2 , 1955 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 29, 1955 THE MICHIGAN DAILY .. RUSSIAN EXPANSION: USSR Displacing West in Underdeveloped Areas GOVERNOR SCHEDULES TALKS: See Williams' Bid for Party Reins By DAVID L BOWEN Associated Press Writer The Soviet Union has opened a drive to displace the big Western powers from their centuries-old positions of dominance in a vast underdeveloped area of the world stretching from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the islands of the Pacific. Russia's opening maneuver was a thrust into the Middle East, sending surplus arms of the Red mliitary machine to Egypt. This move threatens to introduce Rus- sian influence for the first time in an area traditionally considered the gateway both to Africa and the biggest part of what formerly was called the British empire. Its an empire in the old sense no longer, but still a major source of British trade. Some Western diplomats have expressed fear that if the Communist campaign in the Middle East succeeds, its signifi- cance will be comparable to the loss of China to the Communists. Red Excursion Under Way A second Red excursion is now under way. Soviet Premier Nikolai1 Bulganin and Communist party boss Nikita Khrushchev are on a month-long top-level "woo the east" mission to India and Burma, repaying visits to Russia by Indian Prime Minister Nehru and the Burmese Premier, U Nu. Their aim obviously is 'to further loosen the ties of these neutral nations with the West and draw them closer to the Soviet Union. Communist technicians already are at work in India and Afghan- istan on industrial projects, and offers of "peaceful" help of this type have been made to the Arab League nations, Burma and Indo- nesia. Why are the Russians, whose economy is hard put to do more than supply the necessities of life for their own people, seeking more commitments outside their already huge domain? Answer On Map One answer can be seen on the accompanying map. Africa, the Middle East and Asia are vital to the economic health of the big UNITED KINGDOM Total Exports $7,767,800,000 SOAO S : 6WI D s'A"IOMV Percentag* of Exports to Africa Middle East and Asia *(Value: $2,556,800,000) LANSING (AP)-Gov. G. Men- nen Williams has scheduled two speeches this week to continue his attackhon the policy of "modera- tion" which Adlai E. Stevenson ad- vocated for the Democratic party. The speeches were seen as a bold bid by Gov. Williams to win sup- port of the so-called left wing of the Democratic Party and nourish the new deal-fair deal political philbsophy. The Governor will address the Democratic Women's Federation in Washington, D.C., today and the national convention of Young Democrats at Oklahoma City Fri- day. Stevenson is expected to appear briefly at the Oklahoma City con- vention. Two possible candidates for the Presidency-Gov. Averell Harriman of New York and Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee -- will also attend. Gov. Williams said his speech at Denver Saturday night was "ex- clusively a matter of program and policy, not to be taken as a per- sonal attack on Stevenson. "I intend to fight for the policy and program I think should be adopted by the Democratic Party," he said at 'a press conference. The Governor said he would "happily, willingly and proudly support whoever is nominated" by the Democratic National Conven- tion. When prodded by reporters, he added, "If it happened to be my- self, naturally I would support+ myself. If I should be put in that position I wouldn't be embarrassed to support the Democratic Party, 7 W as the best party for the people." Gov. Williams remarked that his speech in Denver drew considerable approval from his audience of Young Democrats and that former President Harry S. Truman told him he was opposed to a policy of moderation too. 'In his Saturday night speech, he did not mention Stevenson by name, but referred to him indirect- ly, linking the party's 1952 stand- ard bearer with "the timid, the temporizers, the compromisers." The governor told newsmen this did not mean he was making his own bid for the Presidential nomi- nation against Stevenson. Observers took him at his word, but could not discount the possi- bility that by such tactics Gov. Williams might rally to his banner those who distrust the soft ap- proach of current party leaders and their evident desire to pursue a middle way in the 1956 cam- paign. He said the Democratic program in 1956-"Must be to the third quarter of our century what Wood- row Wilson's was to the first quar- ter and what Franklin D. Roose- velt's and Harry S. Truman's was to the second. "They were not timid men, they were not tired men. They did not pause to catch their breaths. In the face of great disaster or great opportunity they did not counsel. moderation." Capitol observers believe that Gov. Williams has thus sought to improve his position as a dark horse in the .presidential sweep- stakes. Noting the high obstacles in the way of an outright announcement of Williams well-known ambition to be president, observers deduce that he hopes for a convention deadlock between the front - running Stevenson and such strong contenders as Gov. Harriman and Sen. Kefauver. They reason that if a deadlock should develop, Gov. Williams would be in a better position to demand the nomination as the man who had openly pledged him- self to the liberal tradition of the party. But they agree that his own political philosophy moves him as deeply as does his personal ambi- tion. Gov. Williams' anger at the national Democratic Party's cur- rent trend has been evident to ob- servers for months. One of the leaders of the dis- ruptive "loyalty oath" movement at the 1952 convention, he has been restive at seeing Southern Demo- crats gradually gathering in party reins and imposing their own con- servative views on party policies. At his side is a group of admirers who want to see him President; who sincerely believe he has the makings of a great liberal Presi- dent in the Wilson and Roosevelt traditions. . These admirers reportedly have been frustrated by Gov. Williams' refusal-and possibly, his inability -to come out swinging for the nomination. Hence, it is believed that these men, devoted to a policy of ag- gressive liberalism, has stirred him to make a bold move towarn hancing his own position an ward fanning the dormant of liberalism in the party. Some of Gov. Williams' ba think such a course might igi prairie fire of enthusiasm o behalf and on behalf of his of government. Others hint that they do expect the flames to burn hi 1956, but that Gov. William; emerge as the party's outstai liberal spokesman and the ' ficiary of the reaction aE moderation they expect in, or 1964. He said at Denver, "I am heartsick by those in my party who do not militantly the spurious doctrine that, sc as our aged have some secui so long as the most uninhab of our tenements are torn do so long as our unemployme below the critical level part c time-our job ii done, we rest. "So long as some 15 m American families are still h in substandard dwellings, I i be ashamed," Govt Williams "to harken to the counsels of who have proposed, in effect, this is an ideal time for a nal coffee break. "I know not what course c may take, but as for me, I i rather be hanged as a rebel i ranks of those fighting for a : life for all of our people th hold a commission in the arr General Apathy and General spair." P Fercentage o Exports to Africa Middle East and Asia (Value: Exports $2,487,700,000) $15,076,8'O,000U STATES UNITED TTS APNesferes. A1lfgures are for 1954 trade Circles are drawn in proportion to total exports of the three countries Western powers. Almost half of all French exports in 1954 went to these regions, and one-third of the exports from the United Kingdom. If Russia can cause this Western market to shrink by luring some of the trade into its own orbit, through inducements ,either eco- nomical orideological, a hard blow would be delivered to the econo.- mies of France and Britain. A serious slowdown in these two countries would, in turn, have a deadening effect on the entire European economic structure. Although the proportion of total U.S. exports to the region is only 18 per cent, a shrinkage of Pacific markets coupled with a recession in Europe also would have a no- ticable effect in America., Communist hopes for conquest of the West have always been predicated on the economic col- lapse of the capitalist nations. The Reds expected this collapse to come immediately after World War II. It was only through the economic strength of the United States and its pump-priming in Europe that their expectation was not fulfilled. The Russians have made no secret of their intention to pro- mote rivalry among the Western nations, to destroy the hard-won Western unity by setting one free nation against another. In now seeking to reduce the size of the market open to the Western world by carving for themselves the biggest possible slice of trade' and economic infIlu- ence in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the Reds no doubt ex- pect the capitalistic nations to begin fighting among themselves over what is left-speeding up the collapse the Communist creed has predicted all along. At the present, the most critical sector in the developing battle for influence is the Middle East. Al- ready the West is getting ready to outbid Russian offers of economic aid to the Arabs. 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