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The Peking People's Daily, central organ of the Chinese Commmist party began publication February 20 of a series of documents defending the position: ef Khruschev. The first item was Khrushchev's speech of December 12 defending Moscow's aia in the Cuban crisie and attacking some of Mao Tse=tung' 8 positions. - Menbers of the Chinese Commmist party are thus able for the first time to read Khrushchev's| position and dudes for them eleven its relative merits. a It 48: to be expected that. the Boople’s Daily. will. now follow up with ‘extensive answers.
Whether Khrushchev will feel compelled to publiasch documents defending | ‘the Peking position such as "Our Differences with Comrade Togliatti" remains to be Been, -
The initiative taken by the Chinese in this esipect is a good one. If the example is followed by others the discussion can provevery fruittul, MOSHE CONFERENCE .
Vaile it was not dxpressed openly, the Chinese-Soviet rift made itself felt at the second conference of Solidarity of the Afro-Asian Peoples held at Moshi, Tanganyika, According to the weekly Revolution Africaine, published ‘in Algeria, the position expressed by delegates of the Chinese Communist ‘Party made the biggest impact at the gathering.
The Indian-Chinese border conflict kicked off a dispute that made headlines. An Indian delegate sought to discuss the issue. He was ruled out of order by the chairman on the grounds that the rules for the conference specified that no sonflict between Afro-Asian countries should be discussed.
The entire Indian delegation thereupon walked out despite the appeals of the Chinese delegation to stay. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR CP OF INDIA
When the border dispute with China flared into armed conflict, the Nehru government rounded up hundreds of members of the Commmmist party of India and threw into prison where they still lie. Their “crime” was to take the side of the Chinese workers state, as was their revolutionary-socialist duty even though they might be critical of the tactics of the Chinese Commmist party leaders in this matter The main leaders of the Indian Commmist party were not touched in the witch-hunt because they decided ~ in violation of all the principles of Marzism-leninim ~ to support the Indian ruling class.
At a meeting of the National Council held in New Delhi the first part of February, the leadership, under the guidance of M.S.A.DANGE, decided apparently that as a party supposed to be in opposition to the capitalist government of Nerhu it was not good politics to continue to dispiay such groveling servility. After some search they managed to find an issue on wich they could safely take e stand against Nehru.
Dange came out of the meeting, party banner triumphantly on high ~ for 22 carat gold jewelryl! In a statement not likely to be challenged anywhere on earth. the Indian Commmist leader declared: "The possession of pure gold guarantees the s of the poor man".
' In India the hoarding of metal, one of the primitive stages of the ac lation of capital, is still widespread. Whoever can afford it has his collection of cleaming yellow rings and bracelets.
Nehru, ‘the hetter to buy armaments for possible use agninst China, wants to economize the precious stuff by reducing the standard of gold content in jewolry sold to the public to e mere 14 carats.
Now, however, he must take into account the stubborn opposition of the Commmist party of India. Let him beware! TITO MAKES BO IN ART WORLD
It is not known whether Marshal Tito ever made a serious wieby of art, tried putting ci). to canvas or even whitewashed a wall. Nevertheless, he has now blesscmed cut as Youtoslavia’s leading art critic. How did he pexform the miracle 7? Last week the secret was revealed by Tito himself.
4s ryported by Nasa Stempe,.ceggral orges-o€: thy Jugoslay; pregs, apsocgation, the cogntry’s most eminent journalists ges: into: $he.subject..of abstract. art at a meeting Feb.6. Tito happened to be present, and so the abstractionists, naturally, didn‘t con out ahead. Like Karushchev, who has put a big cross on abstract art, Tito brought powertal logic to bear ageinst them. They “hope t6 cover up their ignorance, “he said, "with & foul gpletch on canvan*.
"J have heard, * said the head of the zovernment, ‘that some people who felt + disturbed by my words (at « previous meeting where he condemned abstract art) asked by what right I criticized the negative manifestations of cultural life. They said: ‘Tito‘’s polities is good, however, he is not competent in the cultural field.’ The porsor. whe eaid this did not understand the nature of the Commmist party, socialism and conmmisn. * @u not only cumpetent in questions of industry and agriculture; I am equally competent ia cultural questions becauge T am the president of the republic and general secretary of the Commmist Leaguel’".
Remarkable as Tito’s talents are in this field, they have not taken him as far as they did in the case of Stalin, a similarly selfmade art critic. Tito doee not propose to ban abstract art or purge those who experiment with it. He insists only that uo prizes be awardad any 6f their canvases.
“Ve are not preparing administrative measures against our artists, "Tito was quoted as saying. “This would be contrary to the program of the Commmist League. Let those artists who want to, work as the please ~ but at their own expense! If people buy their works, we’re not egainst it. But we will not give any more government funde. millions, for such paintings: Il will energetically oppose it!*