Show marshal CRACKDOWN tito russia s iron curtain had tw twitched itched apart along its yugoslavian seam to provide a glimpse of the communist stage set with the rickety scenery ot of d assens on tear fear and insecurity marshal tito of yugoslavia wa was the central figure but remained sa so for only a brief instant before hia his soviet bosses whisked him off the boards plain tact fact was that tito hitherto the air fair haired boy of eastern european communism had been all but purged from the communist party because he was trying to make a play tor for western capitalism actually he together with his henchmen in the yugoslav govern ment was ousted from the all important Comm form communist in formation bureau which was established last year to provide greater unity for the soviet satellite states of eastern europe tito and his regime were charged with virtually everything the soviet politburo considers a crime rang ing from trotskyism and anti to ineptness and false demagogic tactics behind this official facade which the communists had thrown up however were the real reasons tor for titos expulsion from grace As the only wartime hero of the communists the yugoslav marshal had begun to take himself too sen seri bously hence was beginning to feel the need to express his own opinions and policies on matters political and economic stalin wanted no other boss in his sphere tito was building up a personal police army which was molesting other comman ats including rus in belgrade also he had fol lowed an independent foreign policy without moscow a approval finally he committed the cardinal sin of currying favor with western capitalist diplomats with an eye to obtaining reconstruction credits for yugoslavia |