COMMUNISM.

Evening Star, Issue 23553, 17 April 1940, Page 12

COMMUNISM.

TO THE EDITOR.

- Sir, —In reply to “ Christian Communist,” I also was present at the Communist meeting referred to. “ Christian Communist is entirely wrong in his assertion that the speaker referred to asked the question: “ Which side arouid the Communist Party be on in the. event of the British Empire being at war with Soviet Bussia? ” Tins question was asked by-’ another speaker, and after. a great deal of hedging, one'' of the speakers finally admitted that the Communist Party would be on the side* of Bussia. No one, unless he is suffering from a mental disease, would advocate the adoption of Communism in preference to the democratic form of government as we know it in New Zealand, especially when one - reads on page 130 of Communism,’ written by H. J. Laski, London School of "Economics and Political Science, (December 1, 1926, seventh edition) : “ The' Independent' Labour Party in England inquired in-1920 from the Third International whether Communism could only be .introduced by armed force. The answer thOy ; received leftno room for .doubt; 1 The workers should prepare,* wrote .the Executive Committee of the .Communist, International,' ‘ not for. an easy parliamentary victory, but for victory by.a heavy civil war;, should the- workers have succeeded in gaining ■ power .without ■: this .civil wan that would' only, signify■ that;- the necessity of civil' war would : confront tb Working class so soon as it set out to. realise its : will to.;diefend. itself from Capitalist exploitation; ahd speculation, so soon as it began to' liberate the masses in'the/colonies how oppressed by British’ Imperialism.’ From what I have read of the subject; ly/have;; come -to : the; ■ conclusion that Communism - aims at, .briefly,-.:, the following /points Overthrow by force -ofv lawfully-appointed constitutional government; (2),- abolition, of private :dwn6rship; ■ (3).' abolition -. of Capitalism; (4). to bring about a classless State: (5): theybbolition of Christianity, churches, and the -,bringing about of a state of atheism; (6) all land, property, rivers,- railways, roads, and everything to be controlled by the State, .. including newspapers, banking, and the publication of books: (7) to bring, about, a dictatorship, which can only he ; achieved. by civil war. ‘ Those' people who are out to sabotage the Government’s war effort should realise. that in the event of the Allies losing the war there would only be one form of “ism” in New Zealand —Nazism. {Let all loyal citizens beware of the Communists in our midst. —I am, etc., Maobi Him,. {April 16. '