From a Paris Corresponient.
Though Ben Bellats policy tomards no socialist Algeria has the overwhelaing suzport of the poor masses in the countryside and in the towns, the pro-bourzeosise cleaents and currents in the country are still carrying on their spposition,. The most recent vocal manifostation has beson 2 stateaent by Kria Bolimcea, ande in Paris after his return from Cairo. The forder member of the Provisional Governsent of the Algerinn Republic (GPR) has eoxprassed himself both with violent threats ami with vicious and reactionary attacks against the Bureau in charge of the Socinlist Sector. Ben Bolla immediately doanounced Ballacam, sujgesting thit he was involved in certain crimes during his tenure of office in the Provisiomal Government.
Balkacem Kria will certainly not retura +3 Alguria,. But in Krim{s absoncs, Ferhat Abbas acts as tho politicAdl brain of the boirgeoisie,. Ha docs not oponly oppose socinlism but cfiticizes the "tempo", "methods" of sxcinlist roconstruction, and s) on. While supporting the miss movement toward s»xcialism, Ben Bella has not broken with Forhat Abbas. Tho old conlition still continues. A month ago Ben Bolla spoke of building a socialist ravolutiomary party, but ho his recently expressed hiaself against the formation of a party and has suzcested vhe nood to crenato a Reece i.e. an organisation in which the conlition my still continuc.
One should nat be surprised by these »scillations. They arc not the first ones, and many morc my aanifest th. :elves until the revilution finds its full development. We have explained many timos the contradictry nature of tha siturtion and the difficulties weighing 2n the Algorian Revolution. Therefore it is all the more necessary t> binme the attitule of so-called "leftists" like Boujiaf ami tho PRS (Party of Socialist Revolution) wh, instead °f supporting wholohcartcly the socialist acasures in order to mke them successful, are chowing om old grievances in hurling dome .gic criticisms 1t the g>vornment. Deprived of any scrisus alternative prograa, they are only playing into the hinds 21f the reactiomiry elements. Bowlinf, wh? was arrested Inst month ms since boen freed but confined to "forced residence” in 1. southern twn inAlgerin. He is pormitted t> recuiva visitors.
The Goneral Union of Algerian “orkers announced on July 25th ite withdrawal from the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions,. in a comminique issued by its National Executive Committes. The decision was * taken at a recentmoeting of the executive committee which maintained that it should follow’a policy of newtrality, the comminique ssid. “Tt is an imperative need for the newly-emerged African trade unions to play a decisive role in the liberstion of the whole ifrican continont," the commniquo added.