1953-03-16 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY; MARCH 16, 1953.

STALIN'S SECOND

REVOLUTION

7ITHOUT delay Stalin

ravage

began the task of Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart today concludes restoring the his personal assessment of the aims and

which the Soviet Union had, suffered in the policies of The Great Russian Dictator struggle. His course WILA now set for full Commun. He became the dictator of could have had on the best of sciente, Inguistics, terms. Although the subsequent iam, and the rigorous con- history.

the other arts, mistakes were not wholly his, he tro's which had been re- Ilterature and

the main respon- authority supreme laxed during the war were dogms, and the very Tear of siblity for the division of

world into two irreconcilable quickly restored.

Communisin whose word was The marshals retired into mind to be abeyed Instantly camps. their farmer obscurity, but by all other Communists in the world. Otherwise, they ecated

the

the armed forces were re- và bộ Communists.

tained. They were the punch

behind the policy, and, pro- fiting by the disarmament. of the West, Stalin pushed

A new view

Moreover, he had linked his

revolution with the traditions of

musi

bear

the

The aggressive nature of his palley tempted many foreigners to believe that he had become more Interested in the expor

of Russin tion

than in the universal triumph of Com-

born in serfdom, and his hatred

of the bourgeoisie, aggravated Allied intervention, dated from Cold, ruthless and calculating, his early manhood. he, was impervious 10 senti- ment, talked little,

unruffled

Itter by the civil war and the

with

and look calm decisions

or

which would have troubled the conscience of other men.

I doubt if his own conscience awake. Ho can never kept him Lave been quite sure how for the adulation and the hero- worship which were lavished on him were inspired by love by fear. He himself was guerd- than any exi more carefully Tsar, but unless it was in the his opponents he himself show- ed no sign of fear. He had been brought up in the underground, and doubliens the mained.

bear examination. Communism was in his bloot.

munism, but the belief does not fearful punishments visited

It

habit

те

on

unruffled the knowledge

most-

in

By barring the Soviet people from contact with the outside world, he was able to conduct

an requires a two-faced policy which, con- kistent

nature to bear in is ultimate alm, was

that one is at once the highly opportunistic.

At home he suppressed loved and most-hated man nationalism among the subjeel the world. This Stalln undoubl peoples of the Soviet Union; in edly was, and both for the good non-Communist countries

and the cyll which he did, his place in history is secure, fomented it by every means in his power. Abroad he started a vast campaign for peace.

the bistorical past. The Marxist his gains wherever he could. historians of Lenin's time had Inaccessible to all but a conemned the Tsarist wars as chosen few and known to Imperialistic. In Stalin's new history Russia had the publié mainly by his always been

view of

the victim ot statues and his pictures, nggression and needed defence which continued to portray in depth and therefore expan- him as a man in the prime slon, The Great Russians were

the

They had great people. of middle age, he acquired won the last war single-handed. something of the aura of Their heroes of the past must So run the new AWO and majesty which be respected. formerly surrounded the history-books for every Russian

who could reati.

At the same, time he warned greatest TsarY,

Measured by The sinister his own people dally that the standard of

his West conquerors,

was preparing a third uchievement was great. He world war against the Soviet made the Soviet Unlon strong Union, and the Russian people In their frequent reports both physically and economical believed both Stalin's desire for his subjects addressed him ly, and through this strength peace and the West's eagerness in the subservient language Communism became a powerful for war. of Tsardom: "To you, our force in the world.

Nazilike

True it is that industrial ex- dear and beloved friend, our pansion, including lite accumu father, our leader and tation of war potential, was heights at the teacher, we wish good raised to new

expense of consumer goods and health and long, long years

that the standard of life of the

of life for the joy and hap- average Russian, although high- piness of the Soviet people er than it was, remained even In Communist oplaton disap- and of all progressive polniingly low.

It is also to his credit that he He built socialism, but, in converted an illiterate people to so doing, he made a second the largest reading public in the

world,

humanity,"

revolution in which the pro- letariat had

no

Bay in Millions die

All these inconsistencies were necessary not only for the inaintenance of his police State but for the consistency of anat alm.

Successes

the

Like

He did not want war. alf revolutionaries he knew that milltary war was the one factor which could destroy his regime. The ultimate policy had been laid down by Lenin over 30 years

the Ago: To wenken enemy by every means short of military war

until his moral disintegration renders the de

·government of the country. To the balance-sheet of livery of the mortal blow both The Soviets disappeared achievement there is a heavy possible and easy. This policy and their place was taken debit side. Internally, quite Stalin, followed faithfully, and that it by a vast bureaucracy which apart from the losses in the civil it cannot be denied

be It must also said that was Nazilike in its regard war. the cost in blood of his brought him many successes,

revolution was appalling, and,

mon could acknowledged to for uniforms and ranks. The as he

Mr probably no other Churchill, millions perished have brought the Soviet Union peasantry was urbanised,

present strength and during his agricultural reforms. to its Human life still counted

power. relations with the non-

The Russian for little, and, far from pry- Cominunist countries he de-

revolutionaries ing eyes, corrective labour liberately dissipated the goodwill were bourgeois intellectuals who towards Russia which existed preferred discussion to action. camps, from which few re- Britain and the United States Stalin, a stocky Georgin with, turned, dotted the outlying at the end of the war and re-

the blood of clan feuds in his districts of Stalin's empire. jented a lasting peace which he veins, was the son of parents

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THE ASTONISHING

TORIES...

by BEVERLEY BAXTER, MP

tions, or even meditate aloud on the brotherhood of men disaster overtakes them.

the

But nat Churchill!

His close friends urged him Ohawa? Is this the old Elonian when not to take the Foreign Offee and ex-Guardsman who became when the Tories won the last so Loftish that he was almost He had election. "At this stage in our drummed out of the Tory Party?

Macmillan was a successful it was safe and get invited the Russian Ambassader, history," they said, "there can

and be no triumphs in foreign affairs, administrator in the Hitler war That only a mitigation of disaster." and had a right to expect high But Eden insisted thai he should office in the present Government. take on the task for which he Instead Churchill gave bim was best fitted.

housing, the department that did so much to lower the prestige of newa- Anourin Bevan. Macmillan was

was

ET us begin with a Emperor in an era of the com- A Food many flashback. The year mon man.”

political thinkers agreed that is 1945 and Parlia the instinct of the people was ment has assembled to throw out a war leader de for the first time since the soon as

Ambassador came, election that toppled Chur- down to the bread and butter

thanks of 'everyday life.

were expressed. chill from his throne and

The era of the common mont was all-but the House reduced the mighty Conser

catch phrase of gripped as by a great drama. vative forces to a mere de. That was the

the period. That cimated platoon.

was the Ten minutes later: "The

'Lord Beaverbrook's glorification of Socialism, Ap- Government has decided Not only did the vic-parently there was come divin? grant an amnesty to all deser- papers have conducted a mercf- keenly disappointed but like a less campaign against him and good Guardaman he summoned one merlt in being ordinary al- torious Socialists All side of the House on that though this theory did not ex- the animal kingdom. occasion but more than half tend to

of a I never heard backing a comminon of our side as well. For the At least first time in history they Socialst had achieved power, and not borse for the Derby. merely office by permission

of the Liberals as in 1923 OUT OF TUNE and 1929.

to

ters of the 1939 war who arc

not gulity of any subsequent rome of his own Tury colleagues his departmental chiefs to a pot

have criticised him openly in feresco and nearlý startled them civil Or criminal

offences."

Parliament. It is to Eden's out of their chairs by his opening Churchill looka around the

credit that he has kept his head rentence: House and then says in quiet and has shown little bitterness tones: "I thinks it is the right no matter what is bolling up Ministry of Housing, what do you "Gentlemen, since we are the

thing to do."

Here is the paradox of this man of paradox. In the election

supreme

inside him.

CHALLENGE

sny if we build some houses?"

Neither Whitchell nor the build- ces nor the suppliers of materials nor the workers quite knew what had hit them. "I don't

want to hear why houses can not be built," he said. That does not interest me,”......

Altice beamed, or at any rate TN such a mood Chunhill did of 1945, although the he went as near to a beam as look and sound in 1845 like a figure of victory over Germany, his self-restraint would permit, Caesar who had unaccountably he was a liability to the Con- NEVITABLY there has result The triumphant Ernest Bevin wandered on to the stage of a servative Party. In the elcelloned a lively discussion as to was in a state of understand-_ production_of the Bonny Briar of 1950 he was less of a_ his future. No longer is he the able self-dramatisation-for he Bush. He kept on making Hability

but a very doubtful acknowledged, unquestioned heir wag about to become His speeches about the greatness asset. In the election of 1951 to the throne. Other challengers He and I are very old friends,, Majesty's Secretary of State for of the British people and their ho was to some extent an asset have appeared to the open in fact we were in the samo Foreign Affairs. Nor was his mission to lead, while the but by no means an irreplac- huzzahs of their supporters. military hospital in 1918, and personal rival, Herbert Morrison, British were getting out

of able one. The unfair ery of

we dined together a couple of abashed. The famous tile Lon- Burma and India and Pakistan "Churchill the Warmonger!" did from R.A. Butler who

The strongest challenge comes nights ago. "The greatest value doner with the cockatoo hair-do and almost apologising tor

us Tories a lot of damage and achieved the greatest metamor like mine," he said, "Is that he of a minister in a department was to be the Party Boss and having slayed so long.

there is no doubt that under phosis in modern politics. This Lender of the House, and if there

amateur. Experience It may well be that the Exlen's leadership we are two things Morrison loves Socialist Government was wise have

bookworm, this intellectual, this breeds fatigue and à too ready had twice the majority dimcult fellow, this unambitious recognition of difficulties, The It is being a lender and a boss.

second grade minister of other Siiting on the Government Front and that Britain was right to that we now possess.

inspired arrogance of tha bow to the inevitable. It is

days....Is It possible that, he amateur can always be useful that features not my purpose to argue

is really our powerful Minister up to a point.. Now I under of Finance who lays down the stand the difficulties of housing law to bankers and industrialists so I should be transferred to while actually mutilating the something else."

Bench with something as near a smile as his austere would permit was the incaltul. here. I am merely using it as a background to indicate how able Sir Stafford Cripps, the

R

CROWN PRINCE

camo

PARADOX

would

has

State that Aneurin

s B)

BROKE RECORDS

sem! - aristocrat turned ultra- much Churchill was out of tuno EAPING paradox upon para- Socialist. At last he would have with the times. The little man, I dox I must now set down Welfare

country bullt? chance to put his political John Citizen, in his bowler hat, that if we go to the theories to thơ test.

was apparently finished with this autumn or sometime next

Churchill, despite the We cheered his Budget madly heroles: Олсо more, and year

weight of years will be our ace last year. Then when it began stronger with repetition,

to hurt we treated hints B. "Ignorance" Macmillan broke of Arumpe.

QUT during his period of the phrase "Winston belongs to

roughly. The financial journals history."

It is as hard to explain the sald he was mad. The Socialist all records. He la in fact ona newspapers howled that he was er the outstanding successes of of British public Y contrast look at the poor

And now let us fade out the movements

the despoiler of the temple. "I the Government and must now the opinion as it is to predict the am going to make this country be included with Butler and look in at Conservative Party. Hero flashback and

vagaries of the British climble. soivent," said Butler, "and there Eden was Anthony Eden the perpetual House of Commons today. Eight But this strange truth exists is no one co significant or in finister Crown Prince who had sat on Tories are sitting on the

years have passed by and the

today is

almost as significant who will not be made. the steps of the throne during one

the .opoietna

conan to help.” once more.

Therefore as Hamict observes, the nation the relims of three emperors ernment benches

as he Was

Ard

look on this-and this. Look Baldwin, Chamberlain, Chur Who is this baby-faced old boy of

His the war. the resonant voice and

Instead of doing everything for first at the Conservative Faily chill-und now even the throne with

voice, the voice that the casualties of Britain' of 1945, bewitched, bothered hed

To change the irrepressible humour gone.

Who is authentic

and bewildered, a party metaphor he was that popular standing up to a bombardment links the greatness of Britain's economie existence he offered of 1045

mading the past with the problems of Bri- inducements for the workers to extinct volcanoes as Herbert Agure of Cockney fun-the vir of questions and

BY

че

Gov

Churchill

תן

Is the

дя a potential Primo

{gin who' was always the bloom- House roar with delight at his tain's futuro.. As he approaches produco more. "7 didn't invent Marion said at the time. And

Ing bridesmaid and never the replies? blarated bride,

GREAT. DRAMA

the opening of his ninth decade human nature," he said blandly, Mor he is winning his victories in "and since it exists I must deal how look at the realm of the mind and the with t saw fact.” spirit.

•

OLDETONIAN

the Conservativa Party today so strong in pers sonnel and purpose that nothing that can be seen or foresten As for "Rab" Butler, he look-

could prevent a decisivo victory led what we all knew he was a

But Churchill, cannot go on

of the polls if Churchill decides thoughtful, book-loving fellow

for over and we turn our gate who had been

or an Autumn election. And a fairly good is 70-year-old Churchill, on the Crown Prince Minister of Education

this has been accomplished in or the during little hard of hearing

am writing this before he in a year of vast upheaval, sharp al-Perpetual Bridesmaid which Iroduces his 1053 Budget. humiliation and the war when -no one careti

though that does not matter about

Over you prefer. Anthony Eden the subject. He had much since he was never a great very tired. There are dark However, with the spirit of danger. never seemed to enjoy Parila listener. His mind dashes like a shadows under his eyes as if he prophecy upon me, I predict that mentary life very much and beacon set on a hill. His short could sleep for a week if he will be greeted with cheere there was little doubt that he would gracefully retire 10 words have

Sudden

privato life when it could bo glory of Sha) of the had the chance,

leader.

almost

croceived the Russiangles to Parts or Lisbon or Bonn

ita

mounting

I do not claim that the British Jessy, doubts, dears and deep Conservative Party 1s a galaxy seated Teching that Butler is of nit the talents, nor do I deny Socialists are "* also done without embarrassing his ly his voice drops.. I think I One day ho faces an angry man who knows not merely that the

toll, the House that this House of Commons and then he where he is going-but where developing new men of high

the nation going.

ability, but the astonishing fact The Leader! Yes, we were Ambassador who came to Down- or New York for a conference. But, who is this other Tory

uns that eight years after remains Winston Ing Street at my invitation, and The Persians are forgetting

sun-running Minister who looks rather like boast of "25 years of Socialism

crushing defeat and Bavan's Churchill, How strange a fole I asked him to express to his another tanker, the Nats at General Buler of Boer War the Chathad made him Prins Government and to the Russian rearing up their cropped heads dame, this bland falow who strongly entrenched and le prom Conservative Party: Is by Minister

to people mucconion

nation's in West Germany, Chaing-kolpeals in the grand Victorian the British Neville Chamberlain but never grilllude for the

po Shake holds up

from a womb British up to that time elected Prime gorpusy seat for food merchant-ship. British Catholles anner, this pottical Laft-over ducing leaders

bo barren from the great days of the past? that was supposed to Minister by the people,

Chur

protestat Tito's visit, Egypt

"Emperor'a chill belongs to hlatory,

That was all. A lesser figure acts as if the days of the Can he be the liarold Mac Meanwhile, the Tory philosopher, but he would have dramatised it, or Pharaohs have returned, the maillant who married the boars ante-chamber to becoming sous- dooma't belong to ur Another expressed a piss hope that Unltel Bintan demands kls pres asughter when he was ADC, to what overcrowded with helcs-

the Duke of Devocabire L'at apparent land: prosumptive" evamant won "He is a Homan this mighi-lead to better culassencega

"molezo