Evening star., 1961-10-23
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MOSCOW, Oct. % (AP).-
American, West German, Span
ish and Finnish Communist
leaders played follow the leader
today in asSailing Albania.
But the official Tass report
showed Communists from ia
pan, close neighbors and friends
Of China-which backed Al
bania-abstained from Premier
Khrushchev's campaign during
today's session of the 22nd
Communist Party Congress.
Instead. Sanzo Saka, chair
man Of the Japanese Commu-
mist Party central committee,
devoted himself to lashing the
United States. Specifically, he
called the Japanese-American
security treaty an aggressive
treaty directed against the
Communist camp.
Delegates Avoid Issue
North Korean and North
Vietnamese delegates, also Chi
mas neighbors, declined late
last week to get involved in the
Albanian dispute. Whether CO.
incidentally or not, they are
now touring the Soviet prov
inces instead Of mingling with
other delegates in Moscow.
Dolores Ibarruri, La Pasion-
aria" Of the Spanish Civil War
but now an aging exile in
Moscow, declared The stand
OF the Albanian party is in
compatible with the title OF
communism. II such a stand
is not modified with the utmost
honesty and sincerity, the
achievements Of the small but
courageous Albanian people
will be under the threat of
collapse
She also said the people Of
Spain would do their utmost
TO prevent imperialist aggres-
sors from using Spanish bases
as atomic jumping off
grounds"
Max Reiman OF West
Germany denounced Albania
for grossly violating the prin-
cipleS Of the International
Communist movement.
. Vile PeSsi Of Finland charged
the Albanian leaders took a
stand alien to Marxism-
Leninism."
The oher main target Of
speakers at the congress was
the so-called anti-pa.ty group.
which delegates have been
assured will not be allowed to
rise again.
Premier Khrushchev's econ
omic expert. Alexei Kosygin,
took up the condemnation
Saturday Of the group led by
ex-Premier Georgi Malenkov
and ex-Foreign Minister v. M.
Molotov. Mr.. Khrushchev re-
vived the subject on Tuesday.
and speakers each day since
have been echoing him.
While extolling Mr.. Khru-
shchev for his peaceful CO.
existence policy, Mr.. Kosyein
emphasized that the days Of the
personality cult"-as exem-
plified by the adulation OF
Stalin-were over.
Mr.. KoSygin, a member OF
the ruling party presidium. told
the delegates the Molotov-M Ma :
lenkov faction exposed in 1851
is not being given another
raking over out Of fear.
I'VE are speaking about the
anti-party group at our Con-
gress not because it presents
some force or danger to our
party" Mr.. Kosygin said. Our
party is strong and united as
never before
IrrevOcable Damage
But we are doing this so as
to show again to the party
and people where the personal
ity cult leads, what irrevocable
damage the anti-party group
could have inflicted to the
party and government. We
want the lessons Of history
never to be forgotten"
Mr.. Molotov and Mr.. NAL
enkov have managed to keep
on the government payroll in
second-rate jobs but the bar
rage against them is regarded
by many as an indication they
may be in for further trouble
Expulsion from the Commu-
mist Party seems likely to be
their fate.
/ Mr.. Molotov is the Soviet
delegate to the United Nations
Atoms for Peace Agency in
Vienna: Mr.. Malenkov is man
ager Of a hydroelectric station
in remote East KazakhStan,
300 miles from Moscow.