bolshevik marriage principles

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19453, 18 December 1934, Page 9

bolshevik marriage principles

(To the Editor.) Sip,—Mr Hassett in his recent letter, published in the Times dated December 7, queries my authority on the registration of girls for national service in Russia. He quotes ; certain general laws of the Soviet Union, but omits tile Bolshevik law of marriage passed by the Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Republic operating since_ 1927. Justices and jurists like Ivursky, Kalenov, and Krassikov, apart from non-party and uncultured peasants, felt the greatest repugnance to the new marriage law. They could not obtain a definition of marriage from the supporters of the new law, which was stoutly upheld by, Brandenburgsky. Recent events in Russia are the answer to Mr Bassett's point as to the manner of means by which persons are not allowed to think. The O.G.P.U, has been taken over by the Supreme Court to "guarantee order" and Slate, security, etc. So the organisation changes its coat, but the methods persist. • , , Mr F. 3. Hall, in his letter date.d December 9, wants to know what the “teachings” are I referred to, Western civilisation is supposedly and nominally Christian. As we have developed an industrial and individualistic civilisation whereby - we f have educated'‘our I children for many years upon th<s importance ol* the “ego” and worldly success at' the expense of others, ignoring the two great eternal laws of God and man, rejecting right principles for selfish aggrandisement, and producing goods for private profit and not' for the common weal, so we are reaping what we have sown. As soon as the people generally investigate the root causes of the trouble, the first cause being our faulty economic system, any by peaceful, constitutional, and just methods obtain the power to control our economic services without infringing the rights of citizens and without bloodshed, then we shall duly advance to a better state of affairs. So far as the economic system is concerned, this system must conform to the needs of the country concerned. The foundation principle is the same; the application may be manifold. What application suits Great Britain would not suit New Zealand. The Russian system would not apply to either of these, or other countries, as Russian problems are peculiar to Russia. There they have scarcity; in other parts of the world, plenty. I am not concerned with capitalism in Russia or anywhere else. Capitalism is not the main problem. So far as the origin of life is concerned, this is not my point at all. My point is this: Why are we upon this planet? What is the reason for man being here? What is the objective of our life, and how best can wo live our life here? Our present discussion is Russian Bolshevism, so let us stick to the point. Are the principles fundamentally right or wrong?—l am, etc., PRO PATRIA. Hamilton, December 14, 1934.