Show NEWS l IIi By y PAUL LO N y Released by Western Newspaper Union I I THREAT OF REVOLT IN GREECE TURKEY KEY BEHIND OUR ACTIONS WASHINGTON The avoided and practically unmentioned background background background back back- ground of the Turk Greek-Turk aid measures measures measures meas meas- ures is simply this A Yugoslav Russo-Bulgar-Yugoslav plan Is supposed to start now to sever Macedonia from Greece and create there a separate new Balkan state I under Communist control A spring merger of offences to this end is I supposed comon common report among underground agencies including the I British to have been planned at a meeting of and Tito last September Simultaneously Simultaneously j a revolt within Turkey sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by Kurds encouraged by Moscow Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow is expected to get get under way through guerilla activities of small bands The TIle Turkish part of the plan Is n not t well organized The Turks who spend 60 GO per cent of their budget for arms are convinced the thc revolt will gill ill lead lead to World War III and are arc willing to fight The Greek guerilla forces however however however how how- ever are supposed to nUl number about I infantry mostly Communist They are supposed to enjoy excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent connivance from Bulgaria Albania Albania Al Al- I bania and Yugoslavia The Albanians Albanians Albanians Alban Alban- ians for Instance have two divisions divisions divisions divi divi- on the Greek border The government anti-government movement within Greece as a whole Is regarded as being supported by perhaps 15 per percent percent percent cent of the population To thwart the guerilla effort before it gets under way the Greek army is moving moving moving ing northward and attacking the known guerilla areas although they are hampered by bad communications communications Including destroyed railroad stock and damaged roadbeds POSSIBILITIES OF WAR WARThe WARThe WARThe The average world diplomat sees more world war possibilities than exist in these potentialities because Russia is everywhere a hidden partner partner partner part part- ner unwilling to accept open re re- Military men think the Communist withdrawal In North China may have been undertaken recently to clear the way for the spring Balkan campaign At any rate it was this situation from which Britain announced withdrawal withdrawal withdrawal with with- of her troops from Greece March 31 and into which Mr Truman Turman Truman Tru Tur- man proposes to move with money for tor a local defense li line e. e The Thc money plans have been concluded Mr lUr Truman Is to give million dollars In nearly nearly nearly near near- ly any way he sees fit loans Joans grants advances of which u millions will go to Greece Of this amount millions will be purely military advances rations rations rations ra ra- ra- ra clothing and millions are for civilian purposes including including in In- dUding 50 millions for equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment railroads and road reconstruction reconstruction recon recon- 20 millions for agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural rehabilitation and 80 millions for Internal costs Including including including In in- administration The Turks are to get the other millions mostly In military material material material ma ma- but including some work u-ork on the roads and improvement of railroads The human relief advances are arc to tobe tobe tobe be in addition to this and centered in 50 millions for Greece in a general million dollar Balkan food relief bill bilI In addition the Greek War Relief Association in inthIs inthis inthis this country Is raising 12 millions under approval of the President Herbert Hoover Governor Dewey and others to give medical child and direct relief assistance WORLD LEADERSHIP FOR U. U S. S Thus Greece Is to cost millions millions mil mil- lions Hons more atop the millions already already already al al- al- al ready given largely by the United States for a visible total of millions millions mil mu- lions so far tar The need Is great but this Is not bad for tor a nation with an estimated 1939 pop population of 7 mil mu- lion It represents over per perman perman perman man woman and child so far probably probably probably ably more because the population Is probably not today as large as 1939 The very nature of these steps shows Chows them unlikely to Involve as In war As the Russian participation par- par Is secret the Reds are re hardly likely to come out of I their explosive shells Indeed they can hardly openly oppose our efforts to sustain governments governments govern govern- I ments against guerilla warfare no matter what hat they may do in I secret Furthermore if Greece and Turkey really succeed in thwarting spring guerilla operations operations operations opera opera- they will have made war just that much more unlikely for this year The graver possibilities lie In our I assumption of world leadership at this point to continue presumably from Crom now on Britain is gone from rom I the scene cene of major world influence She is giving away Dway half her empire On the other hand the Russian empire emi empire em- em i pire has arisen expanding and ag- ag I We shy way from an empire of our own which might sustain itself itsel in resistance to communism but give our money to meet what we pretend to be a temporary situation In these larger diplomatic considerations consIderations considerations lies the danger i I |