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It is
widely assumed that political conservatives are anti-communist, while
political liberals tend to be soft on communism and sometimes pro-communist.
This assumption is not always true. A genuine liberal is a natural
anti-communist since communism is the enemy of individual liberty.
The terms
"conservative" and "liberal" often confuse rather than
clarify. The true conservative of today holds a political philosophy which
was called liberal some years ago. The terms "conservative" and
"liberal" are by no means mutually exclusive. The most
conservative party of Australia is called the Liberal Party.
The situation is
further complicated by the fact than many pro-communists and sometimes even
communists call themselves "liberals." They do this in an attempt
to gain respectability. Since the term, communist, is legally libelous and
the term, pro-communist, is derogatory, many commentators use the term
"liberal" to describe Marxists and suspected Marxist-Leninists. In
reality, Marxism and liberalism are incompatible. Marxism is based on class
and liberalism on the individual. The Marxists have long recognized this
incompatibility and have always regarded the liberals with withering
contempt.
While many liberals may
not be pro-communist, they tend to be suspicious of anti-communists. They
examine critically any statement by an anti-communist and seek to find some
minor flaw which will justify them in rejecting it. This attitude is
acknowledged by Mr. Miller when he states, "The forces ranged against
you under the banners of ignorance and deliberate anti-anti-Communism are
awesome," and when he argues that I continue to refrain from, "Any
rash statement of any sort which my fellow liberals might misconstrue and
use against you."
Neither conservatism
nor liberalism is proof against the wiles of communist deception. Castro
deceived many of the conservative businessmen and liberal students of Cuba.
Both conservatives and liberals need specific knowledge of communist
doctrines and methods to avoid falling into communist traps.
The message of the
Christian Anti-Communism Crusade is directed to both conservatives and
liberals. The enlightened activity of both groups is needed if the forces of
communism are to be defeated. It is a serious mistake to assume that the
message will be accepted by conservatives alone. This assumption leads to
isolation and ineffectiveness. How often we hear people complain that they
see the same faces at every anti-communism meeting.
The communists regard
it as a major mistake to adopt attitudes which isolate them from large
sections of the community. They have given the name "sectarianism"
to such behavior. Sectarianism ranks very high on the list of cardinal
communist sins.
The newsletter of the
Christian Anti-Communism Crusade is sent to all members of Congress. We do
not distribute it on the basis of the political philosophy of the recipient.
When a liberal legislator accepts our information and incorporates it in a
speech, we are delighted. From time to time we find evidence of this
happening.
The Christian
Anti-Communism Crusade is not a part of the right-wing or the conservative
movement. It is Christian and Anti-Communist. Its message is directed to all
who love freedom. The evidence shows that we have taken no stands on
political and economic issues on which loyal Americans differ. It is a
reflection on the superficiality and ignorance of newsmen, legislators, and
educators when they ignore the evidence and parrot the discredited line that
we are a right-wing, extremist organization.
Sometime ago I was
called long distance by a representative of David Suskind who wished to
discuss the possibility of my appearing on his program "Open End."
The conversation went something like this:
REPRESENTATIVE: We are planning a
program on the right-wing movement in America.
SCHWARZ: Why did you get in touch with me?
REP: Let me put it another way. We are planning a program on the
conservative revival in America.
SCH: That’s a worthy subject. I still don’t understand why you called
me.
REP: (In a surprised tone) Aren’t you part of the conservative revival
in America?
SCH: Certainly not. We are simply Christian and Anti-Communist. We
acknowledge no other classification. Politically, we are neither
conservative nor liberal, Republican nor Democrat.
I offered
to appear on the show to debate with any antagonist or groups of antagonists
provided they were classified as opponents. I also offered to appear before
any panel of newsmen who were allegedly unbiased. I refused to appear as a
member of a team which he selected to represent the "right-wing or
conservative movements" against a team representing "the left-wing
or liberal movements." I find it difficult enough to justify the
positions I advocate without accepting responsibility for the statements
made and positions advocated by representatives of other movements.
It is our constant
endeavor to read carefully the literature published by the communists, to
analyze it, and to present the current communist program with clarity and
documentation. We are striving to present this information to the schools,
legislatures and churches of the nation as well as to other groups. Any
label which creates a barrier to the message is most undesirable.
I welcome the
cooperation and support of liberals in the battle to defeat the monopolistic
totalitarian tyranny which is called communism.
MUSINGS AFTER MEMPHIS
Reading the many hundreds of letters received
from those who saw the televised programs of the Mid-South School of
Anti-Communism has been an enlightening and inspiring experience. I am
convinced more than ever of the remarkable power of television and
determined that this power shall be harnessed to spread the truth about
communism everywhere in this land. We must hold a nationally televised
school of anti-communism.
The letters received
were universally favorable. We usually receive a few abusive communications
but did not receive one in Memphis.
The most encouraging
feature is that the great majority of the letters were written by students
or teachers. The following are extracts from a few of the letters.
FROM JACKSON,
TENNESSEE: I am a teacher of American History, and I am very concerned about
the trend of events throughout the world. However, my chief concern is the
apathy of our own people here in the United States towards events and the
loss of liberty and freedom in our own country.
I have talked about
your broadcasts for a week now. I remind the students in my American History
classes each day about the night’s broadcast. We discuss them during the
next day.
Please, never give up.
There is still time.
FROM PONTOTOC,
MISSISSIPPI: I am a 15-year old who is very interested in government. When I
am older, I plan to enter politics in order to take part in the Government
of the United States.
Lately I have been
wondering if there is anything which a 15-year old can do in the
anti-communism movement. I would love to do something important to prevent
communism and socialism from infiltrating our nation.
FROM MEMPHIS,
TENNESSEE: I am a student at Memphis State University, 20 years old, and the
mother of a baby girl one year old. Let me congratulate you on the fine
program. It was very enlightening. There seems to be a necessity of having
informative classes such as yours at many of the universities. How can we as
a nation and a people fight the enemy if we do not know what he looks like?
I pledge myself as a citizen, wife, and mother to support organizations such
as yours and to fight communism. I sincerely believe that "As goes the
home, so goes the nation."
FROM MEMPHIS,
TENNESSEE: Our ninth grade Civics Class has collected this $6 for your
anti-communism fund. We hope it will help.
FROM MEMPHIS,
TENNESSEE: After watching the programs, I felt there was hope for our
country especially if enough of the books were in schools and it was a
requirement as reading.
FROM LAMBERT,
MISSISSIPPI: In Mississippi, communism is taught as a requiredcourse for six
weeks. Since communism has been taught here before, I assumed they had the
necessary materials on hand. However, to my dismay, the material was
inadequate.
I saw the T.V. program
Monday night and some of my students expressed how much they enjoyed it. If
you have any material that would be appropriate for classroom work, I would
appreciate it very much if you would send this material to me.
FROM MEMPHIS,
TENNESSEE: May I express to you my heartfelt thanks for your dedication and
the sacrifice you are making in being away from your family so much of the
time in your work of educating the people in the methods which the
communists use in their program to enslave the world. Will you please my
thanks to your family for their dedication in being willing to share you
with the rest of the world not yet enslaved. I am 72 years of age and
retired on a fixed income and am already contributing to four other
organizations who are also fighting communism, so I cannot contribute more
than the $10 enclosed.
The vision of a
nationally televised school of anti-communism is not an idle dream. It can
be realized. If each of our readers will contribute as they can, it will be
realized.
Editor: When you receive this, the programs will have been televised over
WCIU-TV, Channel 26, in Chicago. This is but the beginning. Our plans
include: Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Los
Angeles, San Diego, and many other cities. We will keep you informed of
developments as they take place.
"WHAT IS COMMUNISM"
SERIES ON COLLEGE RADIO STATIONS
The lecture series "What is
Communism" is receiving a warm welcome from the college radio stations.
Radio KAL of the University of California at Berkeley has not only ordered
the tapes for broadcasting, but has advertised their availability in the May
23, issue of the News Note, and newsletter for Western College Radio
Stations, published at Berkeley by the University of California Radio
Network.
To those who are
wondering what they can do, I suggest they secure this series of lectures on
the fundamentals of communism by purchasing either the records or the tapes.
These can be used in many ways. A school would welcome them as a gift from
you. They are ideal for study groups and private home study.
The full series can be
obtained on four long-playing records or three tapes. Record No. 4, and tape
No. 3, also contain 8 anti-communism songs by Janet Greene. The cost of the
records is $3 each or $10 for the set, while the tapes cost $5 each or $15
for the set.
PROJECT VIETNAM
Please keep sending lists of the names of
servicemen in Vietnam. We wish to send each of them a copy of "You Can
Trust the Communists (to be Communists)" and a personal letter. We have
received many letters of appreciation from servicemen. Don’t forget that
this project costs so send in your donation if you have not yet done so.
CONDITIONS ON THE
CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
(A Devastating Document)
The Senate of the State of California has recently published the
"Thirteenth Report Supplement" of the Senate Factfinding
Subcommittee on Un-American Activities for 1966. The report is signed by
every member of the Subcommittee and presents an appalling picture of
prevailing condition on the campus of the University of California at
Berkeley. It describes the campus as a haven for communists and sexual
deviates and indicts the administration for weakness.
"From the
inception of the FSM (Free Speech Movement) revolt in October, 1964, the
University administration has consistently retreated before the demands of
the rebelling students–always a very small minority. As the campus became
more and more politicized by radical elements, what few rules remained were
simply ignored." Page 99
It is impossible to do
the report justice in a brief review so I will give a few direct quotations
selected almost at random:
"If
our citizens had been told ten years ago that there would be a situation
at Berkeley where almost 800 people would be dragged limp from the
University administration building by police; that avowed Communist
organizations would be given official recognition and allowed to use
campus facilities; that public address systems would be provided by the
administration for the use of demonstrators preparing to march out and
stop troop trains–these things would have seemed incredible." Page
109
"There was a
time, not many years ago, when the administration barred SLATE from the
campus because of its contempt for the rules governing student conduct.
Now there was an acceptance of both the VDC (Vietnam Day Committee) and
the Progressive Labor Party. The former openly used state-owned property
for the purpose of planning an interference with the war effort, and the
latter is dedicated to the overthrow of our government. The PLP follows
the Mao or Peking line, which is too radical for even the American
Communist Party." Page 109
The report
discusses the hiring by the University of radicals with communist
backgrounds. Two individuals discussed are Leon Wofsy and Eli Katz.
Leon Wofsy
Wofsy was youth director of the American Communist Party. He claimed he
had left the Communist Party in 1956. The Daily Worker of June 6,
1956, however, gave a completely different report: "‘After seven
years of outstanding leadership, Leon Wofsy, national chairman of our
organization, was granted a leave of absence pending the next national
convention. The gratitude and affection of the entire League was expressed
to him as he left to take on other responsibilities in the people’s
movement.’" Pages 68 and 69
Wosfy was practically
reared in the communist movement. His fathr was one of the charter members
of the Communist Party in this country, and his death was the occasion for a
eulogy in Political Affairs, the theoretical organ of the Party. He
was widely known in communist circles for his work in the Party in
Connecticut.
Wofsy claimed to have
resigned from the Communist Party in 1956, when he was 35 years old. He did
not claim, however, to have renounced his radical views. The report states,
"During the interview with Strong (Chancellor) and Fretter (Dean) on
June 26, 1964, Wofsy frankly told them that he was still radical in his
views, but had no intention of reaffiliating with the Communist Party."
Page 69 (NOTE: Strong at that time was Chancellor of the University and was
interviewing Wofsy with regard to a teaching position.)
Wofsy is today on the
faculty and a member of the Department of Bacteriology at the University of
California. He is active in radical causes as the Vietnam Day Committee.
Eli Katz
In April, 1958, Eli Katz signed the California loyalty oath in
connection with his employment as a teaching assistant at UCLA. He stated
that he had not belonged to any described subversive organization within
five years preceding the oath.
"On April 3, 1959,
the Un-American Activities Committee of the House of Representatives
published House Report #259. This report discussed Eli Katz among others.
Pertinent excerpts:
"‘Katz
is a member of the District Council, Communist Party, Southern District of
California. He was a delegate to the Los Angeles County Communist Party
Convention on January 5-6, 1957, and to the California State Convention,
Communist Party, on January 19-20, 1957.
"‘Katz
appeared as a witness before the committed on September 4, 1958, and
invoked the fifth amendment in response to questions concerning Communist
Party membership and activity.’" Pages 136 and 137.
After a
series of complicated maneuvers, Katz was invited to rejoin the faculty at
the University of California at Berkeley as a lecturer at an annual salary
of $9200. On December 18, 1965, local newspapers informed us that Eli Katz
had decided to accept the offer and would return to Berkeley.
Vietnam Day Committee
The Vietnam Day Committee is the organization which has sponsored most
of the demonstrations in the San Francisco Bay area against the American
policy in Vietnam. The report states: "Professor Stephen Smale, of the
Berkeley campus Mathematics Department, and Jerry Rubin, a nonstudent, take
credit for having started the Vietnam Day Committee and anti-Vietnam
demonstrations throughout the country. Smale was a student at the University
of Michigan and is alleged to have been a member of the Labor Youth League
there. This was the youth section of the American Communist Party, then
directed by Leon Wofsy, who is now with the Department of Bacteriology at
Berkeley. Smale was also connected with the radical Young Progressives of
America, and with the Arts, Sciences and Professions Council, a Communist
cultural front. While a member of the faculty at Berkeley, he has acted as
an advisor for the Fair Play for Cuba Committee." Page 79
The purpose of the
Vietnam Day Committee was clearly stated by Smale. The report states:
"It
remained for Professor Smale to articulate the theory behind the VDC
demonstrations and agitation. When interviewed by a newspaper reporter he
was asked if he wanted Peking and Hanoi to defeat the United States.
"‘Of course,’
he said with a smile. ‘We want the Viet Cong to defeat the United States
for international reasons. If the U.S. is defeated in Southeast Asia, this
will help break the American power elsewhere in the world. This would
giver new impetus to revolutionary change, it will in turn make it easier
to achieve radical social change in the United States.’" Page 110
There is
much more, but I can only advise that you secure a copy of the report and
read it and tremble for the security of your country. You may write to–The
Senate Factfinding Subcommittee on Un-American Activities, Senator Hugh M.
Burns, Chairman, Sacramento, California.
JANET GREENE
"Young Patriots Are Not Without A Song
"By Woolsey Teller
"You’ll never guess what happened at the University of California at
Berkeley some days ago.
"It was really
pretty wild and far out. A guitar-strumming fold singer performed before the
students. That’s not unusual in itself. But the songs were very unusual.
They were patriotic. And the lyrics weren’t obscene or suggestive. You
have to admit that’s different. And how did students at the university
that achieved notoriety because of last year’s "free speech"
movement take to the patriotic songs?
"They cheered
them. It reveals that most students are good Americans who love their
country. It’s as true in California as it is in Indiana.
"THE PRO-AMERICAN
FOLK SINGER who gained the students’ respect is Janet Greene. In a way it
wouldn’t be sporting to compare her to most female "protest"
folk singers because Janet has a number of unfair advantages. For one thing
she looks like a girl. Not many female protest singers can say that. And
that may be what they are really protesting against, deep down. Granted,
there are plenty of male protest singers who look like girls, but they don’t
look as good as Janet Greene either.
"Also, Janet does
things that most protest folk singers wouldn’t dream of. Like taking a
bath. And like wearing clean clothes and dressing neatly and being legally
married and having legitimate children and loving her country. You know,
corny things like that.
"SHE’S FROM
CINCINNATI, which also produced Doris Day. After being graduated from high
school. Janet was five years on television in her native city, playing
Cinderella on a children’s program. She later did the same role in her own
television show at Columbus, O. It was pleasant work, she was a celebrity in
town and the pay was good.
"Because she loves
children and has two of her own, Janet was concerned with the type of world
they would grow up in. When Communists took power in Cuba, a mere 90 miles
from American shores, she started to read up on Communism.
"Was it really the
wave of the future? Could it happen here if it happened only 90 miles from
here?
"She attended many
lectures on the subject but says that she began to understand the true
nature of Communism when she heard a talk by Dr. Fred Schwarz of the
Christian Anti-Communism Crusade.
"JANET HAD
OBSERVED IN HER singing career that people will listen to anything having
rhythm. The left-wingers were using this same knowledge to put across their
ideas to the young people of the land. Janet started to sing patriotic songs
as Dr. Schwarz’s meetings. She sang at Murat Temple here last Sunday.
"There is humor in
her songs about Communists. A stanza from one goes:
"We went into the
White House, forcing police to go in.
"Then yelled ‘brutality’
as we kicked each on the shin."
"Her best-known
record is ‘Hunter and The Bear,’ which is about coexistence with Soviet
Russia. The flip side is ‘Inch by Inch.’
"ANOTHER RECORD
CARRIES ‘Comrade’s Lament’ and ‘The Termites.’ A third platter
gives ‘Fascist Threat’ and ‘Commie Lies.’ They can be ordered at 98
cents each from Christian Anti-Communist Crusade, Box 890, Long Beach,
Calif. 90801.
"That’s in case
you’re tired of the fold singers who whimper, weep and wail at everything
the United States does, but cheer the Viet Cong and other assassins of the
world. Janet Greene’s songs are a welcome relief from that slop."
GRANDFATHER SCHWARZ
On May 11, I passed am important milestone on
the journey of life–my wife Lillian and I became grandparents. This honor
was conferred upon us by a beautiful baby girl, Katherine Gae Schwarz, who
made her debut on the stage of life weighing 8 pounds, 6 ounces. Our son
John and his wife Rosalie are the parents.
It seems only yesterday
that we brought John home from the hospital, and I gazed upon him with awe
and meditated upon the marvelous structure of the body of a human baby. His
very helplessness and dependence seemed a testimony to the confidence of the
Creator in the emotions and volition of His creatures. Surely a baby is the
most dependent of all living creatures. He depends utterly on the voluntary
service of his mother. Without this he is lost. I thought of the wonder of
motherhood and how willing most mother are to sacrifice themselves; to give
up sleep; to look less than their best; to work beyond the call of duty,
beyond exhaustion, beyond pain. The emotions of motherhood are part of the
mainspring of life. Without them, mankind would die.
Then I thought of the
Marxist doctrines that material emotions are created by the external
economic environment, and I felt consumed by a withering scorn. All life
seemed to rise up and cry out against this revolt against reason and
experience. The words of the Communist Manifesto, "On what foundation
is the present family, the bourgeois family, based? On capital, on private
gain," seemed to scale the pinnacle of the absurd.
I heard again the
ancient word, "So God created man in His own image, in the image of God
created He him; male and female created He them." These words seemed to
contain more wisdom than all the vaunted insights of Marxism.
To gaze lovingly upon
the form of a newborn child is an experience which brings humility and faith
in the power and providence of an all-wise Creator Who is love and Who
became love incarnate in the Babe of Bethlehem.
Selfishness is suicide;
sacrifice is the law of life.
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