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By William L. Ryan
Associate a Press Foreign Staff
Western officials are closely examining wisps of evidence to sup-
Krt a growing hunch that the three top men of the Politburo have
en sharpening their contest'for Joseph Stalin'i mantle as they eye
his faltering health.
A number of developments are being looked upon as signs and
rtortents of things to come and some observers lean heavily to the
Deuei uiai in uio cvuiai,
Which One to
Replace Stalin?
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GEN. G. K. ZHUKOV
V - e:.v-' .5"
FKEMXEX V. M. MOLOTOT
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GEORGE M. MAtEXKOT
Deputy Prime Minister V. M. Mol
otov will come out on the short
end.
There are indications, such as
the omission of their names in
Soviet press accounts of Moscow
doings, that the power twins of
the poutburo Georgi Marmlllan
ovitch Malenkov and Lavrenty
Pavlovitch Reria have been away
from the capital on important
business.
Talking to Stalin
This twosome apparently have
been getting the master's ear at
his Sukhumi vilwa on the Black
sea, where the Soviet leader habit
ually hibernates for long winter
periods. Stalin, not noted In the
past for paying much attention to
his subordinates ideas, may be
listening intently now and think
ing of his own place in history.
Stalin s health is t taboo sub
ject for the Soviet press, but it
reported, just a year ago, Stalin s
own statement that his doctors
would not allow him to take a long
trip that is, to go outside the So
viet orbit to meet President Tru
man.
At 71, Stalin apparently is aware
he cannot long sustain the iron
grip which he has . held on his
subordinates that he, like Lenin
before him, has become a legend
that will be manipulated by him
who wields sufficient power.
Powerful Pair
Malenkov and Beria are a for
midable combination controlling
the police system and the com
munist party apparatus. They
were missing from the important
anniversary celebration of the
Bolshevik revolution November
It is a safe bet they were with
Stalin.
Fretful thoughts may have oc
curred to Molotov as he attended
the celebration at the "Bolchoi the
ater. It may have occurred to
him that despite the preeminent
position he held so long, the man
tie of Stalin might well go to the
younger and more vigorous Mal
enkov,
Molotov Is the man credited by
most diplomatic observers with
being the architect of the present
Soviet policy constant, beuiger
ent pressure against the west;
bold, aggressive action.
Malenkov, for all his ruthless
ness, is a realist and an apostle
of caution. Like Stalin, under
whose personal guidance he grew
to power in the U.S.S.R., Malen
kov is a strong believer in the
consolidated position, the careful
advance. This would be a present
day parallel of the Stalin slogan
of "Socialism in one country." It
has in it the seeds of a possible
new internal upheaval,
Strarfle Forecast
Many foreign office people
abroad long have clug to the be'
lief that when Stalin died, the
pattern of the Trotzky-Stalin
struggle for power which followed
Lenin's death would be repeated
Behind the new speculation of a
developing struggle inside the So
viet Union are these events:
1. The return of Georgi Zhu
kov, the Soviet Union's hero of
Berlin. After World War II and
a period as Berlin commandant,
Zhukov sank into obscurity. Many
thought he was in disgrace. His
Ideas conflicted with Molotov's
aggressive policy. Zhukov stood
for cooperation with the west. At
one time Gen. Dwight D. Eisen
hower said he wished there were
more generals like Zhukov.
Zhukov was prominently pres
ent on the dais June 12 at the
opening of the U.SJS.R. supreme
Soviet, an event noted In the west
with raised eyebrows. Malenkov,
Beria and Molotov all were there
That was two weeks before the
North Korean aggression
Position Unknown
Although U. S. intelligence
sources speculate that Zhukov is
now helping direct the Chinese
atmii
eompe
holding that the Soviet' part; in
that operation is in tha hands of
Marshal RocUa Malinovsky.
2. Beria pouc and ? security
system has been tightened up.
Col- Gen. Lev Z. Mekhlis, one of
the few Jews toyeach high posi
tion in the UJ5.S3l was removed
last October as head of the MCK.
This Is tha ministry of state con
trol. It reports to Beria. This ag
ency presides over the whole ap
paratus of Soviet government. It
was placed in charge of Gen. V.
N. Merkulov. a former head of
the MGB, the ministry of state
security.
Later there came evidence that
all the police forces of the Inter
nal affairs department had been
brought under the supervision of
the MGB, Including the secret po
lice, the militia, the transport po
lice and the border police. The
MVD Ministry of Interior af
fairs a name dreaded even in
the highest places, apparently was
concerning itself chiefly with the
vast slave labor program, and
with generalized supervision of
internal order.
3. Beria also has been tight
ening his grip on the interior min
istries of the satellite European
states. He controls these through
his agents. He has shaken up a
number of them.
RcsttYeness Noted
4. There have been evidences
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Butter WhUesal f.o.b. bulk cubes
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of trouble inside the
U-S-S.R..
particularly In the Ukraine. Such Molotov
restiveness might be one of a
number of factors contributing to
a cautious policy in the west.
5. There have been a number
of shakeups in various depart'
ments of the Soviet government,
notably in the construction and
supply fields, and there is con
remained truculent as
ever.
In Jockeying for the &emlin
power, Malenkov is fortunate in an
ally like Beria, who apparently has
no similar aspiration. There was,
at one time, doubt whether the
two were allies rather than rivals,
but both were proteges of Stalin
stant harping on the inadequacy himself. If they fell apart, it could
of consumer goods. In one shake- spell disaster for the Soviet Union
up, B. A. Dvinsky was fired from so mutually dependent Is the great
his job of minister of procure
ments, which has to do with agri
cultural supplies. The lob was
given to P. K. Ponomarenko, a
rising party functionary from
White Russia. In recent months,
Mikhail Suslov has slipped into the
job of edirot of Pravda, and his
fortunes also apparently have
been rising. Apparently both these
men owe their rise to Molotov's
blessing.
Both Ponomarenko and Suslov
once were considered part of the
clique represented by Andrei
Zhdanov, who died several years
ago. jGhdanov himself once aspir
ed to Stalin's chair. After Zhda
novs death, Malenkov's star rose
swiftly. He is credited with purg
ing systematically many of Zhda
nov"s followers. Zhdanov was an
architect of the cominform. His
philosophy was similar to Molo
tov's. He believed in constant
pressure.
In Partial Eclipse
Molotov at one time seemed in
partial eclipse. He surged to the
forefront of world developments
last October, with Stalin away
irom Moscow, and Malenkov Dro
DaDiy with him. It was then that
Molotov began applying new pres
sure against the west, typified by
the Prague declaration demanding
uruiication of uermany on com
munist terms. It was also in this
period that a parade of western
European communist leaders trek
ked to Moscow some ostensibly
because they were sick and needed
treatment
Molotov might have good reason
to consider himself abused. Al
though he persistenly is ranked
formally next to Stalin, it is re
ported that Stalin treats him like
a not-too-intelligent clerk. Win
ston Churchill, among others, has
reported that Stalin enjoyed need!
ing his aide. Molotov's wife, who
once held high positions in the
direction of the fish and perfume
industries, lost the lobs, appar
ently at Malenkov's insistence, and
Molotov is said not to have taken
kindly to this
If Stalin has decided to desig
nate his heir, the guessing is that
a younger man than Molotov
would be selected. Molotov was 60
last March. Malenkov is 49 and
pure Stalinist. He now holds the
position ruler of the whole com
munist party apparatus that Stal
in held at the time of Lenin's death.
Malenkov Cautions
Be jo welled, scowling Malenkov
often has talked tough, but he is
believed nevertheless to be the
man who successfully urged the
ending of the Berlin blockade
when that venture brought too
close the danger of a shooting war
in Europe. Last March Malenkov,
in his last speech to be published,
apparently was returning to such
cautious ways. His pre-election ad
dress for the Supreme Soviet found
him dealing with Stalin's theme of
the co-existence of the two sys
tems. Beria made a similar speech.
power they hold. Beria, a Georg
Ian like Stalin, apparently would
be satisfied to have Malenkov in
the top spot.
nominal.
Live chickens (No. 1 quality. T.03.
plants): Broilers under SVi lbs. 28-27c;
fryers. SV-3 lbs. 28-2c: 3-4 lbs. 28-29c;
roasters, 4 lbs. and over SO-31C
Rabbits Average to grower! : Live
white, 4-9 lbs, X5-T70 lb; - lbs. 23-Uc;
colored. S cents lower; old or heavy
does and bucks, ll-15c lb; fresh dress
ed fryers to retailers, SS-S8c; soma
higher.
Fresh dressed meats (wholesalers to
retailers: dollars per cwt):
Beef Steers, choice. 500-700 lbs..
food. 600-700 lbs. 52-S4; commercial.
1-53: utility. 48-49; cows, commer
cial. 48-50; utility. 47-49; canner-cut-ters,
47-48
Beef cuts Good steers, hind quar
ters. 60-44: rounds. 60-62; full loins
trimmed. 78-82: triangles. 50-51.
Veal: Good. 63-C4; commercial. B-S8;
utility, 49-51.
Beef: Good, cholcs, 66-62; commtr
Clal, 48-55.
Calves Good, choice, M-62; com
mercial. 48-53.
Mutton: Good. 70 lbs, down. S33-34.
Pork chops: Loins. No. 1. 6-13 lbs,
148-51: shoulders. IS lbs. down. $38-41;
spareribs. 845-48; carcasses. $32.50-34.50;
mixed weights $1 a hundred lower.
Lambs Good choice, 53-57; com
mercial. aU weights, 63-54; utility.
48-49.
Wool: Graded wool f.o.b. Portland,
fine. $3.75-85; l& blood. S2.60-75: 4
Strength
on
Board of Trade
CHICAGO, Jan. 20-(&V-Gralns
showed strength on the board of
trade today despite a good deal of
talk by the local experts that the
price trend should be down, not
up.
In early dealings the upward
Slccb anil Bends
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STOCK AVZXAGEt
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Indust Rails UUia Stocks
Net change AJ A J DJ A.1
Saturday 113.6 67 J 47.4 91J
Prev day 1Z3.4 Hi 47J V2.8
Weak ago U1J . US 47J ai.s
Month ago 1164 45J 86J
Year ago 102J 42.6 44.1 73J
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Sat . 99.4 101.T 103.4 71.1
Prev day 99.4
Week ago , M.1
Month ago MA
Year ago
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1950-51 low 92 J
1949 high , .. 04 1
194S low 88.4
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blood. 6240-46; V blood. $2.15-25.
Mohair: S0-85e lb on 12-month
growth, f.o.b. country snipping points.
Countrr-kined meats:
Hogs: Light blockers. Sl-33c lb; sows.
light. 28-Lambs
28-30C.
Top grada. 65-66e lb; lower
trades, 47-48c lb.
Mutton: Best. J4-26c; rough heavy
bucks, ewea. lS-2oc.
Veal: Top quality. S4-56c; good heav
ies. 48-SOc
Beef: Good cows, 45-46o lb; canners-
cutters. 42-44C.
Onions: Medium. No. 1. 145-40: 50-
Ib sack Idabos. 1.4O-50; Calif,. Idabo
White Wax. large. $1.75-3.00.
Potatoes-Ore. Russets No. 1 A $2.70
2.65; special brands high as 13.00: 29
lb. 65-70C. 10 lb. 30-33- Boardman Dist
No. 1. 1-1.10; Idaho Ruaaeta No. 1 A
1.R5-3 00 : 25 lb. 85-BOc.
Hay: U. S. No. 2 green alfalfa, de
livered carlots. f.o.b. Portland. $32-33
ton; Willamette valley grain and clover
nay. S26-Z9.
surge was led by soybeans, which
again vent to new seasonal highs.
Later, wheat; particularly the. hew
crop contracts, took over market
leadership. Tinal prices were down
from th day's best prices on some
last minute selling. .
Wheat closed lK-SK higher;
com - higher, oats - high
er, rye 1V& to 2 cents higher, soy
bean -lri higher, and lard S
cents lower to IS cents a hundred
pounds higher.
The - advance today received
some stimnhis from a forecast for
a cold wave In Kansas and Okla
homa tonight and tomorrow. It
was felt some wheat might be
damaged by low temperatures.
Both new crop wheat futures are
selling nearly 50 cents a bushel
higher than the same deliveries at
this tune last year.
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