1939-03-18 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1939.

"BRITISH BOURGEOIS DIGGING OWN

OWN GRAVES" Firm Stand Against Fascism Urged In Moscow Communist Leader

Hits Out At

Germany And Japan

tary group, the "National Volunteer, Congress, the main speaker was Corps," in India. An armed Storm Home Commissar Beria, -who Troopers organization has been stressed that "the party and the created in South Africa, and Arabentire population of Soviet Russia chieftains have been supplied with are proud of the victories, gained money and arms to use against the under the able leadership of Stalin, colonial powers,

whose policy of peace does with- M. Manuilaki: next attacked Bri-out the diplomatic negotiations of tain's policies and accused London bourgeois and fascist Govern- of attempting to divert German ex-ments." Moscow, March 12.

pansion eastwards against Soviet Russia.

"The peaceful policy of the U. S actionary British bourgeois are only their plans to fail," he added.

"With their gangster schemes, re-imperialistic states and caused S. Runmasked the aims of the

digging their own graves, however,” he continued.

The creation of a united front of the world's workers and the promotion of the Popular Front in capitalist countries, remain the chief objectives of the Comintern, M. Dimitri Manuilski, Head of the Comintern's Russian Section, reported to-day at the 18th Communist Party Congress.

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In every country, he stated, particularly in France, the workers must convince hesitating pea- sants and petty bourgeois that the Munich policy leads only to vassalage. The farmers and-bour- geois should then be rallied to the Popular Front.

Germany is not ready to wage war. A policy of firmness on the part of the democratic nations and the exertion of economic pressure would force a setback upon the Fascist States, he continued.

"To secure such a change in the denounce the use made by the Fas- policy of the so-called democratic cists of the principle of self-deter- States it is necessary for the work-mination to cover attempts against ing classes

to bring pressure on the liberty and independence of their bourgeois Governments. other countries.

"The arms at the hands of the M. Manuilski criticised Com- working classes

are strikes, mass munist groups in those countries demonstrations and a popular which had failed to check Fascist movement against wars of rapine." activities based on the minorities Next, M. Manuilski hailed pro- principles, for example, in the Saar, gress achieved by Communist or Danzig and Sudetenland. ganisations throughout the whole world during the last few years.

But he urged them to continue their struggle against national op- Communist membership in cap- pression within the capitalist coun- italist countries has increased tries. He said that Communists from 860,000 five years ago, to should defend the right of self- - 1,200,000 to-day. Communist Youth determination for oppressed min- groups have also grown from 110,-orities, and should advocate the 000 to 746,000 members.

right of secession as a possible solu-

war-

In all, there has been an in-tion of such problems. crease of about one million in the He appealed to all Communists membership of legal Communist to seek an improvement in the con- organisations. The rosters of dition and situation of the people illegal parties were left out.

in the colonies and denounced "the U.S. INCREASE NOTED

cynical trickery of Fascist French Communist Party now mongers who endeavour to take ad- includes 270,000 members as com- vantage of discontent among the pared to 40,000 in 1934, M. Manuil-colonial people to further their own ski stated. The circulation of schemes for rápine.".. French Communist newspapers He branded subversivo activities reaches 470,000 issues daily.' by Fascist agents in the British and

In the United States, too, Com-French colonies, chiefly Palestine. munism has made great strides, India, South Africa and among the enlisting 70,000. new members and Arabs. now totalling 90,000-members. It has failed to gain ground among

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ATTACKS FASCISTS

"The provocations by the en- "By secretly backing Japanese emios of Soviet Russia clashed aggression, these reactionary bour-our Soviet state.. Our Red Army with the strength and power of

gelos are preparing for Britain's elimination from the Far East.

"By concessions to Italian Fas- cism, they are preparing the way

for the loss of Britain's position in the Mediterranean.

"By means of loans to the Fas- cist aggressors, they are increasing the military power of the latter

our navy, our brilliant air force, our intelligence, service, áll are protecting our Socialist land.

"The Changkufeng lesson must remain in the minds not only of Generals but also of all those who think of attacking the anti- comintern block. We have not, for

even a

and are leading to Britain's defeat." that matter, forgetten for

Dealing with the Spanish situa- moment the wise counsels of Stalin tion, he severely criticized Anglo- on French

the strengthening by every action in the peninsula. means of our state. With their recognition of General favour of open intervention. Franco, they had given up secret in

"The expulsion of all those of our enemies who have not been unmasked yet is one of our main national reactionaries will fail to portant role played by our intel- He stressed, however, that inter-tasks. Stalin stressed the im- crush the Spanish people.. ligence service which has been "How can this power be retained developing ever since its incep- troyed Spanish villages with Ger- by the miserable shrimp who des- tion, man artillery, who murdered thou-great U. S. 'S. R. is unconquerable, "Let our enemies know that our (sands of Spanish women and chil-our heroic army invincible,

dren with Italian bombs, an execu- that

and our people and its army blood and cursed by the Spanish | annihilate anyone attempting to besmeared with Spanish from one lasting unit ready to people?": M. Manuilski concluded attack the happiness and freedom his report

of the Soviet people and the fron- tiers of our Socialist, fatherland.-

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The British section had also in-. creased, from 6,000 to 18,000, but it still remained one of the weakest in the world.

Despite the dictatorship in Ger many and although: Communist leaders had been imprisoned, the Party had retained its organisa- tion in the Reich and had continu- ed fts activities among the masses, he continued,

On the other hand, the Party had failed to create a strong`or- ganisation in Italy.

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liberation of Spain and China from their Fascist aggressors.

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