Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-10-17
COMMUNISTS
Khrushchev Boosts
Of industrial Gains
Continued From First Page

peace treaty, MT. hnTuSncneV
had this to say:
The Soviet government as
before insists on the speediest
solution Of the German prob
lem, it is against putting it of
to infinity.
IF the Western powers dis
play readiness to settle the Ger.
man problem, the question OF
the time limit for the signing
of German peace treaty will
not be so material; we shall not
insist then that the peace
treaty be signed by all means
before December 81, 1861.
The main thing Is to solve
the question of eliminating the
remnants of World War II, to
sign a German peace treaty
This is the basis. this is the
crux of the matter"
Mr.. Khrushchev said that
judging from Andrei Gromyko's
recent talks with President
Kennedy and Britain's Prime
Minister Macmillan. I'VE had
the impression that the West
ern powers were displaying a
certain understanding Of the
situation and that they were
inclined to seek a solution for
the German problem and for
the West Berlin issue on a mu-
tually acceptable basis"
Mr.. KhruShchev told the
party congreSS-the first in two
years-that the Soviet Union
and its Communist allies now
possess vast power. ample to
provide a reliable defense for
the great gains of socialism
against the inroads Of i'm
perialist aggressors.
He called on the United
States to "renounce the idea
Of settling disputes through
war and to base international
relations on the principle of
peaceful economic competi-
ton"
IF realistic thinking gains
the upper hand in United States
policy" Mr.. Khrushchev said,
"a serious obstacle to q normal
world situation will be removed.
Such thinking will benefit not
only the peoples Of our two
countries alone but those OF
other countries and world
peace"
Backs Rapacki Plan
The Premier revived the So
Wet proposal for a nonaggres-
sion pact between the countries
in the Communists Warsaw
Treaty Organization and those
in the North Atlantic Treaty
Alliance. He also again Endorsed
the Polish Rapacki Plan for
atom-free zones, first Of all in
Europe and the Far East and
for 1.-The establishment of a dis
engagement zone between the
armed forces Of military align
ments."
THE Communists are against
the export OF revolution" the
Soviet Premier declared. But
we do not recognize anybody's
right to export counter-reVolu-
ton. In the event of imperialist
export Of counter revolution,
the Communists will call on the
peoples Of all countries to rally
and firmly repel the enemies of
freedom and peace"
Mr.. Khrushchev's lengthy
speech was the highlight of the
opening session Of the congress
called to give unanimous ap-
proval to the first new party
program since 1918 blue
print for communism TO out
strip capitalism by 1880 and
create a life in the Soviet Union
so attractive that the nom
Communist world will turn to
communism by choice.
Reviewing the world situa-
ton before turning to the new
party program, Mr.. Khrushchev
told the 4,40S voting del
egateS and 4o5 advisory dele
gates in the vast new Kremlin
theater that capitalism can
not solve any of the urgent
problems facing mankind and
that the United States has lost
its absolute supremacy in
world capitalist production
and commerce.
Capitalist Decay Seen
He claimed that the con-
tinuous decay Of capitalism
has continued to operate ruth
lesSly" and today it is not i'm
perialism" but socialism that
is becoming the decisive factor
in world development.
The competition between the
socialist and capitalist systems
has become the pivot, the main
feature of world development
in the present period of his
tory. Mr.. Khrushchev con-
tinued. But he said once more,
as he has many times before,
that wars between nations are
not inevitable and can be pre-
vented.
There is now a prospect Of
achieving peaceful coexistence
for the entire period in which
the social and political prob
lens now dividing the world
will have to be solved" Mr..
Khrushchev declared.
He repeated a warning he
has often given before, that
If the imperialiSts, in contra
diction to all common sense.
dare attack the socialist coun-
tries and hurl mankind into
the abyss of a world war OF
humiliation, that mad act will
be their last, it will be the
end Of the capitalist system. I"
Mr.. Khrushchev ringingly
proclaimed: I'VE are confident
that socialism will be victorious
in the competition with CAPT.
taliSm. We are confident that
the victory will be won in
peaceful comnetition and not