COMMUNISM

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25289, 15 September 1947, Page 8

COMMUNISM

Sir,—“D.H.C.’’ makes a bitter attack against Britain in comparison with the United States of America. If the United States of America had been in the first World War from the start and Britain had only come in at the finish and if the United States of America had been in the second World War from the start and had had her large towns, her docks and her main industries blown to bits and Britain had only come in later and all her towns, docks, shipping, and industry had practically escaped damage, we should have had “D.H.C.” making equally stupid attacks against the United States of America. J. Locke is disingenuous in his defence of Communism. Communism equals Russian Communism. Russian Communism equals Socialism by violence. Any defence of Communism must show why violence and bloodshed are to be preferred to pacific methods. My authority for the above is Mr Stalin’s book published in Moscow in English two or three years ago. In it he bitterly attacks the British Socialist Labour people.—Yours, etc., LESLIE B. BURNETT. September 12, 1947. Sir, —“Unity.” has, I feel, given a concisely accurate picture of Marxist aims and means. Marx stood outstandingly for the redistribution of wealth; so did his brother Jew, Jesus of Nazareth. Where these disagreed to a vital point was in method. Marxism claims the desired result could, and must, if necessary, be instituted end maintained by force. Jesus discredited this, foreseeing the only worthwhile loyalty to be the prize of conviction, to which ends compulsion is a clumsy, barbaric means; in the end one - Seeing that the principle cf force is the mainstay of both Communism and capitalism, we can hardly aifferentiate there on . Christian grounds. degree of barbarism either employs is insufficient absolution from guilt or consequence of clash, l hereto either we must as Communists personally forgo our envies and hates, or as capitalists abandon greedy indifference towards neighbour needs.— Yours, etc., FRANCIS Wm. HEAL. September 11, 1947. Sir,—One does not doubt the sincerity of many of the large and increasing number of Communists in their desire for “the promotion of peace and the raising of the standards of hying mentioned by your correspondent, J. Locke, to-day. But, as in the case of other powerful organisations throughout the world, it is the leaders, those who dictate the policy and methods of their movement who need watching with the utmost* vigilance if the freedom of the individual IS . P reserve .d- Those at the head or the Communist movement, whose instructions are law to their followers j“ r f „ a u v ° wed , enemies of Christianity; which has always been acknowledged by the British nation, and others closely related to it, as the only basis on which national greatness can be ..la*’- w l* h an y hope of lasting peace and justice. This foundation is the worlds only hope.—Yours, etc., September 12, 1947. s ‘ r ~ l refer J - Locke to Walt Disney s big bad wolf. The Communist wolf wearing sheep’s clothing approaches and hammers on the democratic door Says he, “I am only a poor little sheep with no place to sleep Open the door and let me in.” Mr Doidge asked last week that the Communists be excluded from the trade unions. Mr Nash replied that in that case the National Party Would also have to be excluded. Mr Nash surely torgot that Communism is not merely a political party but a religion of fanaticism. Talking of playgrounds and homes is only camouflage as J. Locke well knows. The children in Russia are brought up in communal creches, not homes.—Yours, etc. „ UNITY. September 12. 1947