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"The lion-trainer's little boy has been teaching us how to put our heads into the lion's mouth,"
London Express Service
UNBENDING IS THE
RED
PARTY DICTATORSHIP
19th Congress of
WELS
Russian Communist Party
narrow
minded tride
and the Soviet of the democratic period of the March
As a student of the French Revolution he probably feared the emergence of a dictator who might consider himself the only legitimate personification of the people's will.
قاط
By
LUCJAN BLIT
RULING CLASS
WO days after the "This is why the opportunist acparate Ministries. The Supreme After the liquidation of the WHAT THE PARTY OF LENIN AND
Labour Party Con- theory of the Independence' and Soviet
A PARTY 'neutrality' of the
non-party Nationalities assemble every few revolution, when the Bolsheviks STALIN IS REALLY LIKE ference at More- organisations, which breeds inde- months for a day or two, but only had succeeded in establishing the IN WHICH ALL IDEAS ARE LAID DOWN
pendent members of parliament applaud the statements, ol. cambe ended, the pen journalista isolated from the Party and Government lenders. foundations of a totalitarian state, AND CONTROLLED BY AUTHORITY
it seems that Lenin, became Communist Party of Soviet Party, and
That cooperative
the more important frightened by the "monolithle" Russia-the first to be held society officials....is wholly in- official announcements are signed monster which had been created.
unionists for 18 years--began. Super compatible with the theory and jointly by the Government and the Party's Central Committee, is ficially it might appear that practice of Leninism." there
another expression of the Farly's similarity Thus any movement which power. between the two events. But sponsors unorthodox ideas be that is entirely misleading, comes a major crime because it In a speech reprinted in the the Party and its "Problems of Leninism" Stalin
put it more accurately, those whon Stalin had already for there is no resemblance weakens
Discipline
a had this to say about the
whom the GPU imagined to be eradicated every tradition of free between the Labour Party authority.
necessity and beyond relations between party and state
discussion Inside the Party, and supreme
Lenin tried to safeguard some 80 and the Russian Communist
In Soviet Russin:
when the ritual of criticism and dispute. Lenin wrote:
resemblance of democratic rights Party. The Moscow Con-
As early as 1939-according to self-criticism had been reduced, "A Communist Party will be "The Party verifies the work for minorities inside the Party.
in nearly all: cases, to the gress will make sense only
the able to perform its duty, only if of the organs of, government, On one occasion he said, rather figures published in the official masking", of colleagues -- and - callously, to Socialist op- report of the 18th Congress of friends alleged to have offended in the most correcting unavoidable mistakes ponents: "We will accept your the Soviet Communist Party against one of the rulings of the if we know what
it is organised centralised manner, if iron dis- and shortcomings and not a cipline bordering on military single important decision is taken ideas, but you will go to prison." held in March 1938-only one- Pollibureau. 13.
discipline prevalis in it, and its by them without corresponding
third of one percent of the total The Communists them- party centre is a powerful and directions of the Party."
NO ILLUSIONS membership of the Forly had authoritative organ, wielding
joined it before 1917, whilst 70 selves proudly
The same proclaim wide powers and enjoying the
applies to all or- that they have built a party universal
ΟΙ the ganised groups of people in the
percent entered after, 1920. confidence of
Soviet Union, amongst which the totally different from members of the Party."
trade unions play a particularly political organisations in a
Important role. In the Statute democratic society. In his
adopted by their 10th Congress so much to engender might stil 25 and 39 years of age. Very protector of the underdog. It
allow. a measure "Foundations of Leniniam"
on April 27, 1940, we read:
of freedom few of them had more than a has become, the party within the Party. He died too hazy memory of Lenin's period managers, the bureaucracy, the officers and the Stakhanovites. Stalin wrote:
"The Soviet trade unions carry early to see the full fruits of (Lehin died in January 1924).
It is the party, of the ruling out their entire work under the his actions,
cines, who accepts the material. "Kautsky says that the parties "This is in regard to discipline leadership of the Communist
But Stalin never had any such than
In 1939 the Party had no more privileges and important positions of the Second International are
2,300,903 members and on the national atago in the Instruments of peace and not of in the Party in the period of Party-the organising and direct-
It struggle preceding the achieve Ing force of Soviet society: The lions, and never wanted..
candidates. war...That, is quite true.
1 September 1947, knowledge that it must pay for Malenkov, speaking at the this with obedience to the will means that the parties of the ment of the dictatorship. The trade unions of the USSR rally minority rights in the Party. On
foundation meeting of -portunity to decry the slightest Cominforin, mentioned the figure
the of the few in the Kremlin, Second International are unfit for me, but to an ever greater the working masses behind the the contrary, he missed no op
must be said about Party of Lenin and Stalin," the degree, of struggle the revolutionary.
aign of independent thought.
of 0,800,000 members (the latest that
discipline in the Party after proletariat,
they
. Its members have never known Ile proletariat dictatorship has been achieved," of
first exterminated the Agure published up to now). militant parties
anything different; ilfe in the Then he loading the workers
genuine opposition.
West is to them a closed book, to power, Thus at the beginning of the
removed the people who had but election machines adapted for
Many of the prewar members which they are brought up to century, a party was born in
They remember the parliamentary elections and
which all ideas are laid down o make sure that the direc- shown dangerous signs of inde- have died as the result of war desplee
pendence of character at any and occupations, and among them purge of he 'thirties, and they parliamentary struggles."
and controlled by authority and tives will be cheyed and that time. In the last year or two of the percentage of older members know the price paid for even the in which totalitarian dictatorship there will be no resistance or
the unbelievably bloody purge must- have been considerable, shadow of being different. is not merely a technique of opposition, the lith Congress of of the late thirties, he liquidated Today the Party consists almos: Rebellion holds out no hope, and government but a cornerstone of the Soviet Communist Party (in
even those who were merely entirely of younger people who it may cost them more than March 1922) social philosophy.."
IN
the
arc
ORGANISED
described I follows:
not
DISCIPLINE
то
which Stilt added:
CONTROL
the 333 higher party officials, as
VET he seems, rather naively,
T to have hoped that the totalitarian regime he had done many as 91 percent were between
He Party has long shed the
lact memories of being
the
laid down a rule that the chairmen and secretaries potential non-conformists-or, to have grown up during a period, their privileges.
and its power, there could never officers of be any concession.
of the
DO YOU WANT TO PAY FOR AN ANTHEM?
TN 1903, when the Russian So-
Lenin, and after him Stalin, of the national executives of the cialist movement still connisted
were ready at any moment to trade unions must be members of of small groups scattered over the vast Czarist Empire, Lenin adapt their policies to circum- the Communist Party of not less years' standing, while luld the foundations of his "Now stances, but as regards the main than six Party." In "One Step Forward, tenance of the Party, its nature the chairmen, secretaries and all the regional trade Two Steps Back! (1004) he
union commitices must be Party members of at least three years' In the Spring of 1918, for standing. "Formerly our Party was.... example, when Lenin signed a only the sum of separate groups, peace treaty with the Kaiser's In paragraph 50 of the and therefore no other relations Germany, he was prepared to put "Amended Rules" the ornnipo except those
of ideological In- aside all his previous denuncia tence of the Farty organisation in fluence were possible between tions these groups. Now we have be- tions of German imperialism. He even the smallest unit of Soviet
here In Save the Thirteen States," and after that nobody will be allow. knew that this might mean a life is clearly stated:
ed to alter or arrango · ́ar per- come on organised Party, and German victory, but the
suggesting "My Country 'tis of Thee.” someone
formamoto of that march this Impiles the establishment of
"In order to enhance the role that we should change the But supposing a switch were without the permission authority, the transformation of paramount consideration in his the power of ideas into the power mind was that the Farty way in of the lower party organisations National Anthem in Coronn-made; Where would we stand?,
enterprises and trade tion year!! of authority, the subordination danger of losing its dictatorial in of lower party bodies to higher grip vectus; peace at any party bodies.”
was
price was therefore demanded.
1
ONLY PARTY
establishments,
OH. oh now
including party organisations instate KATITIS,
What a year to choosel collective farms, and mechine and tractor stations and their reg ponsibility for the slate of affairs, the world Fad its origins in
The
National Anthem oldest
in
in the establishments, these or-
gaillard (anybody control the work of the manage-nows the steps of this courtly who still ganisations have the right to the Elizabethan rhythma of the ment of establishments."
dance can foot it to the tune of the "God Save the Queen"). exercises
Elgar's heirs and assigns.
“Land" "of Hope › and Glory"
National Anthems of all na-. is the trio, or-middle section,"
tions are considered. - in the of the march "Pomp and Circumstance No. 1" by Elgar,world of copyright, as in the 1publle.domain, · But la orter to put "Land of Hope and Glory for the public domains the "Queen herself would have to nak ber mission of those in whom Elgar's asset la vested before the tuna could become a National Anthem or anything like it.
by Spike Hughes
MUSICAL CHAIRS
The Communist Party born from an nuthoritarian philosophy. It was never con- celved as the embodiment of THE popular democratic aims or as Party of Lenin and Stalin ds more than en organised plations. It put itself dell- berately
the political political group of citizens in a above
Communist state-it is the only The Party evolution of the masses. As party, It is more than the strictest control over all Lenin wrote in his well-known
government-it is the State, educational and propaganda or- It is a lune which has been booklet "What is to be Done?" The "Amended Rulce" proclaimed gans, The Central Committee adopted by 20 nations as a The compocer illed in 1934, "I assert first that no revolu by the 19th Congress make it of the Party supervises authors, National, or near-National An- which means that everything he no revur eystal clear that the Communist theatrical producers, composers them in the past 200 years wrote will bring in royalties tionary movement.
centre of of music and directors of the Now it fa suggested that "Land until 1984, without a stable organisation of Party is the only
political power,
nest ballet. Even the circus clowns of Hope and Glory"
ND supposing that happened? A leaders that maintains
sentence they say:
are corrected when they go off more appropriate, because that so far the Arst time in history Think of a concert audience tinuity,"
Radio pro
ever-popular and stirring balNational Anthem would be in listening to "Pomp and Circum- "The Central Committee directs, the Party, ling, the work of central. Soviet and dammes are as uniform as is the lad" would enable us to "march copyright; which means that stance No. 1--they would have
whole
Into the future with an air of anything faintly suggestive of a to stand up for this bli, sit down public organisations
whole press,. through
confidence and hope.
public performance would have for another. It would be like party groups within them."
The Party also controls'the
musical chairs! · bo to paid for t Communist Party is not The word used is not organs of coercion. The regular only a means for strving cor- "induenee"
but, police, the political and socret "guide" or
organs | d sharply, police, the Intelligence and
are proudly proclaimed (by Stalin himself) as tha
Party
THE
AN END
con-
tuit political wins. It is ser end in unmistakablý itself, for it's the supreme and "direct." only representative of "the Iden.
In
a
would
be
JUST SUPPOSE
It is no good, therefore, any- No, there is no argument at body deciding that it might be all in favour of a new National
It constitutes by itself theAnd in every field the Patty, poscasions of the most sacred {{UR National Anthem," called nice to have a new - National Ame
paramount law for its members. does direct affairs. In actual
It recognises no opposition, nor practice its General Secretary Is In short, there is not the does it allow doubts, Ivory the Prime Minister, and the sisallest detail in the life of the other drganisation - Innluding members of the Politbureau (now Soviet citizen which is not even, aby society for folk to be renamed Praesidium) are watched by the Parly. There 'le dancing—must serve the Party, the Vice-Premiers who co no escape from ils control, and no In Stalin'
mad/watch over the room for resistance. ordinato
"uninspiring!" "was used. by Beethoven, Weber, and Paganini because they loved the tuno,
Anthem merely because Elgar's
Ours is a line with a history, march is a pretty tune,
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La tune that has made history: Without consent nobotly, other it is a prayer, not,a battle cry. than the present publisher can We do not lose any confidence in Americans have known it as acquire the right to publish our national future nor hope for "God Save Goorge Washing-note of that Pomp and Circum our national destinies because America, stance No. 12 until 1989; and for we stand up and sing it instead toss, 43"God Save "God Save, the Preth "God, another quarter of a century, of marching to iteit