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Power by the Ballot Box
It is only during recent years that the communists have taught that it
is possible to come to power via the ballot box. At present this point of
view is strongly advanced by the Russian and American Communists and
repudiated by the Chinese Communists who cling to the classical
Marxist-Leninist doctrine of the necessity of violent seizure of power.
Chile was to be the test case to prove the Russian Communists right.
In Chile the
Communist Party entered into a coalition with the Socialist Party and other
radical Left Wing groups to form a Popular Action Front. The presidential
candidate of this groups was Senor Salvador Allende, an announced Socialist,
who welcomed Communist association and support.
The Communists did
everything in their power to convince the people of Chile that they were law
abiding and peaceful and could be trusted to refrain from violence. Their
role in the coalition appeared to be a minor one. Their propaganda
concentrated upon the evils of American imperialism and its servants, the
leaders of Chile, while they glamorized Cuba and Fidel Castro. It was the
old technique of the iron fist in the velvet glove. The objective was to
dispel the fears of the Chilean people caused by the doctrines and history
of communism and to deceive them concerning the nature and objectives of
communism so that they could be voted into power. Once in power they could
them put their brutal program into operation. The record shows that the
people of Chile, particularly the women, were not deceived.
The Role of the Women
Recently we observed the role played by
the women in the defeat of communism in Brazil. Once again in this Chilean
election the women revealed their devotion to the maintenance of the family,
religious freedom, and democratic liberties. Whereas almost half the men
voted for the Communist-Socialist coalition candidate, the women repudiated
him by a majority of more than two to one. Thank God for women with their
tender hearts and their sensitivity to a threat to their children.
If Communism Had Won
If communism had triumphed in Chile, the
consequences would have been calamitous. The major victims would have been
the people of Chile themselves. From the doctrines and history of communism,
the following events would almost certainly have taken place:
(1) The democratic system would have
been destroyed and this would have been the last free election.
(2) By progressive steps the dictatorship
of the Communist Party would have been established with the elimination of
all the more moderate elements within the coalition, as happened in Cuba.
Most of the members of Fidel Castro’s First Cuban government are now
either executed, prisoners, or refugees and a similar sequence could have
been expected in Chile.
(3) The firing squads would have been busy
with the execution of alleged counter-revolutionaries.
(4) Political prisons would have been
established and crammed with thousands of Chilean citizens.
(5) A flood of refugees would have spread
throughout all the Western Hemisphere as people fled from the communist
terror.
(6) All religious education would have
been taken over by the communists so that the schools, including the church
schools, became sources for indoctrination in atheism and communism and
hatred of the U.S.A.
(7) The family would have been weakened as
children became conscious or unconscious espionage agents within the family
circle.
(8) Agricultural production would have
fallen drastically.
(9) Industry would have been socialized,
the communist bureaucracy would have multiplied, and productive efficiency
would have decreased.
(10) American investments would have been
expropriated with token compensation or no compensation whatever.
(11) Chile would have become a training
camp for revolutionaries and saboteurs for all other Latin American
countries.
(12) Chile would have re-established
relations with Cuba, made a pact with Communist Russia, and become an
additional Russian military base in the Western Hemisphere. The long
coastline would have been ideal for submarine bases.
(13) The United States would have been
involved in enormous expenditures in the effort to restrain communist power
and the danger of war would have greatly increased.
(14) The World Communist Conspiracy would
have won a major victory in its war to conquer the U.S.A.
We should fall on our knees and thank God
that this danger has been averted.
The Lesson
The Chilean experience illustrates again
that the right knowledge, in the right place, at the right time is the most
positive and effective anti-communist program. The Communist Party of Chile
went to great pains to conceal its violent and dictatorial nature behind the
mask of lawfulness and peace. They were so successful that they drew down on
their heads the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party. The Chinese Communists
wrote them a long letter in which they accused them of departing from the
violent Marxist-Leninist path so effectively traveled by Fidel Castro in
Cuba and they published this letter to the Communist Parties of the world.
The Chilean Communists felt it imperative to answer the charges of their
Chinese comrades so they prepared a long article outlining their specific
strategy and objectives. Their purpose was to defend themselves before the
world communist movement. In this article they revealed things which they
were keeping secret from the Chilean people. They stated specifically that
the Communist Party was the dominant force within the popular front
coalition. They stated that once they were in power they would follow in
Chile the pattern established by Fidel Castro in Cuba. This information was
designed for the world communist movement and not for the people of Chile.
Consequently it was not published in Chile but in "Political
Affairs", the theoretical journal of the American Communist Party. The
article appeared in English. I read it.
Realizing the significance of this
confession, the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade notified friends in Chile
of the publication and content of this article. At their request we sent it
to Chile where it was translated into Spanish and received the widest
circulation in the press. Our correspondent from Chile writes:
"What is very important for you to know is that the copy of the article
published in ‘Political Affairs’ has had a great success among us. ‘El
Mercurio’ which is the most respectable newspaper in our country and the
oldest in South America (nearly 150 years) had published an editorial and
comments about it and has published it ‘in extenso’ in three parts, as
you will see by the attached clippings. These publications and comments
have, I believe, an extraordinary importance since they have shown the lack
of truth in the information given by the FRAP (Frente Revolutionario de
Accion Popular), formed basically by the Communist and Socialist Parties, to
the public."
While it is not possible to measure in
votes the fruit of this information, there can be no doubt it played a
significant part in the overwhelming popular rejection of the communists.
Once again the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade has contributed to communist
defeat and justified the confidence and support it has received from so
many.
This victory emphasizes the correctness of
our thesis that where people still have freedom of choice, knowledge of the
true nature and purposes of communism is the most effective program against
it. Knowledge of the truth is the answer to deceit. We must increase our
activity until the truth concerning communism is known in every corner of
the earth.
NEW CRUSADE
DIMENSION; MUSIC
Every great movement throughout history
has expressed its inspiration in music.
The Anti-Communist movement is young and
music has not played a large part in its development to date. This contrasts
with the Communist movement which has made great use of such singers and
Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger.
The Christian Anti-Communism Crusade is
adding a new dimension to its activity, the dimension of music.
We are satisfied with nothing less than
the best ad we have followed this policy in securing the services of Janet
Greene as music director. Janet is a vivacious and beautiful young lady of
remarkable musical talent. For the past several years, she had been the
leading TV star of Columbus, Ohio where her early morning program,
Cinderella, has delighted the hearts of the children. In competition with
Captain Kangaroo and the Today show, her program Cinderella had the highest
rating.
Conscious of the magnitude of the
Communist danger, at considerable personal financial sacrifice, she had
surrendered her TV program to become music director of the Christian
Anti-Communism Crusade. Her family had accompanied her to California and
they now make their home in Long Beach. She has the complete support of her
husband and charming daughters.
Questioned by newsmen in Columbus as to
why she was making the move, Janet made the following statement:
Janet Greene’s Statement to the Press
I am very grateful to have had the
privilege of growing up in the United States of America. I was reared in a
Christian home with the love of my parents and my brother and sister. I have
been able to follow my own personal chosen field of singing and acting. I
studied and worked hard when I was young to develop my talents and through
these efforts I obtained my own television show in Columbus, Ohio where I
have been very happy. God has been very good to me. It has been my pleasure
to work with the children of Columbus on my TV show, and I feel a great
affection for them. I shall certainly miss them. My husband and I have two
children of our own, and it is my concern for their future that has prompted
my to leave my TV career.
Our American heritage and Christian
religion are in great jeopardy. The enemy is Communism. Communism denies the
existence of God, the individual right to freedom of choice and woman’s
right to raise her own family as God intended. The Communists plan to take
our children away from us. They are doing this in Cuba, just 90 miles of our
shores. I have listened to the tape recording of the pathetic pleas of
Juanita Castro (Fidel’s sister) for the United States to help them regain
their freedom. She has told of children spying and informing on their own
parents, of slave labor and of horrible conditions under which all the
people live. I do not wish this to be the future of my children.
Recently women have played a major role in
victories over Communism. The defeats surrendered by the Communists in
Brazil and Chile were due in large measure to the women of those countries.
I am hoping and praying that the women of the United States will become
aroused and save our country and our children from the tyranny of Communism.
I am dedicating my voice and musical talents to help bring this to pass.
Janet will be available to present a
program for meetings in the Southern California area. She had developed a
well-balanced presentation suitable for all, but especially for women and
children. It includes patriotic, anti-communist and children’s songs, a
message on tape from Juanita Castro, sister of the infamous Fidel, and her
own inspiring Challenge.
This program is ideal for meetings of PTA’s,
Womens Clubs, or church groups. It is also most suitable for gatherings in
the home. I would urge our friends to invite to their homes their neighbors
and friends and Janet will entertain and speak to them. They will be
eternally grateful to you for the opportunity.
AWARD WINNING
ESSAYS: By Students of Washington, D.C. School
Following the Washington D.C. School of
Anti-Communism, an Essay Competition for the students was announced. The
subject was "My Role in the Battle for Freedom". The judges were
Herbert Philbrick, Joost Sluis, M.D., and Fred Schwarz, M.D.
Mrs. Truman Wood donated the $100 check
which she received from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge along with
the George Washington award.
The winning essay was submitted by David
Hanson of the Prairie Bible Institute, Three Hills, Alberta and is published
below. Competition was very close and other judges may have decided
differently. This is clear from the essay by Julie Anne Howell which was
ranked second.
My Role in the Fight for Freedom
By David Hanson
"There is one reason why I prefer
Canadians to Americans. The Canadians are not too concerned about communism,
whereas the Americans are overly worried about it."
These are the words of an uncle of mine
who is a minister in Iowa.
I began asking myself, "Is
this really a good feature of Canadians when the Communist Party is running
for power in Canada, and when a party which is a captive organization of the
Communist Party, exercises some power in the Canadian Government?"
With these questions running through my
mind, my uncle’s words only caused me to determine that Canadians as well
as the Americans should be concerned about the communist threat to freedom.
I first became concerned about communism
in April, 1962, after I had read Dr. Schwarz’s book You Can Trust the
Communists (to be Communists). Before this I had often wondered what was
wrong with communism. Dr. Schwarz presented the facts on the true nature of
communism so plainly and forcefully, that I was not only awakened to the
communist threat, but I decided to see what I could do to awaken the
Canadian people to this menace.
I wrote to the publishing house, which
published Dr. Schwarz’s book, and secured more books. Later, while
browsing through a library, I came across some of the booklets put out by
the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. This was the first I had heard of the
Crusade. I decided to write to Dr. Schwarz about obtaining books for
distribution, and soon I had the desired books.
Immediately I set out to sell the books
house to house in the town of Three Hills, Alberta, and before too long I
had covered the entire town. Yet this in itself did not seem to be enough
for I felt that this program needed some follow-up.
For some time I had been thinking of
starting anti-communism classes in various towns around Three Hills, but my
problem was that of a means of transportation. Finally I mentioned my plans
to a friend who promised that he would help me as much as possible. From
this time on I have progressed greatly in my program.
Presently I am lining up meetings in
various churches in and around Three Hills where I will be showing films.
Through the showing of these films, I hope to awaken the people’s interest
in the subject of communism so that I will be able to set up various
anti-communism classes. The purpose of these classes will be to present the
true nature of communism to the people, for I believe that knowledge on the
true nature of communism will equip people, dedicated to freedom, to take
sane and effective action against communism which will result in victory
over the enemy.
This is how I hope to awaken Canadians to
the menace, communism, which threatens their liberty, and to persuade them
to dedicate themselves to the fight for freedom.
My Role in the Battle for Freedom
By Julie Anne Howell
John Philpot Curran, one of my ancestors,
delivered a little-known but immortal speech at Dublin, Ireland, nearly two
centuries ago. In that speech he passed on to me the inspiration of "my
role" in the extermination of communism.
In 1790, Curran said, "It
is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the
active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal
vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence
of his crime and punishment of his guilt."
The past twenty years have demonstrated
the terrible truth of Curran’s warning.
Nation after nation has become a
slave-state under the knout of communism. Some were entrapped by flattery,
blandishments, false promises, bribery and Soviet infiltration. Others were
brutally murdered and their corpses kicked into the cesspools of Eastern
Europe and Asia. Some blithely unaware of their plight, assisted in their
own enslavement voluntarily surrendering their freedom piecemeal–a small
concession here, a little appeasement there, just one more small intrusion–until
that bitter moment in time struck as communism welded another bleak, cold,
hopeless iron-hell around another people.
I believe that that can happen here!
I believe the process is well advanced.
I believe the well-documented plan for
overcoming the United States is proceeding smoothly according to the Soviet
timetable!
My role, perceived at this moment, is to
become exactingly proficient in recognizing symptoms of the communistic
infection and to enlist the full-hearted support of my young contemporaries
in eradicating its plague-like spreading to its deadly culmination.
That role demands vigilance: Vigilance
trained, logical, evaluating, and selective; Vigilance familiar with the
cunning, devious tentacles oozing in to destroy us.
To gain wisdom, I have been expertly
guided by the people at the Washington School of Anti-Communism.
There is a wealth of their knowledge and
experience before ne mow on recorded tapes and in books and pamphlets they
provided. These I will study continuously in the confidence that I, too,
will effectively combat the theft of our freedom.
I will strive to avoid the pitfalls of
the alarmist, the uninformed, the frightened. Rather, I shall attempt to
generate in others a sincere, heart-full desire to protect our precious
American heritage. Calmly I shall make them see what I see.
It is one of God’s wondrous miracles
that the United States so swiftly grew to unrivaled greatness. Without
conquest, tribute, aggression or design we find ourselves garbed in the
cloak of leadership. Unasked for, it fell upon us.
I firmly believe that God has elected us
to exercise His principles, to purge His earth of the dismal unholiness of
communism.
I am humbly grateful to be a part of His
plan, and, in His willingness, I pray that I may contribute much to preserve
His gift of magnificent freedom.
CUBA ENSLAVED
By Juanita Castro (Sister of Fidel Castro)
I lived in Cuba until just a few days
ago, and because I hold the Mexican people in high esteem I have decided to
make this statement. It is very hard for me to speak in public,
particularly about scenes related to my own family. However, my conscience
does not permit me to remain silent about one cause, Cuba. This is
particularly true because I know so deeply the matter and the persons
responsible for the situation my country is going through. My brothers,
Fidel and Raul, were the principal leaders of the revolution against the
dictator, Batista. My brother, Fidel, filled the Cuban people with hopes
promising to eliminate forever injustices, terror, and domination by the
military. He guaranteed free elections. In short, all that the people needed
to be happy.
I, like many Cubans, making this cause my
own, helped all I could. First in Cuba and later in exile within the 26th
of July movement I gathered funds to buy weapons, food and medicine for the
Cuban patriots who fought in the mountains of my own country. In this way we
helped overthrow the existing regime so as to put in its place a system of
freedom and social justice which was the fundamental basis for our struggle.
Early Enthusiasm
When the revolution was won and my
brothers took the reins of power, I began to work with great enthusiasm. I
dedicated my best effort to build hospitals and schools. I considered this
to be one of the most immediate tasks to be performed by the revolutionary
government. I worked for what I considered a just revolution until the
middle of 1960, when I began to realize the way our revolution was going.
The Rude Awakening
We were to be the victims of deceit
because in spite of the fact that Fidel publicly denied the communistic
character of the revolution, we could see as days went by how the country
was delivered to Russian imperialism. In the middle of 1960, I broke with
the government. Sometime later the government stopped hiding its intentions
and got out from behind the flag of the just revolution. In December, 1961,
the Prime Minister of the revolutionary governments declared that he was a
Marxist-Leninist.
I and the great majority of the Cubans
felt that this was not the revolution that we had fought for. I and the
great majority of the Cubans who had believed in the promises of Fidel when
he spoke about giving back to Cuba liberty and justice knew that our ideals
had been betrayed. There are many persons in the government and in the armed
forces who are against the communist government. They know perfectly well
how and when the revolution was betrayed.
Anti-Communist Activity
When I broke with the government, I did
all I could against it. I helped to hide persons wanted by the infamous G-2,
an organization comparable to the worst elements of Hitler’s Gestapo. I
helped a lot of Cubans to leave the hell that Cuba is today. I helped to buy
and hide weapons for the counter-revolutionary groups. I helped by sending
food and medicine to political prisoners. I tried many times to save the
lives of prisoners sentenced to be shot. I helped by keeping my contacts in
high ranks of the government and obtaining information which I delivered to
the Intelligence of the counter-revolution. I helped in every way I could,
because I felt that I, better than most, knew that the revolution and the
people had been fooled and betrayed.
Hunger
My country, Cuba, is a victim of a brutal
dictatorship that only exists by means of terror and crime. I won’t speak
about the lack of basic foods in Cuba today, for it is known to all. It’s
enough to say that the famous ration book which serves as a means to control
and ration food allows the following for a family of four, father, mother
and two children. Milk–two cans per person every 15 days; meat–1/4 pound
per person every week; sugar–three pounds per person every month; coffee–1/2
ounce per person per week; rice–six pounds per person per month; chicken–only
for children under seven and people over 65; eggs–only for children under
seven and people over 65. I won’t speak about the scarcity of clothes and
shoes.
Disease
I won’t speak about the scarcity of
medicine, even though most of us wonder all the time what became of the
$63,000,000 worth of medicine that was sent as part of the exchange for the
Bay of Pigs prisoners, for in Cuba children and adults die daily because of
the lack of medicine.
Forced Labor
I won’t speak about the forced labor
which the communists call voluntary. I won’t speak about the lack of
freedom of the individual to choose his own work as the government decides
where one is to work, at what salary, and under what conditions. The
Communist Labor Unions, instead of providing security to the workers, have
denied all workers’ rights.
I won’t speak about the military service
which has been imposed even when Fidel himself kept asking the people over
and over again, "Arms, what for?", "Soldiers, what
for?". The worst thing about this military service is that it isn’t
that at all. Instead one could label it as forced farm labor for the
enlisted men are sent to the fields to perform different agricultural
chores, getting a mere seven pesos a month.
Espionage, Terror and Panic
I do want to speak about the terror
and panic prevailing in my country with children denouncing their own
parents and friends. The committees for the defense of the revolution are
made up of neighbors in each block who take notes and send minute accounts
to the beasts of the G-2. Panic takes hold of a home when the G-2 monsters
bang on their doors at any time of the day or the night. I know very well
that this panic is felt not only by those opposed to the regime but also by
the Army officers and other government officials. Friendship and confidence
have disappeared. I know of members of the Army who do not agree with the
government but who wouldn’t admit it to anyone out of fear of being turned
in by their own men.
Persecution of the Church
The communists have not eliminated
religious worship altogether because they feel it would be bad propaganda in
the rest of the world. They did close up and confiscate all religious
schools and expelled a large number of priests and nuns. A law prohibiting
church attendance doesn’t actually exist, yet all those who visit churches
are considered as enemies of the regime.
In connection with this, I can tell you
about my person experience when in September of 1961 we were celebrating the
feast of Our Lady of Charity. A permit had been granted in order that a
procession could take place around the church. As soon as the procession
which had been very well planned started, gangs organized by the government
for such occasions appeared and brutally attacked those in the procession. I
was in front, right next to the boy who was carrying the statue of Our Lady.
I saw when the boy fell dead, hit by the militia or army. I really don’t
know who fired the shot. The terribly sad thing was that they took the boy’s
body and used it for propaganda purposes. They blamed all the disorder on
the Catholics, emphasizing the fact that the boy was a member of Catholic
Action.
Political Prisoners
I want to talk about the political
prisoners whose only crime has been that of disagreeing with the communist
regime. Some say there are 100,000 of them in the Cuban jails. Of course it
is impossible for the man on the street to know the exact figure since the
government guards these statistics with great zeal. I have been told by
government officials connected with that department that there are about
75,000 political prisoners.
Nobody can imagine what these people are
going through. They are victims of the most cruel treatment. I can assure
you that the penitentiary system in Cuba has forgotten completely the
humanity of the political prisoners.
Subversion in Latin America
As I explained before, I have a lot of
friends connected with important people in the communist regime. Through
them I was able to learn that Cuba is directing communist subversion in
Latin America. I know of Latin Americans who enter Cuba with false papers;
some through legal means, other in clandestine ships. These individuals were
trained as guerillas and agitators and when ready, they were sent back to
their respective countries. I know of flights carrying guns and personnel to
hidden runways in Latin America. They also use ships and fishing boats. A
friend, very well connected with the government whose name I cannot mention,
told me that the Department of State Security has an important section
dedicated exclusively to control centers of espionage and guerillas in Latin
America. This section prepares false documents, trains personnel
specializing in espionage and subversion, and prepares Cuban diplomats to
work in countries that claim to be friends of Communist Cuba. The Cuban
diplomatic couriers belong to this section. Their mission is to deliver
instructions to the communist agents and to introduce guns and propaganda in
friendly countries to be distributed not only in those countries but also in
countries who have no relations with the Cuban government.
I was also able to learn that the Cuban
Embassies in Latin America are nests of subversion and espionage. The
section of the Department of State Security in charge of this work is called
General Intelligence Bureau and its chief is Major Manuel Pinero Lasada,
alias Red Beard.
A Prison
America does not know that Cuba is a giant
prison surrounded by water. It does not know that the Cuban people are
nailed to the cross of martyrdom imposed by international communism. Those
who betrayed my country have delivered it to Russian imperialism which is
exploiting and bleeding our beloved Cuba.
Organization of American States
It is my desire and that of all Cubans
that in the next conference of the Organization of American States this
organization shall take a definite action against the dictatorial government
of Cuba, just as they did against the right wing dictatorial government of
Trujillo. I know that the majority of the Latin American people believe in
the self-determination of the people as a way of government. I believe that
this determination is shown through the use of the vote by the people. Fidel
promised that elections would take place eighteen months after the triumph
of the revolution. Later, in order to avoid this, he gathered a huge crowd
in the plaza and made them declare that they did not want elections. The
history of the Latin American people is filled with dictators who gather
crowds in plazas who shout "Yes" to anything suggested by the
dictator.
Underground Groups
I know that there are groups in Cuba who
are against the regime and that they are anxious to receive effective help
as soon as possible. Because these groups are not powerful enough to
overthrow the communist regime sustained by thousands of Russian troops, we
hope that this plea is heard by our American sister nations so that a
situation similar to Hungary in 1956 can be avoided in Cuba.
I would have liked to stay in Cuba and
continue to cooperate in the anonymous fight of the Cuban people against the
communist tyranny. However my situation became so bad in the last months,
and I was forced to flee my country. I hope that the government of Mexico
takes me as a political exile until I can return to a free Cuba.
POSITIVE
PROGRAMS
Our opponents sometimes make the colossal
mistake of accusing the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade of having no
positive program. The truth is we are engaged in a wide variety of
compassionate and educational activities. While we do not believe that
humanitarian programs are the answer to communism, we do believe it is a
Christian responsibility to alleviate hunger ans suffering as we have the
opportunity. Our Lord said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least
of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto Me." In this spirit we have
enable our Indian friends and co-worker, Devananda Rao, to establish the
Indian Christian orphanage. We support each of these boys for $10 a month.
Many of them have been adopted by people in America who contribute this
amount.
Christmas Cards
A number of our supporters have initiated
the splendid project of honoring their friends at Christmas time by sending
a gift to the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade on their behalf. From reports
we have received, the friends so honored have appreciated this greatly.
We are preparing a Christmas card with a
suitable inscription which may be sent to those you wish to honor in this
manner. We will dispatch as many of these cards as requested to anyone who
wishes to use them.
A Christmas Gift–The Book "You Can
Trust the Communists (to be Communists)"
The clothbound edition of the book You
Can Trust the Communists (to be Communists) makes a splendid Christmas
gift. These are now available at the moderate price of $1, and I will gladly
autograph them to anyone requested. Every day letters come in telling of the
dramatic consequences that have come to pass when this book is given as a
gift. This letter came in today’s mail:
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK: "It
may be interesting to you to know that in the first place this book was
loaned to me to read by a young Special Forces serviceman. He said that one
of his officers in Okinawa had given it to him.
"He is a paratrooper who has worked
in the South Viet Nam operation. He is so very concerned by the menace of
communism that he talks about it whenever he gets a willing ear–mine, for
example.
"My friends have shown such an
interest in reading this book.
"I hoped for this result and this is
why I ordered them. I find I need more as I haven’t even one of my
own."
Conclusion–An Unconscious Tribute from
the Enemy
When the leader of the American Communist
Party makes a categorical statement that the communists cannot win unless
they smash the anti-communist movement within the United States, this is
encouraging indeed. Gus Hall did precisely this in a speech published in
"The Worker" on Sunday, July 19. Of course, he does not use the
term "the anti-communists" but the slander version "the ultra
right". He classifies all anti-communists as "ultra right",
and he is not alone in this error.
His exact words are, "Can we move
towards our goals of peace, of democracy, of economic security, the goal of
socialism, without smashing this "ultra right" conspiracy?"
"We do not think it is possible. I
has become the central obstacle to all progress."
To translate this form of communist jargon
into English, we must realize that to the communists, peace means communist
world conquest; democracy means communist dictatorship; and economic
security slave labor.
What greater compliment could the
communists bestow? We may take heart, redouble our efforts, and look for
ever greater victories in the cause of human freedom. In God we trust.
With Christian love,
Fred Schwarz
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