AID FOR RUSSIA

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24773, 25 November 1941, Page 11

AID FOR RUSSIA

10 THE EDITOI

Sir,-—No reply is necessary to Mr Jamiesan's letter;' a Communist upholcyjMiriiis ans^rs^ielf.'" - r?r ' ■ P ; "~ '' : *'*] Mr Hannah has not yet answered my question,' so may I crave space to re- j peat it, together with another, lor. Sir, the matter is of desperate importance. Did or did not the Communist i Party, from about October, 1939, to the entrance of Russia, deliberately and aUpver the globe practise Lenin's " revolutionary defeatism" with the object of bringing about the utter defeat of the British Empire? Secondly, supposing '(which Heaven forbid!) that our ally Russia, either by her own deliberate policy, or by regrettable major force, vanished from the present conflict, would not the Communist Party again.swing round, reverse its policy, and exert all its efforts to ensure the defeat of the British Empire? If Mr Hannah still declines to answer, the above it must be taken that even the chairman of the locaL branch bdggles at certain of the obligations of the party for, as any Communist well knows, if he is a loyal member, the only true answer to both the above questions, incredible though it may appear, is " yes." Mr Harrison Berg states* that his society is non-political. There was never yet a movement of any sort in which there was hair or hide of Communist that was not used for " inBltration," " boring from within" and the "capture of key positions." When I certain worthy Mayor opens a meeting with the words that he is not 'very well acquainted with Russia's nternal policy," and then proceeds to sit at the feet of a man who spent nost of his time in Christchurch since September, 1939, in delivering anti:onscription and anti-war speeches, it nakes one wish that would-be chairnen of "Understanding with Russia" neetings were compelled to pass a hort viva voce examination in dialecical materialism and true revolutioniry doctrine as a preliminary. No, Sir, et us put the local Communists behind >ars so that we can get on with the var to the finish, regardless of politics, above all, Britain first! Now will «!r Hannan please reply?—l am, etc., November 22. Digger. TO THE EDITOR Sir,—l would like to remind Mrs Jillard, "Vigilant," MrMacManus,and *>., that along with our Communistic riends, Russia received the greatest hock in all her existence when Germany attacked her. The whole busiess was quite unexpected at that ime. I would also remind them that i his speech, after promising Russia nat the British Empire would help Rusia to victory, Mr Churchill said that he would not unsay anything he had aid previously concerning Russia." t nd that is the way I feel about it. have helped, and will help, Russia 11 I can through the proper channel. Jong with all" loyal Britishers, I have, •om the commencement of the war, een anxious that the Empire shall rin the war, but until Russia was aticked our Communist friends did not ire a twopenny dump who won. Why? hat question has been asked in every :tter this subject, but so ir all-Ttepttjgs haye -evaded this queson. andiuntil jfc safKf acfory reply is >rthcottiihg I shall Consider there is )me sinister object underlying their idden enthusiasm for the cause of reat Britain and her Allies.—l am, ;c, Israel, November 22.