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The
tyrants, from Mao Tse-tung down, are fanatical devotees of a
pseudo-scientific, quasi-religion called Marxism-Leninism. This reveals to
them that they are an elite, historically ordained to rule over the ignorant
and untutored Chinese masses, who must be herded into collectives, stuffed
with communist doctrinal nonsense, driven to relentless toil, and trained
for military activities. This regime is euphemistically called "the
dictatorship of the proletariat."
History shows such
regimes produce substantial materialistic achievements. The Pharaohs built
the pyramids; the Chinese Emperors built the great wall of China; Hitler
abolished unemployment and produced jet aircraft and rocketry. The Red
Chinese regime is probably no exception. It uses any isolated material
achievements to support the false claim that it is building a better life
for the people whom it has enslaved. Sympathetic visitors are invariably
impressed when shown a dam or a factory. These visitors often become the
most effective propagandists of the tyrants.
The tyrants are able to
provide smiling and cheering squads to bear testimony to the delights of
their tyranny.
All this is perfectly
obvious to anyone who has taken the slightest interest in the history of
totalitarian tyrannies or who has bothered to read any of the literature
that pours in a flood out of Communist China. There is no mystery concerning
the nature or program of the Chinese Communist regime.
The riddle is,
"Why is there such an aggressive and organized campaign to reverse the
policy of the American Government towards Communist China when events have
proved that policy unbelievably successful?"
Past and present
American policy towards Red China has been built on the following:
1) Nonrecognition of the tyrants who
govern Red China as the legitimate government.
2) The exclusion of Red China from the United Nations.
3) Support of the Free China regime centered on Taiwan, and recognition of
it as the legitimate Government of China.
Success
This policy has been remarkably successful. Communist China has suffered
a series of debacles that have reduced its power and prestige in Asia,
Africa, Latin America, and within the communist world. The regime is almost
certainly loathed and detested by the great majority on the Chinese
mainland. There is evidence that even the communists are losing confidence
in their future.
Failure
Four consecutive articles in the "Peking Review" of April 8,
draw attention to setbacks the Chinese have suffered in Asia and Africa.
These articles are:
1) Indonesian Rightists Out to Undermine
Sino-Indonesian Relations. Page 10
2) India’s Provocation. Page 14
3) Protest Against Ghanaian Authorities’ Slanders. Page 15
4) Where are Kenya’s Authorities Taking Sino-Kenyan Relations? Page 16
Indonesia
The magnitude of the debacle suffered by the Chinese Communists in
Indonesia defies adequate expression. Twelve months ago Indonesia was the
Siamese twin of Communist China in international affairs. Today it is
probably the most bitter enemy of Communist China in Asia. It is probable
that the day is not far distant when Indonesia will sever diplomatic
relations with Red China. If this is followed by the diplomatic recognition
of Red China by the United States, the Chinese Communists will have
transformed a humiliating defeat into a victory.
India
A short time ago India was one of the most ardent supporters of the
legitimacy of the communist regime in Red China. The Chinese Communists
changed this by their unprovoked military attack on India. The Chinese
Communists are now whining about the change in India’s policy to one of
friendship with Chiang Kai-shek, and they do not hesitate to threaten the
government of India with dire consequences. Their statement includes the
following:
"The
Indian Government recently has become quite unscrupulous in following
Washington’s policy of hostility to China and its plot to create ‘two
Chinas.’ It has gone so far as to wink at and support the Chiang Kai-shek
elements’ anti-Chinese activities in India.
"On March 18, a
so-called delegation headed by the bogus Minister of Economic Affairs K.
T. Li and the bogus Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs C. Shen of the Chiang
Kai-shek clique arrived in New Delhi from Taipei.
"The Indian
President went so far as to ask the ‘delegation’ to convey his ‘regards’
to Chiang Kai-shek, the public enemy No. 1 of the Chinese people. And now
the Chian clique’s ‘Minister of Economic Affairs’ and ‘Vice-Minister
of Foreign Affairs’ have been allowed to carry out vicious anti-Chinese
activities in India." Peking Review, April 8, Pages 14 and 15.
Ghana
The Chinese Communist debacle in Ghana is similar to that in Indonesia.
With hypocritical self-righteousness, the Chinese Communists whine that they
are being vilified and slandered by the Ghanaian ministry of foreign
affairs. Their statement says, "Its repeated threats against China will
only further expose its deliberate and sinister attempt to worsen the
relations between the two countries." Peking Review, April 8, Page 15.
Kenya
The Chinese debacle in Kenya has not received wide publicity. The
communists themselves reveal how their program has suffered. The Peking
Review states, "Echoing imperialist slanders against China, some
English language newspapers and high-ranking government officials in Kenya
have again and again unscrupulously attacked Premier Chou En-lai’s
statement about the ‘excellent revolutionary situation in Africa,’ which
he made during his 1964 African visit in reference to the surging
anti-imperialist and anti-colonialist revolutionary struggles there. On
March 1, of this year, the Kenyan Senate went so far as to adopt a motion
which maligned Premier Chou’s remark as ‘a destructive statement’ and
viciously linked it with the recent series of reactionary coups d’etat,
assassinations and other imperialist-engineered incidents in Africa."
Peking Review, April 8, 1966, Page 16.
Latin America
The First Conference of Solidarity of the Peoples of Asia, Africa, and
Latin America was held in Havana, Cuba, from January 3, to the 15th,
1966. The Chinese Communists were consistently defeated in their attempts to
dominate this conference, and the Russian Communists were victorious. Fidel
Castro has attacked the Chinese Communists viciously.
The Communist World
Two years ago Chinese Communist influence was so great among the
communist parties of the world that Russia was forced to cancel an
International Communist Conference because large numbers of communist
parties refused to attend. At the recent 23rd Congress of the
Soviet Communist Party, the only communist parties siding with Peking and
refusing to attend were those of Japan, New Zealand, and Albania. The
prestige of the Chinese Communist Party is at an all-time low in the
communist world.
Self Doubt
There is even evidence that the Chinese Communists are beginning to
doubt that they are riding the wave of the future to imminent communist
world victory. A few years ago Chinese Communists would openly boast that
they would soon be visiting a communist United States. Many missionaries
were informed of this as they were departing from China.
That confident mood has
evaporated. This is revealed by an article in the Peking Review of April 8,
1966, under the heading "The War Threat of U.S. Imperialism Must be
Taken Seriously."
"Should U.S. imperialism dare to attack China, either on a limited
scale or in full strength, the only result will be the total annihilation of
the U.S. invaders. . . . We tell him plainly, ‘With great revolutionary
spirit, the Chinese people are determined to struggle against U.S.
imperialism for one, two, or even three hundred years until it is utterly
defeated and the world revolution is completely victorious.’" Page 8
It is a great day when
the Communist Chinese acknowledge that "American imperialism" may
continue for another 300 years. Why change the policy that has produced this
result?
JANET GREENE
"For the Globe-Democrat Family – Women’s
Society News
"Friday, April 8, 1966
"A Girl, A Guitar, A Message –
"By Jane Clark–Globe-Democrat Women’s Editor
"Take one big
guitar; tuck one small woman behind it; and add a clear, true voice.
"The sum of these
parts is a black-haired brown-eyed folksinger–a folksinger who refuses to
follow the protest path of some of her colleagues.
"Her name is Janet
Greene. And instead of using her voice to domonstrate against American
policy in Vietnam, Janet has enlisted it in the Christian Anti-Communism
Crusade.
"At rallies around
the country, Janet’s voice and her guitar (as much a part of her as the
thick fringe of bangs which falls over her forehead) blend to produce
satirical folk-type tunes attacking Communism, beatnik demonstrators and the
Castro regime in Cuba.
"Janet, who writes
most of the tunes and all of the words to her songs, derives her lyrics from
the lectures of Dr. Fred Schwarz, president of the Christian Anti-Communism
Crusade.
"People Will Listen
"‘I try to simplify the message,’ she explained. ‘No matter what
you say, if it has a beat people will listen and not feel resentful.’
"As proof of this,
Janet points to an occurrence at a recent anti-communist rally in Columbus,
Ohio.
"‘Some kids–beatnik
types–picketed outside the hall. But they sent a note into me saying my
singing was "the greatest." They have nothing against me as long
as I sing.’
"One song
"The Hunter and The Bear," dwells on the pitfalls of negotiation
with an enemy, as a vacillating hunter learns after succumbing to sweet talk
from a bear he meets in the forest:
"‘It’s the truth–can’t be
denied,
For the hunter ended up on the bear’s inside.
The hunter didn’t know, tho’ he’d often heard
That bears hardly ever keep their word.
He’s on the missing persons’ list
Since he tried to co-exist.’
"‘The
Comrade’s Lament,’ another in Janet’s repertoire of 10 anti-Communist
songs, deals with the disillusionment of a party member and concludes ‘A
comrade’s lot is not a happy one.’
"She lends vocal
support to American action in Vietnam with ‘Inch by Inch’:
"‘I sing out for freedom with all
of my heart–
My song of freedom is a very small part;
I’ll fight for life and liberty
And the right of a new-born babe to be free.’
"Explaining
her role in the Crusade, Janet says, ‘Every significant movement in
history has had music to add to its message. The anti-Communism movement
was, in fact, slow in getting this type of appeal.
"‘People listen
to songs and absorb the message without realizing it.’
"In the past two
years, Mrs. Greene’s convictions about anti-Communism and the importance
of music in spreading Dr. Schwarz’s message have brought her a long way
from Columbus, Ohio, where she and her husband, Dave, used to live.
"Television Star
"In Columbus, Janet was the star for 10 years of a successful
television show for children. Her husband worked behind the scenes of the
show and helped line up sponsors.
"Then Janet, the
mother of two daughters (now 12 and 16 years old) became concerned about the
menace of Communism.
"‘I had heard so
many versions of what Communism is that I wanted to find out for myself,’
she explained.
"She and her
husband attended a lecture given by Dr. Schwarz in Columbus and followed
this by reading his book, ‘You Can Trust the Communists (to be
Communists).’
"Then they made a
drastic decision. The couple agreed to give up the television show and their
comfortable life in Columbus to move to Long Beach, Calif., where the
Christian Anti-Communism Crusade has its headquarters. They decided to
devote their lives to the work of the Crusade.
"‘Since I am a
singer, I thought I could use my talents in this way,’ Janet said. ‘At
that time there were no anti-Communist folk singers.’
"Daughters Joined Her
"Recently, Janet has spent 25 per cent of her time traveling around the
country to perform at rallies sponsored by the Crusade. During her last tour
of five cities, Janet was joined on the stage by daughters Joan and Marilyn,
who have inherited their mother’s vocal talent.
"This week, she,
Dr. Schwarz, and Herbert Philbrick, former counterspy for the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, came to St. Louis to discuss plans for a four-night series
of hour-long television shows here.
"Though these
plans are still indefinite, the trio is looking forward to similar
programming of a school of anti-Communism scheduled in Memphis, Tenn., from
April 25-29. There they will be joined by former Congressman Walter Judd and
Father Daniel Lyons, S. J."
"A native of
Cincinnati, Janet studied voice and piano at the Cincinnati Conservatory of
Music from the time she was 13 until she married at 17. Though her looks
seem to make a fibber out of her birth certificate, she frankly says that
she is now 35.
"Early Ambition
"Musically, her first love was opera and as early as the age of
five she announced to her family that she wanted to be an opera star.
"This ambition was
sidetracked when she appeared for five years on a children’s television
show in Cincinnati, before moving to Columbus. She found that simple
melodies, such as those by Walt Disney, caught children’s fancy.
"With the purchase
of a guitar and three lessons, a new folksinger was born.
"Now that her own
television show and her life in Columbus are two years behind her, does she
have any regrets?
"‘None whatever.’
"‘I really
believe,’ Janet said, ‘that women can do so much. They have to get into
this battle, too. Men must earn a living, but women have the time to study
what Communism is and do something about it.’"
WHAT IS COMMUNISM?
Everybody knows that communism exists. Most
people agree that communism is undesirable, but few people could define
clearly and simply what communism is.
This is not really very
surprising because communism is not simple. Nevertheless, I will make the
attempt at a definition although, by itself, the definition won’t mean
very much.
We may define communism
as the term which embraces the doctrines, the organization, the methods and
objective of those people who call themselves "communists." To
understand this definition, we need to know what the doctrines of the
communists are, what the organization of the communists is, what methods
communists employ, and what objectives they seek to attain. It is the
purpose of this series of lectures to try to clarify these so that we may
understand the doctrines, methods, objectives, and organizational structure
of the communists as they operate throughout the world.
The Significance of the Name–Communism
Very little information concerning communism can be derived from the
name, communism. The choice of communism as the name was a very happy choice
for the communists because there are a number of people who insist on
examining the root meaning of the word, communism, and think that this gives
them an insight into communist doctrines, communist programs, and the nature
of the communist movement. For example, it’s not unknown to find people
who say, "Communism means having things in common or sharing things.
The early Christians had things in common, therefore, they were
communists."
In truth, the name
communism is no more significant that the name given to any other complex
movement. Take for example the name, Dodge, which is given to the Dodge
automobile. You couldn’t find out very much concerning the engineering of
the Dodge automobile through looking up the root meaning of the work, Dodge.
Imagine an individual who said, "I’m always in a hurry to get to work
in the morning; I have to dodge in and out of traffic quickly; therefore, I
bought a Dodge car." You wouldn’t think that individual was
intelligent, and it’s not intelligent to examine the historic meaning of
the word communism and think that this gives an insight into the communist
movement.
The word communism is
simply a name as the word dodge is a name, and each of them indicates a very
complex existing entity. The people who can tell us what communism is, are
the people who are called communists. There are a very considerable number
of these throughout the world at the present time. A brief review of the
progress of the world communist movement is stimulating and somewhat
frightening. A man called Lenin established a movement called Bolshevism
with about 17 supporters in 1903. He conquered Russia with about 40,000
supporters in 1917. Today the party of Lenin has conquered more than one
billion of the people of the earth. This is success! Statistical success!
Amazing success! Greater success than any other movement in the history of
mankind has achieved! However, all the people who are under the control of
communists are not communists. They are most decidedly not communists. They
indicate this by their readiness to flee to escape from the control of the
communists wherever there is the slightest possibility.
Let’s examine how
many communists there are in the world today. The official figures were
published by the communists in the "World Marxist Review" in
August, 1964. The "World Marxist Review" is the official magazine
of International Communism. As already indicated, Lenin conquered Russia
with about 40,000 communists in 1917. In 1928, there were 46 communist
parties in the world with a total membership of 1,680,000. In 1935, there
were 61 communist parties in the world with a total membership of 3,141,000.
In 1957, there were 75 communist parties in the world with a total
membership of 33,000,000. In 1963 there were 90 communist parties in the
world with a total membership of 42.8 million, so the number of communists
has grown from approximately 40,000 in 1917, to 43 million throughout the
world today. These 43 million communists are in the countries which they
control such as Russia, China, the Eastern European countries, Cuba, and
also in the noncommunist countries where they have not yet come to power.
They are in complete control of one billion of the earth’s population.
This gives some idea of
the magnitude of the communist danger. These communists and their leaders
are the people who are entitled to tell us what communism is. Everyone of
these communists claims to be a Marxist-Leninist. Every communist in Russia
claims to be a Marxist-Leninist; every communist in China claims to be a
Marxist-Leninist; every communist in Yugoslavia claims to be a
Marxist-Leninist; every communist in Cuba claims to be a Marxist-Leninist;
and every communist in the United States claims to be a Marxist-Leninist.
Whatever the differences there may be between the communist parties of the
world, they are all agreed that they are Marxist-Leninist and practitioners
of what they call the sciences of Marxism-Leninism. Marxism-Leninism is a
synonym for communism.
What is
Marxism-Leninism? The people who are entitled to tell us what it is are Marx
and Lenin. Marx was born in 1818, and he wrote the Communist Manifesto in
1848; he was followed by Lenin. Since Lenin is later than Marx, it is Lenin’s
interpretation of Marx which is accepted by the Marxist-Leninists throughout
the world. Fortunately, Lenin was given to definitions with very few words,
and he defined Marxism as "the class war plus the dictatorship of the
proletariat."
The essential feature
of Marxism to Lenin, and consequently to the Marxist-Leninists, are the
doctrines of call warfare and proletarian dictatorship. The two elements
common to communism the world over are the elements of class warfare and
proletarian dictatorship.
What do we mean by
class warfare? To understand this, we need to go back to the basic doctrines
of Marx. Marx and the Marxists see the world as divided into classes which
are in fundamental conflict with each other.
One class is the
established class which controls the business activities of the community.
It controls the productive forces, the tools of production. The name given
to this class by Marx was the bourgeoisie. The other class to which Marx
directed attention was the working class. This class sold its labor for
wages. The name given to this class by Marx was the proletariat. Between
these two classes, Marx allegedly discovered a state of permanent truceless
warfare, and this class was he declared was the dynamic force which
determined the progress of society.
From the point of view
of Marx and the Marxists, they have not declared this war. They have simply
recognized that it exists, and they believe that it must end with the
overthrow of the business class, or bourgeoisie, and victory for the
proletariat. This will result in the establishment of proletarian
dictatorship. Moreover, the communists believe that the Communist Party
which Lenin later organized, is the brains of the proletariat and that,
therefore, it has the responsibility of exercising dictatorship on behalf of
the proletariat. Thus, the essential doctrines of Marxism are class warfare
and the dictatorship of the Communist Party. This is a long way from the
doctrine of sharing; having things in common, as was practiced by the early
Christians.
I have often heard
people say that communism sounds good in theory but that it does not work in
practice. I believe this is totally wrong. Communist theory is repugnant to
freedom. The theory of communism centralizes and glorifies the concepts of
war and dictatorship. Surely war and dictatorship cannot be regarded as
good.
However, as history has
shown, communism does work in practice to the extent that once the
dictatorship of the Communist Party is established, it is the most efficient
form of tyranny mankind has yet devised. Everyone who wishes to preserve
freedom must repudiate communism in doctrine as well as in practice.
VICE PRESIDENT HUMPHREY
SPEAKS OUT
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey appeared on
"Meet the Press" on March 13. He was questioned by Otis Chandler,
Publisher of the Los Angeles Times, concerning the possibility of the
communists winning an electoral victory in South Vietnam. His answer focused
the light of history and common sense on this possibility which is worrying
so many newsmen.
QUESTION: Mr. Vice President, you said
Friday, and I believe the Administration has stated this on several
occasions, that we will abide by the results of a free election in South
Vietnam. If the Communists were to win such an election, would this not
mean that we have lost many American lives for nothing?
ANSWER: Mr. Chandler, we are all students of history, and I must rely upon
the lessons of history and the facts of history. The Communists have never
won a free election, and I have no reason to believe, nor do I think you
have any reason to believe, that the Communists would win a genuinely free
election in South Vietnam. This is a risk, but let me tell you, if you
never have to take a bigger risk in your life than this, Mr. Chandler, you
are going to have a life of happiness, tranquility and security.
The
secret of Vietcong control was shown by Mr. Humphrey’s statement,
"Since 1958, Mr. Chandler, it is estimated that the Viet Cong has
assassinated or kidnapped some 61,000 village leaders and governmental
representatives."
CHICAGO TELEVISION SERIES
An anti-communism series will be televised on
Station WCIU-26, Chicago, Illinois, from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday, May 30 through June 2. Speakers will be: Herbert
Philbrick, Ex-Congressman Walter Judd, Serafin Menocal, and Dr. Fred
Schwarz.
A dinner for our
friends in the Chicago area will be held on Friday evening, June 3.
Meetings in Milwaukee
and Detroit will also be conducted around this time.
Watch for further
details.
REVIEWING THE
FUNDAMENTALS
Education concerning communism may be good or
bad, depending on what is taught, and perhaps more importantly on what is
omitted. This letter from a discriminating critic makes the point:
"The
‘Freedom vs Communism’ school sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce is
very weak. The course would be harmful, in my opinion, if people had no
more knowledge of communism than that which was presented in this course.
Then the evil of communism is presented primarily as being the economic
differences of the state ordering a factory to produce shovels when the
free enterprise factory would have produced hoes – then, in my opinion,
a dangerous oversimplification of the peril has been presented." From
Montana.
Any
course on communism which does not centralize the essential elements of
Materialism, Class Warfare, Violent Revolution, Dictatorship, and Class
Liquidation, renders a service to communism.
The series "What
is Communism?" focuses attention on these essential features. There are
14 lectures of which the first is published in this issue. The remainder
will be published regularly in coming newsletters.
Scores of radio
stations are now broadcasting this series. Typical comments are:
"Excellent!" WRIV –
University of Rhode Island
"Your approach is scholarly and informative." WFMZ –
Allentown, Pennsylvania
This series
is most suitable for personal and study group use. Four long-playing records
contain the whole set and eight anti-communist songs sung by Janet Greene.
These tapes contain the messages and songs.
The records are $3.00
each or $10.00 for the set.
The tapes are $5.00
each or 15.00 for the set.
The transcripts are
$.10 each or 1.00 for the set.
PROJECT VIETNAM
"I am a sailor in a destroyer operating
in hostile waters off the Vietnamese Coast. In recent months I have become
acutely aware of the threat of communism in the world today. I desire to
become better informed about communism in general and especially about the
economic-political overtones confronting the free world.
"I have read and
heard of your Crusade in the past and am interested in learning more about
it and its thought on communism. Any informative literature you could send
me would be greatly appreciated." Signed – James P. Gibbon, STG-3,
USS Jenkins, DD-447
His number is legion.
Please keep the lists of names of servicemen coming and the contributions to
enable us to send the books to them.
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