Human Rights

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28822, 17 February 1959, Page 3

Human Rights

Sir, —Air Lascelles says “Communist countries might not tie themselves legally to a right of property.” Why this coyness? Nobody in his senses believes that Communists will ever accept the property rights (if any other rights) contained in the Declaration, for if they did they would cease to be Communists. The assertion that U.N., with freedom as its flag, fights hard against intolerance and tyranny, may be taken seriously when it ceases plugging human rights to countries where real rights have long been practised, and preaches instead to the Soviet Union; when it ceases meddling with British colonies and more convincingly demands freedom for Hungary and Poland; when it includes in its Covenants the same rights as it enshrines in its Declaration; and when U.N.E.S.C.O. propaganda embraces the first criticism of communism. Until then, we shall believe with Mr Malik of the Human Rights Commission that communism dominates the U.N.— Yours, etc., J. J. DOLAN, Chairman, League of Empire Loyalists. February 16, 1959.