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The objective evidence suggests that this point of view is utopian
rather than realistic. It is built of wishes and fragments of fantasy and
ignores unpalatable reality. If translated into policy, this viewpoint
will be a real threat to the future security of the United States and to
the freedom of all men.
Webster’s dictionary defines detente as, "easing or relaxation
of strained relations and political tensions between nations."
The cause of the political tension and strained relations between the
Soviet Union and the United States is clear. It is the role of the
Communist Party and communist doctrine in the formation of the policies of
the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union is governed by the Communist Party. The Communist
Party is a minority organization which has established dictatorial power
over the lives of the Soviet people and which utilizes the Soviet State
and its assets for the achievement of purposes dictated by communist
theory. This does not mean that Soviet policies are not also directed by
national self-interest. National self-interest often runs parallel to the
higher goal of communist world conquest. A strong military and economic
base is essential for the achievement of the communist goal.
Communist doctrine has taught the communist leaders that it is their
duty to achieve communist world domination. It has given them a picture of
a world divided into two conflicting camps. These are the capitalist and
socialist camps. In their thinking, "Socialism is good; capitalism is
bad."
The capitalist camp is led by "American Imperialism" while
the socialist camp is led by the Soviet Union.
In tune with this doctrine, the World Communist movement has defined
"AMERICAN IMPERIALISM" as "THE GREATEST INTERNATIONAL
EXPLOITER; THE CENTER OF WORLD REACTION; THE CHIEF BULWARK OF MODERN
COLONIALISM; THE INTERNATIONAL GENDARME; THE MAIN FORCE OF AGGRESSION AND
WAR; THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD."
The Sino-Soviet Conflict
This simple picture of the two camps has been complicated by the bitter
conflict within the socialist camp between the Soviet and Chinese
Communists. Chinese Communism is in the throes of a frenzied upheaval at
home and an arrogant belligerence abroad. The so-called "great
cultural revolution" is shaking the Chinese Communist Party and the
Chinese State to its foundations. It is characterized by a swarm of
frenzied adolescents, called the Red Guard, roaming the cities and the
countryside of China, attacking all existing remnants of culture and
sanity.
The Red Guard is led by the Chinese Defense Minister, Lin Piao, and
operates in the name of the "thought of Mao Tse-tung."
All colleges and universities have been closed and teachers have been
ridiculed, molested, or arrested. The Red Guard seems to have declared war
on the Communist Party organization itself, and clashes between these
adolescent activists and workers are reported daily. It will be some time
before the precise number of victims is known and the end is certainly not
in sight. I predict that there will be millions of Chinese corpses before
the Red Guard rampage is spent.
The motivation seems to be a paranoid terror of bourgeois reconquest at
home and a frenzied xenophobia abroad. This xenophobia is manifest by
bitter attacks on both America and the Soviet Union. It is not surprising
that they mouth all the established communist doctrinal statements
concerning the "hideous imperialism" of the United States, but
they have accused the Soviet Union of reverting to capitalism and of
forming a conspiracy with the United States to rule the world. They have
attempted to rally around themselves the Communist Parties of the
remaining nations.
Because of the spectacular and bizarre actions and the verbal
belligerence of the Communist Chinese, there is a tendency to concentrate
on this danger to world peace. Attention is thus diverted from the
continuing program of World Communism, led by the Soviet Union, which
consists of deeds more than words. Over the long period, the more
sophisticated program directed by the Russian Communists constitutes the
greater danger. An important element of this danger is the assumption that
it does not exist. As evidence of the magnitude of this danger, I present
the following:
1) The World Communist Parties are convinced that the Soviet program
is more effective to advance the goals of World Communism.
This is shown by the fact that almost without exception the Communist
Parties of the world are aligned with the Soviet Union rather than Red
China. The Albanian Communist Party is the only one of the 90 Communist
Parties of the world wholeheartedly supporting Communist China. It is
inconceivable that Fidel Castro, with his frenzied hatred of the United
States and his passionate desire to conquer Latin America, would be siding
with the Soviet Union and opposing Red China if he did not believe that
this was the best way to advance communist conquest.
2) Soviet deeds.
The communist attack on South Vietnam is currently the most acute
manifestation of the communist world offensive. The attitude to the
conflict in Vietnam is the touchstone of communist sincerity. Chinese
Communist support for North Vietnam is wholehearted in words but
halfhearted in deeds. They are prepared to sacrifice support for Vietnam
to their hatred of Soviet Union. The support of the Soviet Union for North
Vietnam is wholehearted and accepts no limitations.
This is expressed in an article in the communist newspaper "People’s
World" of November 5, by Victor Perlo:
"The NFL forces use larger military formations equipped with
artillery, and North Vietnam uses an ever-expanding array of defensive
equipment against air attacks.
"North Vietnam now has the most effective anti-aircraft defense
ever used in war according to the best known American military
commentators. U.S. planes, despite their multiplied speed and short flying
distance over Vietnamese territory, are absorbing larger loss rates than
the U.S. Air Force took from anti-aircraft over Germany in World War II.
The dense AA gun and missile network and the sophisticated radar network,
functioning with split-second accuracy on a country-wide scale, are all
supplied by the U.S.S.R. So are the war planes, appearing in increasing
numbers and winning the begrudging respect of their American adversaries.
"In an extremely important joint statement, the Warsaw Pact powers
in July pledged to render ‘every kind of assistance . . . needed to
victoriously repulse the American aggression,’ and to allow volunteers
to fight there whenever the North Vietnamese government requests. Military
technicians are there already, and Vietnamese flyers are trained on Soviet
soil.
". . . Absolutely essential is the great economic, military and
political aid from the U.S.S.R. and other socialist countries." (Page
6)
3) Soviet words.
Since the overthrow of Khrushchev, Brezshnev is the General Secretary
of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In this position he is the
leading spokesman of World Communism. He does not speak frequently and
when he does, his words should be considered carefully. He wrote an
editorial in "Pravda," June 11, 1966. His words speak for
themselves:
"A major objective of Soviet foreign policy is to build up the
might and unity of the socialist world system.
"Our invariable policy is to give full support to the peoples
upholding their freedom and independence against imperialism, to assist
the liberation and revolutionary movement. We see this as our sacred
internationalist duty. It also meets the interests of our socialist
country.
"Imperialism, an enemy of socialism and peace, still commands
considerable strength. The imperialists refuse to leave the historical
scene of their own free will. They use every opportunity to intensify
their activity and to counterattack. Evidence of this is the imperialists’
acts of aggression–the criminal U.S. war in Vietnam, America’s
provocations against Cuba, intrigues against the countries that have rid
themselves of colonialism, the revival of German militarism in the FRG,
West Germany’s revanchist claims.
"The present international situation brings us to the conclusion
that closing the ranks of the World Communist movement is an increasingly
imperative task. The Central Committee of the Party is doing all in its
power to accomplish this task.
"Our Party is convinced that all who cherish the cause of victory
over imperialism, the cause of world socialism, will rally in the one
international army of Communists.
"Our assistance is varied. It is military and economic aid, as
well as active political support for our Vietnamese brothers. We are
taking new measures and exerting further efforts to hasten the victory of
the courageous people of Vietnam."
Are these the words of a man who has renounced the communist objective
of world conquest?
The big danger is that while we are concentrating on a frontal
confrontation with Communist China, we may be outflanked and surrounded by
the forces of communism led by the Soviet Union. Attention must be focused
on the total communist threat. The devil is no less dangerous as an Angel
of Light than as a Roaring Lion.
WHAT IS COMMUNISM?
Lecture 5–Communist Recruitment
There are today more than 43 million communists in the world. These are
individuals who claim that they are members of the Communist Party. Not
one of these was born a communist. Everyone of them chose to become a
communist at some stage in life. They were convinced of the correctness of
the communist doctrine, of the value of communist programs, and the virtue
of the communist objective.
Communism has succeeded or failed in most countries in accordance with
its ability to recruit people who become members of the Communist Party
and dedicate their lives to advance the communist program and work for the
communist conquest of their own country and ultimately the communist
conquest of the entire world.
Who are these people who are recruited to communism? Where are we most
likely to find them? What group of people seems to be most susceptible to
the appeal of communism? What arguments are used to convince them? How do
they become communists?
Contrary to what many people thing, the great recruiting ground of the
communists is not the working class and the poor. Communism, as such, has
always had very little appeal to the workers. The great recruiting ground
of the communists is the college and university. This is easily proved by
a survey of the world communist leadership. Practically every major world
communist figure was recruited to communism while he was a student at some
university. Karl Marx was attracted to the doctrines which he ultimately
formalized into the doctrines of Marxism while he was a university
student. Frederick Engels was a university student when he became
associated with Marx. Lenin embraced Marxism while he was a university
student. Stalin became a communist while he was a student at a theological
seminary.
If we take the communist leadership of China, we find exactly the same
pattern. Mao Tse-tung became a communist while he was a student librarian
at the National University in Peking. Chou En-lai, the Premier, became a
communist while he was a student at a French University in Paris. The
commander-in-chief of the Red Army, Chu The, became a communist while he
was a student at a Prussian military academy in Germany.
So it continues. Fidel Castro, after he had established communist power
in Cuba, came out and announced, "I have been a Marxist-Leninist
since my student days, but I hid it; for had I not done so, I could not
have brought the revolution to a successful conclusion."
The group that is susceptible to communist recruitment is the group of
students in colleges or universities. They are in the prime of their
intellectual life enjoying the exploration of the world of ideas.
Within the United States the Communist Party has had to colonize the
unions. This means that they take graduates from universities and send
them as manual workers into the factories. They have been unable to
recruit manual workers suitable for positions of leadership within the
Communist Party.
The Appeal
Why does communism appeal to these students while they are at
universities? Communism recruits in terms of two things: a grievance and a
vision. The grievance convinces the student of a situation which is wrong
and should be corrected. The vision presents a future situation which is
most attractive and promises to cure the grievance.
Young people, particularly bright intellectual students, are frequently
very idealistic in an emotional sense. They are sensitive to the evils in
the world around them. This is often associated with a peculiar
insensitivity to the evil within themselves. Since every society in this
world is made up of imperfect people and has various imperfections, there
are always grievances which can stimulate the concern and indignation of
these students. They insist that the wrong situation must be righted.
The vision that attracts is twofold. Communism makes two promises to
these young students. The first promise is that they may participate in a
great and successful program of world conquest. The communists claim that
their plans are guaranteed success by history itself. They plan to conquer
every country and ultimately the entire world. This is a tremendous
project. To be a participant in this project would appeal to many people.
The second communist promise is not as well known as the first one.
Communism does not regard world conquest as an end in itself.
Theoretically at least, they are not just seeking power. World conquest is
but a step on the pathway to an even greater goal and that goal is the
regeneration of all mankind. They plan the perfection of human nature.
They promise the creation of superb human character and intelligence
superior to anything mankind has yet known.
Communism promises that when its program is mature, individuals will be
so perfect that all the controls that are necessary in the world today
will disappear because everyone will work because the impulses of his own
nature tell him to work. Everyone will give because it is better to give
than to receive. The evil characteristics of human nature so manifest
today in the form of greed, lust, cruelty, and selfishness will have
disappeared. When human nature has become perfect, then the mechanisms of
control such as the police and the military will become unnecessary and
disappear. Because everybody is so intrinsically generous and works so
skillfully and willingly, universal abundance is created. There is no need
for compulsory giving so income tax and everything of that nature
disappears. Finally a society of abundance and beauty and harmony is
created characterized by the slogan, "From each according to his
ability, to each according to his need."
It must be stressed that this is the ultimate communist vision which
has not been realized anywhere. It is the end point which hypothetically
will be reached. It’s a vision which attracts many of these university
students. However, the question is not whether the vision is attractive
and good, but can it be realized?
The communists say it can and will be realized. They have a program
which convinces a number of students. When asked how they propose to
change human nature, they say: "By science. Science has transformed
the material world in which we live. Science has transformed the world of
agriculture, the world of animal husbandry. We’re going to use science
to perform its greatest task–to change mankind."
They then proceed to give their three fundamental scientific laws. The
first one is, "There is no God." They’re unashamedly atheistic
in theory and in practice. When they deny God, they simultaneously deny
every virtue and value that originates with God. They wipe the slate
clean.
All moral codes are abolished and they’re in a position where they
can create a new set of values in tune with their basic beliefs and their
future objectives.
The second law is, "Man is a material being–matter in motion,
nothing more." He is subject to the laws of chemistry and physics
like all other material machines.
The third law is a little more complex. In essence, it states,
"The quality of the human mind, human character, and human
personality are derived from the prevailing economic environment."
Once you accept these three basic laws, it is easy to believe the
argument that the present economic environment of capitalism has created
evil human natures and social problems such as misery, war, unemployment,
and racial discrimination. Therefore, all the ills of mankind are due to
capitalism. It is easy to go from this to the idea that if capitalism
could be destroyed, and a new environment was created, all these evils
could be eliminated from mankind. Once they are committed to a materialist
philosophy, these students are attracted by the idea of being identified
with this program of regenerating and remaking mankind. It appeals to
their intellectual pride. They are recruited as communists.
CONTINUED COLLEGE RESPONSE
The series of lectures, "What is Communism," continues to
receive wide acceptance on college campuses. A list of colleges and
universities, whose radio stations had requested tapes of this series, was
published October 17, 1966. Radio stations of the following educational
institutions have also requested taped lectures:
Adams State College, Alamosa, Colo.
Akron City Schools, Akron, Ohio
Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill.
Baltimore Junior College, Baltimore, Md.
Boone Biblical College, Boone, Ia.
Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, Va.
Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind.
Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio
Centenary College for Women, Hackettstown, N.J.
City of New York Radio, New York City, N.Y.
Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, Md.
Columbus City Schools, Columbus, Ohio
Dallas County School Dist., Buffalo, Mo.
Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.
Evansville College, Evansville, Ind.
Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa.
Haverford Township School Dist., Havertown, Pa.
Highland Park Sch. Dist., Highland Park, Mich.
High Point High School, High Point, No. Car.
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii
Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.
Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis.
Mankato State College, Mankato, Minn.
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, Cleveland, O.
Morehead State University, Morehead, Ky.
New York Board of Education, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Northwestern College, Minneapolis, Minn.
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
Oregon State University, Corvalis, Ore.
Philadelphia Wireless Technical Insitute, Philadelphia, Pa.
Port Arthur College, Port Arthur, Tex.
Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind.
St. John’s University, Collegeville, Minn.
San Diego Unified School Dist., San Diego, Calif.
Springville Board of Ed., Springville, N.Y.
Southern Missionary College, Collegedale, Tenn.
Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Tex.
Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Ia.
University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minn.
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Wabash High School, Wabash, Ind.
Walla Walla College, College Place, Wash.
West Chester State College, West Chester, Pa.
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.
Wayland Baptist College, Plainview, Tex.
We provide radio stations with individual tapes for each lecture at no
cost. Most individuals find the long-playing records more suitable. These
records also contain 8 anti-communist songs by Janet Greene. They are
ideal for gifts and study groups as well as for personal study. They are
contained in a beautiful album and cost $10.
THE INDIANA SCHOOL OF ANTI-COMMUNISM
The success of the Indiana School of Anti-Communism, which was held in
Indianapolis, November 14, and November 28-December 2, encourages us to
conduct more such schools.
The special features were:
1) TELEVISION
Programs were televised live, over Indianapolis Station WTTV, Channel
4, from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. They were also televised over Station WFAM,
Channel 18, in Lafayette. Lafayette is the home of Purdue University. The
response was substantial, widespread, and wholly favorable.
2) CAMPUS SPEAKERS:
Faculty members spoke on a large number of campuses in the area. There
was a series of meetings at Indiana University where the New Left was
prominent. They were somewhat taken aback by the message of our fine Negro
faculty member, Raymond Joseph.
3) COMMUNITY SUPPORT:
The school has the backing of leading citizens of Indiana. The honorary
chairmen were two ex-governors, Governor Henry F. Schricker, Democrat, and
Governor Harold W. Handley, Republican. The Lilly Endowment contributed
$5000 to the expenses of the school. Other businessmen cooperated and
worked as a financial committee to raise the extra money needed. A team
under the leadership of Floyd and Ruth Burroughs worked diligently and
selflessly to do all the necessary chores such as manning phones,
transporting speakers, and distributing literature.
4) T.V. SPONSORSHIP:
The television programs were sponsored as a public service by Grob Inc.
of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Grob Inc. are the manufacturers of precision
machines for the Metal Working Industry. Their products include: Cold
rolled gears and splines, band saws, filing machines, rolled bar stock,
and the Grob Rainmaker which purifies the water in lakes and fishponds.
We are most grateful to the President of Grob Inc., Ben Grob, for this
sponsorship.
If such a school is possible in your city, please contact me and we
will try to make the necessary arrangements.
The televised programs are available on film. Featured speakers and
subjects are:
Dr. Walter H. Judd, THE WORLD CONFLICT MOVES TO A CLIMAX.
Dr. John W. Drakeford, THE SONG OF SONGS OF COMMUNISM.
Herbert Philbrick, THE NEW LEFT.
Serafin Menocal, LESSONS FROM CUBA.
Dr. Fred Schwarz, WHAT YOU CAN DO.
George Westcott, M.D., Surgeon of Ypsilanti, made first class tape
recordings of the lectures at the colleges and high schools and at the
public meetings. These lectures are contained on 9 tapes as follows:
1-IND-66 Communist Subversion of Youth
Herbert Philbrick
I Led Three Lives Herbert Philbrick
2-IND-66 Communist Program for Conquest
Dr. Fred Schwarz
Song of Songs of Communism Dr. John W.
Drakeford
3-IND-66 Communist Morality Herbert
Philbrick
Outmaneuvering the Communists Raymond
Joseph
4-IND-66 Vietnam Crisis Fr. Daniel
Lyons, S.J.
The New Left Herbert Philbrick
5-IND-66 Soviet Sabotage Herbert
Philbrick
Communist Doctrine of Class and
Class Warfare Dr. Fred Schwarz
6-IND-66 Anti-Communist Education in
Action Dr. Joost Sluis
Lessons from Cuba Serafin Menocal
7-IND-66 The Caribbean – Communist or
Free? Raymond Joseph
What Can You Do? Dr. Fred Schwarz
8-IND-66 The World Conflict Moves to a
Climax Dr. Walter H. Judd
The Russian–Chinese Conflict Dr. Fred
Schwarz
9-IND-66 Short Banquet Talks Team
Banquet Address Dr. Fred Schwarz
They are available for $5 per tape or $40 for the full set.
A TIME TO GIVE AND RECEIVE
Christmas is giving. God gave Christ to save mankind.
Christmas is receiving. Mary and Joseph received the baby Jesus; the
three wise men from the East received the message of the star; the world
received the Prince of Peace.
My prayer is that each one of our readers may receive rich and
abundance gifts from the hand of God this festive season. I also pray that
each may give cheerfully to the cause of God and freedom. I again draw
your attention to our special projects:
1) THAILAND. Dr. Joost Sluis leaves for Thailand in January. The
challenge is great. It is to devise a program and recruit workers to strip
the mask from communism and teach its real nature to the Thai people. If
we are successful, we may save thousands of lives.
2) VIETNAM. We want the names of servicemen in Vietnam so that
we can send them a letter of appreciation and a copy of the book "You
Can Trust the Communists (to be Communists)."
3) STUDENTS. We plan to recruit and instruct at least 1000
students to fight communism and collectivism on their campuses. Three
summer schools of anti-communism are being scheduled for this purpose.
These will be held on the East Coast, in the Midwest, and on the West
Coast.
$30,000 of the $100,000 requested has now been received. A special
effort is needed to reach out intermediated goal of $50,000 in 1966. Can
you make a special donation this year?
Christ gives all an invitation to join His ranks to serve and sacrifice
to set men free and to receive His crown.
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