"We set
forth below a questionnaire given to seventh grade students at Garfield
Junior High, as part of their course in history. Its wording and content,
we believe, speak for themselves. This deals entirely with Russia and
Communism, and is presented in such a way that the positive assertions are
made, and youngsters asked if they disagree.
"7th
Grade, Garfield Junior High–History, Berkeley, California. Home
Assignment, January 17, 1966.
"WHY IT IS
IMPORTANT FOR US TO STUDY RUSSIA
1. If we wouldn’t be so anti-Communist
many of you in this classroom wouldn’t have to serve in the armed
forces.
2. A large share of our tax money goes into building useless bombs. By
laying down our arms this would be a good example for the Communists and
also save us money.
3. We shouldn’t hate or dislike the Russians. After all they are only
people like ourselves.
4. If we were more willing to give in to what the Russians want, we wouldn’t
have to worry so much about fighting a war.
5. We should stop opposing the Communists so that we would not have to
spend any more money on influencing underdeveloped countries such as
Africa to follow American thinking rather than Russia’s ideas.
6. The best way to fight Communism is to worry about our own problems at
home and let the rest of the countries of the world do the same.
7. What do we care if other countries become Communistic; after all
shouldn’t they make thir own decision as to what they want to do?
8. Why should some people have more than others? Under the Communist
system everyone could have as much as the next person.
9. There are many inequalities in this country such as racial
discrimination, poor housing and unfair employment practices. Perhaps it
is time for a change as our way of life hasn’t solved these problems.
The Communists offer equality for all so why shouldn’t we try their way
for awhile?’" (Pages 120 and 121)
Can you conceive 12 year old students
laboring over this questionnaire? These are clever questions full of hidden
traps which would confuse many mature individuals. A thorough knowledge of
the doctrines, methods, and history of communism is needed to answer them
adequately.
Since these arguments
are frequently advanced to persuade people that anti-communism is wrong, I
will provide a simple answer to each statement:
1. If we wouldn’t
be so anti-Communist many of you in this classroom wouldn’t have to
serve in the armed forces.
The communists are aiming for world conquest.
Following conquest they have announced they will establish their
dictatorship, monopolize all power, and enslave the people. If we are
willing to accept the conquest and dictatorship of communism and renounce
all human liberty, we may avoid serving in the armed forces, but we would
end up serving as slaves in the industrial armies of the communists or
doing anything else they directed such as entering gas ovens.
2. A large share of our tax money goes into
building useless bombs. By laying down our arms this would be a good
example for the Communists and also save us money.
The Communists would not be deterred from their
program of world conquest by the example of America laying down its arms.
Communist doctrine teaches them that a state of war currently exists and
that American imperialism is the final enemy. Their doctrine also teaches
them that communist victory is inevitable. The spectacle of America laying
down its arms would merely confirm their belief in their communist
doctrines and encourage them to more aggressive actions to accelerate
victory. We would lose all our money and, what is much more valuable, our
freedom.
3. We shouldn’t hate or dislike the Russians.
After all they are only people like ourselves.
Of course we should not hate or dislike the
Russians. The Russians were the first victims of communism and have
suffered greatly from it. The communists are a minority who have enslaved
the Russian people. The communists in Russia have never exceeded 5 per
cent of the Russian population. The Russians long for freedom from their
communist oppressors. They showed this by welcoming the Germans as
liberators during the early stages of the second world war. The Russian
people are the secret allies of the forces of freedom.
4. If we were more willing to give in to what the
Russians want, we wouldn’t have to worry so much about fighting a war.
In any war it is always possible to end the
fighting by surrender and submission. The fighting in the American
Revolution would not have been necessary if the American people had simply
given in to the British. The fighting in the Second World War would not
have been necessary if we had given in to Hitler. The surest way to cause
a shooting war is to give in to the communists so that they become so
strong that they feel sure they will win.
5. We should stop opposing the Communists so that
we would not have to spend any more money on influencing underdeveloped
countries such as Africa to follow American thinking rather than Russia’s
ideas.
It is important to keep underdeveloped countries
from joining the communists as the communists will enslave them and use
their manpower and economic resources for the conquest of other countries.
The communists regard these countries as stepping stones on their journey
to the conquest of the United States. Self interest therefore dictates
that we help these countries resist communism. However, this should not be
our only motive for helping poorer people and nations. A higher motive is
that expressed by St. Paul, "Bear ye one another’s burdens and so
fulfill the law of Christ."
6. The best way to fight Communism is to worry
about our own problems at home and let the rest of the countries of the
world do the same.
The communist program for the conquest of the
United States is expressed by the formula, "External encirclement,
plus internal demoralization, equals progressive surrender." Every
country outside the United States conquered by the communists increases
the assets of communism and adds to the encirclement of the United States.
We cannot be indifferent to the communist conquest of any country
anywhere. A fire in one house on the block threatens all houses. While it
is important to give attention to home problems, the onrush of communism
throughout the world cannot be stopped by this alone.
7. What do we care if other countries become
Communistic; after all shouldn’t they make their own decision as to what
they want to do?
No country in the world has ever made a decision
to become communist. No country has ever elected a communist government.
The people have been deceived by the communists and enslaved by them.
Communism comes to power by deception and remains in power by force.
Freedom is indivisible, and the conquest of one country by the World
Communist Movement threatens the freedom of all other countries.
8. Why should some people have more than others?
Under the Communist system everyone could have as much as the next person.
Everyone should have equal opportunities.
However, people are not equal in mental and moral qualities. The equality
of opportunity means that some people will acquire more knowledge, more
skills, and more material goods than others. This is the inescapable
result of providing equal opportunities for all.
The idea that the communist system provides
everyone with as much as the next person is nonsense. There is a much
wider gap between the rich and the poor in Russia than in the United
States.
9. There are many inequalities in this country
such as racial discrimination, poor housing and unfair employment
practices. Perhaps it is time for a change as our way of life hasn’t
solved these problems. The Communists offer equality for all so why
shouldn’t we try their way for awhile?
It is true that many injustices exist within the
United States. Great progress is being made, however, towards the
elimination of these injustices. If the people decide that a change of
government is needed, they can change it by their vote. The constitution
can be amended. To surrender this for communist dictatorship would be
insane. There is no method of changing the communist dictatorship without
violent revolution and bloodshed. Trying communism for awhile is like
trying cancer for awhile. It is incurable.
Communism
certainly does not offer equality for all. Another name for communism is
Marxism-Leninism. Lenin defines Marxism as the "Class war plus the
dictatorship of the proletariat." Communism offers dictatorship for the
few and enslavement for all. Even the communists are enslaved by their
system.
Is it reasonable to
expect 12 year old children to provide these answers by themselves?
HISTORY REPEATS–THE
PURGE IN COMMUNIST CHINA
Seventeen years after the communist conquest
of Russia, the great Stalinist purge began. This purge exterminated the
majority of the communists who had participated in the conquest of Russia
and a majority of communist leaders at all levels. Khrushchev tells us that
during this purge, Stalin had 98 out of 139 members of the Central Committee
which had elected him to power in 1934, arrested and shot for alleged
treason. Homicidal insanity reigned. History is now repeating itself.
Seventeen years after
the communist conquest of China, a great purge has broken out in that
country. Already one of the top communists of China, Peng Chen, who was
regarded as a possible successor to Mao Tse-tung, has fallen victim. It is
rumored that the No. 2 man of Communist China, Liu Shao-chi, may be
overthrown, but this is mere speculation. One thing is certain, a climate of
fear and insecurity prevails amongst the communists of China and the future
of all communists is in jeopardy.
There are many features
of this current purge which are remarkably similar to those of the Stalinist
era:
1) It is accompanied by an extravagant
idolatry of Mao Tse-tung which exhausts the vocabulary for superlatives
with which to praise him. He is referred to as the source and fountain of
life, truth, and happiness. The "thought of Mao Tse-tung" is the
panacea for all human ills. It must be used to grow rice, treat burns,
sell watermelons, and make steel.
2) Those dethroned are vilified as abominable monsters. They are not
simply mistaken comrades. They are degenerate enemy agents. The language
is utterly unrestrained. A typical example is an article entitled
"Sweep Away All Monsters" in the "Peking Review," June
3, Page 4:
"For the past few months, in response to the militant call of the
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman Mao
hundreds of millions of workers, peasants and soldiers and vast numbers
of revolutionary cadres and intellectuals, all armed with Mao Tse-tung’s
thought, have been sweeping away a horde of monsters that have
entrenched themselves in ideological and cultural positions. With the
tremendous and impetuous force of a raging storm, they have smashed the
shackles imposed on their minds by the exploiting classes for so long in
the past, routing the bourgeois ‘specialists,’ ‘scholars,’ and
‘authorities’ and ‘venerable masters’ and sweeping every bit of
their prestige into the dust."
3) The theoretical justification Stalin
used for his murders of the communists is also being used by Mao Tse-tung.
Stalin taught that as socialism advanced, the remaining bourgeoisie became
more frenzied as their extermination drew nearer. As a result, the class
struggle became more acute. This same point of view is expressed in the
"Peking Review" of June 3, Page 4:
"The
class struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, the class
struggle between different political forces, and the class struggle in the
ideological field between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie will
continue to be long and tortuous and at times will even become very
acute."
The
communists are the victims of communism. Communism is homicidal insanity.
This should be proved to rational minds by reading current issues of the
"Peking Review."
This purge does not
indicate widespread internal opposition to the policies of Mao Tse-tung. It
is probably a deliberate attempt to revitalize the party by an injection of
fear. The slogan, "A party grown strong by purging itself," has
long been accepted by communists.
This purge does not
mean that monolithic communist power in China is weakening. By continuous
purges, Stalin maintained an absolute dictatorship for twenty years.
THE COMMUNIST DOCTRINES
OF CLASS MORALITY AND CLASS GUILT
Class Morality
The communists believe that society is divided into two classes. These
two classes are the business class, called the bourgeoisie, and the working
class, called the proletariat. Between these two classes there is a state of
permanent truceless war. The proletariat is ordained, according to their
belief, to rise in power, to overthrow the bourgeois class by revolutionary
acts, and to establish proletarian dictatorship.
From this class war or
class struggle, all moral and ethical values are determined. Lenin said
communist morality is determined by the needs of the class struggle and any
action which will advance the overthrown of the bourgeoisie by the
proletariat is, by communist doctrines, a good act. On the other hand, any
act that would sustain the status quo with the business class in a position
of respectability and power is an evil act.
The communists change
their tactics from time to time. They may even change their strategy, but
their basic Marxist-Leninist doctrines remain the same. This communist
concept of class and the class origin of character and emotions is very
firmly rooted. The concept of class guilt is basic to the entire structure
of communism. In the final analysis, an individual is guilty not because of
what he does but because of the class to which he belongs. If he was so
unfortunate as to be born into a bourgeois environment and this bourgeois
environment gave him the experiences that generated his bourgeois nature, he
is historically rejected and marked for liquidation.
This is well
illustrated by one part of the speech in which Nikita Khrushchev outlined
the crimes of Joseph Stalin. Nikita Khrushchev has been regarded by many as
symbolizing the changes taking place within communism and the transformation
of communism from a system of murderous tyranny to a more civilized system
of comparative liberty. One of the acts of Khrushchev that helped create
this image was his speech in 1956 at the 20th Congress of the
Russian Communist Party where he exposed the crimes of the late communist
idol, Joseph Stalin. This was certainly a remarkable speech. It was one of
the most remarkable, if not the most remarkable, speech in human history. It
was a long speech, and it was filled with specific details of the incredible
cruelty, brutality, and murderous barbarism of Joseph Stalin, the communist
who had been adored and praised throughout the world for so many years.
Khrushchev tells that
Stalin caused the arrest of 98 out of 139 members of the Central Committee
that elected him to power in 1934, and had them shot for treason. This was a
remarkable act. This central committee of the Russian Communist Party was
the supreme governing body of communism within Russia and ultimately, the
world. It was made up of the very elite of communism, men who had dedicated
their live to communist triumph. Stalin didn’t merely say that 70 per cent
of them were traitors, he had 70 per cent of them arrested and shot for
treason. That’s as though the Pope was suddenly to declare that 70 per
cent of the Cardinals had been disguised Presbyterians all their lives and
would need to be excommunicated. It’s as fantastic as that. Stalin didn’t
simply talk about it, he did it.
The fact that he did it
is a revelation of the nature of Stalin; and the fact that he was able to do
it, is a revelation of the nature of communism because it was the structure
of authority within the Communist Party that gave Stalin the power to do
these things. The discussion of whether Stalin should have done it, of
whether these people were innocent or guilty, is a revelation of the nature
of communism, the nature and ideas of Khrushchev, and the nature and ideas
of the members of the central committee of the Communist Party.
Khrushchev was speaking
to the central committee of the Communist Party, the elite believers in
communist doctrine. He discussed with them not merely what Stalin did but
whether he should have done it; whether these people were or were not
traitors. The arguments that he used to discuss their guilt or innocence are
most revealing. How did he proceed? He did not mention one of them by name;
he did not mention a single act that any individual had committed; he did
not discuss a conversation held; an association formed. There was no
discussion of deeds or characters or personalities whatsoever. As a
communist speaking to communists, he had a far more basic criterion with
which to judge innocence or guilt. He stated, "I investigated their
class of social origin, and 60 per cent were working class in origin, were
proletarian in origin, therefore, it is inconceivable that they could have
been 70 per cent treasonable."
Treason and guilt are
not questions of what you do or say in communist doctrine. They are
determined by your class of social origin because it is the economic
environment of your early years which forms your basic character and ideas.
The economic environment of the working class is good, therefore, it forms
good characters and creates good ideas; therefore, people who emerge from
this economic environment are good and faithful and loyal and true to the
revolution and communism. On the other hand, those who are born into the
bourgeois environment have experiences which create evil attitudes and evil
ideas, therefore, they are basically evil, historically diseased, and
historically rejected. The bourgeoisie as a class is disloyal and
unfaithful; the proletariat as a class is loyal and faithful.
Khrushchev examined the
class constituency of these people arrested by Stalin. He found that 60 per
cent of them were proletarian, therefore only 40 per cent could have been
treasonable. The class mathematics did not add up. According to this
argument, if Stalin had merely arrested and executed 40 per cent of the
central committee, Khrushchev could not have spoken a word against his act.
The shocking thing is
that this argument made sense to Khrushchev, and it made sense to the
members of the central committee because this is the very essence of
communism. The heart of communism consists of the doctrines of class, class
guilt, class warfare, and class dictatorship. If they ceased to believe in
these things, they would cease to be communists.
To the communists, this
basic division into classes is the essential feature of capitalist society.
It transcends all national boundaries. In every country there is the
proletariat. The interests of the proletariat in every country are the same.
Therefore, the unity of the proletariat forces throughout the world must be
encouraged at all costs. The name that they giver to the doctrine of the
unity of the international proletarian class is Proletarian
Internationalism.
Communism teaches that
true patriotism is basically your loyalty to the class, the proletariat.
Since the interest of the international proletariat can be identified with
the triumph of the Communist Party in Russia or in China, dedication to the
triumph of Russian or Chinese communism over the bourgeoisie of your own
country is not treason. It is patriotism. It is a higher form of patriotism
because all morality, all guilt, and all virtue are derived from this
question of class.
The communists believe
that the Communist Party is the brain of the proletariat and is thus
identified with the proletariat. This leads to an International Communist
Party, and communist patriotism demands that loyalty must be given to the
International Communist Party above and beyond the demands of patriotism to
the established government of the country in which the communist happens to
reside. They regard the established government of the country in which the
communist happens to reside as the enemy representing the bourgeoisie.
The final stage of this
class division of the world, in the communist view, is the emergence of the
government of the United States and its associates in a strong position
throughout the world. They identify the program of the government of the
U.S.A. as imperialism, and they believe that the United States, because of
its class nature, is a great imperialist force which is threatening the
historic freedom of the people of the world. Therefore, the United States
must be fought and opposed at all costs.
The tragic thing is
that when a true communist serves the cause of a foreign communist
government, he believes himself to be a true patriot.
FIRE AND FAMINE IN AND AROUND
MOSCOW, ANDHRA, INDIA
Report from Devanadna Rao of the Indian
Christian Crusade
At 10:30 in the morning I noticed big black smoke in the sky with very angry
tongues of flame not too far from our Crusade secretary’s office where I
was staying. I was told that a big Christian colony was burning which was an
act of ‘arson’ by the ‘reds.’ Reason? The 500 families in this
colony are Christians and anti-communists who decided to defeat the
communists in the forthcoming general elections in February! In the
afternoon at 3:00 p.m. the same day, I saw black smoke from a distance of
two miles. Another fire! Where? This time also a devoted Christian locality–a
Baptist colony. Over 200 families were rendered homeless as their houses and
belonging were reduced to ashes. It was the same inhuman act by the same
godless people.
I drove to these two
places and saw seven hundred Christian families rendered homeless. My heart
broke, and I wept in my heart since I personally know many of these dear
brothers and sisters and children. I saw some ‘dead bodies’ burned in
the houses. I told my Crusade secretary to form a small relief committee
with some responsible Christian leaders there and do something besides what
our government would do for these most unfortunate dear ones who have no
shelter, no food, and no clothing.
It was 10:30 last
night, and I was on the Vijayawada railway platform waiting for my train to
come to Secunderabad, and I heard the bad news that three hundred Christian
houses, including the church building, were reduced to ashes in another
village not too far from Vijayawada. This village is very dear to me since I
had accepted Christ as my personal Saviour and Lord on June 15, 1946, in
this village in a youth camp meeting. In one day 1000 Christian families in
and around Andhra Moscow were rendered homeless. In and around Vijayawada
over 50,000 families (most of them anti-communists) were rendered homeless
during this month by ‘arson’ by the cruel, godless communists. I do now
know how many families will be rendered homeless before the monsoon breaks
next month.
While typing this
letter, tears are rolling, and I do not know what more to do than to request
you to please PRAY-PRAY-PRAY for these dear ones who are true Christians,
who stand for truth, righteousness and Christ.
In this connection,
please let me bring to your kind attention that $100 would provide the
needed shelter and $25 would provide the needed clothing for each family.
Please pray over this
matter and please do the needful to provide some food or clothing or shelter
to your fellow-Christian in and around the Andhra Moscow.
Editor: If you wish to help, please designate your gifts to Andhra Relief.
HARVEST
Someone has said, "There is no limit to
the good you can do provided you do not have to see the results."
Nevertheless, it is nice to see the results. I prefer the scriptural
promise, "Cast thy bread upon the waters and thou shalt find it after
many days." The good Lord knows how we poor mortals need encouragement.
We have been casting
the bread of truth concerning communism on the waters of public apathy for
many years. From time to time we are rewarded by some unexpected discovery
of just how fruitful our activities have been. Here are some recent
rewarding developments.
The book "You Can
Trust the Communists (to be Communists)" is now a high school textbook
in the State of Louisiana. Fifty thousand copies have been purchased for
school use. The title is different, but the text remains the same. The new
title is "Communism–the Deceitful Tyranny."
Recently I was asked,
"How did you approach the state educational authorities to persuade
them to use the book?" I replied, "I did not approach them; they
approached us."
I am not suggesting
that it is not necessary for our readers to take positive and aggressive
action to persuade the educational authorities of their states to introduce
the book into their high schools. I am sure such action was taken by
concerned individuals in Louisiana even though I was unaware of it. I urge
you most strongly to get in touch with the Superintendent of Education in
your state and send him a copy of the book, inform him what has been done in
Louisiana and suggest he does likewise. We will gladly send you a copy of
the book with the new title for this purpose. Just write and ask for a copy.
In Chicago a man
approached me and told me that he was an executive at a large Chicago
hospital where there were 1500 employees. They were currently conducting a
study course on the nature of communism for their employees using the book
"You Can Trust the Communists(to be Communists)" as a textbook.
Multiply such happenings as these hundreds of times and the fruit of our
work becomes apparent.
Our educational program
stretches to the ends of the earth. In one recent mail we received letters
asking for literature and help from Puerto Rico, Kenya, England, Iran,
Japan, and the Virgin Islands. This is typical.
We conducted a T.V.
series in Chicago and received the following letter:
"If
only your excellent program on T.V. in Chicago could be aired again. At
first we hesitated to call others until we saw the first couple of
programs and realized how compact and completely informative they were.
All the talks were excellent and to the point."
We would
like to repeat this series not only in Chicago, but in every city in the
nation. Television costs–how it costs! In Chicago we operated at a deficit
of $3,000. We are currently negotiating to purchase time in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis, San Diego, and Los
Angeles. Over $100,000 is needed for these cities.
The books continue to
flow to the servicemen in Vietnam. Please keep sending the lists of names.
With your continuing
support, great victories will be won. Can we take as our motto the words of
St. Paul, "I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me."
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