Malignant cells have two characteristics. 1)Loss of function, and 2) Return to the primitive or embryonic state.

            The anarchist, hippie philosophy and practice which renounces constructive, disciplined work for the community and exalts the sensuous over the rational, presents an ominous parallel.

            A typical malignant lesion consists of a core of true malignancy surrounded by a larger zone of inflamation. The cells in this zone are not themselves malignant, but they are reacting to the proximity of the malignant cells. They generate toxins and weaken the body generally. In some instances this toxicity may directly cause death. In other cases they form a protective barrier for the malignant core and provide it with a sanctuary.

            Frequently the first step in the treatment of malignancy must be an attempt to reduce and eliminate the zone of inflamation. This may be achieved by appropriate medication while the elimination of malignant cells requires radical surgery or radiation.

            Malignancies spread in various ways. The two most important methods are: 1) Infiltration, and 2) Metastasis.

            In infiltration, the growth expands outwards from the central core by penetrating all barriers the body erects against it. The growth is a monolithic unity.

            In metastasis, a small seed of cells separates from the parent tissue and travels via the blood stream or the lymph channels to a new tissue where it implants itself and grows and causes a secondary malignancy. It is sometimes difficult to relate the secondary to the primary growth.

            The “Old Left” or the parties of the World Communist Movement may be likened to a malignancy spreading by infiltration while the “New Left” can be considered the product of metastasis. It is not always easy to discern the links between the “New Left” and the long-established communist conspiracy, but most of the “New Left” activists have roots in the “Old Left”. Herbert Marcuse is typical as he was a separatist, a fanatical German Communist in his youth. Many, if not most, of the hard core of the “New Left” have parents who were closely related to the “Old Left.”

            The treatment of malignancy must be radical and it demands courage and sacrifice.

            Fred Schwarz

JAGAN OF GUYANA REMOVES HIS MASK

            Guyana continues to make news. Now that the danger of its becoming a communist base on the South American mainland has been temporarily averted, it has become a locus of conflict between Venezuela and Brazil. It is the subject of constant discussion in the communist press.

            Cheddi Jagan, ex-Prime Minister of British Guiana, attended the International Conference of Communist and Workers Parties held recently in Moscow and openly revealed himself as the most orthodox of communists. During recent years, it had been his custom to acknowledge that he was a Marxist but to refuse to answer the direct question, Are you a communist? He has now shed his transparent mask. He made a public speech at the conference in which he acknowledged he is a communist, supported the conference resolutions proposed by the Soviet Union, eulogized the Soviet Union, criticized Red China, justified the invasion of Czechoslovakia, supported Cuba and Fidel Castro, promised to make the People’s Progressive Party of Guyana a true Communist Party, and rededicated himself to the downfall of the United States of America.

            The record confirms how correct and effective the work of the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade was in exposing the communist character of Jagan in 1961.

            Here are extracts from his speech at the International Conference of Communist and Workers Parties:

Confession of Communism

            “For us, this is like homecoming, like joining our ideological family.

            “Not only theory, but practice has taught us that this is where we belong.

            “Our presence here will be the excuse for further attacks. But this does not frighten us. We have long been faced with imperialism’s biggest weapon, anti-communism. We were attacked more than two decades ago, when inspired by the heroic deeds of the Soviet people under the magnificent leadership of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union we had formed in 1946 the Political Affairs Committee, and in 1950 the Poeple’s Progressive Party with a program of rational independence and scientific socialism as our banner.”

Support for Soviet Resolutions

            “We support the document. We agree with its structure and formulations. Its four parts give a true picture of the world situation; the forces supporting and opposing imperialism; and where, when, and how action must be undertaken.

            “The documentation provides clarity. It speaks of the growing monopolization and concentration of capital, the merging of the states and the new capitalist monopolies, and the new forms of economic organization for the exploitation and subjugation of whole nations and peoples.

            “Today, more than ever, a clear-cut ideological line of the international communist and working-class movement is vitally needed. The imperialists have created a worldwide propaganda apparatus to mount a campaign of half-baked ideas, half-truths and plain lies embellished as everlasting truths.

            “Besides, increasing contingents, particularly students, intellectuals and professionals, radicalized and revolutionized by their own proletarianization through the technological revolution and the deepening crisis of imperialism, are confused because of lack of ideological clarity and unfortunately spend a great deal of time, energy, and militancy fighting one another instead of concentrating their forces unitedly against the class enemy.”

Criticism of Red China

            “We would have liked the Chinese leadership to be present here to convince us of the correctness of their ideological and political line. Unfortunately, they prefer to stay away, hurl invectives and precipitate border clashes with the Soviet Union which, with the other socialist states, is the main bastion against world imperialism.

            “Incidentally, we are amused by the Chinese charges against the USSR of revisionism when simultaneously the CPSU leadership is charged with orthodoxy and rigidity by the imperialists and their agents and dupes. We are reminded that Lenin himself was charged with revisionism for the New Economic Policy.

            “The Chinese leadership, by their non-Marxist methods of criticism and unprincipled attacks against the Soviet Union and the other socialist states, have precipitated disunity in the world revolutionary camp. ‘Disunity in the face of the enemy,’ as the great leader of the Cuban people and revolution, Comrade Fidel Castro, once said, ‘is not only dangerous but also suicidal.’”

Invasion of Czechoslovakia

            “Referring to the August events, our Australian comrades say that the intervention harmed our cause, the struggle for a socialist world, that internationalism cannot be separated from a regard for the rights of all nations, great and small.

            “Sine when do we argue only legalistically and not also dialectically? Do we make no distinction between imperialist wars and interventions on the one hand, and people’s wars and international solidarity on the other?

            “The entry of troops of the Warsaw Pact countries. . . was done to prevent a socialist state from reverting to capitalism.

            “What do our Australian comrades mean when they say in connection with the August events (invasion of Czechoslovakia) that internationalism cannot be identified with the national interests of any socialist country? We cannot conceive that there is or can be any interest of the Soviet state which would be in contradiction with the interests of the various contingents of the World Revolutionary Movement.

            “Comrade Fidel Castro knows perhaps more than many of us here what struggling for our cause and a socialists world means, yet he has said that the entry of the Warsaw Pact troops was politically justifiable.”

Support for Cuba

            “So far as we are concerned, the defense of the Cuban Revolution is a matter of principle. Our party bailed it from the beginning. . . We will continue to defend this beacon of light in the Western Hemisphere.”

Support for the Soviet Union and World Communism

            “The defense of the socialist states is also for us a matter of principle. Their economic and military might must not be undermined. These states, more particularly the Soviet Union, stand guard over the fate of mankind in all distant frontiers of the world. Those who doubt this must ask the Cubans, the Vietnamese, and the liberation fighters in Africa and elsewhere. Did not the Cuban delegation admit, the heroism of the Cuban people apart, that aid from the Soviet Union was vital in the preservation of the first socialist state in the Western Hemisphere?

            “There heroism of the Vietnamese people apart, did not rockets, tanks and other weapons, etc. from the socialist states help in the Tet offensive in 1968, which humiliated the US aggressors and forced them to the conference table?”

The Communization of the People’s Progressive Party

            “In Guyana, the situation will get worse before it turns finally for the better.

            “Border claims and incursions by the imperialist-backed puppets in Suriname and Venezuela provide the Burnham regime with the excuse to militarize our economy and politics, and to recognize and welcome the Brazilian dictatorship as a friend and protector.

            “The PPP (People’s Progressive Party) is in the process of transforming itself from a loose mass party to a disciplined Marxist-Leninist type of party. It is accelerating its work on the ideological front to combat racial emotionalism, religious obscurantism, economism, and other false ideas. It is increasing its effectiveness on the mass fronts, particularly in the labor movement and among the youths and students. At the same time, it is combating rightist reformist illusions and leftist anarchist impatience.”

The Coming Doom of the U.S.A.

            “Vietnam is also for us a matter of principle. The people of the whole world owe a debt of gratitude to the heroic Vietnamese people for stalling the imperialist juggernaut. By dealing crushing blows, Vietnam transformed the US political scene, and forced even hawks like George McBundy to become doves. Today, it is sounding imperialism’s deathknell. Tomorrow, more battles in other areas of Asia, Africa, and Latin America (the most aggravated front of imperialism) will create its graveyard.”

CHRISTMAS CARDS, 1969

            Christmas cards for this year are now ready. They are designed for those who wish to convey Christmas greetings and wishes, honor friends, and make a gift to the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade. Each card informs the recipient that the donor has made a gift to the Crusade as a practical expression of loving thoughts and wishes for a happy Christmas season.

            The cards are provided without charge. There is no limit to the number that will be supplied. Simply request the number of cards you desire and send whatever gift you choose to the Crusade. They will be sent immediately with mailing envelopes.

            Cards may be personalized by having the name of the donor printed on them if this is desired. Send the precise form in which you would like the name printed and a brief message if you wish this.

            The cards are on good stock, size 7-1/4" X 3-5/8". The colors will be blue, black, white and yellow-gold. The message printed inside the card will be as follows:

            “You and your loved ones are in our thoughts this Christmas season. We hope it will prove to be a time of peace and goodwill for you in the fullest sense, and that the coming year may bring health, happiness and prosperity.

            “We also hope that many who presently experience suffering and fear may come to know peace and happiness. To help achieve this, we have sent a gift to the Christian Anti-Communism Crusade which is working to preserve freedom and to secure it for those whom it is presently denied. We believe this is an appropriate method of expressing our best wishes for you this Christmas season.”