how Red China has
reacted to it.
In effect, as unleaShed at the 22nd
Soviet Communist Party Congress in
Moscow, the attack has thrown the
Albanian Red tyranny into the outer
darkness for having dared to adhere to
StaliniSt policies long since condemned
by the Kremlin under the rule of Mr.
KhruShchev. This condemnation, how
ever, has never been supported by the
Mao TSe-tung regime in Peiping, which
adhereS to the most terrible methods
of StaliniSm and which has repeatedly
indicated contempt for Mr.. KS views on
peaceful coexiStence" and the non
inevitability of war
Accordingly, 1t is not surprising that
Peiping, within a few hours after Mr..
KhruShchevS comment on this matter,
published some remarks declaring that
the friendship between the Chinese
and Albanian peoples E. is unbreakable,
and no force can destroy it," Nor is it
surprising that Red ChinaS Premier,
Chou En-lai, who is attending the Mos
COW show (where neither Albania nor
YugoSlavia is represented) has been
almost oStentatiouS in suggesting that
his government takes dim view of Mos
cows present policies. At any rate, it
would seem that GeneraliSSimo Mao and
his minionS feel that the Kremlin is too
soft toward capitalism" and is making
a mistake in trying to coexist peacefully
with it instead of resorting to force to
wipe it out.
Certainly there is kind of alb
surdity involved in all this And there
is also some comic opera inherent in
the fact that tiny Albania's pipsqueak
Red ictatorShip-which is constantly
berating neighboring YugoSlavia, a
maverick" Communist land that is
asSailed also by Peiping and Moscow-iS
defying Russia, which could easily
exterminate it as one eXterminateS a
fly with Swatter. But Red China, for
reasons best known to itself, supports
this pretentious Albanian regime, which
talks big even though its power is
laughably non-exiStent in terms of the
inevitable" war that it seems to
advocate. Small wonder, therefore, that
Mr.. KhruShchev has aSsailed it, and the
fact that Red China has come TO its
defense lends added point to the famous
statement made some time ago by
French President Charles de Gaulle:
No doubt Soviet Russia, in spite of having
aided communism to take root in China.
recognizes that nothing can change the fact
that she is Russia a white nation of Europe
which has conquered part OF Asia. and is,
in sum, richly endowed with land. mines,
factories and wealth. face to face with the
yellow masses Of China. numberless and
impoverished. indestructible and ambitious.
building through trial and hardship power
which cannot be measured and casting her
eyes about her on the open spaces over which
she must one day spread
Maybe these words are the key to
the whole puzzle; maybe General de
Gaulle has put his finger on reality
that lends sense to the seemingly silly
theological alliance between enormous
Red China and tiny Albania against
the USSR. Still, although the whole
business is quite fascinating, all of us
would be we'll advised not to assume
that it is tremendously significant as
sign that the so-called monolithic Red
world is beginning to crack up. After
all, even among Communists, families
can have quarrels that do not really
Shatter them.