European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes january French soviet disagree for Mai dissension causes party drop member totals near t939 by Edward Korky French communist once the Krem Lins strongest weapon in the has lost More than half its membership in the last four years As a result of bitter dissension and dissatisfaction Over soviet it was reliably Learned Here through a Survey of communist talks with dissident or dissatisfied members and examination of some captured party this reporter found that present party membership is now nearing the prewar total of that was the figure for 1939 As contrasted to the postwar High Mark in 194748 of some the party has published no membership totals since when it admitted that its following had fallen off to at Best there Are no More than communists in France and unless the internal struggles in the party can be ended that figure is expected to dip still sabotage the French government is now debating it should lift the parliamentary immunity of party leaders so that they can be prosecuted military authorities for and encouraging the physical and moral sabotage of the French military Effort in indo North Africa and at the government is considering the question very carefully since it is conscious that wrong handling might i swing sympathy to the party in this highly individualistic nation where the word its misuse by still has a tremendous the government wants to be certain that if it does put acting party Leader Jacques Duclos in the Dock along with politburo Mem Bers Etienne Francois Bil Loux and Eaymond Public opinion will be convinced that it is not a As Long As the threat hangs Over the its nominal Maurice is not expected to return from the soviet where he has been recuperating for More than two despite the repeated false alarms issued by the party about his the internecine fight in the top party which in the expulsion of Andre hero of communist militants and the old comintern representative for and the disgrace of Charles Leader of communist resistance in France during the last has had a Strong Impact on the rank and it has been followed by a number Jacques Dados to the Dock of significant expulsions or pro test resignations a m o no those who ranked High to the party Bev cause of their and Mili v and Are indications that Marty is now beginning to fight Back at the but though this has been the most spectacular sign of the Divi Sions within the party As a result of Moscow orders to toe the the falling off of membership been primarily due to the ing disappointment of the work ing class in ordered by Moscow to put so workers resent betrayal by leaders Viet foreign policy above All the party tried to mobilize its rank and file in protest demonstrations against the Atlantic Al the arrival of Gen Matthew the european German rearmament and Many other purely political the workers resented what they considered a betrayal of their legitimate wages and better and apparently they have been deserting the party by the for a recent Issue of the party France discussing the Situa Tion in Pas de Calais disclosed membership Falls membership has fallen off 59 per cent since cells have de creased by 63 per cells have dropped by73 per is now lower than the Art Clep admitted that there other where membership has also dipped Selow the 1937 x of not joined opposing socialist or c o 1 i c Union nor do they seem to be voting for the other political parties in any significant the recent government of an Toine which was the first to halt the inflationary had Only slight effect on workers since it was regarded As a coalition of the these masses of part less workers who have lost their enthusiasm for the communists still have not found an alternative and Only next years events will determine their political i conducted by John Neumyer philippine pygmy tribe by scholar Manila a danish born american professor recently reported the discovery of a pygmy 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mites Menento Une vie Nestle Pas a ski tour to one of the loveliest Holiday resorts in the Bernese is offered by Hainzl travel organization phone 92545 to three Day passengers from 12lfk the deluxe Setra bus with re Clining seats and transparent top leaves the Buedingen special services club at 10 pm arrives in Basel in time for breakfast the next Day and then to Bern for a tour of Switzerland a watch lunch at the famed Schmid stuben restau a visit to the Bear then on to the next Day is spent at the hotel National where a Choice of Winten shopping or laying about awaits the Adel Boden is noted for its numerous Means of conveyances to the Var editors note the Lemons Are Token from the course Joti spoken Fen a prepared by the editorial staff of armed Forcet Institute they were located on the West coast of Central Luzon Ellinger reported his findings to Otley an Amer ican anthropologist and lecturer at the Philippines who described the tribe from pictures he saw As typical Ellinger this is definitely a new there Are no known records of these if Beyers identification is Cor Ellinger the tribe could have migrated to Luzon from the asian Mainland thousands of years ago when the islands were believed to be still part of the con Ellinger he saw an Abeelen family of but was told by residents in the area there were about a dozen totalling perhaps 150 the professor described the Abe Lens As a Small Al most of pygmy adult girls measured 4 4 men about 4 8 but they were entirely different from the Negrito among whom they have lived for thousands of years years five years ago today the National Petroleum in telegrams to Oil orders a 60day in Gaso line a corresponding increase in fuel Oil output and other emergency measures to meet the critical fuel Oil ten years ago today and Allied planes bomb around per round to per depend ing upon the itinerary and class the 18day cruises leaving from the same ports will Cost around Down to the rates which Are cover sea transport embarkation 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