THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE' ommunist Bloc Perp lexes U4.S. not only involved in the political dispute; they range far beyond it. One uncertainty debated by dip- lomatic officials recently in pri- vate conferences at the State De- partment is how far the East- ern European countries can loosen their ties with Russia without a risk of triggering Soviet counter- action. Another issue is whether there is a point at which assist- ance to countries still in the So- viet orbit tends to became "ap- peasement" of Communism. On the basis of all the infor- mation U.S. diplomatic and intel- ligence agents have been able to gather, the Soviet Communist bloc is caught up in the grip of a slow moving but significant crisis. This crisis is compounded of issues of resources, unworkable doctrinal theories, excessive central control and other mistakes which are slowing badly needed economic growth and which have turned food surplus countries into food importing countries. Deep Roots The roots of the problem go deeply back into the post-war his- tory of Europe, for the fact is that the monolithic Empire of the late Josef Stalin began breaking up in the very year that it achieved its highest peak of centralized Communist control. That was in 1948, when Presi- dent Tito of Yugoslavia rejected Stalin's efforts to take over his country's economy and its gov- ernment. In little more than a year the United States, Britain and France began pouring mil- lions of dollars into Yugoslavia to keep it alive as a symbol of in- dependence from the power and authority of Moscow. Today the policy of the admin- istration of President' Lyndon B. Johnson, having evolved out of en- couragement given by the United States to other nationalistic hopes in Eastern Europe, is defined gen- erally' as a policy of flexibility. Secretary of State Dean Rusk: however, has thought it necessary in recent months to make speeches on "why we treat different Com- munist countries differently" and in Congress the expenditure of money in aid, the expansion of trade and other actions flowing from the policy have been chal- lenged. Against this background - and with full knowledge here that U.S. allies are rushing headlong into all kinds of trade arrangements with Russia and the Eastern Eu- ropean countries-the political ar- gument over this question of for- eign policy is now rather sharply defined. The definition is to be found in statements laid down by President Johnson, Rusk, Chair- man J. W. Fulbright (D-Ark) of the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee, the Republican platform recently adopted in San Francis- co, and Soviet Premier Nikita S Khrushchev himself. Here is the way the differences are spelled al independence and open socie- "If we persist in the view that ties." c sall Communist nations are equal- Khrushchev, speaking at War- ly hostile and equally threatening saw in July, accused the Western to the West . . . the West may en- countries of fanning nationalism 1 force upon the Communist bloc in Eastern Europe and employing a degree of unity which the So- economic resources for political viet Union has shown itself to be purposes. He said: "All this is quite incapable of imposing ... intended to undermine our unity, "If we are willing to re-examine to divide our countries." the view that all Communist re- Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) gimes are alike in the threat which accepting the presidential nomi- they pose for the West-a view nation at the Republican National which had a certain validity in Convention: "We must make clear Stalin's time-then we may be able that until its goals of conquest to exert an important influence are absolutely renounced, and its on the course of events within a Soviet Control of Satellites Slackened . STARTING IN 1948 WHEN MARSHAL TITO OF YUGOSLAVIA (far left) rejected Josef Stalin's attempts to control the bloc coun- ,try. The United States began pouring in economic aid and thus created the dilemma which it faces today: How far can it go to help re- bellious satellites without incurring the wrath of Russia? Increasingly, leaders like Wladyslaw Gomulka of Poland (second from left), Janos Kadar of Hungary (second from right) and Georgi Gheorgiu-Dej of Romania (far right), have led their countries on courses in- dependent of Moscow. out in pointed quotations from the, contestants themselves: Probing President Johnson, before a luncheon in New York April 20, having stressed a need for both military defenses and diplomatic probing to improve relations: "Our guard is up but our hand is out." Rusk, in a February speech de- fending different policies toward different Communist countries:' "It is our policy to do what we can to encourage evolution in the Communist world toward nation- relations with all nations temper- divided Communist world." ed, Communism and the govern- Over .a period of 15 years the ments it now controls are enemies United States has invested at least of every man on earth who is or $3 billion in encouraging Commu- wants to be free." nist governments to take and hold The Republican platform, in s nationalist positions either in paragraph calling for firmness to- spite of Moscow policies or to the ward Communism: "It is accom- fullest extent Moscow will allow. modation, not opposition, that en- courages a hostile nation to re- main hostile and to remain aggres- sive." Fulbright, who has been urg- ing Americans to think "unthink- able thoughts": DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN' Recital Hall in the music school bldg. 8:30 p.m.-Arlyn Fuerst, organi- ist will give a degree recital in Hill Aud. Tomorrow 8:30 a.m.-The Michigan Union will host the fourth day of the! high school Leadership Training Conference, sponsored by the Bu- reau of School Services. 8:30 p.m. - Elizabeth Erskine, mezzo-soprano, will give a degree recital in Recital Hall in the mu- sic school bldg. Friday 8:30 a.m.--The Michigan Union will host the fifth day of the an- nual high school Leadership Train- ing Conference, sponsored by the Bureau of School Services. The Daily Official Bulletin is an I official publication of the Univer- I sity of Michigan for which The Michigan Daily assumes no editorial ,esponsibility. 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This U.S. line was implicit inC the decisions made on relations with Russia and the Eastern Eu- ropean countries at the time of the. Marshall Plan beginning inr 1947. .President Truman refused to bar Russia and its satellites from the European recovery program and it was, not until Stalin him- self rejected the program that the Communist countries could be countpd out. The action barred not only Russia but also Poland and Czechoslovakia, which had shown great interest in reaping the benefits of American aid. Refused In 1948 when Marshal Tito re- fused to accept Stalinist domina- tion and was ejected from the Cominform, the United States and other Western powers acclaimed the first major crack in the Com- munist monolith as a triumph for the West and began aiding Tito 11 Dial 662-6264 ENDING WEDNESDAY Shows at 1-3-5-7 & 9 P.M. YLEWIS SthE I I I perfect gift for e Graduate 1i mon ogram/med CIRCLIE IT'S NO JEST! ' t A iN EEir Sf LQRIE"I~l. 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